"3.1 IMO is recognized as the only international body
responsible for establishing and adopting measures on an international level concerning
ships' routeing systems for use by all ships, certain categories of ships or ships
carrying certain cargoes"
3.2 In deciding whether or not to adopt or amend a traffic
separation scheme,IMO will consider whether:
.1 the aids to navigation proposed will enable mariners to
determine their position with sufficient accuracy to navigate in the scheme in accordance
with rule 10 of the 1972 Collision Regulations, as amended;
.2 the state of hydrographic surveys in the area is adequate;
.3 the scheme takes account of the accepted planning
considerations and complies with the design criteria for traffic separation schemes and
with established methods of routeing.
3.3 In deciding whether or not to adopt or amend a routeing
system other than a traffic separation scheme, IMO will consider whether the aids to
navigation and the state of hydrographic surveys are adequate for the purpose of the
system.
3.4 IMO shall not adopt or amend any routeing system without the
agreement of the interested coastal States, where that system may affect:
.1 their rights and practices in respect of the exploitation of
living and mineral resources;
.2 the environment, traffic pattern or established routeing
Systems in the waters concerned;
.3 demands for improvements or adjustments in the navigational
aids or hydrographic surveys in the waters concerned.
3.2.2 and 3.3 (A669(16)改正)
* The minimum standards to which hydrographic surveys are to be
conducted, to verify the accuracy of charted depths in the traffic lanes of a proposed or
amended traffic separation scheme or in a deep water route or other routeing measure, are
those defined in Special Publication No.44 of the International Hydrographic Organization
- IHO standards for hydrographic surveys classification criteria for deep sea soundings -
Procedures for elimination of doubtful data".
