General
Port Canaveral Pilot Information

Anchorage Area
Approximately 1 nautical mile (n.m.) SOUTH of Buoy #3

Pilot Boarding Area
1 n.m. SOUTHEAST of Light Buoy #3. Lat. 28-20.7N; Long.080-30.5W

Arrival Notification
A 24-hour notice is required by Canaveral Pilots Association and Canaveral Port Authority Operations. For more information on entering Canaveral Harbor, click here.

Contact
Canaveral Pilots Association
P.O. Box 816
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
Radio: Pilots monitor VHF Channel 12.
Telephone: To order pilot, 321-783-4645
Fax: To request information, 321-783-6268

Piloting Rates

Draft Charge (per foot of draft)
Minimum draft charged
Tonnage charge, per gross registered ton
Minimum Tonnage charged
Docking and undocking
Shifting "live ships" along same pier
Shifting vessels without steering or motive power
(per foot of draft)
Anchoring vessels
Detention or standby per half hour after first half hour

$12.50
12'-00"
$0.028
2500 G.R.T.
no charge
$100.00 plus $0.028 G.R.T.
$20.00 plus $0.028 G.R.T.
 
$100.00
$50.00


Commission Meeting
A meeting of the Canaveral Port District Board of Commissioners was held on November 19 - see agenda results



Photo Release
Canaveral Basin Expansion Opens Channel to Larger Cruise Ships - more information



TWIC Compliance Date Set
enforcement begins December 1, 2008... download pdf



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