Entrar en barco: Japón

Antes de llegar

• Avisar a las autoridades 24 horas antes de la llegada.
• Trámite en línea: Pre-arrival Procedure Form / Ship Security Information (Japan Coast Guard), par NACCS, fax, courrier ou remise en main propre — kaiho.mlit.go.jp/ope/apply/hoan00-e.html

Los pasos (en inglés)

1. At least one week ahead: apply for the blanket closed-port permit at the MLIT District Transport Bureau of the first closed port you will visit.
2. 24 h before arrival (one week recommended): send the pre-arrival form and crew list to the Coast Guard office of the chosen open port.
3. Arrive in daylight at the announced time; the Coast Guard tells you which quay to use for clearance.
4. Alongside: quarantine (health, fresh food), customs (search, forms), Coast Guard, immigration (fingerprints, photo, 90-day stamp for most nationalities).
5. Ask customs for Naikosen status, then cruise port to port with the closed-port permit.

Los documentos que llevar a bordo

• Pasaportes de toda la tripulación
• Lista de tripulantes
• Documentación del barco
• Declaración general
• Declaración de provisiones
• Declaración marítima de sanidad
• Declaración de bioseguridad

Conviene saber (en inglés)

• First entry must be at an 'open port' (official MLIT list of about 119 ports).
• Every vessel arriving from abroad, whatever its size, sends ship security information to the Coast Guard 24 h before arrival; cruisers recommend a week.
• Calling at a 'closed port' (almost all marinas and anchorages) is forbidden without a special MLIT permit: the blanket permit is free, never expires, apply at least one week ahead; penalties up to 2 years in prison or a JPY 1,000,000 fine.
• Fresh fruit, vegetables and meat on board are destroyed by quarantine on arrival.
• Ask at the first port for 'Naikosen' (domestic) status to avoid customs formalities in every port; it cannot be obtained at Chichijima (Ogasawara).

Los puertos de entrada

Los puertos donde se puede hacer la entrada, y los servicios presentes.

Fuentes

• kaiho.mlit.go.jp/ope/apply/hoan00-e.html
• mlit.go.jp/en/maritime/specialpermission.html
• mlit.go.jp/common/001420113.pdf
• mlit.go.jp/common/001257673.pdf

Esta información procede de fuentes públicas y de la experiencia de los navegantes. No sustituye a las autoridades del país, las únicas que dan fe: compruébelo antes de salir.