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.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)” - 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 BELTREP area on the relevant VHF sector channels and VHF channel 16.

  4.2 Great Belt VTS will provide information service to ships 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 ships in the area will be broadcast by the Great Belt VTS on VHF channel as specified by the VTS operator or will be given upon request. A broadcast will be preceded by an announcement on VHF channel 16 and sector channels. All ships navigating in the area should listen to the announced broadcast.

  • 4.2.2 If necessary, Great Belt VTS can provide individual information to a ship particularly in relation to positioning or local conditions.

  • 4.2.3 If deemed necessary by the Great Belt VTS or upon request of a ship, navigational assistance can be provided. Great Belt VTS will inform the identifiable ship when the navigational assistance starts and subsequently terminates.

  • 4.2.4 The following IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP), section A1/6, for VTS message markers can be used: ADVICE, WARNING, INFORMATION, QUESTION, ANSWER, REQUEST and INTENTION.

  4.3 If a ship needs to anchor due to breakdown, low visibility, adverse weather, changes in the indicated depth of water, etc., Great Belt VTS can recommend suitable anchorages or other places of refuge within the operational area. The anchorages in the vicinity of the Storebælt (Great Belt) bridges are marked on the nautical charts covering the area and are shown on the chartlet in appendix 1-A.

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