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Pre Arrival:  Overview | Location | Charts | Limits   ...
Arrival:  Approaches | Pilotage | Anchorages
Communications:  Pratique | Pre-Arrival | VHF | VTS/Radar
Berthing Ops:  Tugs | Berths | Mooring
Cargo:  Breakbulk | Bulk | Cruise | Other | Tankers | Cranes   ...
Pollution:  Waste | Slops
Facilities:  Medical | Water | Fuel | Drydock | Repairs
Security:  Police etc | Emergency | Security
Crew:  Leave | ID Cards | Missions
Misc:  Authority

Summary

Max. Size:  Locks:  Ramsden Dock Lock length 200 m., breadth 30 m. Breakbulk:  Draft 7.3 m. Passengers:  Draft 5.8 m. Ro-Ro:  Draft 5.5 m. Tankers:  Draft 7.3 m.
Fuel:  Available.
Airport:  Barrow-in-Furness Domestic, 2 km. Manchester Int'l, 140 km.
Medical:  Available.
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Also see General before first United Kingdom port
OVERVIEW:  The port handles breakbulk cargo, liquid and dry bulks, oil and gas, specialist cargo, Ro-Ro and cruise traffic. Most berths are accessed via locks; Belfast Berth is located on the Walney Channel and outside the locks.
LOCATION:  On the NW coast approx. 40 n.m. north of Liverpool, on the west coast of Morecombe Bay.
CHARTS:  BA Charts No. 1320, 2010 and 3164.
Publications:  BA West Coasts of England and Wales Pilot, NP 37.
PORT LIMITS:  The seaward boundaries of the port extend from Scarth Channel in the north to Lightning Knoll Buoy in the south (position 53° 59.80′ N, 003° 14.20′ W).
DOCUMENTS:  See General - Documents before first UK port.
ISPS COMPLIANCE:  Port is compliant.
MAX. SIZE:  Locks:  Entrance Gate: Entrance to Ramsden Dock Basin breadth 36.6 m.
Ramsden Dock Lock: Length 200 m., breadth 30 m., beam 29.0 m.