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Motril Port Pilots

Professional pilotage at the Port of Motril, combining 24/7 availability, local knowledge and operational coordination for arrivals, departures and harbour manoeuvres.

Service24/7 contactTelephone/VHF for operational coordination
VHFChannel 14Operational contact channel
Compulsory pilotage≥ 500 GTSubject to applicable exemptions
Pilot boarding36° 42’ 6’’ N · 3° 31’ 00’’ WPublished in the 2026 PPP
Marine technical service

Local knowledge supporting safe and efficient manoeuvring.

Pilotage provides the master with specialised navigational advice for port entry, departure and manoeuvring within the service area. It combines local knowledge, manoeuvre planning and operational exchange with the vessel, including coordination with towage, mooring and other port services when required.

ARRIVAL

Entry and berthing

Planning and advice from pilot boarding through to the safe completion of the arrival, berthing, mooring or anchoring manoeuvre.

DEPARTURE

Unberthing and departure

Advice from unberthing until completion of the service, with particular attention to safe departure and port traffic.

SHIFTING

Internal shifts

Berth shifts and other internal movements within the pilotage service area.

COORDINATION

Nautical coordination

Operational information exchange with the vessel and coordination of the marine services required for the manoeuvre.

Port of Motril

Technical data for port-call planning.

The Port Authority’s current technical page states an entrance channel width of 100 m, a length of 700 m, a published depth of 14.0 m at BMVE and a mud seabed; the harbour entrance is listed as 250 m wide with a published depth of 14.0 m. Other official Port publications show different values for channel width and seabed type, so these particulars should be verified against current nautical publications before use in passage or manoeuvre planning.

ENTRANCE CHANNEL100 mCurrent technical-page value
LENGTH700 mEntrance channel
DEPTH BMVE14.0 mChannel and entrance
SEABEDMudCurrent technical-page value
Operational note: official Port publications are not fully consistent on some entrance-channel particulars. This website follows the current technical page, but navigation and manoeuvre planning must rely on current charts, notices and official nautical publications, together with instructions from the Port Authority, Maritime Authority and Pilot Station.
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