About Alang

THE BRIEF PROCEDURES OF ARRIVAL AND DELIVERY ETC. AT ALANG PORT FOR NORMAL POWER VESSEL

ALANG PORT LOCATED AT ARABIAN SEA, GULF OF KHAMBHAT, NORTHERLY TO MUMBAI (BOMBAY) AND WEST COST OF INDIA..

THE VESSELS HAS TO FIRST TO REPORT AT POSITION 4.5 MILES NORTH NORTH EAST OFF PIRAM LIGHT HOUSE (BHAVNAGAR PORT PILOT STATION) FOR COMPLETING USUAL ARRIVAL FORMALITIES AND AFTER FORMALITIES, SHE HAS TO BE SHIFTED-OUT TO POSITION (6) SIX MILES SOUTH OFF PIRAM LIGHT HOUSE (ISLAND).

FYI, VESSELS SHOULD BE ARRIVE AT ALANG WITH SUFFICIENT PROVISION / FRESH WATER AND BUNKER TILL BEACHING, TO AVOID ANY SUPPLY, BEING IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

UPON HER CLOSE / FIRM ETA TO ABOVE FIRST POSITION, SHE HAS TO MAKE A VHF CONTACT WITH BHAVNAGAR PORT RADIO ON VHF CH.16 AS WELL AS TO US ON VHF CH.16 (CALLING “ALANG SHIP”), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION / GUIDANCE.

ONCE SHE REPORTED TO PILOT STATION, WILL ARRANGE TO BOARD VESSEL DURING FIRST AVAILABLE DAY TIDE. BOARDING OF THE VESSEL, WILL BE TAKE PLACE TURN BY TURN, MEANS, FIRST COME FIRST BOARDING, AS CUSTOMS ALLOTTING BOARDING OFFICER, AS PER THE ARRIVAL REPORT, ON DAY AND TWO VESSELS CAN BE BOARD IN ONE DAY DURING DAY HOURS TIDE (FYI, ALANG / BHAVNAGAR IS A TIDAL PORT, MEANS HAVE TO GO IN FIRST TIDE AND RETURN BACK ONLY IN NEXT TIDE DIF. ABOUT 12 HOURS AND PORT HAVING LOOK GATE) ALONG WITH ALL CONCERN PARTIES I.E. CUSTOM BOARDING OFFICER, CUSTOM RUMMAGING PARTY, SURVEYORS, OUR SELVES AS AGENTS, CASH BUYER’S REP., CASH BUYER’S AGENTS AND LOCAL SHIP BREAKERS FOR COMPLETING ARRIVAL BOARDING FORMALITIES.

WE WILL FORWARD OUR DETAIL ARRIVAL GUIDANCE MESSAGE TO MASTER DIRECTLY UNDER COPY TO YOUR GOOD OFFICE ASAP UPON RECEIPT OF VESSEL’S SATCOM NUMBER, FOR PREPARING VESSEL IN ALL RESPECT AS PER AGREED TERMS OF MOA. WITH THE BUYERS AND AS PER OUR GUIDANCE MESSAGE FOR SMOOTH CLEARANCE.

OUR APPOINTED SURVEYORS, AFTER BOARDING OF VESSEL, NECESSARY INSPECTION, ON RETURNING ASHORE WILL ISSUE NECESSARY USUAL REQUIRE SURVEY REPORTS AS PER AGREED TERMS OF MOA WITH THE BUYERS I.E. FOR PORT WORTHINESS, LIGHT WEIGHT CONFIRMATION ON BASED OF ORIGINAL LIGHT WEIGHT DOCUMENTS FOUND ON BOARD FROM MASTER, AS PER TERMS OF MOA, PROPELLERS / SHAFT (WORKING, SPARES, IF ANY) ABOUT MATERIAL, LOCATION WITH SPARE ANCHORS, IF ANY AND BUNKER SURVEY REPORT FOR LOCAL CUSTOMS PURPOSE.

UPON RETURNING OF BOARDING PARTY, WILL TENDERED THE FINAL NOTICE OF READINESS TO BUYER'S AGENTS ALONG WITH ALL REQUIRE DOCUMENTS AS ATTACHMENT OF NOR. I.E. OUR/ MASTER NO DUES CERTIFICATES AND RELEVANT SURVEY REPORT AND ALSO NECESSARY PORT / CUSTOM REQUIRE DOCUMENTS FOR LOCAL SHIP BREAKERS NEED. THE NOTICE OF READINESS CAN BE TENDERED TO BUYER'S AGENTS DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OF WORKING DAY, HOWEVER, AS PER TERMS OF MOA.

AS PER USUAL TERMS OF MOA. UPON TENDERING OF FINAL NOR. THE CASH BUYERS (OUR BUYERS) WILL RELEASE FULL PURCHASE PRICE IN FAVOR OF OWNERS WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS AND CLOSING OF DEAL WILL TAKE PLACE AT NOMINATED PLACE AND PROTOCOL OF DELIVERY WILL EFFECT THEREAFTER.

UPON RECEIPT OF FULL PURCHASE PRICE BY THE OWNERS, THE OWNERS / MANAGERS OF THE VESSEL, WILL AUTHORIZE TO US (AS OWNER'S AGENTS) AND TO MASTER OF THE VESSEL TO DELIVER THE VESSEL PHYSICALLY TO BUYERS THROUGH BUYER'S AGENTS.

FYI, THE IMMIGRATION DEPT. HAS STOPPED TO ALLOW ANY CREW MEMBERS SIGNING-OFF AT ANCHORAGE PRIOR BEACHING, ALL CREW MEMBERS CAN BE SIGNING-OFF ALL TOGETHER, AFTER BEACHING, EXCEPT AN-EMERGENCY OR MEDICAL GROUND, ATTACHING LETTER / CIRCULAR THEREOF.

THE LOCAL SHIP BREAKERS WILL ARRANGE FOR NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT TO BEACH THE VESSEL AT THEIR YARD DURING FIRST AVAILABLE HIGH TIDE, AS PER THEIR CHOICE UPON COMPLETION USUAL PORT / CUSTOMS FORMALITIES / CLEARANCE AT THEIR END.

THE BEACHING OF VESSEL WILL TAKE PLACE IN GUIDANCE OF SHORE PILOT, WHICH ARRANGE BY LOCAL SHIP BREAKERS.

AFTER BEACHING ALL CREW MEMBERS WILL LAND ASHORE BY USING VESSEL'S LIFE BOATS (SOME TIME, ON REQUEST OF MASTER, WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING BOATS FROM SHORE, SUBJECT W.P.), UPON LANDING ALL MEMBERS, WILL TAKE THEM TO IMMIGRATION / CUSTOMS DEPT. FOR THEIR FINAL CLEARANCE, BY SP. COACH WITH ESCORTS FROM AUTHORITIES I.E. FROM ALANG BEACH TO BHAVNAGAR CITY.

AFTER NECESSARY CLEARANCE OF ALL CREW MEMBERS FROM CONCERN DEPT. WILL PUT THEM IN HOTEL FOR ONE NIGHT AND NEXT DAY MORNING OR FIRST AVAILABLE FLIGHT TO MUMBAI, ALL MEMBERS WILL FLY TO MUMBAI TO CATCH THEIR FLIGHT TO HOME TOWNS.

CASH TO MASTER CAN BE ARRANGED FOR CREW WAGES EITHER THROUGH ANY OVERSEAS BANKS IN MUMBAI OR THROUGH THOMAS COOK, AHEMDABAD, WHO WILL DELIVER C.T.M. AT BHAVNAGAR, PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FORMS FOR READY REFERENCE.

ON REACHING MUMBAI, WILL PUT THEM IN HOTEL TILL THEIR FINAL CONNECTING FLIGHT TO HOME TOWNS AND ALL MEMBERS WILL FLY TO HOME TOWNS AS PER PTA ARRANGED BY THE OWNERS OR AS PER FLIGHT ARRANGEMENT MADE BY US ON CONFIRMATION OF OWNERS.

WE TRUST ABOVE BRIEF DETAIL YOU WILL FIND IN ORDER, HOWEVER, MOST WELCOME, IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR CLARIFICATION NEEDED, PLEASE CALL US.

WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING, PLEASE FURNISH US WITH FULL DETAIL OF THE VESSEL.