Port of Pictou
Port of Call
Here are the harbor characteristics, water depths, entrance restrictions, tug and pilotage requirements, lift and crane availability, supplies and services to assist you in planning your next port of call at Port of Pictou
General Information
Latitude:   45° 40' 29" N   Publication:   145
Longitude:   62° 42' 25" W   Chart:   14167
First Port of Entry:   Yes   USA Representative:   No
ETA Message Required:   Yes   Medical Facilities:   Yes
Harbor Characteristics
Harbor Size:   Small   Harbor Type:   Coastal Natural
Shelter:   Good   Turning Area:   Yes
Maximum Vessel Size:   Up to 500 feet in length   Good Holding Ground:   Yes
Entrance Restrictions
Tide:   No   Swell:   No
Ice:   Yes   Other:   Yes
Overhead Limit:   Yes  
Water Depth
Channel:   21 - 25 feet
6.4 - 7.6 meters
  Anchorage:   41 - 45 feet
12.5 - 13.7 meters
Cargo Pier:   26 - 30 feet
7.1 - 9.1 meters
  Oil Terminal:    
Mean Tide:   5 feet  
Pilotage
Compulsory:   Yes   Advisable:   Yes
Available:       Local Assist:   Yes
Tugs
Assist:   No   Salvage:   No
Quarantine
Pratique:   Yes   Deratt Cert:    
Other:      
Communications
Telephone:   Yes   Telegraph:   Yes
Radio:   Yes   Radio Tel:   Yes
Air:   Yes   Rail:   Yes
Loading & Unloading
Wharves:   Yes   Anchor:    
Med Moor:       Beach:    
Ice:      
Lifts & Cranes
100+ Ton Lifts:       Fixed Cranes:   Yes
50-100 Ton Lifts:   Yes   Mobile Cranes:   Yes
25-49 Ton Lifts:       Floating Cranes:    
0-24 Ton Lifts:   Yes  
Port Services
Longshore:       Electrical:   Yes
Electrical Repair:       Navigation Equipment:    
Steam:   Yes  
Supplies
Provisions:   Yes   Water:   Yes
Fuel Oil:   Yes   Diesel Oil:   Yes
Deck:       Engine:    
Repairs, Drydock, Railway & Other Services
Ship Repairs:   Major   Drydock Size:   Very Small
Marine Railroad Size:   Medium   Garbage Disposal:    
Degauss:       Dirty Ballast:   No
 
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