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UN/LOCODE GBLIV · United Kingdom · Europe · LIV
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
seaport · airport
Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.
Mersey VTS / Liverpool Pilotage
ISPS security level (normal): 1
Tidal bar port; mandatory Mersey pilotage; Liverpool2 terminal handles 13,500 TEU vessels; Gladstone Dock tanker berths.
Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.
Practical information for crew arriving here. Verified where possible — see sources. Spot a mistake or missing detail? Tell us.
UK rules: most visa-waiver nationalities (US, EU, etc.) need no visa for shore leave. Other nationalities need a Standard Visitor visa (transit) — apply in advance via gov.uk/check-uk-visa. Seafarers signing on/off at UK ports who need a visa should also confirm with their flag-state.
Plan it: /tools/shore-leave-port-card
Nearest major airport: Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL (~14 km)). Vessel agent normally arranges taxi or seafarer-centre shuttle to/from the airport at sign-on / sign-off. Confirm transport with the agent at least 24 hours before disembarkation.
Major operators: EE, O2, Vodafone, Three. Prepaid SIM at any supermarket. Free Wi-Fi at Apostleship of the Sea + Mission to Seafarers centres in Felixstowe (Felixstowe Seafarers' Centre), Southampton, Tilbury (Stella Maris), Liverpool, Hull. The Sailors' Society also operates UK port chaplaincies.
Related rights: shore leave · medical care · abandonment · unpaid wages.
Port-state-control region: paris MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.
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