MGN 69 - 1 b) the requirements of ship routeing and mandatory reporting

systems;
The requirement is to improve the safety of navigation by;
1. Reducing the risk of collision in the area of heavy traffic.
2. Reducing the risk of grounding (limited depth/sea room) & protection of marine environment.
3. Manage shipping in environmentally sensitivity sea area.
* It can be made mandatory for all ships, certain ship or ships carrying certain cargo.
* Mandatory routeing measures should always be used unless ship has genuine safety reason
for not following them.
* IMO is the only recognised body for adopting and developing the guideline
* IMO routeing scheme will be shown on the chart with all details in the notes section

Ships Routeing: Publications:

1. IMO Ships Routeing Guide & Annual Summary of Notice to Mariners [No 17] list traffic
schemes that have been adopted. (Weekly Notice to Mariners – Section 7
Miscellaneous)
2. 2014 – SOLAS Chapter V/10 (Page 289)
3. Safety of Navigation Annex V “use of IMO Adopted Routeing Schemes”
4. 2016 - BPS 2.4.11 (Page 37) (Not a publication but recommended book)

The content of IMO Ships Routeing Guide:

• Part A: General provisions
• Part B: Traffic Separation Schemes (TSS) and ITZ
• Part C: Deep Water Routes
• Part D: Areas to be avoided (any danger within TSS)
• Part E: Other routeing measures [Recommended directions of traffic flow within the
precautionary area]
• Part F: Associated Rules & Recommendation [Recommendation on Navigation through
the English Ch & Dover strait]
• Part G: Mandatory Reporting System and mandatory no anchoring areas
Sec I – SOLAS Ch V/11 – e.g. CALDOVREP is the mandatory ship reporting system.
Sec II – Mandatory routeing system and mandatory no anchoring areas.
• Part H: Adoption designation and substitution of archipelagic sea lanes

Mandatory Ships Reporting Systems – “SOLAS Chapter V/11, BPG 2.4.12 (P 38)”
• It allows coastal states to monitor ships navigating through their water & are intended
to contribute to the safety of life at sea, safety and efficiency of navigation &
protection of marine environment.
• UK ships must comply with mandatory reporting schemes adopted by IMO which
applies to them.
• The vessel should report while entering the scheme and if required while leaving it. If
unable to report reason must be entered in the ship's log.
• Details of Mandatory schemes can be found in ALRS and on chart Notes section.

Example of Mandatory Reporting System? CALDOVREP – Calais Dover Reporting System.

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Example of a Voluntary Reporting System?
AMVER – Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System.

AMVER – Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System.

Principle: Its principle is to utilize the resources of the many merchant vessels which are at
sea at any one time following a maritime incident.

Purpose: Its purpose is to maximize the efficiency in coordinating assistance to save life and
property.

Objective: Its objective is to co-ordinate mutual assistance for the purpose of distress or SAR
activities.

Operating body: United States Coastguard with centres in New York and San Francisco.

Participation: It is a voluntary service and vessels over 1000 GRT which are engaged in
voyages of 24 hours or more participate in it. Initial ship's data regarding the ship's size,
speed, communications, equipment and facilities are kept in a confidential record, and no
information is disclosed except those relevant to SAR operations. It is a worldwide operation
and free of charge with the exception of only UK stations (refer M-155).

Format: Message format can be obtained from ALRS vol.1. Additional information can be
obtained from Commander Pacific Area, Commander Atlantic Area and Commandant US
Coastguard.

Oral Question?
1. Describes the content of IMO Ships Routeing Guide.
2. Describes the use of IMO Ships Routeing Guide.
3. Interprets IRPCS Rule 10.
4. Explains the use of Admiralty chart 5500.
5. Mariners Routeing Guide.
6. Explains the objectives of ship routeing schemes.
7. What’s in IMO guide to ship’s routeing.
8. What’s in IMO guide to ship’s routeing.
9. What’s the difference between routeing chart and guide.
10. Talk to me about passage planning? (Stopped me at the planning stage and asked for
everything I would put on the chart).
11. He asked me the Passage Plan Appraisal Stage. You gathered all the information from
the publications but what is the other important topic you must consider in this stage.

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