Special conditions and limitations of using pilot exemption certificate The conditions and limitations listed below are in force when using a Pilot Exemption Certificate. Ref. Regulations concerning compulsory pilotage in Norwegian waters To deviate from these restrictions, exemptions must give from the actual Pilot Department/pilotmaster. Last amendment is in red writing. Correction of 24.06.2014 see red writing, only the nightly restrictions for Flekkefjord were show, now daytime restrictions are included. Definition of night: Night is to be understood as the period between sundown and sunrise when shoals and small rocks are unseeable for navigational purposes, also referred to as astronomical twilight. Conditions and limitations for the entire Norwegian coast Military regulations Pilotage exemption certificates (P.E.C.) only apply in waters as prescribed in Regulations governing the Entry into and Passage through Norwegian Territorial Waters in Peacetime of Foreign, Non-Military Vessels (Regulation nr 1130 of 23 December 1994). Regulations regarding towing The Pilot exemption certificate (PEC) is operations not useable if the vessel is pushing or towing on or more objects, where the object or objects have a total length of 75 meters or more, or a width of 30 meters or more, or a draught of 8 meters or more. Exceptions from the previous part: a) Certified tugs (length more than 15 1
Restrictions when using escort tug. meters) may use the PEC for towing floating tubes where the total length of the object is no longer than 505 meters and the width of the object is not more than 12 meters, and the draught of the object is not more than 0,5 meters. b) Certified tugs (length more than 15 meters) may use the PEC for towing fishfarms when the fishfarm or fishfarms total length is not longer than 300 meters and the fishfarm or fishfarms draught is not deeper than 0,7 meters. If mandatory use of escort the PEC is not useable. 2
Limitations in PEC usage in Troms og Finnmark Pilotage area Finnsnesrenna - Gisundet General limitations (150 m) Tromsøsundet General limitations (150 m) Tanafjorden to/from Leirpollen Max length 127m. The fairway to/from Leirpollen will not be included in a pilot exemption certificate without a practical /- theoretical test in the fairway. Husøya Sommerøya Senjahopen Vannavalen Conditions for Leirpollen: 1. The anchors shall be ready for immediately use. 2. Maximum wind board 20 m/sec. 3. Max depth approach Leirpollen, 6,8m 4. Max depth departure Leirpollen, 7,2m 5. If draft deeper than 5,5m the approach Leirpollen must be from 1 hour before high tide to 1 hour after high tide. 6. If draft deeper than 5,5m the departure Leirpollen must be from 2 hour before high tide to high tide. Max length 135m Max length 120m 3
Limitations for PEC usage in Nordland Pilotage area Tjeldsundet General limitations (150 m) Værøy Max length 120m Træna Max length 95m Osan Max length 140m Moskenes Hopen Melbo Myre Andenes Max length 75m Rafsundet General limitations (150 m) Steinesjøen Max length 120m Ballstad Max length 80m 4
Limitations for PEC usage in Møre og Trøndelag Pilotage area Flåværsleden (Røyrasundet) Flåværsleden (arriving from the west) Max length 125m Vannylvsgapet Vartdalsfjorden Max length 150m (1533) Lepsøyrevet Max length 150m Grandevika Asenleia Buholmsråsa (1546) Folla Nærøysundet Madsøgalten Max length 125m (1551) Leikuleia Stokksundet (2544) The fairway sout of Sønstskjæret/North of Medfjordbåen in to harbours like Hersjord 5
Limitations for PEC usage in Vestlandet Pilotage area Vatlestraumen General limitations (150 m) Skatestraumen General limitations (150 m) Måløy General limitations (150 m) Kobbeleia Gudvangen Tjuasundet Eide (nighttime) Storebø (nighttime) 6
Limitations for PEC usage in Rogaland Pilotage area Rogaland Pilotage area (Jærens Rev General limitations (150 m) Ryvarden) 7
Limitations for PEC usage in Skagerrak Pilotage area Sydostgrunnen Sandefjord (1014) Bonden Sandefjord (1015) Svenner Larvik (1016) General limitations (150 m) Langesundet (2043) for anløp Langesund, ingen gjennomseiling på farledsbevis Langesundsbukta Dypingen Max length 130m Porsgrunn (1023) Helgeroafjorden Kalven (1022) General limitations (150 m) Linnarenna (2044) Eidangerfjorden (2045) General limitations (150 m) Vollsfjorden (2046) Porsgrunn Gråtenløpet (2058) Gråtenløpet Skien Max length 85m Langesundsbukta Jomfrulandsrevet General limitations (150 m) (1024) Jomfrulandsrevet Kragerø (1025) Max dypgående daytime Jomfrulandsgapet (2051) Langøytangen Kragerø (2052) Gumøysund Kragerø (2053) Kjøpmannsfjorden (2054) Hellefjorden (2055) Åtangen (2060) Snekkevik (2061) Litangen (2062) Grønnholmgapet (2065) Grønnholmsgapet Søndeled (2071) Kranfjorden (2073) Taraldskjær Risør (2072) Stangholmgapet (2070) Østergapet Lyngørleia Bonden (2074) Sildeskjær Gåsholmen (2075) Gjennom Lyngør (2076) Kjeholmsgapet (2077) Tvedestrandsfjorden (2080) Lyngør Arendal, between Bonden Eydehavn (1030) Lyngør Arendal, between Eydehavn Arendal (1030) 8 9,0m og max dypgående natt 7,0m Ingen farledsbevis seilas Ingen farledsbevis seilas Ingen farledsbevis seilas Max length 125m Max length 125m
Galtesund (1031) Spærholmen Hesnesbregen (2084) Merdø Leiholmsund (2085) Gamlegapet (2083) Rivingdypet Grimstad Vikkilen (2086) Øst og syd av Homborsund (2089) Homborsundleia (2090) Innseiling til Lillesand (2091) Saltholmen Kristiansand via Randesund (2092) Kårehausen Ytrehausen (2094) Oksøy Kristiansand (Vesterhavn) (1032) Vestergapet Kongsgård (1033) Høllen (2096) Færøsund (2097) Mannefjorden (1034) Indre led Lindesnes Vestergapet (2095) Våre Øst av Langeboene (2099) Lundegaardsleia (2100) Rosfjorden (2101) Reiarsleia (2102) Farsund (1035) Listafjorden Flekkefjord (1039, 1040) Fedafjorden Kvinesdal (2103) Listafjorden, Strandsfjorden, Risholmsundet (2104) Melkeholmsundet (2106) Hidrasundet (2105) Max length 125m Max length 125m Max length 150m No use of P.E.C. for farledsn 1033 from Vestergapet to Byfjorden. Traffic to Kongsgård must go by led 1032 (Kristiansandsfjorden) and further led 1033 to Kongsgård. Use of fairway 1032, Oksøy (to sea)) Byfjorden and fairway 1033 from Byfjorden to Kongsgård; 130 m. 90m(natt) / 125m(daytime) Use of P.E.C. in this farway must be done in connection with associated fairway, and the limitations will be found for those fairways. Max length dag 125m, natt 90m 9
Jøssingfjord (2107) Rekefjord (2108) Svåholmsundet (2109) Egersund (1041) Nordresundet med Maurholmen (2110) Hellvik (2111) Sirevåg (2112) Nordresund:. Maurholen: Max length 85m fra vest Max length 85m 10
Limitations for PEC usage in Oslofjorden Pilotage area Farled 1001. Tresten Sekken til Halden og farled 1002 med farled 2007 Tresten Løperen til Denofa. PEC is not useable for ships towing one or more items, with length 75 m or more, with beam 20m or more, with draft 5m or more, the P.E.C cannot be used. Kjøkøysundet og Vesterelva Max length 75m Alvim / Hafslund - Melløs Innenfor Sponvikskansen Sandvika Max length 70m Løperen Glomma Fredrikstad Max 150m Fredrikstad Sarpsborg Max length 105m Færder Oslo - Drammen General limitations (150 m) 11