Galle International Marina yacht clearance: customs and port health procedures 2026?
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Vessels must hail Galle Port Control on VHF Ch 16 at least 12 nautical miles out. You are directed to anchor in the quarantine outer roads until Port Health, Immigration, Customs, and Sri Lanka Navy boarding teams clear the vessel. Engaging a licensed local shipping agent is legally mandatory for foreign yachts processing inward and outward clearance. A bond deposit is required to prevent commercial cabotage.
Never dispatch tenders ashore before formal quarantine yellow-flag clearance is granted; unauthorized landings result in heavy port security fines and vessel detentions.
Duty-free bunkering for foreign yachts inside Galle Port requires a 48-hour notice through Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) bunkering divisions.
Surge inside Galle Marina during the southwest monsoon can strain cleats and mooring lines; set heavy rubber snubber shock-absorbers on all lines.
Discharging blackwater bilges inside the historic bay is tracked by maritime environmental police via satellite surface oil analysis.
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