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National Port Authority
  • Port Control   021-449-2805
  • Harbour Master   021-449-5762
  • Port Manager   021-449-2612
  • Port Engineer   021-449-6173
  • Portnet Fire   021-449-5848/04

Harbour Police   021-419-4870

V&A Waterfront

  • V&A Harbour Master, Steven Bentley
    021-408-7831 / 083-293-4616
  • V&A Marina Manager
    021-408-7835 / 083-543-5711
 Help !
  • NSRI emergencies 021-449-3500
  • NSRI V&A base 021-425-2225
  • Rescue 10177 Emergency (Vodacom) 112
  • Disaster 107

Customs & Immigration

  • Customs   021-413-5000
  • Port Health   021-421-1124
  • Immigration   021-421-1007/8

Marine Pollution   021-421-6170
Oil Spills   021-703-8313 / 021-703-3070



SA Yacht Register, email SA Sailing

V.H.F. Channels
6Race communications
14for contacting Port Control only
16 initial contact & receiving purposes,   and distress ONLY

NOT to be used (Pilot / Port working frequencies)   9     12     13     14     16     25     26     27     67     74

Maritime Safety Information

Radio Weather Bulletins & Navigational Warnings: 10h15 UTC & 18h15 UTC daily.

Transmission on 4375 kHz, 8740 kHz, 13146 kHz   and on the following VHF channels:

Alexander Bay
04
Pearly Beach
85
Mazeppa Bay
28
Port Nolloth
01
Struisbaai
84
Port St Johns
24
Hondeklipbaai
25
Albertinia
86
Port Edward
27
Doringbaai
03
Knysna
23
Port Shepstone
26
Elandsbaai
23
Kareedouw
24
Bluff (Durban)
26
Saldanha Bay
27
Botha's Hill
25
Richards Bay
28
Milnerton
25
Botha's Hill
27
Cape St Lucia
25
Constantiaberg
26
Governorskop
83
Sodwana
03
Hermanus
04
East London
26
Kosi Bay
01

The presentation comprises distress or urgency messages when present,
gale warnings when present,
and the latest weather forecasts for the following coastal and adjacent areas:
  • Orange River to Cape Agulhas;
  • Cape Agulhas to East London;
  • East London to Maputo;
  • Cape West;
  • Cape East;
  • Durban East;
  • Mozambique Channel.
This is followed with the navigational and NAVAREA warnings in force and the current traffic list.

The combined coastal weather reports, comprising observations taken at various stations around the
South African Coast at 12h00 UTC daily, is combined and presented as one single broadcast at 13h33 UTC

NAVTEX 518 kHz F1B Medium Range - Navigational warnings & important information to ships.

Cape Town Radio, Port Elizabeth Radio and Durban Radio allocated transmission times.

Cape Town Radio00h2004h2008h2012h2016h2020h20   UTC
Port Elizabeth Radio   01h2005h2009h2013h2017h2021h20
Durban Radio02h2006h2010h2014h2018h2022h20

The highlighted UTC time slots = combined coastal weather bulletins & navigational warnings.

SafetyNET - Enhanced Group Calls on SATCOM C

high seas
      Indian Ocean Region                 [East of 20°E]
      Atlantic Ocean Region East     [West of 20°E].

This satellite-based service is used for the promulgation of meteorological & navigational warnings,
forecasts and other urgent safety related messages

               09h40 UTC Weather
               19h40 UTC Weather and NAVAREA warnings

Radio Telephony - Distress and Commercial

VHF - Ch16 - 27 transceiver sites - Alexander to Kosi Bay]

MF - 2182 kHz - six transmitters & 11 receivers around the SA coast

HF

ITU ChannelCoast stationShip/Aircraft
SimplexCh45041254125
DuplexCh42144174125
DuplexCh82187798255
SimplexCh12501229012290
SimplexCh16501642016420
DuplexCh22212275622060
SimplexCh 1253 [12C]1235912359
SimplexCh 1654 [16D]1653716537

Ch421 is used as supplementary call-&-answer when 2182 is being used for distress.

Commercial call-&-answer use: simplex channels, Ch 12 C and Ch 16 D.

Simplex frequencies 4125 kHz, 12290 kHz, 16420 kHz = distress traffic only.


Manual Radio Telephony
frequencies used subsequent to making initial contact on the call-&-answer frequencies listed above.

ITU ChannelCape Town RadioShip / Aircraft
403
4363
4071     * AUTOLINK
405
4369
4077
407
4375
4083
602
6504
6203
803
8725
8201     * AUTOLINK
805
8731
8207
808
8740
8216
1209
13101
12254
1224
13146
12299
1608
17263
16381
1633
17338
16456
2204
22705
22009
2206
22711
22015

Telkom Maritime Services
  • maritimeradio@ixmail.co.za
  • www.telkom.co.za
  • Phone: +27 21 551 0700
  • Facsimile: +27 21 551 3760
  • National Free Call: 080 022 2208
  • Ships in South African Ports: 080 020 1987
  • Account enquiries and new registrations: 080 02 23339
  • TELEX National 5116   International 095511600
 ZSC - ZSQ - ZSD - ASMCC

Cape Town Radio
Port Elizabeth Radio
Durban Radio
South African COSPAS-SARSAT Local User Terminal & Mission Control Centre

Central control: Milnerton, Cape Town, S33°52.80   E018°30.00

Full Telkom Maritime Services Brochure 2010

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