Compulsory Pilotage Areas
Zone C
Consists of all the navigable waters within a line drawn from Red Head to Crichton Island Light and a line drawn from North Canso Light to Heffernan Pt.
- Pilot Boarding Station: Northern Approach 45° 41′ 42″N / 61° 28′ 18″W
- First ETA UTC (Hours): 12
- Confirm or Correct ETA (Hours): 6
- Departure / Movage Local Time (Hours): 12 – Tentative / 4 – Confirm
- Pilot Boat R/T Channel No.: 14
Chedabucto Bay
For vessels not over 225.5 m (739.829 ft.) LOA
- Pilot Boarding Station: Inner Approach 45° 29′ 30″N / 61° 11′ 06″W
- First ETA UTC (Hours): 12
- Confirm or Correct ETA (Hours): 6
- Departure / Movage Local Time (Hours): 12 – Tentative / 4 – Confirm
- Pilot Boat R/T Channel No.: 14
Chedabucto Bay
For vessels over 225.5 m (739.829 ft.) LOA
- Pilot Boarding Station: Southern Approach 45° 24′ 00″N / 61° 01′ 00″W
- First ETA UTC (Hours): 12
- Confirm or Correct ETA (Hours): 6
- Departure / Movage Local Time (Hours): 12 – Tentative / 4 – Confirm
- Pilot Boat R/T Channel No.: 14
St. Peter’s Lock
- Pilot Boarding Station: Inner Approach 45° 32′ 00″N / 60° 46′ 00″W
- First ETA UTC (Hours): 12
- Confirm or Correct ETA (Hours): 6
- Departure / Movage Local Time (Hours): 12 – Tentative / 4 – Confirm
- Pilot Boat R/T Channel No.: 14
Zone D
Consists of all the navigable waters within a line drawn from Fox Island to Green Island in Chedabucto Bay and a line drawn from Red Head to Crichton Island Light.
- Pilot Boarding Station: Southern Approach 45° 24′ 00″N / 61° 01′ 00″W
- First ETA UTC (Hours): 12
- Confirm or Correct ETA (Hours): 6
- Departure / Movage Local Time (Hours): 12 – Tentative / 4 – Confirm
- Pilot Boat R/T Channel No.: 14