3.2 Content
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.85(70) - Mandatory Ship Reporting Systems - (adopted on 7 December 1998) - Annex 2 - Description of the Mandatory Ship-Reporting System for the Dover Strait/Pas-De-Calais - 3 Format and 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 report from a ship to the shore-based authorities should contain the following information to achieve the objectives of the system:

A - Name of the ship, call sign, IMO identification number (or MMSI for transponder reports)
C or D - Position (expressed in latitude and longitude).
E and F - Course and speed of the ship.
O - Vessel's draught.
L - Route information.
P - Hazardous cargo, class and quantity, if applicable.
Q or R - Breakdown, damage and/or deficiencies affecting the structure, cargo or equipment of the ship or any other circumstances affecting normal navigation in accordance with the provisions of the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions.
     
Note:    
On receipt of a position message, the VTS operators will establish the relationship between the ship's 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. This will be achieved automatically if a transponder is used.
Parent topic: 3 Format and content of reports, times and geographical positions for submitting reports, authority to whom reports should be sent and available services
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