Jahrgang 81 
Nr. 456 
Dienstag, den 29.01.2008 
u. 
Restrictions to Navigation 
=stonia 
Finland 
Russia 
Sweden 
darbour/District 
Pärnu Port 
Tornio, Kemi and Oulu 
Raahe 
Lake Saimaa 
Kokkola, Pietarsaari and Vaasa 
KXaskinen 
‚St. Petersburg 
Karlsborg and Luleä 
Karlsborg and Luleä 
Northern Ängermanälven 
Haraholmen, Skellefteä, Holmsund, 
Husum and Rundvik 
] 
At least dwt/hp Ice Class 
1600 kW IC 
2000 dwt IA 
2000 dwt IA and IB 
1500 dwt Il 
2000 dwt land Il 
1300 / 2000 dwt IA and IB /IC and Il 
2000 hp required 
1300 / 2000 dwt IC/1H 
2000 dwt IA and IB 
1300 / 2000 dwt IC/1H 
1300 / 2000 dwt IC/1H 
Begin 
13.01. 
27.01. 
27.01. 
07.01. 
27.01. 
27.01. 
10.01. 
20.12. 
02.02. 
20.12. 
02.02. 
Information of the Icebreaker Sarviss 7 
Estonia 
Tugs and barges are not assisted to Pärnu. 
icebreaker: EVA-316 assists in the Pärnu Bay. 
Finland 
Saimaa Canal will be closed for traffic on 3'° of February. 
Icebreaker: ARPPE assists in the southern Lake Saimaa, Saimaa Canal and in the Varkaus fairway. 
OTSO and KONTIO assist in the northern Bay of Bothnia. 
Vessels bound for Finnish ports and requiring icebreaker assistance shall, well in advance of entering ice- 
covered waters, report to an icebreaker in accordance with instructions given in the daily ice report. In 
addition, vessels bound for Gulf of Bothnia ports in which traffic restrictions apply shall, when passing 
Svenska Björn, report their nationality, name, port of destination, ETA and speed to VTS Gävle on VHF 
channel 84. This report can also be given directly by phone + 46 26 647 150 or +46 26 647 151. If 
‚equired, due to the ice conditions, the position for reporting can be transferred farther to the south. 
Vessels in the Gulf of Finland of 300 GT or more are required to report to the GOFREP Traffic Centre. 
A vessel stuck in ice must notify the icebreaker of its position without delay. 
Russia 
Tow boat-barges are not assisted to St. Petersburg. Vessels without ice class are not assisted to ports 
Vyborg and Vysotsk. 
icebreaker: SEMYAN DEZNEV and KARU assist low-powered vessels to St. Petersburg, KAPITAN 
‚ZMAILOV to Vyborg and Vysotsk. 
Sweden 
All ships entering harbours in the Gulf of Bothnia shall, when passing Svenska Björn (N 5983’ E2001’ ) 
sontact the VTS Gävle on VHF channel 84. 
icebreaker: ALE assists at need in the northern Bay of Bothnia.