MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE
70th session
Agenda item 11

SAFETY OF NAVIGATION

Routeing of ships, ship reporting and related matters

Proposed permanent amendment to the Marjan/Zuluf traffic separation scheme

Submitted by Saudi Arabia

1　　　　Saudi ARAMCO Company has decided to make permanent amendments of the present project for separating the ship traffic scheme between Zuluf and Marjan before December 1999 to coincide with the expansion of oil fields in the submerged area. With this plan which aims to extend drilling and excavation activities covered by the present separation scheme, the company thinks that the amendment of the project will be in the benefit and safety of the international transportation and ARAMCO's production facilities of the offshore area.

2　　　　The area has been surveyed during March/April and July 1997 and completed to IHO specifications, Order 2^*. A copy of the relevant portion of the chart showing the proposed amendment including a description of the proposed traffic separation scheme are attached at annexes 1 and 2.

Action requested of the Committee

3　　　　The Committee is requested to approve the proposed permanent amendment to the Marjan/Zuluf traffic separation scheme.

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IHO Standards for Hydrographic Surveys, Special Publication No. 44, 4th, Edition, April 1998.

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I:/MSC/70/11-4GSS

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