The information requested from ships shall be provided in the standard
reporting format, given in paragraph 2 of the appendix to IMO resolution A.648(16).
A ship may elect, for reasons of commercial confidentiality, to
communicate that section of the FINREP 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.
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 Finisterre
Traffic VTS when crossing the limits mentioned in paragraph 2.1 or when leaving the ports
or anchorages in the area.
To facilitate the positioning of ships and to ensure compliance with
the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 and especially Rule
10 thereof, radio beacons with a range of more than 32 nautical miles have been installed
on the coast, located at Mount Xastas, Cape Finisterre and Cape Villano.
