Grand Turk Port
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 Grand Turk Port
General Information
Latitude:   21° 26' 1" N   Publication:   147
Longitude:   71° 8' 51" W   Chart:   26262
First Port of Entry:   No   USA Representative:   No
ETA Message Required:   Yes   Medical Facilities:   Yes
Harbor Characteristics
Harbor Size:   Very Small   Harbor Type:   Open Roadstead
Shelter:   Poor   Turning Area:   Yes
Maximum Vessel Size:   Up to 500 feet in length   Good Holding Ground:   Yes
Entrance Restrictions
Tide:   No   Swell:   No
Ice:   No   Other:   Yes
Overhead Limit:   No  
Water Depth
Channel:   41 - 45 feet
12.5 - 13.7 meters
  Anchorage:   36 - 40 feet
11 - 12.2 meters
Cargo Pier:   6 - 10 feet
1.8 - 3 meters
  Oil Terminal:    
Mean Tide:   1 foot  
Pilotage
Compulsory:   No   Advisable:   No
Available:   Yes   Local Assist:   No
Tugs
Assist:   No   Salvage:   No
Quarantine
Pratique:       Deratt Cert:    
Other:      
Communications
Telephone:   No   Telegraph:   No
Radio:   Yes   Radio Tel:    
Air:   Yes   Rail:   No
Loading & Unloading
Wharves:       Anchor:   Yes
Med Moor:       Beach:    
Ice:      
Lifts & Cranes
100+ Ton Lifts:       Fixed Cranes:   Yes
50-100 Ton Lifts:   Yes   Mobile Cranes:    
25-49 Ton Lifts:       Floating Cranes:    
0-24 Ton Lifts:      
Port Services
Longshore:       Electrical:    
Electrical Repair:       Navigation Equipment:    
Steam:      
Supplies
Provisions:       Water:   Yes
Fuel Oil:   Yes   Diesel Oil:   Yes
Deck:   No   Engine:   No
Repairs, Drydock, Railway & Other Services
Ship Repairs:   None   Drydock Size:    
Marine Railroad Size:       Garbage Disposal:   Yes
Degauss:       Dirty Ballast:   No
 
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