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Port Introduction
A port along the coast of Spencer Bay in southern Australia. The maximum draft at low water level is 11.28 meters. The load density of water is 1025. Tidal range: 1.2 to 2 meters in spring, 1.027 meters in summer, and 1.025 meters in winter. The prevailing northeast wind. Compulsory pilotage. The navigator boarded the ship at the northern end of TROUBRIDGE sandbar, 1.6 kilometers west of the MacDonald South Right Lighthouse. Communication is carried out using radio very high frequency channels 16, 12, and 6. Working hours are from 8:00 to 22:00, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays (not working on Good Friday and Christmas). The ship that first docked at an Australian port obtained a quarantine permit at the Seymour anchorage in Adelaide Port. The estimated arrival time of the vessel shall be notified to the port master by radio 24 hours in advance, and further confirmation or modification shall be made 4 hours in advance. The necessary documents are the same as those in Port Piri. Port service facilities include: small boats, medical facilities, fresh water facilities, provisions, non repairable ships, refueling facilities, dry docks, towing facilities, and sewage facilities. The port has only one berth, which is 256 meters long and has a water depth of 11.6 meters at the average low water level of Indian tides. It can accommodate ships that are 205.7 meters long and 29 meters wide.
Other Port Data
| Harbor Use | - | Shelter Afforded | Fair |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Depth (m) | 12.5 | Anchorage Depth (m) | 15.5 |
| Cargo Pier Depth (m) | 11 | Oil Terminal Depth (m) | 0 |
| Entrance Width (m) | 0 | Tidal Range (m) | 1 |
| Maximum Vessel Length (m) | 230 | Maximum Vessel Beam (m) | 32.2 |
| Maximum Vessel Draft (m) | 13.5 | Facilities - Container | - |
| Facilities - Solid Bulk | - | Facilities - Liquid Bulk | - |
| Facilities - Ro-Ro | - | Facilities - Oil Terminal | - |
| Facilities - LNG Terminal | - | Cranes - Fixed | No |
| Cranes - Mobile | No | Cranes - Floating | No |
| Pilotage - Compulsory | Yes | Tugs - Assistance | Yes |
| Repairs | None | Dry Dock | - |
| Services - Longshoremen | Yes | Supplies - Potable Water | Yes |
| Supplies - Fuel Oil | Yes | Supplies - Diesel Oil | No |
| Railway | - |




