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.348(91) – Adoption of a New Mandatory Ship Reporting System “In The Barents Area (Barents SRS)” – (Adopted on 28 November 2012) - Annex – Mandatory Ship Reporting System “In the Barents Area” (Barents SRS) - 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 in the Barents SRS area are required to keep a continuous listening watch on VHF channel 16.

  4.2 If requested, the VTS centre concerned shall provide ships with information about positioning, weather forecast, navigational warnings and other hazards in the ship reporting area, from broadcasting devices set up in the coastal States or by other available communication means concurred by involved participants.

  4.3 If necessary, the VTS centre can provide individual information to a ship particularly in relation to positioning or local conditions.

  4.4 If a ship needs to anchor due to breakdown, low visibility, adverse weather, etc., the VTS centre concerned can recommend suitable anchorages or other places of refuge within the operational area.

Parent topic: Annex – Mandatory Ship Reporting System “In the Barents Area” (Barents SRS)
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