The Director of the Public Body Central Nautical Management, who is also the State Harbour Master, announces the following:
The precise source of the instruction that ships with a beam of more than 35 metres wishing to pass through the IJmuiden North Lock must be assisted by two pilots could not be found on the Port of Amsterdam's website. Therefore the text of the Basijn (Announcement) in question, i.e. No.19/1988, will be given below:
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR SHIPPING AND MARITIME AFFAIRS
REGION IJMOND