Loodsdienst Vlissingen - Westerschelde
Loodswezen regio Scheldemonden

In order to avoid any delay for your vessel, it is imperative to send our Pilotage Service an E.T.A. message in time.

• E.T.A. messages compulsory, at least 6 hours before arrival at the pilot station.
• E.T.A. changes of 2 hours or more have to be reported.
• E.T.A. messages should be sent directly to the pilot station by master, not by agent.

Destination The Netherlands:

E.T.A. message to: Pilotage Vlissingen (NL)
For captains only: orderpilot@loodswezen.nl
phone: +31 (0)118 48 95 02
fax: +31 (0)118 41 23 21
telex: 37811 LWVL

Destination Belgium:

Entrance via Steenbank Pilot
E.T.A. message to: Pilotage Vlissingen (NL)
For captains only: orderpilot@loodswezen.nl
phone: +31 (0)118 48 95 02
fax: +31 (0)118 41 23 21
telex: 44 37811 LWVL
Entrance via Wandelaar Pilot
E.T.A. message to: Pilot VTS Wandelaar
For captains only: orderpilot@loodswezen.be
phone: +32 (0)9 250 57 14
fax: +32 (0)9 251 63 21
telex: 13704

E.T.A. message consists of:

A (Alfa) ship's name and call-sign
B (Bravo) date and time of arrival in UTC
I (India) port of destination
J (Juliet) pilot required at pilot station Steenbank or Wandelaar
O (Oscar) maximum draught
T (Tango) agent U (Uniform) - length overall - gross tonnage
X (X-ray) remarks

Traffic centre Steenbank VHF 64 phone: +31 (0)118 424 760 / 790
Traffic centre Kwintebank / Wandelaar VHF 65 phone: +32 (0)50 55 08 01