- Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay User’s Manual. The Vessel Traffic Center (VTC) coordinates the raising and lowering of the Morgan City Railroad Lift.
- Currently, U.S. Vessel traffic and waterways management systems are run as federal, federal/private, private, or port authority operations. The eight federal VTS systems and the two most prominent private systems, LA/LB and Delaware Bay, are listed in Table 3-1 with corresponding annual operating costs. In examining VTS costs, it is important to understand where the data come from and the.
- Vessel Traffic Service Port Arthur is a department at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur and works for the Captain of the Port. Additional information concerning Captain of the Port services is available via HOMEPORT.
- Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) VTS Mission & Locations. – Radar – Closed circuit television – VHF radio – Automatic identification system (AIS) Vessel Traffic Reporting. Vessel Movement Reporting System. – Marine Safety Manual.
Vessel Traffic Service Port Arthur is a department at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur and works for the Captain of the Port. Additional information concerning Captain of the Port services is available via HOMEPORT. The Vessel Traffic Service New York User’s Manual provides VTS Users:. A copy of the Vessel Traffic Regulations from Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations Part 161. A ready reference that describes the services provided by VTS New York, the requirements for vessel participation, and the measures employed to manage traffic in.
A vessel traffic service (VTS) is a marine traffic monitoring system established by harbor or port authorities, similar to air traffic control for aircraft. The International Maritime Organization defines VTS as 'a service implemented by a competent authority designed to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and protect the environment. The service shall have the capability to interact with the traffic and respond to traffic situations developing in the VTS area'.[1][2] In the United States of America (USA), VTSs are established and operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Navigation Center. Some VTSs in the USA operate as partnerships between USCG and private agencies. Typical VTS systems use radar, closed-circuit television (CCTV), VHFradiotelephony and automatic identification system to keep track of vessel movements and provide navigational safety in a limited geographical area.
VTS personnel[edit]
The VTS guidelines[3] require that the VTS authority should be provided with sufficient staff, appropriately qualified, suitably trained and capable of performing the tasks required, taking into consideration the type and level of services to be provided in conformity with the current IMO guidelines on the subject.
IALA Recommendation V-103 is the Recommendation on Standards for Training and Certification of VTS Personnel. There are four associated model courses V103/1 to V-103/4 which are approved by IMO and should be used when training VTS personnel for the VTS qualifications.[4]
Information service[edit]
An information service is a service to ensure that essential information becomes available in time for onboard navigational decision-making.
The information service is provided by broadcasting information at fixed times and intervals or when deemed necessary by the VTS or at the request of a vessel, and may include for example reports on the position, identity and intentions of other traffic; waterway conditions; weather; hazards; or any other factors that may influence the vessel's transit.[4]
Traffic organization service[edit]
A traffic organization service is a service to prevent the development of dangerous maritime traffic situations and to provide for the safe and efficient movement of vessel traffic within the VTS area.
Vessel Traffic Service Jobs
The traffic organization service concerns the operational management of traffic and the forward planning of vessel movements to prevent congestion and dangerous situations and is particularly relevant in times of high traffic density or when the movement of special transports may affect the flow of other traffic. The service may also include establishing and operating a system of traffic clearances or VTS sailing plans or both in relation to priority of movements, allocation of space, mandatory reporting of movements in the VTS area,routes to be followed, speed limits to be observed or other appropriate measures which are considered necessary by the VTS authority.[4]
Vessel Traffic Service Manual
Navigational assistance service[edit]
Navigational assistance service is a service to assist onboard navigational decision-making and to monitor its effects.
The navigational assistance service is especially important in difficult navigational or meteorological circumstances or in case of defects or deficiencies. This service is normally rendered at the request of a vessel or by the VTS when deemed necessary.[4]
See also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Map of area covered by Horten VTS, from Oslo out to the sea
Antirrio RTS (Regional Traffic Service station), part of the national Vessel Traffic Service system of Greece.
Ise Bay Vessel Traffic Service Center in Cape Irago, Tahara, Aichi prefecture, Japan.
Saint Helier Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) situated at the pier heads of St Helier harbor
Inside the Mumbai Vessel Traffic Service, India
References[edit]
- ^National Research Council. 1996. Vessel Navigation and Traffic Services for Safe and Efficient Ports and Waterways: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/9262.
- ^Vessel Traffic Services, Official website of IMO
- ^Vessel Traffic Services manual, Edition 6 (2016), International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
- ^ abcdVTS Manual IALA, Edition 6