INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME ORGANIZATION
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IMO
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NAV 44/3/4
22 May 1998
Original:ENGLISH
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SUB-COMMITTEE ON SAFETY OF
NAVIGATION
44th session
Agenda item 3
ROUTEING OF SHIPS, SHIP REPORTING
AND RELATED MATTERS
Continuous compliance with COLREGs
in Traffic Separation Schemes
Submitted by the International
Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
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SUMMARY
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| Executive
Summary: |
This paper addresses
the need to consider
amending the
General Provisions
on Ships' Routeing
to ensure the
use of traffic
separation schemes
always in
compliance with
the International
Regulations for
Preventing Collisions
at Sea, 1972,
in particular Rule 10
of the Regulations. |
| Action to be Taken: |
Paragraph 10 |
| Related documents: |
MSC 69/2, MSC 69/5/12, NAV 43/15,
NAV 43/INF.5
and NAV43/INF.6 |
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1 Rule 1(d) of the 1972
COLREGS states that “Traffic
Separation Schemes may
be adopted by the Organization
for the purpose of
these Rules”. The implication
of this provision is
that traffic separation schemes
must be designed so
as to ensure that ships using
the schemes shall be
able to fully comply with the
COLREGS, in particular
Rule 10 which applies to ships
using traffic
separation schemes.
2 In 1994 traffic separation schemes
for the Strait of Istanbul and
the Strait of
Canakkale were adopted by IMO
together with
associated rules and recommendations
which, inter
alia, permit the temporary suspension
of two-way
traffic to enable ships which
are unable to fully
comply with the requirements
of Rule 10 of the
COLREGS to transit the Straits.
3 Information submitted by Tutkey
(NAV
43/INF.5 and NAV 43/INF.6), indicates
that 7,236
Iarge ships of more than 150
metres in length passed
through the Strait of Istanbul
in 1996, and that in
the case of 372 of those transits,
two-way traffic
was temporarily suspended. A
similar situation was
reported for the Strait of Canakkale.
4 In 1996 a great number of large
ships
passed through the Straits and
were unable to fully
comply with the requirements
of Rule 10 of the 1972
COLREGs. A further problem is
that frequent changes
in the operational status of
the traffic separation
scheme, or parts of it, causes
uncertainty on board
ships in regard to the application
of the 1972
COLREGs.
5 Uncertainty in the application of
the
1 972 COLREGs, or inability to
fully comply with
them, may lead to a ship which
is involved in a
collision being found to be chiefly
to blame in any
subsequent legal proceedings
held to determine
liability.
For reasons of economy, this document is
printed in a limited
number. Delegates are
kindly asked to bring
their copies to
meetings and not to request
additional
copies.
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