(5) Notification Providing for the Standards Concerning the Matters to be Included in the Instructions to be Made for the Arrangement of the Vessels for Guarding the Courses, the Vessels Equipped with Fire-fighting Facilities or the Vessels for Guarding the Sides (Japan Coast Guard Notification No.29 of 1976 as amended through JCG Notification No.65 of 1985)
(Terms)
Article 1.
The terms used in this Notification shall have the same meanings as those of the same terms used in the Maritime Traffic Safety Law (Law No.115 of 1972) and the Regulations for the Enforcement of the Maritime Traffic Safety Law.
(The Standards Concerning the Matters Included in the Instructions)
Article 2.
The Commandant of the Japan Coast Guard shall, when he gives the masters of the huge vessels or other particular vessels in the left column of the following table the instructions in the middle column of the table, give instructions to arrange the vessels in the right column of the table, except a case where there are special circumstances.
| Huge vessels and other particular vessels |
Instructions |
Vessels to be arranged |
| 1. Huge vessel of 250 meters or more in length or huge vessel carrying dangerous goods |
Arrangement of vessel for guarding the course |
Vessel meeting the standards in "vessel for guarding the course" column of the Attached Table No. 1 |
| 2. Vessel of 50,000 gross tons or more but under 100,000 gross tons carrying dangerous goods (excluding liquefied gas; the same in the Column 3 and 4) in stand-by arrangement of a special vessel with foam type fire fighting facilities |
Arrangement of vessel with fire fighting facilities |
Vessel meeting the standards in "First-class vessel with fire fighting facilities" column of the Attached Table No.1 |
| 3. Vessel of 50,000 gross tons or more but under 100,000 gross tons carrying dangerous goods (excluding the vessel in the preceding column) or vessel of 100,000 gross tons or more but under 130,000 gross tons carrying dangerous goods in stand-by arrangement of a special vessel with foam type fire fighting facilities |
Arrangement of vessel with fire fighting facilities |
Vessel meeting the standards in "Second-class vessel with fire fighting facilities" column of the Attached Table No. 1 |
| 4. Vessel of 100,000 gross tons or more but under 130,000 gross tons carrying dangerous goods (excluding the vessel in the preceding column) |
Arrangement of vessel with fire fighting facilities |
Vessel meeting the standards in "Third-class vessel with fire fighting facilities" column of the Attached Table No.1 |
| 5. Vessel of 25,000 gross tons or more but under 65,000 gross tons carrying dangerous goods of liquefied gas |
Arrangement of vessel with fire fighting facilities |
Vessel meeting the standards in "Fourth-class vessel with fire fighting facilities" column of the Attached Table No. 1 |
| 6. Vessel towing or pushing long object |
Arrangement of vessel guarding the sides |
Vessel meeting the standards in "Vessel for guarding the sides" column of the Attached Table No. 1 |
2. The Commandant of the Japan Coast Guard shall; when he gives the master of a huge vessel or other particular vessel instructions to arrange a vessel for guarding the course, a vessel with fire fighting facilities or a vessel for guarding the sides; give instructions to arrange the vessel for guarding the course, the vessel with fire fighting facilities or the vessel for guarding the sides while the huge vessel or other particular vessel is navigating a traffic route, except a case where there are special circumstances.
3. The Commandant of the Japan Coast Guard shall; when he gives the master of a huge vessel or a vessel towing or pushing long object(s) instructions to arrange a vessel for guarding the course or a vessel for guarding the sides; give instructions to have the vessel for guarding the course or the vessel for guarding the sides exhibit the marking in the Attached Table No.2 in the daytime and the light in the table at night while the huge vessel or the vessel towing or pushing long object(s) is navigating a traffic route, except a case where there are special circumstances.
4. Excepting a case where there are special circumstances, the Commandant of the Japan Coast Guard shall; when he gives the master of a huge vessel of 50,000 gross tons or more but under 130,000 gross tons carrying dangerous goods (except carrying dangerous goods of liquefied gas) which intends to navigate Uraga Suido Traffic Route or Naka-no-Se Traffic Route instructions to arrange vessel for guarding the course and vessel with fire fighting facilities; give instructions to arrange one vessel for guarding the course and one vessel with fire fighting facilities, unless the master keeps a special vessel with foam type fire fighting facilities in stand-by arrangement.
5. Excepting a case where there are special circumstances, the Commandant of the Japan Coast Guard shall; when he gives the master of a huge vessel of 25,000 gross tons or more but under 65,000 gross tons carrying dangerous goods (apply only to one carrying dangerous goods of liquefied gas) which intends to navigate Uraga Suido Traffic Route or Naka-no-Se Traffic Route instructions to arrange vessel for guarding the course and vessel with fire fighting facilities; give instructions to arrange one vessel for guarding the course and one vessel with fire fighting facilities, unless the master keeps a special vessel with powder type fire fighting facilities in stand-by arrangement.
6. In Paragraph 1 and preceding two paragraphs, "special vessel with foam type fire fighting facilities" and "special vessel with powder type fire fighting facilities" shall be those which meet the standards in the following items (Item (2) shall be excluded for "special vessel with foam type fire fighting facilities" and Item (1) shall be excluded for "special vessel with powder type fire fighting facilities"):
(1) shall be capable of discharging foam water for more than 30 minutes at the rate of more than 12 tons per minute;
(2) shall be capable of discharging more than 2 tons of power type fire extinguishing agents at the rate of more than 30 kilograms per second;
(3) shall have a radiotelephone (the radiotelephone under Article 2 item 3 of the Radio Law (Law No.131 of 1950); the same shall apply hereafter) with the capability of transmitting and receiving the frequency of 156.30 MHz, 156.60 MHz, 156.70 MHz or 156.80 MHz; and a telephone switched by a telephone office (the telephone office under Article 25 of the Public Telecommunications Law (Law No.97 of 1953));
(4) shall have a radar.
7. In Paragraph 1, Paragraph 4, and Paragraph 5, "stand-by arrangement" means the arrangement of keeping the vessel with fire fighting facilities in such place as the vessel can be engaged in fire fighting operations within 30 minutes if the vessel carrying dangerous goods catches fire.
Supplementary Provisions (Omitted)
Attached Table No.1 (Related to Article 2)
| Vessel |
Standards |
| Speed |
Fire fighting capability |
Equipment, etc. |
| Vessel for guarding the course |
shall have the capability of navigating at a speed of over 3 knots more than the speed in the traffic route of the huge vessel making arrangement |
- |
1. shall have a radiotelephone with the capability of transmitting and receiving the frequency of 156.30 MHz,156.60 MHz, 156.65 MHz,156.70 MHZ or 156.80 MHz; or a telephone switched by a telephone office.
2. shall have a set of International Code flags.
3. shall have a loud speaker.
4. shall have marine charts (shall be those showing the traffic route where the arrangement is to be made) designated by the Notification Relating to the Designation of Charts Showing Traffic Routes (JCG Notification No. 77 of 1973).
5. shall have a Guarding Service Regulations which provides for the matters relating to the manning of guarding service administrators and the matters relating to measures to be taken in an emergency and other matters for the arrangement. |
| First-class vessel with fire-fighting facilities |
shall have the capability of navigating at a speed of more than the speed in the traffic route of the vessel carrying dangerous goods or the vessel towing or pushing long object(s),making arrangement |
shall have the capability of discharging foam water for more than 30 minutes at a rate of more than 1 ton per minute |
| Second-class vessel with fire fighting facilities |
shall have the capability of discharging foam water for more than 30 minutes at a rate of more than 3 tons per minute |
| Third-class vessel with fire fighting facilities |
shall have the capability of discharging foam water for more than 30 minutes at a rate of 6tons per minute |
| Fourth-class vessel with fire fighting facilities |
shall have the capability of discharging powder type fire extinguishing agents of more than 2 tons at a rate of more than 30 kilograms per second |
| Vessel for guarding the sides |
- |
Attached Table No.2 (Related to Article 2)
| Marking |
Light |
A streamer as follows:
2 meters long;
the diameter of the mouth is 50 centimeters;
consists of same shaped three
red cloths and three white cloths (red and white alternately);
the part between the mouth and 1 meter from the mouth is sewed together. |
An all-round green light to be visible at a distance of at least 2 miles and flashing at regular intervals between 120 and 140 times per minute. |
(6) Notification Concerning Designation of Tracks in Obatake Seto (JCG Notification No.59 of 1975)
Article 1.
A vessel of five gross tons or more shall observe the following items when she intends to cross the line drawn at 341゜ from Morishige Saki (33゜56'52" N, 132゜12'08"E) to the shore (hereafter referred to as "Line A") and thence cross the line Joining Myojin Hama (33゜57'07"N, 132゜11'26"E), Oiso Light (33゜57'03"N, 132゜10'47"E) and the extremity of the right bank of the Ishikami River mouth (hereafter referred to as "Line B").
1. The vessel shall navigate in the sea area north of the line drawn at 264゜30' from the point 940 meters 341゜ from Morishige Saki to Line B (hereafter referred to as "Line C"). In case the vessel does not meet any other vessels in the sea area near the bridge piers of Oshima Ohashi, this shall not apply to the vessel in the sea area.
2. The vessel shall navigate between bridge pier No.3 and No.4 of Oshima Ohashi.
Article 2.
A vessel of five gross tons or more shall observe the following items when she intends to cross the Line B and thence cross the Line A.
1. The vessel shall navigate in the sea area south of the Line C. In case the vessel does not meet any other vessels in the sea area near the bridge piers of Oshima Ohashi, this shall not apply to the vessel in the sea area.
2. The vessel shall navigate between bridge pier No.3 and No.4 of Oshima Ohashi.
3. The vessel shall navigate through the sea area north of Kaizenzi Syo.
(7) Notification Relating to the Designation of Charts Showing Traffic Routes (Japan Coast Guard Notification No.77 of 1973 as amended through JCG Notification No.65 of 2001)
The Commandant of Japan Coast Guard designates charts as follows in which traffic routes, etc. under the Maritime Traffic Safety Law (hereafter referred to as "Law") are printed.
| Number of chart |
Title |
Scale |
Contents |
| W77 |
Kii Suido and Approaches |
1/200,000 |
Boundary |
| 90 |
Tokyo Wan |
1/100,000 |
Boundary, traffic routes, center of Uraga Suido traffic route, sections of traffic route. |
| W90 |
Tokyo Wan |
1/100,000 |
Same as above |
| W104 |
Kurushima Kaikyo and Approaches |
1/35,000 |
Traffic route and section of traffic route. |
| W106 |
Osaka Wan and Harimanada |
1/125,000 |
Traffic route, center of Akashi Kaikyo traffic route, center of Bisan
Seto East traffic route. |
| W131 |
Akashi Kaikyo and Approaches |
1/45,000 |
Traffic route, center of Akashi Kaikyo traffic route. |
| W132 |
Kurushima Kaikyo |
1/15,000 |
Traffic route, section of traffic routes. |
| W137A |
Eastern Part of Bisan Seto |
1/45,000 |
Traffic route, center of Bisan Seto East traffic route, sections of traffic routes. |
| W137B |
Western Part of Bisan Seto |
1/45,000 |
Traffic route, center of Bisan Seto East traffic route, sections of traffic routes. |
| W141 |
Aki Nada and Approaches |
1/60,000 |
Traffic route. |
| 150A |
Osaka Wan |
1/80,000 |
Traffic route, center of Akashi Kaikyo traffic route. |
| W150A |
Osaka Wan |
1 /80,000 |
Same as above |
| 150C |
Kii Suido |
1 /80,000 |
Boundary. |
| W150C |
Kii Suido
|
1/80,000 |
Boundary. |
| W152 |
Obatake Seto |
1/15,000 |
Tracks designated by the Commandant, Japan Coast Guard. |
| W153 |
Bisan Seto and Bingo Nada |
1/125,000 |
Traffic route, center of Bisan Seto East traffic route, section of traffic route. |
| 154 |
Uno Ko and Approaches |
1/15,000 |
Traffic route. |
| W154 |
Uno Ko and Approaches |
1/15,000 |
Traffic route. |
| 1051 |
Ise Wan |
1/100,000 |
Boundary, traffic routes, sections of routes . |
| W1051 |
Ise Wan |
1/100,000 |
|
| W1053 |
Irago Suido and Approaches |
1/50,000 |
Boundary, traffic route, sections of routes. |
| 1062 |
Middle Part of Tokyo Wan |
1/50,000 |
Boundary, traffic route, center of Uraga Suido traffic route, sections of traffic route. |
| W1062 |
Middle Part of Tokyo Wan |
1/50,000 |
Same as above |
| W1064 |
Irago Suido |
1/20,000 |
Boundary, traffic route, sections of traffic route. |
| W1081 |
Uraga Suido |
1/25,000 |
Traffic route, center of Uraga Suido traffic route, sections of traffic routes. |
| W1102 |
Iyo Nada and Approaches |
1/125,000 |
Boundary. |
| W1108 |
Aki Nada and Hiroshima Wan |
1/125,000 |
Traffic route, section of traffic route. |
| 1116 |
Mizushima Ko and Approaches |
1/25,000 |
Traffic route, sections of traffic route. |
| 1121 |
Sakaide Ko |
1/10,000 |
Traffic route, sections of traffic route. |
| W1121 |
Sakaide Ko |
1/10,000 |
Same as above |
| W1122 |
Approaches to Nabe Shima |
1/22,500 |
Traffic route, center of Bisan Seto East traffic route, sections of traffic route. |
| W1127A |
Mizushima Ko |
1/10,000 |
Traffic route, section of traffic route. |
| W1218 |
Beppu Wan, Usuki Wan and Approaches |
1/100,000 |
Boundary. |
| 6974 |
List of Sea Area where small boat shall show a light |
1/300,000 |
Boundary, traffic route, and sea area by Article 28 of the Law |
Note: Master of vessel shall use the latest edition chart.
