🧭 Authorized Channel Depth (Controlling Depth) Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Federal main channels and basins deepened/authorized to -53 ft MLLW. 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Vessel Traffic Service (Vts) Area And Communications Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 LA/LB VTS (San Pedro Traffic) covers ~25 nm seaward of Point Fermin; call sign 'San Pedro Traffic'; monitor VHF Ch 14 prior to entry. 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Pilot Boarding Locations And Service Hours Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Los Angeles Pilot Service boards tank vessels ≥2 nm from the entrance; deep-draft (>55 ft) boarded near LA Channel Buoy #1; service 24/7, 365 days. 94% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Notices And Temporary Restrictions (Dredging, Safety Zones, Aton) Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 USCG Broadcast/Local Notice to Mariners and VTS broadcasts announce dredging, safety zones, ATON discrepancies and temporary restrictions—check before approach. 94% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Anchorage And Anchoring Restrictions Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Anchoring inside LA/Long Beach harbors limited to designated anchorages; anchoring outside designated areas prohibited without COTP approval; 10‑day limit in some cases. 93% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Compulsory Pilotage / Pilot Requirement Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Foreign vessels and U.S. vessels without a federal local pilot must use a Port Pilot; vessels >300 GT required to use a federally licensed pilot inside the breakwater. 92% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Real-Time Tides, Currents And Environmental Data Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 NOAA PORTS (Los Angeles/Long Beach) provides real-time tides, currents, winds, visibility and current predictions for approach planning. 92% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment