Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Limited

BERTHING PROCEDURES FOR VESSELS

CALLING AT THE PORT OF POINT LISAS

DATE: 01- OCTOBER - 2015

VERSION: 1.0

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1 Contents Page

1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................ 1

2.0 Berth Application Process ..................................................................... 2

3.0 Scheduling Summary............................................................................ 2

4.0 Berthing, Shifting & Un-Berthing at Port Point Lisas.................................... 3

5.0 ArcelorMittal Docks ............................................................................ 4

6.0 The Savonetta Piers ............................................................................. 5

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Port of Point Lisas is located in the Gulf of Paria halfway down the west coast of Trinidad, 32 km south of Port of Spain, in position 10°24.2'N, 61°29.6'W. Trinidad lies about 20 km north of Venezuela. Its location between North and South America allows easy convenient connections to all major shipping routes.

PLIPDECO owns and operates the Port of Point Lisas, which houses six (6) berths and approximately ten (10) logistics companies, together with statutory agencies, such as, Customs and Excise Division, Immigration Division, Port Health, and the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards.

PLIPDECO’s Harbour and Marine Department coordinates all movement of vessels at the Port of Point Lisas by tracking arrivals at the Port, including those destined for the methanol, ammonia, urea and steel berths owned by the National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (NEC). The department also provides mooring and unmooring services for the safe berthing/un-berthing of vessels.

This document therefore seeks to formalise the Operating Procedures for the Harbour and Marine Department’s business operations and related activities.

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2.0 BERTH APPLICATION PROCESS

Port of Point Lisas

1.1 All vessels calling at the Port of Point Lisas must be represented by a local Agent.

1.2 The Agent shall complete and submit via email, the online Berth Application Form

which can be accessed from PLIPDECO’s website www.plipdeco.com, to the Harbour & Marine Department at harbourmanagement@plipdeco.com for vessels calling at The Port of Point Lisas (Berths 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4 and 5)

For new or non-regular callers

1.3 The Berth Application Form should be submitted one (1) month in advance along

with:

a) The Vessel’s Tonnage Certificate

b) The Vessel’s Estimated Time of Arrival and Departure (ETA & ETD)

1.4 The Marine Services Coordinator (MSC) shall notify approval of the Berth Application

via a return email to the respective Agent and provide an Advance Deposit Notice

3.0 SCHEDULING SUMMARY

1.5 The MSC creates and updates the schedule for vessels using information received

from Agents, Savonetta Pier Coordinating Committee (SPCC) weekly plan and ArcelorMittal’s coordinator.

1.6 PLIPDECO maintains an online Proposed Daily Schedule (PDS) which provides status of

the vessel schedule. This can be accessed via PLIPDEO’s website www.plipdeco.com using the path (Services→Port Operations→PDS→Enter User ID and Password).

1.7 The Agent(s) shall provide the MSC with the information of any delays or other

changes at regular intervals 72, 48, 24 and 12 hours in advance of ETA.

1.8 The MSC uses the updates provided by Agents and the Vessel Status Schedule to

produce the online PDS which displays a comprehensive schedule of all vessel movements at the Port of Point Lisas over the next twenty-four (24) hours.

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1.9 Through access to the online PDS, the Trinidad and Tobago Pilots Association (TTPA) is

advised of times the Pilots are required and NEC’s Representatives are informed of the type of tugs needs and the time required.

1.10 The TTPA and NEC utilise and monitor the online PDS for vessel movements

(Berthing, Un-Berthing and Shifting):

a) If there is an urgent change or update, the MSC would contact the Pilot

National Energy Corporation NEC via telephone or VHF radio via channel 16. The Pilots contact the MSC via radio or telephone advising of his arrival either Port Point Lisas or Yara Terminal.

4.0 BERTHING, SHIFTING & UN-BERTHING

The Port of Point Lisas

4.1 Berthing of Vessels

a) The Vessel’s Master shall be advised by the MSC via radio to proceed

to the Pilot Boarding Station

b) The NEC tugs shall also proceed to the Pilot Boarding Station. NEC’s tugs are requested by PLIPDECO in collaboration with the pilot, based on the vessel’s length overall (LOA).

4.2 Shifting of Vessels

a) In the event that the vessel has to be shifted from one berth to

another or un-berth to anchorage, Cargo Handling Operations Personnel (Manager, Cargo Handling, TOS and ATOS) shall advise the MSC at the daily Operations Meeting.

4.3 Un-Berthing of Vessels

a) The MSC receives information from Cargo Handling Management

Operations representative and the Agents of the vessel status on its readiness.

b) The MSC contacts the Master of the Vessel to prepare for the un-

berthing.

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