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Pre Arrival:  Overview | Location | Charts | Limits   ...
Arrival:  Pilotage | Anchorages
Communications:  Pratique | Pre-Arrival | VHF | VTS/Radar
Berthing Ops:  Tugs | Berths | Mooring
Cargo:  Breakbulk | Bulk | Containers | Cruise | Other   ...
Pollution:  Pollution | Waste | Slops
Facilities:  Medical | Water | Fuel | Storing | Services   ...
Security:  Police etc | Emergency | Security
Local Info:  Time | Holidays | Weather
Crew:  Leave | Missions
Report:  Report

Summary

Max. Size:  Breakbulk:  Depth 14.0 m. (tidal). Containers:  Depth 16.8 m. (tidal). Passengers:  Depth 14.0 m. (tidal). Ro-Ro:  Depth 16.8 m. (tidal). Tankers:  Depth 13.4 m. (tidal). Largest Vessel:  11,312 TEU., LOA 363 m., beam 45.0 m.
Fuel:  Available.
Airport:  Halifax Int'l, 26 km.
Repairs/Drydocks:  Graving dock 173 x 23.5 x 8.0 m., capacity 13,610 tons.
Medical:  Facilities available.
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CAHAL

OVERVIEW:  A naturally-sheltered port of regional importance handling cargoes including dry and liquid bulk, containers, Ro-Ro, passengers, forest products and breakbulk. Harbour also contains a naval base, shipyard, fishing, leisure and offshore support berths
The port is one of Transport Canada’s Port of Refuge ports.
LOCATION:  On the southern shore of the Nova Scotia peninsula, Halifax lies 650 ESE of Quebec City and 660 km. ENE of Boston, Massachusetts.
CHARTS:  Canadian Hydrographic Service Charts No. 4201, 4202, 4203 and 4237.
BA Charts No. 4747, 4748, 4751, 4752, 4753, 4754 and 4755.
Publications:  BA Nova Scotia and Bay of Fundy Pilot, NP 59.
PORT LIMITS:  Seaward limits bounded by a straight line between the following approximate positions:
  1. 44° 37.75′ N, 063° 31.31′ W
  2. 44° 36.50′ N, 063° 33.73′ W.
DOCUMENTS: 
1 Bills of Lading
1 Bonded Stores List
1 Cargo Manifest
1 Crew Effects Declaration (CBSA Form Y-14)
1 Crew List…