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DW 2
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JUANICA
DW-2
RESEARCHWORK
The report from a ship to the VTS should contain only information which is essential
to achieve the objectives of the system:
E - True course;
F - Speed in knots;
G - Port of departure;
I - Port of destination and expected time of arrival;
P - Cargo and quantity and if dangerous goods are on board IMO classes
and quantities;
Q or R - Defect, damage and/or deficiencies affecting the structure, cargo or
equipment of the ship or any other circumstances affecting normal
navigation, in accordance with the provisions of relevant IMO
Conventions;
T - Address for provision of information concerning a cargo of dangerous
goods;
W - Total number of persons on board;
X - Miscellaneous:
- Estimated quantity of bunker fuel and characteristics for ships carrying
over 5,000 tonnes bunker fuel;
- Navigation conditions.
1. Both TARIFA and TANGIER Centres monitor navigation in the TSS in the
Strait of Gibraltar using radar and AIS.
2. Information broadcasts will be preceded by an announcement on VHF Ch 16
and broadcasts from both stations will end with a reminder about the time of
the next broadcast and the VHF frequency on which it will be made.
3. Each of them provides regular information about weather and navigational
condition. this information is broadcast at and on the following times and
frequencies:
Station Frequency Broadcasting hours (U.T.C)
Tarifa VHF Ch 10 00h15; 04h15; 08h15; 12h15;
(Call sign: TARIFA TRAFFIC) 16h15; 20h15
Tangier VHF Ch 69 02h15; 06h15; 10h15; 14h15;
(Call sign: TANGIER TRAFFIC) 18h15; 22h15
(1) The Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre, MRCC TARIFA (Call sign:
TARIFA TRAFFIC) under the authority of the Spanish Government Search and
Rescue and Maritime safety Division.
(2) The Centre de Surveillance du Trafic Maritime de Tanger (CSTM
Tanger, Call sign: TANGIER TRAFFIC) is under the authority of the
Moroccan Merchant Marine Directorate.