Vessel Traffic Service.

Functions and

responsibilities.

Speaker -

Ivan Gotovchitc Head of RVTS

In accordance with the requirements of the International Convention for the Safety of SOLAS-74/88 life at sea and the Resolutions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) The Russian Federation is taking the necessary and appropriate measures to ensure the safety of navigation, safety of life at sea, search and rescue ships in distress, protection of the marine environment in marine waters adjacent to their coasts, of the possible adverse effects of maritime traffic. One of the most important projects in the field of maritime safety, implemented by the Ministry of Transport of Russia, is the Regional Sefety Navigation System (RSNS) in the eastern part Gulf of Finland.

One of the most significant projects in the field of

navigation safety, which has been realized by the

Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, is the

Regional Safety of Navigation System in the Eastern

part of the Gulf of Finland

STUKTURE OF RSNS

Vessel Traffic Services (VTS),

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) A1 and A2 areas,

Automatic Identification System (AIS),

Reference stations of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (DGNSS GLONASS/GPS).

Ministry of Transport Russia

Rosmorport

Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport of Russia

Port Authority

Construction Maintenance Development and modernization of the safety of navigation Sistems Performance of functions

Ensure the safe navigation of vessel in the waters of the sea port, Supervise the activities of the Pilot service and Vessel Traffic Service.

International

SOLAS Regulation

IMO Resolution A.857 (20) Guidelines for Vessel Traffic Services

IMO Resolution A.851 (20) General Principles for Ship Reporting Systems and Ship Reporting

Requirements

Resolution MSC.43 (64) Guidelines and Criteria for Ship Reporting

Systems

IMO Resolution A918 (22) IMO Standard Marine Communication

Phrases

IALA Vessel Traffic Services Manual (2008)

National

Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation

Federal Law "On the internal waters, territorial sea and

contiguous zone of the Russian Federation"

«General rules for navigation and berthing at sea ports of

Russia and the approaches to them"

«The position of the vessel traffic management systems."

VTS Technical and operational requirements

Local

«Rules of the road" in the area of the VTS.

«Compulsory Regulations" issued by

the Port Authority (MAP and harpies)

Regulations for local VTS.

Internal VTS regulations and VTS

operating procedures

REGULATIONS IN VTS

RVTS

Coastal VTS of the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland.

Port VTS of the Saint Petersburg port.

Port VTS of the Primorsk port

Port VTS of the Vysotsk port.

Port VTS of the Ust-Luga port.

Superior

Traffic density

more than 5000

vessels per year

VTS control area

more than 100

sq. miles

At least 3 sectors,

3 radars, AIS,

CCTV, VHF

First class

Traffic density

less than 5000

vessels per year

VTS control area

more than 36

sq. miles

At least 2 sectors,

2 radars, AIS,

VHF

Second class

Traffic density

less than 1000

vessels per year

VTS control area

more than 10

sq. miles

1 VTS sector,

at least 1 radar,

AIS, VHF

VTS categorizations

Information service Traffic organization service

Navigational assistance service

Interaction with the Coast Guard and Navy

The purpose of vessel traffic services is to improve the safety and efficiency of navigation, safety of life at sea and the protection of the marine environment and/or the adjacent shore area, worksites and offshore installations from possible adverse effects of maritime traffic

VTS FUNCTIONS

VTS IN PROTECTING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

FROM POLLUTION

Obtaining information from vessels carrying dangerous goods.

Planning and implementation permitting regime movement.

• Organization of the priority traffic of dangerous goods.

• Control of the traffic and the Rules for swimming.

• Transfer of the courts of information and warnings about the danger.

• Help in the navigation.

VTS PART IN OPERATIONS TO

LIQUIDATION OF POLLUTION

messages from vessels in the VTS on detection of contamination and

transmission of these messages Maritime Administration or the staff to

eliminate pollution;

Take measures to prevent the entry of ordinary courts in the area where

the contamination occurred (closing movement or organization of

alternative schemes of movement);

Ensure deployment (priority traffic) special courts involved in the

localization and elimination of pollution;

Promote the establishment and maintenance of radio communications

between vessels participating in the operation, and the headquarters for the

elimination of pollution.

THANKS FOR YOUR

ATTENTION