OREANDA-NEWS. February 24, 2014. By the Ministry of Transport of Russia order No. 483 the Compulsory Regulations in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport were approved.

The new Compulsory Regulations in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport stipulate:

 - rules for port calls, navigation and exits of vessels from Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport;

 - rules for mooring of vessels in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport with indication of their berths;

 - rules for provision of environmental safety and quarantine in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport;

 - rules for the usage of special communication devices in the territory and water area of the seaport.

Also the Compulsory Regulations in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport contain information about:

 - fairways and gateways, anchoring positions and deviation range of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport;

 - compulsory pilotage areas in the seaport;

 - seaport capacities regarding admission of vessels, and also minimal amount and power of tow boats necessary for mooring operations in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport;

- transmission of navigation and weather information to masters of vessels staying in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport, as well as transmission of information by masters of vessels staying in the seaport in case of threat of illegal intrusive activities in the seaport,
and other information stipulated by the merchant shipping legislation of the Russian Federation.

In comparison with the former Compulsory Regulations in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur commercial seaport, which were approved by the FSI “Vanino Seaport Administration” order dated 12.05.2006 No. 64/A, its new edition underwent drastic changes in order to meet the unified requirements of the Ministry of Transport of Russia to the structure and content of compulsory regulations in the seaports of the Russian Federation.

In particular, the new document contain the amended list of vessels exempt from compulsory pilotage in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur seaport, which includes only small size, sports sailing, pleasure boats, and also the vessels of less than 4.4 meters draft and less than 1000 gross register tonnage in the compulsory pilotage area No. 2 of the seaport.

Besides, the new Compulsory Regulations establish that oily and sewage waters, hazardous substances and the shipboard waste of all the kinds are not accepted in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport. Segregated ballast is dropped in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport only if accepted or replaced in the Sea of Japan or the Sea of Okhotsk confirmed by the relevant log book entry.

The Ministry of Transport of Russia order approving the new Compulsory Regulations in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Seaport is to become effective in accordance with the applicable procedure within 10 days from the date of its official publication.