PELINDO IV CABANG SORONG (PORT OF SORONG)

Address
Jln. Jenderal Ahmad Yani No.13
Sorong – 98413, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Phone : 062-0951-323805
Fax : 062-0951-333649

Position
00° 53’ 00” S / 131° 14’ 00” E

No. of Map
Map No. 213

Anchorage
00° 53’ 00” S / 131° 10’ 00” E
00° 51’ 00” S / 131° 13’ 12” E

Local Time
GMT + 9 hours

Max. Size
Max Draft 20 m

Operational Time
Open 24 hours, even in holiday. Tides do not effect to entry

Documents
Documents needed by the port or other institution:
5 copies Passenger list
4 copies Crew list
2 copies Customs Documents
2 copies Health Documents
7 copies Cargo Manifest
7 copies Bills of Loading
5 copies Ship’s Paper
Sailing Permit

Radio
Sorong Coast Radio Station, call sign SOQ PKY 4 VHF Ch. 12 operates 24 hours

WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Tidal

Top High	: 3M
Average High	: 1.5 M
High High Water Spring	: 20 m LWS
Mean Sea Level	: 15 m LWS
Low Low Water Spring	: 8 m LWS
Chart Datum	: 11 m LWS

 
Current
Maximum Speed : 2 knot
 
Wind
Maximum Speed : 6 knot
 
Temperature

Average	: 30°C
Variate	: 28°– 32°C

 
HYDRO OCEANOGRAPHY
Navigation Channel

Length of channel	: 3,5 Mile
Width of channel	: 926 m
Min. depth of channel	: 13 m
Max. depth of channel	: 20 m
Bottom of sea	: Sand/Clay

 
Basin

Square Area	: 11 Ha
Min. depth of Basin	: 11 m
Max. depth of Basin	: 20 m
Max. depth beside of Wharf	: 9 m

 
FACILITIES
Berth
- Sorong pier; length 340 m, width 22 m and depth 6 m
- Doom Island pier; length 40 m, width 8 m
- Oil Jetty length 50 m
 
Towage
Not Available
 
Pilotage
Compulsory. Apply for pilot boat by calling Sorong Coast Station by radio VHF on Ch.12 VHF or raising “G” flag. Entrance in all seasons and weathers. Sorong bay is suitable for anchorage 
to awaiting pilot boat. Pilot boat operated by the company is MPS Semayang I, 2 x 40 HP.
 
Handling Equipment

Truck Loader Crane 5 tons	: 1 unit
Mobile Crane 25 tons	: 1 unit
Forklift 7 tons	: 1 unit
Forklift 5 tons	: 1 unit
Tronton 20 feet, 30 tons	: 4 units
Tronton 20 feet, 20 tons	: 1 unit

 
Fresh Water
Available, at sorong pier from public water development.
Supply capacity approximately 100 tons/hour.
 
Bunkering
Only diesel and marine fuel, supplied by PERTAMINA depend on request
 
Repair
Available, by PERTAMINA floating and dry deck capacity 150 –250 DWL
 
IMMIGRATION
Repatriation
Possible, dealt with immigration through Jakarta or Makassar
 
Shore Leave
All crew members allowed ashore on permission of Immigration
 
Identification Card
Needed by Immigration for landing permit
 
MISCELLEANOUS
Medical
Hospital facilities or Port Doctor are available.
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