DAHEJ HARBOUR-2110

8.147
1	General information. Dahej (21 42'.95 N, 72 34'.85 E), a large town, lies at the head of Ban Creek. It is having some prominent buildings, which can be seen from well offshore. Dahej Anchorage, described below
	is used solely for the unloading of bulk fertilisers by barges with a HW/HW cycle.

2	Offshore features. A drying flat, which is steep-to along its W edge, extends about 1 mile from the shore, and the S part of Makra Bank lies 3 miles farther W.

Port limits are approximately as follows:

a	21 42'.90 N       	72 35'.30 E
b	21 43'.70 N        	72 34'.00 E
c	21 43'.58 N       	72 32'.60 E
d	21 42'.90 N      	72 32'.20 E
e	21 41'.40 N        	72 32'.20 E
f	21 41'.40 N    	72 33'.30 E
g	21 40'.67 N    	72 33'.30 E
h	21 40'.67 N    	72 35'.25 E
i	21 37'.37 N    	72 35'.00 E
j	21 36'.30 N    	72 34'.18 E
k	21 35'.00 N  	72 32'.50 E
1   	21 35'.00 N	72 28'.70 E
m	21 36'.30 N   	72 28'.70 E
n	21 44'.30 N    	72 28'.70 E
o	21 44'.30 N   	72 32'.20 E
p   	21 43'.90 N   	72 33'.92 E

3	Tidal stream. In the anchorage the tidal stream has a rate of 5 kn during spring tides.

4	Pilotage is optional and is provided by the Assistant Port Officer if required so.

5	Directions. A daylight approach and anchoring at slack water is recommended. Bharuch channel is marked with buoys (IALA Region A), leads to RDMT jetty.

6	Anchorage. Vessels can anchor off the village, between the drying flat and the S part of Makra Bank, with Luhara Point Lighthouse bearing 136 distant 5 miles, in a depth of about 17 m, sand; as shown on the chart.

7	Storm signals are displayed by using the brief system is used. See 1.48.

Facility: self propelled barges each with a 550 tonnes capacity.

8	Development: Petronet LNG Limited has constructed second jetty 500 m immediate south of existing LNG Jetty.

9	Vessel Traffic Management System(VTMS): VTS Khambhat . The VTS area covers entire Gulf of Khambhat, area North of latitude 20 30'.0 N 71 20'.0 E. The  entire VTS area is devided into three sectors:
	VTS Khambhat North: Area North of Latitude 21 12'.2 N  upto Landfall
	VTS Khambhat West: Area North of Latitude 20 30'.0 N, East of Langitude71 20'.0 E, West of Longitude 72 20'.0E.South of Latitude 21 12'.2 N
	VTS Khambhat East: Area North of Latitude 20 30'.0N  East of Langitude72 20'.0 E, South of Longitude 21 12'.2 N. 
	Call sign: VTS Khambhat

Dahej Port  RDMT Terminal
8.149
Chart 208, 2039, 2082,2110

1.	General Information. Reliance Dahej Marine Terminal (RDMT  earlier  known as IPCL Jetty) is situated at the mouth of  the river Narmada, Gulf of Khambhat, Gujrat (India). RDMT facilities are within the port limit of Dahej
	under the jurisdiction of the Gujrat Maritime Board. It is a captive jetty and involved in import and export of petrochemical products (chemical, gas and oil) for Reliance Industries Ltd., Dahej Manufacturing Division.
	The jetty was constructed in the year 1996.

2	Position. This RDMT jetty is located at position (21 39'.67N, 072 33'.7E).

3	Port Limit. Seearticle 8.148 para 2.

4	Function. RDMT handles following cargoes:
	Import - Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM), Ethylene, 	Propylene, Naphtha.
	Export - Caustic Soda Lye (CSL), Mono Ethylene 	Glycols (MEG) and Ethylene.
   	
5	Traffic. 80-90 Vessels/Year (Gas and Chemical Tankers)

6	Maximum Size of Vessels Handled. Vessels with a LOA of 126m and a maximum draft of 6.5m.

7	Arrival Information. All arriving vessels areadvised to contact the RDMT terminal at least 72 hours before arrival.

8	Notice of ETA. Vessels should send ETA 72, 48, 24 and 12 hours in advance.

9	Port Radio. VHF Ch 14 is used for Port/Pilot communication.

10	Anchorages. Vessels arriving at Dahej for load/discharge of cargo at RMDT should anchor within half a mile radius of (21 36'.0N, 72 30'.3E) in water with average depth of 10 to 15m. atDahej anchorage Bharuch Roads.
	Luhara Point Light house (21 39'.57N, 72 32'.89E) provides a landfall mark for anchorages [situated 1nm (approx) SW of RDMT].

11	Pilotage. Pilotage is available and Pilot boards at the entrance of buoyed channel (Near 1st pair of buoy No. 1 and 2) using a tug approx 5 nm SW of RDMT.

12	Approach Information. Vessels arriving for RDMT Jetty use the designated navigational channel (Bharuch Channel). The channel to RDMT is approx. 3.7 nm long and is marked by channel marking buoys as per International
	system of Buoyage (Region A). The depths in navigational channel at any time are dependent on the prevailing tidal conditions.

13	Tides. Tides are semidiurnal with two High waters and two Low waters each lunar day. The tidal range is from 0.2m (LLWS) to 10.5m (HHWS) at CD.

14	Tidal Streams. Strong currents are prevalent in the vicinity of the port with velocity reaching upto 8 knots in spring tides. Ebb tide is usually the stronger of the two. Vertical Spring tidal range is about 10m,
	and increases in monsoons. Flood stream flows at 345 while ebb stream flows at 165. Maximum intensity lasts for about 2 to 4 hours.

15	Navigational Aids. 

	(i) Light House - Luhara Point Light house (21 39'.57N,72 32'.89E), 08 mile (approx) SW of RDMT jetty.  Range 11 M.
	(ii) Transit Lights  Jetty is provided with the beacons at 	the extreme ends of Eastern and Western Dolphins.
	(iii) Channel Buoys - The channel is marked by channel 	marking buoys as per International system of Buoyage (Region A). Total 09 marker buoys are in place.

16	Tugs. Two Tugs of 12 MT and 15 MT Bollard Pull are provided by RDMT. The use of tugs are required for berthing/unberthing of the vessel at the jetty and embarking/disembarking of pilot at entrance of the navigational channel.

17	Berthing and Wharves. RDMT provides one berth designed to accommodate chemical and gas tankers. Jetty is connected by 400 m trestle to shore providing vehicular access to the jetty head.
	Two mooring dolphins having 3 automatic quick release hooks each support the jetty head. Vessels forward and aft springs are put on jetty head bollards and other lines on respective mooring dolphins with quick release hooks.
	Jetty head fender system consist of high density rubber angular fenders and two in number each (2.2m x 3.5m) pneumatic fenders (Yokohama type).

18	Pollution Control. All vessels must have an approved "Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan" as per MARPOL 73/78 in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 26 of Annex I or "Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan"
	in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 26 of Annex I and Regulation 16 of Annex II.

19	It is the Master's responsibility to ensure that no oil of any kind is pumped or spilled overboard from his vessel.

20	Utmost vigilance must be exercised to prevent any pollution through oil spills, ballast or bilge discharges. All oily overboard valves should be closed and locked and deck scuppers must be plugged tight before a cargo
	operation commences. Serious consequences may arise as result of any pollution and RDMT will hold the vessel responsible for any expense involved in cleaning the contaminated area.

21	Cargo Handling Equipments. RDMT handles only liquid and gas cargo. Jetty is provided with two loading arms.

	(i) Chemical Arm  For handling Naphtha/ 	Caustic/ VCM.
	(ii) Cryogenic Arm  For handling 	Ethylene/ 	Propylene/ Glycols/ VCM

22	Supplies. Supplies are available only through ship's agents.

23	Shore Leave. Restricted. Ship's agent to obtain permission from Custom Authorities.

24	Transportation.
	Nearest Highway  NH-8 (7km)
	Nearest Railhead  Bharuch (55km)
	Nearest Airport    Vadodara (130km)

25	Port Authority.	
	Port Officer
	Gujarat Maritime Board
	Office of the Port Officer Dahej, 
	B/S Hotel Plaza, Near TalukaPanchyat, Station Road.
	Bharuch  392001, Gujarat.
	Tel   	  :  +91 2642 241772.
	Telefax  	  :  +91 2641 243140
	Email: rdmtportcontrol.gc@ril.com
				
Dahej Port  GCPTCL Terminal
8.149
Chart 208, 2039, 2082 
1	General Information. The GCPTCL (Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company Limited) jetty is a Chemical cargo import/ export Terminal at Dahej. Terminal having "T" shaped jetty head, 2.4km approach trestle on piles with walkway from the edge of the main land.
2	Position. This GCPTCL jetty is located at position (21 41'.46N, 72 30'.54E) about 2.8 miles NW of Luhara village.
3	Port Limits. As shown on the Chart 2039.
4	Function. Naphtha is the principle Export/Import cargo of GCPTCL captive jetty. 
5	Traffic. 
 Year	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
No. of Vessels	142	160	129
DWT	Varying, 6000 to 60000 DWT

6	Maximum Size of Vessels Handled. Vessels upto 60,000 dwt with a LOA of 111m to 215m and a maximum draft of 14.5m.
7	Arrival Information. All arriving vessels are advised to contact the GCPTCL port control station on VHF Ch 16 at least 4 hrs and 2 hrs before arrival. All inbound and outbound vessels should report to the GCPTCL port control while crossing the port limits as shown on the chart and provide Q-88/Form C for confirming suitability of berthing.
8	Notice of ETA. Vessels should send ETA 72, 48, 24 and 6 hours in advance through agents. 
9	Port Radio. VHF channels 16 and 77 are used for Port/Pilots communication.
10	Anchorages. Anchorage may be obtained 1.5 miles W of Jetty. Anchoring at slack water is recommended. 
11	Pilotage. Pilotage is compulsory and Pilot boards 1mile W of GCPTCL jetty in position (21 41'.45N, 72 29'.50E).
12	Approach Information. Approach towards Dahej is made from the south. The GCPTCL jetty is open to sea with no channel restrictions.
13	Tides. Tides are semidiurnal with two High waters and two Low waters each lunar day. The tidal range is from 0.7m (LLWS) to 10.2m (HHWS) at CD.
14	Tidal Streams. The strength of the tides is unusually high on occasions during the spring tides. The tidal flows are 174 - 186 (T) on the Flood and 353 - 359 (T) on the Ebb. The tidal stream in the anchorage has a rate of 5 knots and at the berth upto 7 knots during the spring tides. Masters are advised to pay particular attention to mooring lines at all times while berthed alongside.
15	Navigational Aids. GCPTCL Port Control Tower (Red beaconlight) (21 41.5N, 72 30.6E)
16	Tugs. Two Tugs, 40 tons bollard pull each, steerable rudder propulsion are used for berthing/unberthing operations.
17	Berthing and Wharves. A single berth, "T" shaped jetty head, 241m in length and platform height of 20m at CD is located at the end of a 2.4km long piled approach trestle/walkway. Vessels berthing at GCPTCL jetty should have a minimum freeboard of 3.5m and a trim of 2.0m by stern. Vessels are berthed Port side alongside to. Mooring lines of 4+3+3 fwd and aft are used with rope diameter of minimum 64m. Vessels are berthed in HW and LW slack during the daylight hours. During dark hours, only HW slack. At the second hour of flooding after the LW slack the tugs may be kept in the vicinity on stand by if the current is strong, as the vessel tends to move off the berth especially during the spring tide. Additional crew are kept stand by to tend to the moorings.
18	Pollution Control. Engine room bilge water should be retained on board and Garbage of any sort should not be thrown over board. Master is advised to collect all domestic waste in plastic bags and land it at the next port.
19	Harbour Facilities. Cranes & Cargo handling equipment, Diving assistance, Search & Rescue, Medical, Repair facilities are not available at the terminal. Fire fighting facilities is available with fire tenders and tugs.
20	Supplies. Supply of fresh water is available.
21	Shore Leave. Shore leave is not permitted. However crew changes can be arranged.
22	Transportation. 
	Nearest Highway  NH-8 (50km)
	Nearest Railhead  Bharuch (45km)
	Nearest Airport    Vadodra (130km)
23	Port Authority.	
	Gujarat Maritime Board
	Sector-10A, 'Chh' Road
	Gandhinagar, Gujarat
	Tel     :  +91 79-23238346/7
	Mob   :  +91 9898081610
	Fax    :  +91 79-23234703
	Email : cnogmb@yahoo.com
	Web   : www.gmb.com
