VTS Manual - Belfast Harbour

Section: ii Rev No. 02
Title: Table of Contents Issue No. a
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SCOPE .......................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 AIMS .................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.3 OBJECTIVES...................................................................................................... 1-1
1.4 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PORT CONTROL OFFICERS (PCOS)............................ 1-1
1.5 ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................ 1-2
2. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 PILOTAGE ......................................................................................................... 2-2
2.3 RECREATIONAL VESSEL ACTIVITY ................................................................... 2-3
2.4 INFORMATION FOR RECREATIONAL USERS ....................................................... 2-3
2.5 FISHING ACTIVITY ............................................................................................. 2-5
2.6 ANCHORING ...................................................................................................... 2-5
2.7 VHF GUARD ..................................................................................................... 2-5
3. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 GENERAL .......................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 PROVIDING TRAFFIC INFORMATION.................................................................. 3-9
3.3 TRAFFIC ORGANISATION ................................................................................ 3-11
3.4 DETENTION OF VESSELS BY MCA.................................................................. 3-21
3.5 INTERNATIONAL VESSEL AND PORT SECURITY (ISPS) CODE ...................... 3-21
3.6 PORT WASTE .................................................................................................. 3-21
3.7 MANAGEMENT OF SHIPPING MOVEMENTS ..................................................... 3-22
3.8 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES & EMERGENCIES ....... 3-24
4. COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLE ............................................................................ 4-1
4.1 LANGUAGE ........................................................................................................ 4-1
4.2 TIME .................................................................................................................. 4-1
4.3 COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL ........................................................................... 4-1
4.4 PRIORITY OF COMMUNICATIONS ...................................................................... 4-1
4.5 ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS .................................................................... 4-1
4.6 PORT CONTROL VHF CHANNEL GUARD ......................................................... 4-2
4.7 RATE OF SPEECH ............................................................................................. 4-3
4.8 STANDARD PHRASEOLOGY ............................................................................... 4-3
4.9 CALLING INTERVALS ......................................................................................... 4-3
4.10 PORT CONTROL UNABLE TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY ...................................... 4-3
4.11 DOUBTFUL RECEPTION .................................................................................... 4-3
4.12 VHF NON-CONFORMITIES ................................................................................ 4-3
4.13 GENERAL CALL ................................................................................................. 4-4
4.14 ENDING A CALL ................................................................................................. 4-4
5. LOG KEEPING ............................................................................................................ 5-1
5.1 PRINCIPLES ...................................................................................................... 5-1
Date: 18.08.2008 Page: 1-1
Doc: VTS Manual