Transcript Vessel Traffic Service Mariner Interaction

Vessel Traffic Services
Lower Mississippi River
Vessel Movement Reporting
System User Brief
These Guys!
VTS Authority
• 33 CFR 160 Ports and Waterways Safety
– Captain of the Port
• 33 CFR 161 Vessel Traffic Management
– VTS Area
What: Services
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(a) Hazardous conditions or circumstances;
(b) Vessel congestion;
(c) Traffic density;
(d) Environmental conditions;
(e) Aids to navigation status;
(f) Anticipated vessel encounters;
(g) Another vessel's name, type, position, hazardous vessel operating
conditions, if applicable, and intended navigation movements, as
reported;
(h) Temporary measures in effect;
(i) A description of local harbor operations and conditions, such as
ferry routes, dredging, and so forth;
(j) Anchorage availability; or
(k) Other information or special circumstances.
Vessel Traffic Services
3 Basic Functions/Operational Modes:
• Information Service
• Navigation Assistance
• Traffic Organization
Mission: Safety/Risk Mitigation
• Safety of Navigation on the River
• Maritime Domain Awareness
Equipment & Sensors:
• Automatic Identification Systems
• Radar / CCTV / Radio
Where
VHF-FM Ch 12
MM86 to 109 AHP
VHF-FM Ch 5A
MM 109 to 254.5 AHP
VHF-FM Ch 11
12NM radius around SW Ent LT to MM86 AHP
Algiers Point VTS Special Area
MM 93.5 to 95 AHP
Governor Nichols
Traffic Light
Canal St
Gretna Traffic Light
Algiers Point Special Area Check-in Points VHF-FM Ch
VESSEL TYPE
1ST CHECK IN
2ND CHECK IN POINT
12POINT
Upbound Ships
Upbound Tows
Downbound Ships & Tows
Algiers Canal Forebay
MM 90.5
Industrial Canal Forebay
MM 92.7
Huey P. Long Bridge
MM 106.1
Industrial Canal Forebay
MM 92.7
Crescent Towing Smith Fleet
MM 93.9
Marlex Terminal
MM 99.0
INDUSTRIAL CANAL FOREBAY
MM-92.7
(SHIPS & TOWS)
ALGIERS
CANAL FORBAY
MM-88
(SHIPS)
MARLEX TERMINAL
MM-99
(SHIPS & TOWS)
HUEY P LONG
BRIDGE
MM-106.1
(SHIPS & TOWS)
CRESCENT
TOWING SMITHS
FLEET
MM-93.9
(TOWS)
Eighty-one Mile Point VTS Special Area
MM167.5 to 187.9 AHP
Eighty-one Mile Point Special Area Check-in Points
VESSEL TYPE
1ST VHF-FM
CHECK IN POINT
Ch 5A 2ND CHECK IN POINT
Upbound Ships and Tows
Downbound Ships and
Tows
MM-167.5
CosMar Light MM-187.9
Bringer Point Light MM-173.7
Wyandotte Chemical Dock
Lights MM-183.9
DOWNBOUND
CosMar Dock Lights MM187.9
DOWNBOUND
Wyandotte Chemical MM 183.9
81 MILE POINT
UPBOUND
Bringer Point Light MM 173.7
UPBOUND
Sunshine Bridge MM167.5
Who: Watch Organization
Watch
Supervisor
NOBRA Pilot
Advisor
CRP Pilot
Advisor
81-Mile Point
Watch Officer
Algiers's Point
Watch Officer
M*I*R*D
Monitor
Inform
Recommend
Direct
Required reporting to VTS
33 CFR 161.12.d
As soon as is practicable, a VTS User shall notify the VTS of any
of the following:
1) A marine casualty as defined in 46 CFR 4.05-1;
2) Involvement in the ramming of a fixed or floating object;
3) A pollution incident as defined in § 151.15 of this chapter;
4) A defect or discrepancy in an aid to navigation;
5) A hazardous condition as defined in § 160.203 of this chapter;
6) Improper operation of vessel equipment required by part 164
of this chapter;
7) A situation involving hazardous materials for which a report is
required by 49 CFR 176.48; and
8) A hazardous vessel operating condition as defined in § 161.2.
VTS Measure & Directive
§ 161.11 VTS measures.
(a) A VTS may issue measures or directions to enhance navigation
and vessel safety and to protect the marine environment, such as,
but not limited to:
(1) Designating temporary reporting points and procedures;
(2) Imposing vessel operating requirements; or
(3) Establishing vessel traffic routing schemes.
(b) During conditions of vessel congestion, restricted visibility,
adverse weather, or other hazardous circumstances, a VTS may
control, supervise, or otherwise manage traffic, by specifying times of
entry, movement, or departure to, from, or within a VTS area.
If, in a specific circumstance, a VTS User is unable to safely comply
with a measure or direction issued by the VTS, the VTS User may
deviate only to the extent necessary to avoid endangering persons,
property or the environment. The deviation shall be reported to the
VTS as soon as is practicable.
VTS User Manual
UNCLASSIFIED
Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)
24 hr watch: 504-365-2230
200 Hendee Street
New Orleans