OREANDA-NEWS. February 24, 2014. By the Ministry of Transport of Russia order No. 464 the Compulsory Regulations in Varandey Seaport were approved.

The Compulsory Regulations in Varandey Seaport had been approved for the first time considering that in accordance with the Ministry of Transport of Russia order dated 08.02.2010 No. 28 the seaport was opened for rendering services just in 2010. Up to the present the rules for navigation and mooring in Varandey Seaport were subject to the General rules for navigation and mooring of vessels in the seaports of the Russian Federation approved by the Ministry of Transport of Russia order dated 20.08.2009 No. 140 as well as to the Varandey Seaport captain regulations.
 
The new Compulsory Regulations in Varandey Seaport meeting 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 stipulate:

- rules for port calls and exits as well as navigation of vessels, including ice navigation, in Varandey Seaport water area;

- rules for mooring of vessels in Varandey Seaport with indication of their berths;

- rules for provision of environmental safety and quarantine in Varandey Seaport;

- rules for the usage of special communication devices in the territory and water area of the seaport.
 
Also the Compulsory Regulations in Varandey Seaport contain information about:

- seaport capacities regarding admission of vessels;

- minimal amount and power of tow boats necessary for mooring operations in Varandey Seaport;

- transmission of navigation and weather information to masters of vessels staying in the 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.
 
The Ministry of Transport of Russia order approving the new Compulsory Regulations in Varandey Seaport is to become effective in accordance with the applicable procedure within 10 days from the date of its official publication.