Lock Passage for Leisure Craft in the Södertälje Lock

Transfer of leisure craft during high season (summer) follows set hours, according to the timetable. Low season (winter) the lock may be passed after agreement with lock crew in Södertälje canal.

Information signs are posted about 200 metres from each end of the lock.

Permit to enter the lock is given by the lock crew through loudspeakers and/or the information signs, or VHF channel 14.

Contact with the lock crew at Södertälje Canal
VHF:           Channel 14 (68)
Telephone: +46 (0)8-554 245 00    Press -> 1: Lock and bridge information -> 3:Canal operator

Mooring

• Follow the instructions from the lock crew.
• Please be on stand by with your lines and hook.
• Best way of keeping the boat steady is by grabbing the hooks and ladders at the lock walls.
• Never leave children alone in the boat during the transfer.
• Never leave the boat unattended in the lock.

Merchant vessels
Regardless set hours for lock transfers, merchant vessels have priority, which could result in waiting time for leisure craft.

Due to safety reasons, small boats and leisure craft are not allowed to make the lock transfer simultaneously with the merchant vessels.

Darkness/Restricted visibility
With respect to maritime safety, pay extra attention and take precaution during dark hours and restricted visibility. Leisure craft shall stay clear of the canal sides. During waiting time before lock transfer, the boats are to be berthed and moored to the waiting piers.

Speed
Maximum speed in the Södertälje Canal is 6 knots. However, leisure craft are recommended to, under high precaution and observing the speed restriction, to pass in and out of the lock as quickly as possible, at the given signal. This is particularly important at the southern gate, to avoid traffic jam on the road.

Payment
A lock fee is to be payed by leisure craft.

Fire
Open fire is prohibited in the lock area.

Current water
Pay attention to current water in the lock. Sudden currents may occur and cause unexpected forces. A life jacket is recommended.