Officially an agent has to inform the Coast Guard Office about the intended passage through the Strait at least a month and a half in advance. Large craft can lie alongside T-ends of pontoons. 24-hour security overlooks the basin . Security guards on main gate. This club has the most foreign visitors.
Water taps are adjacent to the pontoons.
New showers 2000. Restaurant was refurbished and re-opened in 1999. Excellent repair facilities. Easy access to town with a frequent service and single trolleybus ride Number 7, which terminates 500m away, goes direct to Nevsky Prospect. New Metro station a few hundred metres.