2 Geographical coverage of the system and the number and edition of the reference chart used for delineation of the system
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.332(90) – Adoption of Amendments to the Existing Mandatory Ship Reporting System “In the Storebælt (Great Belt) Traffic area (BELTREP)” – (Adopted on 22 May 2012) - Annex – Mandatory Ship Reporting System “In the Storebælt (Great Belt) Traffic Area (BELTREP)” - 2 Geographical coverage of the system and the number and edition of the reference chart used for delineation of the system

2 Geographical coverage of the system and the number and edition of the reference chart used for delineation of the system

  2.1 The mandatory ship reporting system BELTREP is operated by Great Belt VTS. The call sign is "Belt Traffic".

  2.2 The operational area of BELTREP covers the central and northern part of the Storebælt (Great Belt) and the Hatter Barn area north of Storebælt (Great Belt) at the entrance to the Baltic Sea, as shown below and on the chartlet given in appendix 1-A. The area includes the routeing systems at Hatter Barn, in the Storebælt (Great Belt) area and Langelandsbælt, all adopted by the Organization. The BELTREP area also includes the central part of route Tango. Datum; World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84):

  • 2.2.1 Report- and borderline West (RW)

    Fyn: 1) 55° 36′.00 N, 010° 38′.00 E (Korshavn)
    Samsø: 2) 55° 47′.00 N, 010° 38′.00 E (East coast of Samsø)
  • 2.2.2 Report- and borderline North (RN)

    Samsø: 2) 55° 47′.00 N, 010° 38′.00 E (East coast of Samsø)
      3) 56° 00′.00 N, 010° 56′.00 E (At sea near Marthe Flak)
    Sjælland: 4) 56° 00′.00 N, 011° 17′.00 E (Sjællands Odde)
  • 2.2.3 Report- and borderline South (RS)

    Stigsnæs: 5) 55° 12′.00 N, 011° 15′.40 E (Gulfhavn)
    Omø: 6) 55° 08′.40 N, 011° 09′.00 E (Ørespids, Omø)
      7) 55° 05′.00 N, 011° 09′.00 E (At sea south of Ørespids)
    Langeland E: 8) 55° 05′.00 N, 010° 56′.10 E (Snøde Øre)
  • 2.2.4 Report- and borderline Southwest (RSW)

    Langeland W: 9) 55° 00′.00 N, 010° 48′.70 E (South of Korsebølle Rev)
    Thurø Rev: 10) 55° 01′.20 N, 010° 44′.00 E (Thurø Rev Light buoy)
  • 2.2.5 Sector division

    The BELTREP area is divided into two sectors at latitude 11) 55°35′.00 N; sector 1 northerly and sector 2 southerly. Each sector has an assigned VHF channel as shown in appendix 2.

  2.3 The reference charts (Datum: World Geodetic System 1984, WGS 84), which include the operational area of BELTREP, are Danish charts nos. 112 (15th edition 2010), 128 (10th edition 2009), 141 (21st edition 2010), 142 (18th edition 2010), 143 (19th edition 2009) and 160 (7th edition 2007).


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