Pointe Française ou Pointe des Hattes (French Guiana)
15nm
23°
20 Jan 16
Joëlle
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For clearance, visit the PAF (police aux frontières ) at the car ferry to have your passport stamped (entry and exit). Not obligatory for European citizens, but prevents issues when your next stop is Suriname.
Customs (la douane) is in the administrative centre.
A buoyed channel for cargo vessels marks the route. Following the latest survey of the Maroni River, the minimum depth at high tide is over 4m.
Beware of fishing nets when approaching the Maroni river's safe water mark.While night entry is possible, it is not recommended as buoys closer to Saint Laurent are not lit.
Anchorage.—Sheltered anchorage can be taken about 0.5 mile N of Pointe Panato, about 2 miles SSW of Pointe Francaise, in 7 to 8m, mud.