Navigation information & safety advice

Navigation information & safety advice page

• SHOM 7247-7323-7416/Navicarte : 1010-1011
• Calais 19M, Dunkirk 42M, Dieppe 52M, Dover 26M, Le Tréport 42M
• Deep water port
• Access without problems 24 hours a day except with very strong W to NW wind

• VHF 9: Marina Harbour Office
• VHF12: Dispatching (Port Control)

• Berck : 22
• Calais : 19
• Cherbourg : 143
• Dieppe : 52
• Dunkerque : 42
• Fécamp : 75
• Gravelines : 14
• Honfleur : 106
• Le Havre : 99
• Le Tréport : 41
• Ouistreham : 112
• St-Vaast-la-Hougue : 133
• St-Valery-en-Caux : 62
• St-Valery-s/Somme : 34

• Approach: Cap Gris Nez Lighthouse (North) F.é.b 5s29M

• Access: between the cofferdam terminal of the northern seawall and the northern extremity of the Carnot seawall (width between the 2 cofferdams: 500m)
• Access to the inner harbour (draft/5m in the centre) Light alignment 123°, harbour station (F.f.v) and Quai Gambetta (F.f.r)
• Entrance lights: N seawall – Cofferdam terminal: F.2é.R.6s

Seawall S Carnot (50°44.5 N – 001°34.1E)
F. (2+1)é.b.15s19M

• Before making any movements, please contact Boulogne Port (VHF12 – Tel: +33(0)3.21.80.34.67). Day or night, boats must respect the port signalling (port entry or exit navigation lights), given the traffic, they must not interfere with vessels for which the lights are on.

• Enter the harbour at a maximum speed of 5 knots
• Do not swim or practise water sports in the basin
• No fishing
• Dispose of your used oil and batteries in the containers provided for this purpose
• Do not throw your rubbish in the sea (bottles, plastic bags…)
• Remember to close the water taps after use
• Don’t light fires on the quays

• The weather
• Floats and/or lifejackets which must be quickly accessible
• The safety equipment in your boat
• The fuel level depending on your journey and consumption
• Your itinerary and planned navigation programme, and inform your loved ones
• Engine maintenance
• The condition of your electrical and other installations
• The condition of your fire extinguishers and flares and their expiry dates – read the instructions
• The condition of your navigation equipment (sail, helm…)
• Your boat’s load
• Engine compartment ventilation