英属（England）南大西洋圣赫勒拿岛（Saint Helena）詹姆斯敦（Jamestown）港简介 

(A brief introduction to the port of Jamestown, Saint Helena, British South Atlantic) 

根据徐船长原创资料编辑翻译而成，供参考。感谢徐船长的大力支持！ 

According to Captain Xu's original information edited and translated for reference only.Thank you Captain Xu for your strong support!

1. Introduction

Jamestown (15°55's, 005°43'W) is the capital and only town on the island of St. Helena in the British South Atlantic.

The island can be landed only to the northwest of the James Bay, from which there is a 2.4 km long narrow river valley into the inland, the port of Jamestown and the town is located in this river valley, the city only one street in the valley.

The island of Saint Helena is mainly populated by people of African descent（后代） and immigrants from Europe（欧洲移民）.

The island is a volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, and when the lava from the eruption cooled and rose above sea level, it formed Holy Island（该岛是南大西洋的一个火山岛，火山喷发的岩浆冷却后，高出海平面，就形成了圣岛）。

Belong to the United Kingdom, 1,950 kilometers from the west coast of Africa, 3,400 kilometers from the east coast of South America, isolated in the sea(大洋中的孤岛）.

There is an airport, but the flights are few and the weather is much affected.

The port language is English;

Use GMT-3;

Uncode: SHSHN;

Port density: 1.025g/cm3.

2. Hydrometeorology(水文气象）

The port is a mild tropical Marine climate prevailing southeast trade winds（信风）, the climate is mild（温和）, the dry season and winter arrive at the same time（旱季与冬天同时到来）, generally from April to October, during this period, the rainfall is very little, the weather is clear and cool, is the best tourist season, the rainy season lasts from November to March, is also the hottest and most humid time of the year（也是一年中最热、最潮湿的时候）, the island's annual average temperature of 19 ~ 23℃.

Absolute maximum temperatures rarely exceed 32 ° C and annual precipitation（降雨量） is 500 mm.

3. Anchorage

When approaching the island from the northwest of the island, the ship needs to refer to the following two navigable signs and markers(看两个叠标） close to the anchorage, 3 nautical miles from the port on VHF16/14/10/12 to ST HELENA RADIO or the HARBOUR MASTER's OFFICE. Report the relevant information of the ship and apply for anchorage and anchor yourself.

In addition, there is no pilotage service and berth in the port, all unloading and replenishment are operated by floating crane at the anchorage, and the water depth of the open anchorage is 13-36 meters, which is not difficult for ship maneuvering.

4. Documents required for customs arrival

If the ship arrives at the port, the ship must submit the ship's particulars and crew list as well as a valid passport through the agent at least 2 days before the arrival.

After anchoring, immigration and customs will board the ship to handle the relevant formalities.

5. Precautions

(1) The duty-free goods of ships arriving at the port for anchoring must be sealed up by the Customs.

Customs allowance for officers and crew: 1 litre of spirits with a concentration of more than 22%; Wine 2 liters or beer 4.08 liters (12 x 340 ml).

250 ml of perfume（香水） and toilet water（花露水）. Cigarettes 200 g or other tobacco products 250 g.

If they exceed the amount, they will be fined or imprisoned（监禁）, and the excess duty-free goods will be confiscated（没收）.

2. During the anchoring period, pollution prevention work should be done to block the main deck of each scupper, and it is forbidden to discharge any garbage and oil sewage.

3. The port can supply fresh water and food, you need to contact the agent in advance, the food in this port is of good quality, but it is relatively expensive and limited, you need to ask a small barge to deliver the ship.

4. The island is rich in geological features and wildlife, and there are frequent whale gatherings, especially one Seychelles giant turtle, which is nearly 200 years old and holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest land animal. These animals are protected and offenders are subject to heavy fines4(该小岛地质特色与野生物种多彩多姿，且常有鲸鱼集结，特别是有一只塞舌尔巨龟年龄接近200岁，保持着陆地最古老动物吉尼斯世界纪录，这些动物都受到保护，违法者将受巨额罚款).