3.2 Content
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.249(83) - Adoption of a New Mandatory Ship Reporting System “On the Approaches to the Polish Ports in the Gulf of Gdansk” - (Adopted on 8 October 2007) - Annex - Mandatory Ship Reporting System “On the Approaches to the Polish Ports in the Gulf of Gdansk" (GDANREP) - 3 Format, content of reports, times and geographical positions for submitting reports, authority to whom reports should be sent and available services - 3.2 Content

3.2 Content

 A full report from a ship to the shore-based Authority by voice should contain the following information:

  3.2.1 Sailing Plan (SP)

A Name of the ship, call sign, IMO identification number (if applicable), MMSI number, flag
C or D Position (expressed in latitude and longitude or bearing to and distance from a landmark)
E and F Course and speed of the ship
G Name of last port of call
I Destination, ETA and ETD
O Maximum present draught
P Cargo and, if dangerous or polluting goods present on board, quantity and UN numbers and IMO hazard classes or pollution category thereof, as appropriate
Q or R Defects, damage, deficiencies or other limitations (vessels towing are to report length of tow and name of object in tow) or any other circumstances affecting normal navigation in accordance with the provisions of the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions
T Contact information of ship's agent or owner
W Total number of persons on board
X Miscellaneous remarks, amount and nature of bunkers if over 5000 tons, navigational status

  3.2.2 Position Report (PR)

A Name of the ship, call sign, IMO identification number (or MMSI for transponder reports)
C or D Position (expressed in latitude and longitude or bearing to and distance from a landmark)

  3.2.3 Final Report (FR)

A Name of the ship, call sign, IMO identification number (or MMSI for transponder reports)
C or D Position (expressed in latitude and longitude or bearing to and distance from a landmark)

  3.2.4 Other Reports

When an incident or accident which can affect the safety of the ship, safety of navigation or any incident giving rise to pollution, or threat of pollution, to the marine environment occurs within the ship reporting system area, the vessel(s) shall immediately report to the shore-based Authority the type, time, and location of the incident, extent of damage or pollution, and whether assistance is needed. The vessel(s) shall provide without delay any additional information related to the incident or accident as requested by the shore-based Authority, given, when appropriate, in the format-type of detailed report as given in paragraph 3 of the appendix to resolution A.851(20).

Note On receipt of a position message, the system operators will establish the relationship between the ships position and the information supplied by the position-fixing equipment available to them. Information on course and speed will help operators to identify one ship among a group of ships.

All VHF-, telephone-, radar-, AIS- and other relevant information are recorded and the records are stored for 30 days.


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