Montenegro

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Montenegro Cruising Guide

An online Cruising guide for yachts sailing to Montenegro

Montenegro
Montenegro
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Capital:	Podgorica GPS: 42°26.34′N, 19°15.26′E
Language:	Montenegrin
Currency:	Euro
Time Zone	UTC +1
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Background

The Republic of Montenegro is a country in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south. To the west of Montenegro is the Adriatic Sea.

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Climate & Weather

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Sources of weather forecasting here.

Charts

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Special Navigation Notes

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Local Radio Nets

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• Bar Radio Coast Station: Ph:+381 (0)85 9833, Mob: 067 642 179, Fax:+381 (0)85 313 600, Monitors VHF 16 and 24 (handles all types of radio traffic) Email

Arrival/Departure procedures

Arrival

When approaching the coast of Montenegro you can expect to be contacted by a navy vessel so, VHF16 must be monitored at all times. They will require the following information:

• Yacht's name
• Owner's name
• Radio call-sign
• Vessel's flag
• Vessel's registered port
• Destination
• Last port of call

Announce your arrival as early as possible to the Harbourmaster at either Kotor or Bar via the Bar Radio Coast Station on VHF16 and proceed directly for check-in.

Required documentation:

• The boat registration papers
• The insurance documents
• A cruising permit purchased on arrival at a port of entry

Departure

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Immigration

All arrivals in Montenegro must have a valid passport with the exception of those from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia who require only an ID card.

For stays of up to 90 days, visas are not necessary for members of the EU, Former Yugoslav Republics (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia), Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belorussia, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Israel, Republic of Korea, Japan and Switzerland.

Citizens of Albania, Russian Federation and Ukraine may stay for up to 30 days without a visa.

All other nationalities must obtain visas in advance of arrival.

Customs

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Fees and Charges

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• Entry fee:
• Cruising permit:

Ports & Popular Stops

• Bar (Port of entry)
• Budva (Port of entry)
• Herceg Novni (Port of entry)
• Kotor (Port of entry)
• Petrovac
• Risan (Port of entry)
• Tivat
• Ulcinj
• Zelenika (Port of entry)

Offshore Islands

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Health

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Security

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Transportation

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Cruiser's Friends

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