Towage Criteria For Fawley Marine Terminal

1. vessels >85m shall not swing north west of a line between the tug pontoons and Ashlett Creek entrance.

Exceptions may be made only after consultation between the terminal/MIO/pilot/master. Due account must be made for wind, tide and weather at the time of the manoeuvre.

The above criteria must be used in conjunction with the "wind speed criteria" and prevailing weather taken into consideration before using "Tempest" as second boat.

The above are minimum criteria. If any master/pilot requests additional boat cover then we will of course oblige.

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The station tugs at Fawley are to be utilised first for all berthing/unberthing operations.

If unfavourable weather and/or tidal conditions exist, ship equipment or the handling characteristics are in doubt; alterations may be made to the above criteria. In these cases additional tugs may be used at the discretion of the Master, Pilot, Marine Terminal Business Team Leader or his deputy and informing Esso Marine Control of any requirements.

Vessels with enhanced manoeuvring capabilities i.e. each thruster, high performance rudder, azimuth drive propeller etc. which are in good working order, may be considered as equivalent to a 30 tonne bollard pull tug with the provision that the minimum berthing requirement for vessels over 30k dwt will be tugs with a combined minimum bollard pull as per the above table.

Subject to favourable weather conditions and at the discretion of the Master, Pilot, Marine Terminal Business Team Leader or his deputy a North Sea Shuttle tanker, which is equipped with more than one operational thruster, need only take 1 x 60t bollard pull tug on departure.

Any fully or part laden tanker in excess of 60k dwt, visiting Fawley Marine Terminal, will be escorted on inward and outward passages from/to the Nab Pilot station. In adverse weather conditions, in the vicinity of the Nab, the Escort pick up/drop off point will be at the discretion of the Master and Pilot. Vessels in excess of 60k dwt in ballast will be escorted out from Fawley to the Prince Consort or in to Fawley from the West Ryde Middle. The tug will have a minimum of 60 tonne bollard pull and will be attached by a towing line to the stern of the vessel.

Subject to availability, tugs for vessels less than 10k dwt will be in the 6 to 15 tonne range.

All vessels may be required to take a suitable tug if the prevailing conditions require it.

All vessels will be provided with 2 launches for berthing.

Fawley Station Tugs / Launches

‘TENAX & THRAX’

5000 BHP azimuth drive tugs with a bollard pull of 62 tonnes ahead and 58 tonnes astern.

‘IBEX’ 600 HP mooring launch/small tug with abollard pull of 7.8 tonnes.

‘ASTERIX’ 552 HP mooring launch/small tug with a 78 HP bow thruster and bollard pull of 9.5 tonnes.

‘TEMPEST’ 120 HP steel mooring launch designed for rope running duties only.

Standby Tug Requirements

The Fawley Station tugs provide waterborne standby services at the terminal and will normally stay on station within an area bounded by the Prince Consort Buoy and Netley Dome.

There will normally be two tugs on station but this may be reduced to one when a tug is involved in escort duties from the Nab.

If a vessel of 60k dwt or above is at the Terminal and is discharging / loading or connected to hardarms on Berth 5, two tug cover can be reduced providing:

·The vessel discharging / loading is a shuttle tanker with proven thrusters, which are immediately available.

or

·The wind speed OFF the Ocean Berths is less than 20kts.

Click here to see the Wind Speed Criteria Chart

 THE DECISION TO RELEASE TUGS FROM THE TERMINAL AREA IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DUTY MIO. ANY ADDITIONAL TUGS TO BE ORDERED BY THE TUG MASTER AS PER THE TOWAGE GUIDELINES.