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Pre Arrival:  Overview | Location | Charts | Documents   ...
Arrival:  Approaches | Pilotage | Anchorages
Communications:  Pratique | Pre-Arrival | VHF | VTS/Radar
Berthing Ops:  Tugs | Berths
Cargo:  Breakbulk | Bulk | Cruise | Tankers | Cranes   ...
Facilities:  Medical | Water | Fuel | Services | Drydock   ...
Security:  Police etc | Security
Crew:  Repatriation
Misc:  Authority

Summary

Max. Size:  Breakbulk:  LOA 200 m., beam 45.0 m., draft 7.5 m. Passengers:  Depth 8.0 m. Ro-Ro:  Depth 8.0 m. Bulk:  LOA 200 m., beam 45.0 m., draft 7.5 m. Tankers:  Depth 5.4 m.
Fuel:  All grades.
Airport:  Ostend Bruges Int'l, 5 km.
Repairs/Drydocks:  Shiplift, capacity 1,750 tonnes.
Medical:  Notice required.

BEOST

OVERVIEW:  A sheltered port specialising in short sea traffic. The port comprises a mixture of tidal and non-tidal berths. Cargoes handled include dry and liquid bulk, Ro-Ro, offshore forest products, project, breakbulk and passengers.
The port of Ostend is a Core port in the European Union's Trans-European Transport Network.
LOCATION:  At the entrance to the Bruges-Ostend Canal, 22 km. WSW of Zeebrugge and 45 km. ENE of Dunkirk.
CHARTS:  Digital: BE3VLBNK, BE4VLBNK and BE5OOSTE.
Paper: BA 1406, 1872, 1873, 1874 and 2449.
US 37120.
Publications:  NP28, Dover Strait Pilot.
DOCUMENTS:  The following are required:
2 Bills of Lading
2 Bonded Stores Lists
4 Cargo Manifests
2 Crew Effects Declarations (FAL 4)
2 Crew Lists (FAL 5)
1 Customs Declaration
3 Freight Lists
1 General Declaration (FAL 1)
1 International Load Line Certificate
1 International Tonnage Certificate
2 Maritime Declaration of Health (MDH)
2 Passenger Effects Declarations
6 Passenger Lists (FAL