Nikolaev sea port - ISPS level -1.
Location: 46°56'55'' N, 32°00'19'' E
Pilot boarding/drop place - Yuzhny pilot station (46-33-5N  31-01-0E).
Distance from the pilot station: 62 nm (15nm sea routes + 47nm river channel)
Channel/port pilotage – obligatory.
Restrictions:
Max LOA 215m; max beam 32,5m;
Max draft at channel 10,30m fw,
Max draft at berths#:5,6,9,10,11,12,13,14 = 10,3m fw; berth #7(silo) = 9,00m fw;

LOA>215m(up to panamax size) - portcall is possible with port/channel authority permission only.
LOA>200m - no night traffic via the channel.
LOA>187m - escorting tug needed for day & night traffic via the channel.
Max draft>10,00m - escorting tug needed for day & night traffic via the channel.
Max draft>8,00m - escorting tug needed for night traffic via the channel.
River channel / escorting tug
Escorting tug in priority to escort is m/t'Haydamaka' 3000hp.
Usual escorting time for one way 10hrs(5hrs vessel escort+5hrs tug return).
Channel traffic/entrance prohibited during fog, mist, snowfall, heavy shower, and other conditions when leading beacons or leading lights are not visible well and in case wind speed exceeds 15 m/sec.
Ice campaign restrictions:
1. vessels permitted to proceed via the channel without restriction:
ice class vessels with steel propeller and main engine over 2000hp and under age of 20years.
2. vessels permitted to proceed via the channel with scheduled group ice convoy under shipowners risk:
non ice class vessels with bronze propeller and/or main engine 1500-2000hp and/or over age of 20years.
3. vessels permitted to proceed via the channel with individual ice convoy only under shipowners risk:
all sea-river type and/or other non ice class vessels, main engine less 1500hp which will not be able to arrange necessary speed over 8knots.
Ice campaign statistics: Y2008-09: 04jan-02feb; Y2007-08: 05jan-26feb; Y2006-07: no ice campaign; Y2005-06: 20jan-16mar; Y2004-05: 06feb-25 feb; Y2003-04: 21feb-01mar; Y2002-03: 14dec-01mar.
Other port information
Crew change(foreign crew) - possible via Odessa airport only.
Water density in port - 1.000 – 1.002
No tides
FW – available from barge;
Garbage/sewage/sludge disposal facilities – available.
Cargo handling facilities:
berths#:4..6,9...13 – port cranes 16mt (loading/discharge general/bulk cargoes), Max WLTHC =14,00m;
berth#7 – silo pipes (loading bulk grains), Max WLTHC =12,00m
berths#14 – conveyor loaders (loading bulk cargoes) Max WLTHC =14,00m.