Falsterbokanal

Navinfo near Ljunghusen

Last edited 17.07.2022 at 09:20 by NV Charts Team

Latitude

55° 23’ 44.1” N

Longitude

12° 56’ 56.1” E

Information

Trafficsignals Falsterbokanal:

Der befeuerte Kanal ist Tag und Nacht befahrbar. Nur bei Wasserstandsunterschieden von mehr als einem Meter wird der Kanal gesperrt, was allerdings nur sehr selten vorkommt. Im Kanal, der mit einem Tiefgang bis zu 4 m und einer Breite von bis zu 20 m The lit canal is navigable day and night. The canal is only closed when the water level differences are more than one meter, which is very rare. In the canal, which can be navigated with a draft of up to 4 m and a width of up to 20 m, the maximum permitted speed is 5 kn. Sailing in the canal is not allowed! When the bridge or lock gates are closed, a distance of at least 200 m must be kept from them. The bascule bridge at the northern end of the canal has a passage width of 25 m and is 3.9 m high when closed, at medium water level.

The bridge and canal guard is standby on VHF 16 and Working Channel 11.

Locks: To avoid strong currents, lock gates are installed at the south and north exits. In the summer months, however, the current is rarely so strong that the lock gates have to be closed.

Opening times
15.Apr. - 30.Sept. 06.00 - 22.00h every 2 hours
01.Oct. - 14.Apr. 06.00 and 18.00h every 4 hours
During 24.-26.Dez. + 31.Dez. + 01.Jan. the canal is closed
Further information Tel.: +46 10 478 56 60 or
VHF 11
Acoustic signals
long long short Requesting bridge opening
long long short short bridge does not need to open
Other acoustic signals
short long Caution Signal, south bound
long short Caution Signal, north bound
long I am under way
long long I am not under way
long long long Intention to moor
Light signals
red Canal is closed
red_flash Canal is open

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