St Petersburg - World VTS Guide

The VTS area covers the Eastern part of the Gulf of Finland from Long. 26° 30.0’Eon the recommended routes within the Traffic Separation Schemes to the borderof Port VTS areas: Vysotsk, Primorsk, Ust-Luga and St. Petersburg.Telephone: +7 812 380 70 21; +7 812 380 70 81Fax: +7 812 380 70 20Managing Director: +7 812 380 70 78E-mail: raskat@rosmorport.spb.ruReporting Waypoints (See SPC 2):WP 1. Turning buoy No. 1 (Area of Gogland Island) Lat. 59°58.5’N Long. 27°03.0’EWP 2. Rotary buoy No. 4 (Area of Sommers Island) Lat. 60°11.5’N Long. 27°46.1’EWP 3. Turning buoy No. 8 (Area of Sescar Island) Lat. 60°02.7’N Long. 28°31.8’ENotes:1. If contact cannot be established with St. Petersburg Traffic vessels MUST NOTenter the VTS Area (See SPC 2).2. Permission to cease VHF watch, or to change frequency, must be obtained fromSt. Petersburg Traffic.3. When at anchor vessels should maintain watch on VHF Ch. 74 or 10 or 16.Regulations.1. All vessels will be given instructions on movements or anchor position.2. All vessels in the VTS area must proceed along the right side of fairways.3. In the VTS area vessels are always under radar & AIS control and must keepwatch on VHF Ch.74 or 10, and follow instructions given by VTS operatorsReports1. Initial Report.Time and content of Initial report must be agreed with vessels agent. Agent willthen forward information to all relevant organizations.2. Entry ReportsTo: St. Petersburg Radio-9 or St. Petersburg Radio-17.Giving: IMO SRS Items Alpha (Including IMO Number and MMSI), Charlie or Delta,Golf, India, Oscar, Papa, Quebec,Tango,Uniform, Whisky.When: Entering Port VTS area.VIA: VHF Ch. 12 orVHF Ch. 9.3 Movement ReportsTo: ST. Petersburg Radio-17.Giving: IMO SRS Items Alpha, Charlie or Delta, Echo, Foxtrot.When: Passing WP1, WP2, WP3, WP4, getting underway, departing berth orwww.worldvtsguide.org