Navigation & Safety
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Currents | no |
| Prevailing wind | SW |
| Tide | no tide |
| Location(s) of pilot boarding areas | 59 59,00′ N / 24 56,90′ E Helsinki South 60 04,00′ N / 24 58,20′ E Helsinki North |
| Pilotage Advance Notice | Compulsory for vesels Loa. over 70m Arrival min. 3h / Departure min. 2h |
| Approach channel minimum width and minimum depth | West Harbour min. width 250m, depth 12,5m South Harbour min. width 100m, depth 12m |
| Distance from Pilot to cruise dock | Helsinki West Harbour 10 miles Helsinki South Harbour 7 miles |
| Estimated time from pilot station to dock at max. allowed speed by Port Authority | West Harbour approx.1h 15min South Harbour 45 min. Max. speed 16 knots |
| Minimum depth and diameter of Turning Basin | West Harbour 10,8m / 500m. South Harbour 7,9 m 250m Katajanokka Harbour 9,3 m 400 m |
| Maximum Vessel’s Draft | West Harbour 10,8m South Harbour 7,9m Katajanokka Harbour 9,3 m |
| Port Established Maximum Vessel’s Length | West Harbour LHD 360m |
| Air draft restrictions | no |
| Restrictions for entering the port | weather permitting |
| Name/Draft/LOA of large cruise ship to safely dock at the port | West Harbour Regal Princess / 8,6m / 330m Katajanokka Harbour Balmoral 218 m South Harbour Seabourn Ovation 211 m |
| Tug services | available (not compulsory) local, within 30 minutes of the port |
| Power, type and number of tugs available | 2-3 ADS / Kombi tug 3500-5000 hp / 45-60tn bp |
| Ordering tug assistant | 2 hours notice |
| Months to be avoided due to extreme temperatures / weather conditions | January – March |
| Navigational dangers on approach | none |
| Currents on approach to the harbour or at the berth | max. 1knot |
| Approach is buoyed |