Announcement on behalf of the Harbour Master:
This information is only relevant to shipping agents requesting berths for vessels at ROG and RHB in the Waalhaven.
In the Waalhaven, berth zoning applies under the Port Bye-Laws Rotterdam 2020 for vessels carrying dangerous goods or vessels that are empty but not yet gas-free. As a result of this zoning, certain vessels may not always be able to berth without restriction at some berths in the Waalhaven, depending on the vessel’s length, mooring position and the nature, quantity or stowage of dangerous goods on board. As this may lead to undesirable restrictions in certain situations, it is now possible to apply for an exemption.
This exemption may, subject to conditions, only be obtained for the following berths:
- WAALH CG ROG 2226 and 2224
- WAALH 1 RHB QUAY 1-2-3 between bank front number 2157-2149 or bollard numbers 38 and 69.
Application in Vessel Notification
This concerns an application in the PCS, submitted from your visit in Vessel Notification, for an exemption for a berth outside the Petroleum Harbour and within the zoning area.
The ‘exemption’ is called: 02 Request for exemption to berth outside a Petroleum harbour with a tanker and within the restricted zoning scheme.
As it is not always known in advance how a vessel will berth at the quay concerned, or where any dangerous goods on board are stowed, shipping agents are asked to assess in advance, in consultation with the berth owner, whether an exemption is required for the vessel in question and to apply for this in good time via Vessel Notification in Portbase’s PCS. If it cannot be established with certainty that the vessel complies with the conditions set out in Article 7.1 of the Port Bye-Laws, the shipping agent must apply for an exemption.
In addition, an exemption may be required for vessels carrying packaged dangerous goods. An exemption may only be applied for if the nature, quantity and stowage of the dangerous goods on board permit berthing in zone C under the applicable rules.
The following situation applies to ROG:
If a seagoing tanker berths entirely within the green zone (zone C) and/or partly within the blue zone (zone D), no exemption is required.
Please note: to apply for an exemption for a berth outside a Petroleum Harbour and outside the zoning area, the form in My-Port must still be used.
