DESCRIPTION OF THE MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM
IN THE GREAT BELT TRAFFIC AREA
1 CATEGORIES OF SHIPS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SYSTEM
1.1 Ships required to participate in the ship reporting system in the
GREAT BELT TRAFFIC (GBT) area:
- ships with a gross tonnage equal to or exceeding 50 GT; and
- all ships with an air draught of 15 metres or more.
2 GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF THE SYSTEM AND THE NUMBER AND
EDITION OF THE REFERENCE CHART USED FOR THE DELINEATION OF
THE SYSTEM
2.1 The reporting system covers an area of the central part of the
Great Belt 26 nautical miles long. The area lies within the boundaries as shown on the
chartlet given in appendix 2. The boundaries are identical with the reporting lines stated
in paragraph 3.3.1.
2.2 The reference charts are Danish charts Nos. 141 (13th Edition), 142
(14th Edition) and 143 (11th Edition) (Datum: World Geodetic System 1984, WGS-84), which
provide large-scale coverage of the VTS-area:
3 FORMAT, CONTENT OF REPORTS, TIMES AND GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS FOR
SUBMITTING REPORTS, AUTHORITY TO WHOM REPORTS SHOULD BE SENT AND
AVAILABLE SERVICES
3.1 Format
3.1.1 The ship report to the VTS-Centre shall be drafted in accordance
with the format shown in annex 1, appendix 1. The information requested from ships is
derived from the Standard Reporting Format shown in paragraph 2 of the appendix to IMO
resolution A.648(16).
3.2 Content
3.2.1 The report required from a ship entering the VTS area contains
only information which is essential to achieve the objectives of the system, i.e.:
.1 the ship's name, call sign and position is needed for establishing
the identity of the ship (letters A, B, C or D);
.2 the ship's course, speed, information as to whether a pilot is
embarked and information about deficiencies are considered to be important pieces of
information in order to be able to service the safe navigation of the ship (letters E, F,
J, Q);
