A ship may elect, for reasons of commercial confidentiality, to
communicate that section of the GIBREP ENTRY report which provides information on cargo
(line P) by non-verbal means prior to entering the system.
3.2 Content
The report from a ship to the VTS should contain only information which
is essential to achieve the objectives of the system:
.1 Information considered essential:
A - Name of the ship, call sign, IMO identification number;
C or D - Position;
G and I - Last and next port of call;
P - Hazardous cargo, class and quantity, if applicable; and
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.
.2 Information considered necessary:
E and F - Course and speed of the ship;
Note:
On receipt of a position message, operators of the VTS will establish
the relation between the ship's position and the information supplied by the facilities
available to them. The information on heading and speed will facilitate the VTS operator's
task of identifying a ship within a group.
3.3 Geographical position for submitting reports
Ships entering the area of coverage shall report to the TARIFA Traffic
VTS when crossing the limits mentioned in paragraph 2.1 or when leaving the ports or
anchorages in the area.
3.4 Authority
The shore-based authority is Tarifa VTS which forms part of the Area
Search and Rescue and Pollution Control Co-ordination Centre (CZCS Tarifa).
The CZCS Tarifa is a Co-ordination Centre under the authority of the
Spanish Government Search and Rescue and Maritime Safety Division. The Division,
administered by the Ministry of Development, is entrusted, among other responsibilities,
with providing services relating to maritime search and rescue, vessel traffic control aid
assistance, and prevention and control of pollution of the marine environment.
