The reports required from ships entering the area covered
by the system are position reports similar to the existing MAREP/POSREP
arrangements. The short title for the ship-report is CALDOVREP.
Reports should be made using VHF voice transmissions. However,
when reporting to DOVER COASTGUARD, ships can fulfil the reporting
requirements of a CALDOVREP through the use of automatic ship identification
transponders by the Organization.
A ship may elect, for reasons of commercial confidentiality,
to communicate that section of the report which provides information
on cargo by non-verbal means prior to entering the system.