§ 37.1. When a vessel released from the obligation to use Pilot’s services approaches a roadstead (an anchorage), she should notify Harbor Master’s Office about it using means of radiotelegraphic communication. 4. Harbor Master may instruct any vessel to use Pilot’s services if safety considerations require it. § 38. A vessel should call a Pilot by radio, via VHF. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a vessel may also send signals in accordance with the International Code of Signals. § 39.1. Pilots may only be transported aboard vessels designed specifically for this purpose (pilot boats) or adapted to this purpose. 2. If harbor water bodies and the roadstead are covered with ice, Harbor Master’s Office may permit the Pilot to be transported aboard a tug. 3. A Pilot should embark and disembark in accordance with the requirements of SOLAS 74 Convention. 4. When embarking and disembarking, a Pilot is obliged to wear a life jacket. § 40.1. A Pilot is under an obligation to refuse to commence pilotage if he deems that it would cause violation of harbor regulations or that the vessel is unseaworthy. 2. A Pilot should promptly notify Harbor Master’s Office about each case of refusal to commence pilotage and follow the received instructions. 3. Each time before embarking a vessel, a Pilot is obliged to read the current draft of the vessel and report it to Harbor Master’s Office. § 41. A vessel which, pursuant to the regulations contained herein, is under an obligation to use Pilot’s services may change her berthing site in the harbor without a Pilot’s assistance only if she is dragged using mooring lines along the same clear berth, with a permission from Harbor Master’s Office. § 42. A Pilot should notify Harbor Master’s Office about unmooring and mooring of a vessel and, upon request from Harbor Master’s Office, report the position of the piloted vessel. § 43.1. Pilot’s services must be used in the area from the roadstead/anchorage to the vessel’s mooring site and vice versa.
3. The speed limits specified in Paragraph 1 do not apply to state service vessels performing their statutory duties. §122.1. The working channel of the Gdynia Harbor Master’s Office is VHF channel 12. 2. Tugs and pilot boats engaged in assisting vessels proceeding toward and out of the harbor, as well as sport vessels entering or leaving the Marina are released from the obligation to gain permission to enter/leave granted by Harbor Master’s Office. §123.1. Sports vessels may only navigate within the Gdynia harbor waterbodies in result of arrangements made with Harbor Master. 2. Sports vessels proceeding within the harbor waterbodies should have their mechanical propulsion ready to use and be provided with uninterrupted radio communication (VHF channel 12), unless Harbor Master’s Office instructions provide otherwise. 3. Vessels with gross tonnage above 200, moving within the harbor roadstead area, should keep a minimum distance of 500 m from breakwaters, whereas vessels with gross tonnage of 200 or less – a distance of 200 m. 4. Vessels whose actual draft is above their load line shall not be towed within the harbor. §124. Vessels and floating harbor facilities shall not be moored alongside at: Nabrzeże Fińskie [Finnish Berth]; Nabrzeże Polskie [Polish Berth] – a 250 m long section from Nabrzeże Fińskie to bollard No. 14; in Basin No. V, at opposite berths; Nabrzeże Południowe [Southern Berth] and Nabrzeże Gościnne [Guest Berth] at the Naval Shipyard; Nabrzeże Islandzkie [Icelandic Berth] and Nabrzeże Wendy [Wenda Berth]; Nabrzeże Bramowe [Gate Berth]. §125. Vessels longer than 150 m may proceed within the Southern Canal if they meet the following requirements: wind force: west wind - up to and including 5°B, east wind - up to and including 3°B; vessels broader than 10 m shall not berth at Nabrzeże Wendy and Nabrzeże Islandzkie; while vessels enter/leave Nabrzeże Śląskie [Silesian Berth], a 100 m long section of Nabrzeże Wendy adjacent to Nabrzeże Śląskie corner should be clear. §126. Maneuvering conditions should be each time agreed with Harbor Master for the following vessels:
§138.1. Vessels heading to Elbląg Harbor, after passing the “ELBLĄG” beacon should communicate with Harbor Master’s Office on VHF channel 10 in order to gain permission to sail into the Elbląg river. 2. Vessels entering the harbor from Vistula Lagoon and departing to Vistula Lagoon shall notify Harbor Master’s Office about passing the starboard (SBE) and portside entrance (PSE) lights, Batorowo lay-by and the pontoon bridge in Nowakowo. 3. Navigation on the Elbląg river (from SBE to Dróżno Lake) is only allowed at daytime. 4. The maximum number of vessels arriving or departing in a convoy is two. In special cases Harbor Master may change this number depending on weather conditions and navigational situation (wind force and direction, water level, vessel size and maneuverability). 5. A vessel shall not leave the harbor without Harbor Master’s permission. 6. Provisions of Paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply to: pilot boats and tugs engaged in assisting vessels entering and departing the harbor; sports vessels. 7. Sports vessels proceeding within the harbor waterbodies should have mechanical propulsion and uninterrupted radio communication (VHF channel 71), unless Harbor Master’s Office instructions provide otherwise. 8. Sports vessels navigating within the harbor waterbody shall give way to vessels entering/leaving the Elbląg Harbor. 9. Sea sailing clubs shall keep records or arrivals and departures of sports vessels, and shall make these records available upon request of Harbor Master’s Office officers. §139.1. Before entering the Elbląg river, vessels heading to the harbor from the direction of Jagielloński Canal shall contact the Harbor Master’s Office to gain permission to enter. Harbor Master’s Office gives their permission on VHF channel 71. 2. Vessels leaving the harbor through Jagielloński Canal are also under an obligation to report the moment of their entry into the canal. §140.1. The following lay-by locations are established on the Elbląg river for arriving and departing vessels to pass each other: lay-by at kilometer 6 of the Elbląg river when reaching the berth in Batorowo; turning basin at kilometer 12.5 of the Elbląg river (when reaching the entrance to Jagielloński Canal);