4 Information to be provided to ships and procedures to be followed
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.230(82) - Adoption of Amendments to the Existing Mandatory Ship Reporting System “In The Storebælt (Great Belt) Traffic Area” - (adopted on 5 December 2006) - Annex - Mandatory Ship Reporting System “In The Storebælt (Great Belt) Traffic Area (BELTREP)” - 4 Information to be provided to ships and procedures to be followed

4 Information to be provided to ships and procedures to be followed

  4.1 Ships are required to keep a continuous listening watch in the area.

  4.2 BELTREP provides information to shipping about specific and urgent situations, which could cause conflicting traffic movements as well as other information concerning safety of navigation for instance, information about weather, current, ice, water level, navigational problems or other hazards.

  4.2.1 Information of general interest to shipping in the area will be given by request or will be broadcasted by BELTREP on VHF channel as specified by the VTS operator. A broadcast will be preceded by an announcement on VHF channel 16. All ships navigating in the area should listen to the announced broadcast.

  4.2.2 If necessary BELTREP can provide individual information to a ship particularly in relation to positioning and navigational assistance or local conditions.

  4.3 If a ship needs to anchor due to breakdown, low visibility, adverse weather, changes in the indicated depth of water, etc. BELTREP can recommend suitable anchorages and place of refuge within the VTS area. The anchorages are marked on the nautical charts covering the area and are shown on the chartlet in appendix 1.

Parent topic: Annex - Mandatory Ship Reporting System “In The Storebælt (Great Belt) Traffic Area (BELTREP)”
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