Latest Notices to Mariners - National Hydrographic Office

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Zone (EEZ) due to increased weather related marine accidents and dense traffic. These are mandatory for all
Indian ships and vessels transiting through the ODA and recommendatory for all foreign flag ships and
vessels irrespective of size.
(b) Recommended routes have been established along the coast of Gujarat. These are to assist mariners
to navigate safely in order to represent the best routes for crossing traffic and to minimize head-on
encounters in vicinity of Oilfield Development Areas and regulate coastal traffic. Mariners are advised to
keep 1 to 2 miles starboard of the shown routes consistent with Rules of the Road.
(c) Traffic Separation Schemes (TSS). The TSS off Mumbai harbour is mandatory for all Indian and
foreign flag ships and vessels entering and leaving Mumbai harbour and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
(JNPT)/ Nhava-Sheva harbour irrespective of size.