NAV 44/3/2
ANNEX1
3.2 Content
A report from a ship to the
shore-based authorities should contain the following
information to achieve the objectives of the system:
A - Name of the ship, call sign, IMO
identification number (or MMSI for transponder reports)
C or D - Position (expressed in latitude
and longitude).
E and F - Course and speed of the ship.
O - Vessel's draught.
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.
Note:
On receipt of a position message, the VTS
operators will establish the relationship between the
ship's position and the information supplied by the
position fixing equipment available to them. Infonnation
on course and speed will help operators to identify one
ship among a group of ships. This will be achieved
automatically if a transponder is used.
3.3 Geographical position for
submitting reports
North-east bound traffic
should report to GRIS NEZ TRAFFIC on the French coast 2
nautical miles before crossing the line from the Royal
Sovereign light tower, through the Bassurelle Light Buoy (at
its assigned position of 50°32.8N, 0°57.8E) to the coast of
France.
South-west-bound traffic
should report to the shore at DOVER COASTGUARD on the English
coast 2 nautical miles before crossing the line from North
Foreland, through the F3 Light Vessel (at its assigned
position of 51°23.82N, O2°OO'.62E) to the border between
France and Belgium.
Crossing Traffic
Reports to the nearer of the
two shore stations should be made on departure from a port
within the coverage area. Recognizing that cross-Channel
ferries generally operate according to published schedules,
special reporting arrangements can be made on a ship-by-ship
basis, subject to the approval of both GRIS NEZ TRAFFIC and
DOVER COASTGUARD.
Further reports should be made
to the relevant shore station whenever there is a change of
navigational circumstance, particularly in relation to items
Q and R of the reporting format.
3.4 Authority
The shore-based authorities
are the Regional Centre for Surveillance and Rescue
Operations, CROSS GRIS NEZ (Call Sign: GRIS NEZ TRAFFIC) -
provided by the French Ministry with responsibility for
maritime navigation, and the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination
Centre, MRCC DOVER (Call Sign: DOVER COASTGUARD) - provided
by HM Coastguard, which is part of the United Kingdom's
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
Both GRIS NEZ and DOVER sites
monitor shipping in the TSS in the Dover Strait / Pas de
Calaisusing radar and each provides regular information about
weather and navigational hazards as part of the joint Channel
Navigation Information Service (CNIS). Information is
broadcast at the following times and on the following
frequencies:-
| Station |
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Frequency |
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Times |
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Additional
broadcasts in times
of poor visibility |
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| Gris Nez |
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VHF Ch 79 |
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H + 10 |
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H + 25 |
| (Call Sign: GRIS
NEZ TRAFFIC) |
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| Dover |
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VHF Ch 11 |
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H + 40 |
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H + 55 |
| (Call Sign: DOVER
COASTGUARD) |
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Information broadcasts will be
preceded by an announcement on VHF Ch 16 and broadcasts from
both stations will end with a reminder about the time of the
next broadcast and the VHF frequency on which it will be
made.
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