Location: 18°25’ N, 77°8’W

Facilities: Anchorage, pilotage, water, provisions, bunkers by arrangement.

Airports: Sangster International Airport is 102 km from port. Other services available at Boscobel Domestic Airport.

Anchorage: Off outer buoy

Approach: Easy access via open water. The bay is used as the turning basin (width 2,000 ft).

Pilot: Pick up one mile (NE or NW) of sea buoy at entrance to Ocho Rios Bay.

Tenders: Tender service is not available, but ship’s tender may be used to land passengers at Berth No 2 as well as at James Bond Pier.

Weather: Winds N, NE, ENE, E, ESE 87 per cent; NNW, NW, WNW four percent. Wind speed 11-16 knots 40 per cent; over 21 knots 2.5 per cent. Windiest months November to March. Strongest winds from NNE, NE, ENE reaching maximum from east.

Pilotage: Agents alert Pilotage Department on ship’s ETA and ETD at least 12 hours before required time. Pilot boards and guides ship in and out of channel. Pilotage charges are calculated according to grt.

Towage: Not available.

Bunkers: Can be arranged with prior notice.

Provisions: Available locally.

Water: Adequate supplies available.

Medical aid: St Ann’s Bay Hospital is 37 km from the port.