Revierfahrt

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Ship encounter during the navigation of two large container ships CMA CGM Magellan (incoming) and CSCL Venus (outgoing) on ​​the Elbe at the level of the Hamburg port pilot station .

The Revierfahrt is the distance that a ship covers from leaving the berth to reaching the open sea. This may require the help of tugs and / or pilots .

For example, there is a long cruise from the Port of Hamburg over the Lower Elbe to the North Sea , while a short one from the Rostock overseas port over the Warnow to the Baltic Sea .

Revierfahrt means increased attention for the ship's command and crew, with experience playing an essential role.

The following provision applies to calling at the Port of Hamburg: “Container ships over 355 m long and / or 48 m wide can only pass the port pilot station (km 629) in the period from 30 minutes before high tide to 2 hours after high tide, if they are for the container berths in the Waltershofer Hafen are determined and should be backed up ". In addition, ships of this size with a combined width of more than 90 to 92 m and a draft of up to 45 feet in the Lower Elbe area are only allowed to perform the maneuver of a ship encounter in a few places, namely where there is a sufficient width of the fairway. In this context, the planned ninth deepening of the Elbe is about so-called encounter boxes for large ships. In general, the respective water levels on the Lower Elbe must be taken into account using the current tide tables , so that the ship does not touch the bottom or run aground due to insufficient water depth . One speaks of a limited time window within which a ship can easily navigate a river area with a tidal range .

literature

  • Joseph Krauss, Heinrich Meldau, Walter Stein: Weather and ocean studies for seafarers, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Göttingen, Heidelberg. 4th edition 1952
  • Peter Kaltenbach, Walter Stein, Otto Steppes: Meldau-Steppes, Textbook of Navigation, Arthur Geist Verlag, Bremen. Chap. 8, p.8.1-8.18 tides; 1958
  • Friedrich Woerdemann: Dampfermanöver, Verlag ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin, Frankfurt. 2nd edition 1958
  • Winfried Böhm: Handbuch der Navigation, Bussesche Verlagshandlung GmbH, pp. 84-100, chapter 15, tides; 1978, ISBN 3-87120-323-8