RECOMMENDATION OFTHEROAD IN TOKYOBAYANDOTHERBAYSANDSTRAITS I N J A P A N E S EW A T E R S APRIL,2OO3 (20th Edition) J A P A N C O A S TG U A R D J A P A N E S EG O V E R N M E N T T h e J A P A N C O A S T G U A R D i s p r o m o t i n g v a r i o u s m e a s u r e sw i t h t h e a i m of ensuringthe safety of maritime traffic in Tokyo Bay (Tokyo Wan), Ise Bay (Ise Wan) and the Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai) in line with the provisions of the Maritime Traffic Safety Law In addition, each of the Regional Maritime S a f e t y H e a d q u a r t e r sc a r r i e s o u t d e t a i l e d n a v i g a t i o n s a f e t y g u i d a n c e i n a c c o r d a n c ew i t h t h e a c t u a l c o n d i t i o n s i n t h e s e a a r e a s t h a t i t c o v e r s t h e a i m b e i n g t o y e t f u r t h e r i n c r e a s es a f e t y This pamphlet containsthe details of the navigation safety guidancethat is being promoted in the Tokyo Bay, Ise Bay, Seto Inland Sea,Nagoya Port ( N a g o y a - K o ) a n d K a n m o n S t r a i t ( K a n m o n K a i k y o ) s e a a r e a s b y t h e " ' '4 ' h , ' h , ' n d ' h R e g i o n a lM a r i t i m e S a f e t y H e a d q u a r t e r s O F o rt h e s a k eo f c o n v e n i e n c es ,o m ea l t e r a t i o nhsa v eb e e nm a d et o t h e o r i g i n a l n a v i g a t i o ns a f e t yg u i d a n c et e x t sw h e ng a t h e r i n gt h e mt o g e t h e irn t h i s p a m p h l e t N o t i c e c o n c e r n i n" s&m a n e u v e r i n sa v e s s e ld u r i n g F o r t N o R e m o v a l P r o j e c t N a k a n o s ef r f f i c R o u a t D r e ? g i n g Proj ect Fort No.3 RemovalProjiectand NakanoseTraffic Route Dredgingpurojiect(TokyoBay Entrance Route Constrauction)will be implementedfor the durationof Tyearsfrom the year 2000 and the watersin the project'svicinity,Particuiariyfrom navigationareawill be naffowed,temporarily,in Februaryto August of eachyear,theNakanoseTraffic Route dredgingprojecttakespiaseand the passablewidth of the NakanoseTraffic Route may be lessthan half of the normal width For the safenavigationduring the work period,the 3rd RegionalCoastGuard Headquartersask the cooperationof all vessisby observingthe maritime traffic safetylaws and regulationsand recomendationfor safenavigation,aswell as giving attentionto items below l Generalmattersthat requireattention ( 1)Keepin mind of the project work area,workperiod, and light-buoysthat indicatethe work area,asspecifiedby project notificationposters(Itis prohibitedfor vesselsto passthrough the work area.) (Z)Be extra carefulin maneuveringvesselsin watersin theproject'svicinity (3)Give specialattentiontothe work reatedvesselsgoing in annd out of the work area (4)Payattentionto infoemationand safetynoticespurovidedby the informationboatsand guardboatsstationednearthe work area.Vessels,whicharrangedboatsfor guardingthe couressshouldoperateboatssufficientlyto manerequestfor cooperationto other vessels Mattersthat requireattentionby vesseisgoing toward the north on the NakanoseTraffic Route ( I )Suffcientcautionshouldbe given to weather,hydrographic condition,and the vessel'sability to maneuver,andsisoto dritting to the work areaby wind and current (2)Due to the naffowedpassablewidth in watersin the project'svicinity,avoidparallel navigationnearthe work area.Vesselsare to navigatein a row well short of the work atea Do not, underany circumstances, overtakeother vesselnearthe work area (3)Vesselsthat don't haveobligationto navigateall areasof the NakanoseTraffic Route,for examplevesselsgoing to KisarazuPort, shouldgo out from the route eariy in casethat the depthof water and passingof other vesselsare safe Mattersthat requireattentionby vesselsgoing toward west on the north sideof NakanoseTraffic RouteLeaving KisarazuPort Obuservethe regulationthat recommendto navigateon the north side of the Kisarazu-KoOki Light-buoy.Keep in mind that thereare navigationrevigationrestrictionsfor vessels leavingthe NakanoseTraffic Route and give sufficientattentionto suchvessels +.Mattersthat requireattentionby vesselsgoing to ward the the southon the Uraga Suido traff Route ( 1)Sufficientcautionsholdbe given to weather,hydrograpiccondition,andthe vessel'sability also to dritting to the work areaby wind and current to maneuver,and (2)During the period wherethe passablewidth is narrowedin watersin the project'svicinity, vesselsare to navigatein a row well short of the work area,and not attempyto overtake other vesselby force,forthe safenavigationof all vessels \,lattersthat requireattentionby vesselsengagingin fishing including leisure Keep in maind that vesselsnavigationin the NakanoseTraffic Route are undergreater Therefore,,do navigationrestrictionsnearthe work ateathan that of the usualcircumstances not block the wav of othervesselswhile fishine nearthework area -1- -2- A n o t i n g i t e m o n t h e c o n s t a n c ys h i p t h e F o r t N o ( D a i s a n K a i h o ) r e m o v a l l N a k a n o s eT r a f f i c R o l r t e d ? e d g i n gc o n s t r u i t i o n < F o r t h e ' s a f e Navigation> T h e F o r t N o , ( D a u s a nK a i h o ) r e m o v a l , N a k a n o s eT r a f f i c R o u t e d r e d g i n g c o n s t r u c t i o ni s c a r r i e d o u t f o r y e a r s f r o m t h e 0 (Tokyo bay EntranceTraffic Route Project) A navigationzonebecomessmall temporarilyaroundthe constructionzone While NakanoseTraffic Route dredgingconstructsit specially,is time when half of the (between Februaryand August each)NakanoseTraffic Routebecomesthe following In the 3rd RegionalCoastGuard Headquartersof order and public safetyheadquarters, to attempt the safetyof the vesseltraffic in the constructionperiod The navigationvesselasksto be careful of an item that traffic regulationsand so on are observed and next to mention I Generalnoting item ( I ) The sign fire which showsa constructionzone,a constructionperiod,a structionzoneis by the posterand so on (The navigationof the eneralvesselinside the constructionzoneis prohibited.) (2) As for the circumferenceof the constructionzone,a carefulconstancyship is done (3) It is carefulof the movementsof a vesselrelatedto the constructionto come and go in the constructionzone (4)It pays attentionto the information,attentionevocattionfrom the informationboat, guardboat arangedaroundthe constructionzone The item that the vesselthat the north bound NakanoseTraffic Route pays attention ( 1) It paysattentionto the weather,seacondition,the operationperformanceof this ship,and on fully, and carefulof the pressureway to the constructionzone (2) Becausewidth aroundthe constructionzonedecreases, it is fully careful,and works for the alignment,and passingisn't done aroundthe constructionzotre (3) The depthof water and so on is confirmed,and the xesselwhich a NakanoseTraffic Route Navigationduty is not in leavesa line aboutthe whole sectionof a little early in suchcasesas a vesselto go to Kisarazuport The item that it leavesKisarazuport and the vesselthat the west west bound NakanoseTraffic Routerapidsline north sidepays attention Authority navigationon Kisarazuport coastalwaterslight buoy north side is observed,and it is carefulof the movementof NakanoseTraffic Rout departureship, and navigates The item that the vesselthat the southbound UrageTraffic Route water serviceline pays attention ( 1) It pays attentionto the weather,seacondition and so on fully, and carefulof the pressureway to the constructionzone (2) The time when width aroundthe constructionzonedecreases doesn'tdo passingbecauseof the recificationaroundthe constructionzone The item that the vesselengagedin recreationfishing boat fishing trouble pays attention The vesselnavigatingthroughNakanoseTraffic Route is it a restrictionin navigationis taken and it operatesaroundthe constructionzoneespeciallyinsidethe line the line so that it may not be blocked -3- Uraga Suido Traffic Route and Naka-no-SeTraffic Route and Adjacent waters 3rd RegionalCoastGuardrecommendsvesselsto take the following safetymeasures Takinga pilot on board The following vesselsshouldtake a pilot on board (1) A vesselof entitledto fly the flag of a foreign country (2) A vesselentitledto fly the Japaneseflag, commandedby a master who doesnot have sufficientsea-goingserviceand experienceof navigatingin Tokyo Bay (Tokyo Wan) Continuousplacementof an escortboat A vesselunderthe legal obligationto place an escortboat for the guardingher courseshouldcontinueto placethe escortboat, until sheconfirms her safenavigationevenout off the traffic routes Navigationrules for seaareasin the vicinity of gatewaysof traffic routes(Seepage8, CHART 1) ( 1) Vesselswhich are proceedingin the vicinity of the northern gatewayof the NakanoseTraffic Route after having left Kisarazu Port shouldpassthe KisaraztrPort Offing Light Buoy with it on their port side (2) Vesselswhich are proceedingsouthwardfrom Tokyo and passingthroughthe sea areaoff Kawasakishouldpassto the east sideof KawasakiKoro ResilientLight BeacomNo 2, maintaininga distance of at least 1,000mfrom this buoy (3) Vesselswhich are proceedingsouthwardalong the Nakanose WesternSide SeaArea in Tokyo Bay shouldpassthe Tokyo Wan NakanoseWesternSideLight Buovs '.afficNo No and No I (hereafterreferredto as th; : flow managementlight buoys' ) with eachof thesebuoys on their port side (4) Vesselswhich are proceedingnorthwardalong the Nakanose WesternSide SeaArea in Tokyo Bay (exceptvesselsthat are headingfor Neiwa in Keihin-ko Yokohama-kuArea 5) must pass eachtraffic flow managementlight buoy with the buoy on their port side until they reachthe designatedcoursefor the destinationin which they are headingfor (5) Vesselshavinga draft of 17m or more which areproceeding northwardalong the NakanoseWesternSide SeaArea in Tokyo Bay must maintaina distanceof at least400m from the line joining Tokyo Wan NakanoseResilientLight BeacomsA, B, C andlight Buoys D (6) Vesselswishing to drop anchorin the NakanoseWesternSide SeaArea must this at least1,000mfrom the line joining the traffic flow managementlight buoys (l) Vesselswhich are leaving the Uraga Suido Traffic Route and proceedingsouthwardmust not anything(suchas changing coursethrougha large angle)in the vicinity of the gatewayof the traffic route that obstructsthe way of vesselsthat are aboutto enter the traffic route (8) Vesselspassingoff Tsurugisakiand enteringthe Uraga Suido Traffic Route must proceeddown the middle of the entranceto Tokyo Bay so as not to crossthe path of vesselsproceeding southwardin the vicinity of the gatewayof the traffic route -4- Restrictionon crossingUraga Suido Traffic Route During the eveningrush-hoursin Uraga Suido Traffic Route (4 p.m.-8 p.m.JST),a vesselof some10,000G/T or more shouldnormallyavoid crossingthe traffic route from or to the westward,but if obliged to so shouldpursuesafetyin crossingby: a understandingthe prevailingcircumstancesand conditionsin and aroundthe traffic route by keepingiq closecontactwith the Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory ServiceCenter; b faithfully obeyingmaritime traffic rules (particularlythe rules on conductof vesselsand indicationof their own routesunderthe Maritime Traffic SafetvLaw): c at all times maintaininga properlook-out by sight and hearingas well as all availablemeans; d at all times proceedingat a safespeed; e effectivelyusing escortboats,tugs, and the like; f as far as practicablemaintaininga listeningwatch by a VHF onCH16 Restrictionon overtaking Huge vesselsand other particularvesselsas prescribedby the Maritime Traffic SafetyLaw, and vesselsof 10,000G/T or more should,if the circumstancesof the caseadmit, avoid overtaking a vesselof 500 G/T or more in the traffic routes Restrictionon speed A vesselshouldnot navigateat a high speedwithin the Bay Restrictionon entry into the traffic route in poor visibility ( 1) Huge vessels,vesselsof 50,000G/T or more carryingdangerous cargo,vessels of 25,000G/T or more carryingliquefied gas,and vesselstowing or pushinglong objectswhosedistanceis 200 m or more shouldnot enterthe traffic routeswhen the visibility in the traffic routesbeing I mile or less (2) Vesselsof 10,000G/T or more(exceptvesselsgiven in the para.(l)) shouldnot enter the traffic route when the visibility in the traffic routesbeing 1,000mor less Restrictionon entry time into the traffic routes ( 1) Vesselsof 50,000G/T or more carrying dangerouscargoand vessels of 25,000G/T or more carryingliquefied gas shouldenterthe Uraga Suido Traffic Route from t hour beforesunrisetill sunset (2) Vesselstowing or pushinglong objectswhosedistanceis 200 m or more shouldenterthe Uraea Suido Traffic Route from sunrisetill I hour before sunset Waiting placesundernavigationalrestriction When navigationin the traffic route is restrictedbecauseof poor visibility or other reasons,a vesselinward which is enteringTokyo Bay shouldwait outsideof Tokyo Bay and a vesseloutwardwhich is leavingTokyo Bay shouldwait in the placewheretraffic is not heavy 10 Restrictionon useof auto-pilot A vesselnavigatingin Tokyo Bay shouldnot use auto-pilot 11 Preparationof emergencyfire wires (S"" page 17,CHART ) A vesselcarryingdangerouscargoprescribedby the Maritime Traffic SafetyLaw shouldprepareemergencyfire wires at the bow and the -5- stern for immediate use in caseof emergency 12 Notification of traffic routes and Changeof notification (1) Vesselsof 10,000 G/T or more should report the "Notification of traffic routes " and the " Change of notification " to the Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory Service Center in the sameway as in the caseof a followingitemsshould be trlni,ff,rtiii"hotincationof trafficroutes", reported a Pbrt of destination and section of the port, when they are known b Port of departureand section of the port, in caseof a departing vessel c Whether a pilot is arrangedor not d Whether a special vesselwith foam-type or powder-type fire fighting facilities is aranged or not (3) Vesselswhich sent "Notification of traffic routes" should report " Change of notification " to the Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory Service Center, in case of change the estimated time of entering the traffic routes by 10 minutes or more 13 Positionreport (Seepage9, CHART 2) (1) When huge vesselsand other vesselsof 10,000 G/T or more leave or enter Tokyo Wan Bay or move within the bay area,they must report their position to the Tokvo Wan Traffic Advisorv Service Center as soon as thev cross the first posiiion reporting line a Name of the vessel,gross tonnage b Time of passing (J.S.T.) c Abbreviation of the position reporting line crossed,or her position with bearings and distancefrom well-defined charted marks d Port of destination Example: Report of position, QUEEN ELIZABETH at 1100passingUS line Note: Items printed in red must be reported only by a vessel moving within Tokyo Bay (2) A vesselof 100 G/T or more with a cartying capacity of 30 persons or more totaling the fixed number of the crew passengersand other personson-board except the vesselsof given in proceeding sub paragraph, should report the following items by VHF radiotelephone or party line telephone to the Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory Service Center (0468-43-8622 -4) at firstly crossing a position reporting line or on passingthe well-defined chartedmark a Name, type, gross tonnageand call sign of the vessel b Abbreviation of the position reporting line crossed,orher position with bearingsand distancefrom well-defined charted marks c An outline of her scheduledroute, and destination d Telephone number (in case of reporting by party line telephone) 14 Communications with the Center , (1) While huge vessels,other vesselsof 10,000G/T or more, and vesselsof 100 G/T or more that have a maximum capacity of 30 personsor more are passingthrough the Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory Service Centerfadar service area,they ' must maintaiir contact with the Cent& by VHF phone(CH16, 156.8MH2) (2) The vesselsequipped with VFIF (CH16, 156.8MH2) should keep watch on VHF while navigating within radar service area, since information might -6- be providedby the Center and in caseof confusedcommunication,vesselswhich equippedwith VHF(CHI3) arerequestedto keepwatch on CH13, as well as CH16, providing for needof call from the Center 15 Maritime traffic information All vesselsnavigatingin Tokyo Bay arerecommendedto make use of the following traffic information or traffic conditions,and taking early action to avoid dangeroussituation ( 1) Information serviceby the Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory ServiceCenter a Regularbroadcast (ny Japanese:twice everyhour from 00 to 15 and from 30 to 45 By English: every hour from 15 to 30 min.) Contents (a) Scheduleof enteringHuge vesselsin Uraga Suido Traffic Route and Naka-no-SeTraffic Route (b) Situationof restrictionin traffic routes (c) Stateof constructionworks (d) Situationof accidents,etc Frequency 1,665kHz (Japanes e) 2,019kHz (English) Note:(a) Emergencyinformationis providedon occasions (b) Vesselscan hearthe broadcastwith an ordinary radio receiver b Telephoneservice Contents (a) Scheduleof huge vesselsenteringUraga Suido Traffic Route and Naka-no-SeTraffic Route (b) Navigationalrestriction (c) Weatheradvisory Telephonenumber (a), (b) 0468-43-0621 (c) 0468-44-452r Note: Telephoneserviceis availableboth on the public telephoneand party line telephone c Faxcsimileservice Contents (a) Scheduleof entry of giant shipsinto seaway (b) Weatherwarning and advisory issued Telephonenumber 0468-44-2055 d Internetservice Contents Conformingto regularbroadcast mlit.gojp URL http://www.tokyowan.kaiho http://www.tokyowan.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/imodo(self phone) http://www.tokyowan.kaiho.mlit.goj pI ezweb(self phone) http://www.tokyowan.kaiho mlit.goj p/j sky(self phone) e Individual informationto be providedupon requestfrom a vessel Contents (a) Positionof the vessel (b) Behaviorof other vessels A vesselmay contactthe Centerby the following means (a) VHF Call name TOKYO MARTIS -7- Callingfrequency VHF CH16: l56.8MHz Working frequencies VHF CH14: 156.7MH2 (b) Party line telephone Telephonenumber 0468-43-8622-8624 f Warning The Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory ServiceCenterwill call up a vesselby VHF when sheis in the courseof collisionwith anothervesselsor some dangeris expected g Traffice Information The Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory ServiceCenterwill call up a vesselby VHF or telephoneto give informationsof working conditionsof fishing boat,etc (2) Fog information In caseof poor visibility, fog information.isbroadcastedfrom the 3rd RegionalCoastGuard Headquarters(Call name:YokohamaSeaPatrol Radio) F3E 156.6MH2 (CUtZ) in Japanese or English 16.Preparationof charts Vesselsnavigatingin Tokyo Bay shouldprepareat leastsomeof the following chartsissuedby HydrographicDepartmentof the Maritime SafetyAgency and publishedby JapanHydrographicAssociation,and obtain recentinformationof ports in advance Title ChartNo Tokyo Wan w90 Northern Part of Tokyo Wan w1061 Middle Part of Tokyo Wan w1062 w 1081 UragaSuido 17.POSITION REPORTING LINE Name of Position Reporting Line Abbre viation Description South entrance of Uraga Suido Traffic Route US Line Westernside of Urasa SuidoTraffic Route UW Line Light to the north point of Sarushima North entrance of Uraga Suido Traffic Route UN Line A line drawn at210" fiom Tokvo Bav NakanoseResilient Lisht Beacom B to the coast A line drawn from Honmoku Ships Traffic Signal Station to the point 90'8,400m from Honmoku Ships Traffic Signal Station A line drawn at270" from Hamakanaya- ko Breakewater Lisht to the coast A line drawn from Yokosuka - ko - Touhoku Breakewater Off Kawasaki O gis him a HE Line KE Line Northern part of Tokyo Bay BN Line A line drawn from Tiba Light Beacon through Tokyo offshore Fixed Light the point 269"30' 2,600m frori Tiba Ligtrt Beacon Off the coast of Tiba TW Line KisarazuPassase KW Line A line drawn from Tiba Light Beacon to the point 225" 15,900m from Tiba Light Beacon A line drawn at 210" from Kisarazu - ko Light Buoy No,5 through Light Buoy No,6 to the boundary line of Kisarazu Harbor Off Honmoku A line drawn from Tonen Osishima Hicashi SeaberthLisht to the point 90" 9,900m from fon"n Ogis"himaSeabertht-iltrt -8- ( ) V e s s e l so f , 0 0G / T o r m o r e , a n d l e s s t h a n , 0 G / T ( e x c e p th u g e v e s s e l s a n d o t h e r p a r t i c u l a r v e s s e l s ) ,a r e r e q u e s t e dt o m a i n t a i n a l i s t e n i n g w a t c h o n t h e V H F C H ( o n t h e f r e q u e n c yo f , 7 k H o n b o a r d v e s s e l sw h i c h a r e n o t e q u i p p e dw i t h V H F , o r w h o s e V H F o c c u p i e d f o r t o h e r c o m m u n i c a t i o np u r p o s e s ) from the time they arrive at the first reporting line until departurefrom t h e r a d a r s e r v i ce a r e ao f k u r u s i m a K a i k y o T r a f f i c A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e C e n t e r ( ) T h e v e s s e l se q u l p p e dw i t h V H F ( C H , M H )s h o u l d k e e p w a t c h o n V H F w h i l e n a v i g a t i n g w i t h i n t h e r a d a r s e r v i c e a r e a ,s i n c e i n f o r m a t i o n m i g h t be providedby the Center V e s s e l sw h i c h a r e e q u i p p e dw i t h V H F ( C H , M H z )m u s t m a i n t a i n a l i s t e n i n g w a t c h o n V H F w h i l e n a v i g a t i n gw i t h i n t h e r a d a r s e r v i c e a r e a , b e c a u s et h e r e m a y b e i n f o r m a t i o n t r a n s m i t t e db y t h e K u r u s i m a K a i k y o T r a f f i c A d v i s o r y S e r v i c eC e n t e r I Maritime Traffic Information V e s s e l ss h o u l d o b t a i n a n d m a k e u s e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g m a r i t i m e t r a f f i c i n f o r m a t i o n a n d o t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n , a d j u s t t h e i r e s t i m a t e dt i m e o f n a v i g a t i n g t h e T r a f f i c r o u t e , a n d d e v i s e s a f e t y m e a s u r e s ,s u c h a s t a k i n g e a r l y a c t i o n t o a v o i d d a n g e r o u ss i t u a t i o n s ( ) I n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e K u r u s i m a K a i k y o T r a f f i c A d v i s o r y S e r v i c eC e n t e r a R e g u l a rb r o a d c a s t s( i n J a p a n e s e : e v e rhyo u r f r o m - m i n u t e sa n d f r o m - 0 m i n u t e s ; i nE n g l i s h : e v e r yh o u r f r o m 0 - l m i n u t e sa n d f r o m - minutes) E s t i m a t e dt i m e s h u g e v e s s e l sa n d o t h e r p a r t i c u l a rv e s s e l sa r e s c h e d u l e d t o b e n a v i g a t i n g t h e t r a f f i c r o u t e , n a v i g a t i o n a lr e s t r i c t i o n sf o r t h e t r a f f i c r o u t e , c u r r e n t w e a t h e rc o n d i t i o n s ,t h e s i t u a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g m a r i t i m e a c c i d e n t s ,i n f o r m a t i o n o n w h i r l i n g t i d e s a n d o t h e r r e l e v a n t i nform ation F r e q u e n c y :l , k H z ( J a p a n e s e ) ;2 , } l k H z ( E n g l i s h ) Note: T h e C e n t e rt r a n s m i t ss p e c i a lb r o a d c a s t sw h e n e v e ri t o b t a i n se m e r g e n c y information V e s s e l sc a n r e c e i v e t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n w i t h a n o r d i n a r y r a d i o r e c e i v e r b T e l e p h o n eS e r v i c e E , s t i m a t e dt i m e s h u g e v e s s e l sa n d o t h e r p a r t i c u l a r v e s s e l sa r e s c h e d u l e dt o b e n a v i g a t i n g t r a f f i c r o u t e , n a v i g a t i o n a lr e s t r i c t i o n s -3636 f o r t h e t r a f f i c r o u t e i n f o r m a t i o no n w h i r l i n g t i d e s T e l : - C u r r e n t w e a t h e rc o n d i t i o n s ( s u c h a s w i n d d i r e c t i o n s a n d s p e e d sf o r T a k a i k a m i j i m a ,T s u s h i m a ,a n d I m a b a r i ) T e l : - 1- 1 c I n d i v i d u a l I n f o r m a t i o n ( p r o v i d e d u p o n r e q u e s tf r o m a v e s s e l ) P o s i t i o no f t h e r e q u e s t i n gv e s s e l ,m o v e m e n t so f o t h e r v e s s e l st h a t t h e r e q u e s t i n gv e s s e ls p e c i f i e s ,e t c P l e a s ec o n t a c t t h e K u r u s i m a K a i k y o T r a f f i c A d v i s o r v S e r v i c e C e n t e r usingthe following methods (a) VHF Call name:KURUSIMA MARTIS C a l l i n g f r e q u e n c y : V H F ( C H1 , ,1 M H z ) W o r k i n g f r e q u e n c y : V H F ( C H1 , l l M H z ; C H 2 , M H z ) ( b ) P a r t y l i n e t e l e p h o n eT e l : - - 0 d S p e c i a lI n f o r m a t i o n T h e K u r u s i m a K a i k y o T r a f f i c A d v i s o r y S e r v i c eC e n t e r w i l l c a l l a v e s s e lb y V H F a n d p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n t o w a r n i t t o a v e r t d a n g e r ] w h e n t h e r e i s t h e p o s s i b i l i t yo f a c o l l i s i o n e Traffic Information T h e K u r u s i m a K a i k y o T r a f f i c A d v i s o r y S e r v i c eC e n t e r w i l l c a l l a v e s s e lb y V H F o r t e l e p h o n ea n d p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n s u c h a s t h e w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n so f f i s h i n g b o a t s ,a s r e q u i r e d -36- f Information Signals Electric signboards (using words) provide information such as the movements of huge vessels navigating the Kurusima Kaikyo Traffic Route and adjacent waters L o c a t i o n s w h e r e i n f o r m a t i o n i s p r o v i d e d : O o h a m a ,T s u s h i m a ,a n d s i g n a l s t a t i o n sv e s s e l sp a s s (2\ Radio broadcast NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) has a regular programme of announcementgiving information on huge vessels expected to pass through the traffic route on the next day a N H K s t B r o a d c a s t ,H i r o s i m a l , I k H z ( f r o m l l 5 t o 0 h o u r s e v e r y d a y ) b NHK 1st Broadcast, Okayama 603kHz (from 1755 to 1800 hours every day) c N H K s t B r o a d c a s t ,T a k a m a t u , k H ( f r o m 1 5 t o 0 h o u r s e v e r y d a y ) (3) Fog information W h e n t h e v i s i b i l i t y i n K u r u s i m a K a i k y o i s r e d u c e dl e s s t h a n m i l e , f o g i n f o r m a t i o n i s b r o a d c a s ta s f o l l o w s a E a s t S e t o n a i k a iD i s t r i c t C o m m u n i c a t i o n C e n t e r ( K o b e S e a P a t r o l R a d i o ) F3E M H ( C H ) r n J a p a n e s ea n d E n g l i s h b N H K s t B r o a d c a s t ,H i r o s i m a I , l l k H z i n J a p a n e s e c N H K l s t B r o a d c a s t ,O k a y a m a 603kHz in Japanese d N H K l s t B r o a d c a s t ,Y a m a g u t i 615kHz in Japanese e N H K s t B r o a d c a s t ,M a t u y a m a 963kHz in Japanese f Chugoku Hoso, Hirosima , k H 2i n J a p a n e s e g Chugoku Hoso, Fukuyama , k H 2i n J a p a n e s e C HART Northgoing stream (Keepright) Southgoing stream (Keepleft) Northgoing Stream Southgoing Stream \'xu" N \,?l \\ \ Oshima-) Legend: o a*:f?[T' aH:ffi::;'n a:ff;"j,T'* * ffi:.'jilsffiJ%:fi:i P r e p a r a t i o no f C h a r t s V e s s e l sn a v i g a t i n g i n S e t o - 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h a n de d g e A v e s s e lp r o c e e d i n ga l o n g t h e c o u r s eo f T u r u s i m a S u i d o s h a l l k e e p n e a r t o t h e o u t e r l i m i t o f t h e c h a n n e lw h i c h l i e s o n h e r s t a r b o a r ds i d e , n o t l e s s t h a n m d i s t a n tf r o m a l i n e d r a w n f r o m A k i n a d a M i n a m i K o r o L i g h t B u o y N o ( 3 " ' N ,I " ' E ,a p p r o x )t o T u r u s i m aS u i d o L i g h t B u o y ( 3 ' ' N , " J ' ,a p p r o x ) < O n d o S e t o ) ( S e e p a g e , ,C H A R T ) Navi gatron rules for Ondo Seto V e s s e l sp a s s i n gt h e n o r t h a n d s o u t h g a t e o f O n d o S e t o a r e r e q u e s t e dt o p a s st h e l i g h t b u o y s o n t h e i r p o r t - s i d e W h i l e t h r o u g h t h e O n d o S e t o , v e s s e l ss h o u l d r e d u c et h e i r s p e e da s m u c h as possible W h e n v e s s e l sc o m e a n d g o i n a n a r r o w c h a n n e l ,t u r n r i g h t e a r l y a n d p a s s port and port eachother V e s s e l so f 0 t o n so r m o r e s h o u l d n o t o v e r t a k eo t h e r s o r g o s i d e b y s i d e from Kiyomorrzuka to Ondo light house < N a o s h i m aS u i d o > ( S e e p a g e , C H A R T ) N a v i g a t i o n r u l e s f o r N a o s h i m aS u i d o V e s s e l sp a s s i n gb e t w e e nN a o S i m a a n d K a z u r a S i ma a r e r e q u e s t e dt o p a s s t h e N a o S i m a N o r t h w e s tL i g h t B u o y o n t h e i r p o r t - s i d e ( R e m a r k s) V e s s e l sp a s s i n ge a s t w a r d st h r o u g h b e t w e e n K a z u r a S i m a a n d K o j i n S i m a s h o u l d n a v i g a t e ,a s f a r a s i t i s s a f e a n d e x e c u t i v e ,c l o s e t o t h e n o r t h w e s t e r np a r t o f K o j i n S i m a V e s s e l ss h o u l d n o t o v e r t a k ea n y o t h e r v e s s e l sa r o u n d t h e N a o S i m a N o r t h - w e s t w a r dL i g h t B u o y V e s s e l ss h o u l d p a y a t t e n t i o nt o m o v e m e n to f v e s s e l sp a s s i n g e a s t w a r d sf r o m U n o K o -39- CHA RT 11 Navigationof TsurushimaSuido TURUSIMA SUIDO APPROACTIf,$/I.Io.2 ct Naka Sima q Akinada Minami Koro L't B'y No.l "N" qS + Turu -l- I Turu Sima Lighthouse Yuri Sima 1000m500m No9 ,t CHART 12 Navigation of Ondo Seto CHART 13 Navigationof NaoshimaSuido ,/ t\ a KiYomorizuka jl ' /-> rh 1\ na \\\ a \-> +G* + Ondowuthgate light buoy + (ISO4s) -i-40- For safe navigationin or aroundKanmon area t h R e g i o n a l C o a s t G u a r d H e a d q u a r t e r sr e c o m m e n d sv e s s e l st o t a k e t h e f o l l o w i n g s a f e t ym e a s u r e s l R e p o r t sb y a p p l i c a b l ev e s s e l so f , 0 Gl T o r m o r e ( A s t o n a v i g a t i o n i n T o b a t aP a s s a g e ,1 , 0 G / To r m o r e ) For safe navigation in or around Kanmofl area,above mentionedapplicable v e s s e l sa r e r e q u i r e d t o r e p o r t t h e f o l l o w i n g R e p o r t t o K a n m o n K a i k y o Traffic Advisory ServiceCenter (Seepage 45, CHART 14) ( 1)^Report in Advance O Time to be reported a V e s s e l so f , 0 G To r m o r e w h i c h i n t e n d t o e n t e r o r t o l e a v e T o b a t a H a k u c h i : b y n a v i g a t i n gT o b a t aP a s s a g e( R e p o r t b a s e n P o r t R e g u l a t i o n s L a w ) B y n o o n o f t h e d a y b e f o r e t h e s c h e d u l e dd a t e o f e n t r y i n t o t h e p a s s a g e( o r o f l e a v i n g a b e r t h ) b V e s s e l so f , 0 G / T ( a sf o r o i l c a r r i e r s ,3 , 0 G / T ) o rm o r e i n t e n d i n g t o n a v i g a t eH a y a t o m o - s e t oW a t e r w a y ( R e p o r bt a s e n P o r t R e g u l a t i o n s L a w o B y n o o n o f t h e d a y b e f o r e t h e s c h e d u l e dd a t e o f e n t r y i n t o the waterway c V e s s e l so f , 0 Gl T o r m o r e ( e x p e c tf o r t h o s e w h i c h a r e e x p e c t e dt o m a k e t h e r e p o r t s a b o v e , a a n d l o r b ) i n t e n d i n g t o n a v i g a t ew i t h i n K a n m o n a r e aw h e r e t h e C e n t e r ' sr a d a r sc o v e r o o B y h o u r s p r i o r t o t h e s c h e d u l e dt i m e o f c r o s s i n gt h e f i r s t p o s i t i o n r e p o r t i n g l i n e ( a s f o r thoseleaving Kanmon Port or those staying at anchor within the radar s e r v i c ea r e a , b y t h e t i m e o f g e t t i n g u n d e r w a y ) @ Items to be reported P l e a s er e p o r t t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m s l i s t e d i n t h e f o r m a s t h e f i x e d b y prefixing each item number (1) Name of Addressee To Chief, Kanmon Kaikyo Traffic Adv isory Service Center To Chief Wakamatsu Port Control Off (2) Name of Vessel Gross tonnase GlT (3) Call sign or Call name (4) Length over - all m (5)'ofMaximum draught( at the time transit througtr the passage) (6) Kinds of dangerouscargo and amount of each typd (t) Port of departure (8) Port of destination (9) Name of position reportingline In line (10) Estimated date and time of crossins the line above Date I -4t- Out line Time i (11) Name of passageor channel to be navisated (12) Estimated time of entrv ' 'leaving - ( or of the berth ) Wakamatsu passage,etc Date I Time Tobata passage,etc Date I Time Hayatomo- seto waterway Date i Time Date I Time (13) Scheduledtime of anchorase ( or present anchorage) and estiniatedtime of hdaving up anchor (14) Estimatedspeed throueh the ' water in the Passase (15) Method of communication with JCG Knots VHF automated coastal radiotelephone ( ) Pilot for Kanmon area (16) Anangement of Pilot P i l ot for Inl and S ea I Yes No Y es' N o name (17) Name and addressof messageconveyer address (18) Remarks N o t e I : A s f o r v e s s e l si n t e n d i n g t o e n t e r o r l e a v e K a n m o n P o r t , P l e a s e reportthe nameof berth in the items,(7) and (8) N o t e : A s f o r t h e i t e m s ( ) p l e a s er e p o r t t h e n a m e o f f i r s t p o s i t i o n r e p o r t i n gl i n e t o b e c r o s s e d N o t e : A s f o r v e s s e l si n t e n d i n g t o l e a v e K a n m o n P o r t , p l e a s er e p o r t t h e t i m e o f g e t t i n g t h e v e s s e lu n d e r w a y i n t h e i t e m ( ) i n s t e a d o f t h e e s t i m a t e dt i m e o f c r o s s i n gt h e p o s i t i o n r e p o r t i n g l i n e , a n d t e l l w h e t h e r " E a s t w a r d "o r " W e s t w a r d " i nt h e i t e m ( ) N o t e : I f t h e r e i s a n y c h a n g ei n t h e n a m e , c a l l s i g n o r c a l l n a m e o f a v e s s e l ,p l e a s em a k e a n e n t r y t o t h a t e f f e c t i n ( ) @ M e t f r o d o f R e p o r t ( P l e a s er e p o r t i t i n o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g w a y s ) a R e p o r tb y r a d i o c o m m u n i c a t i o n R e p o r t s a r e a c c e p t a b l ea t t h e J C G c o m m u n i c a t i o n S t a t i o n , ( K i t a - K y u s h u D i s t r i c t c o m m u n i c a t i o nC e n t e r ) w h e n c o m m u n i c a t i n gb y V H F , p l e a s ec a l l u p " M o j i s e a P a t r o l R a d i o " a n d r e q u e s ta c o n n e c t i o nt o t h e C e n t e r , a n d t h e n c o m m u n i c a t ed i r e c t l v w i t h t r a f f i c c o n t r o l o f f i c e r o f t h e C e n t e r Name of communication Station Kita - Kyushu District communication Center Means of Call sign report Radioteleph one DSC NBDP Moji - Hoan JNR 004310701 Calling Working frecuencv freouencv 156 8MHz(CHI6l 2, I89 SkHz 156.6MH2(CHL2) 2, 177kHz r:c0kHz 2, 4r7 SkHz b R e p o r ti n w r i t i n g ( t a k e w i t h o r m a i l t o t h e f q l l o w i n g a d d r e s s ) M a t s u ba r a c h o m e I - 1 , M o j i - k u , K i t a - K y u s h u - C i t y 0 - 0 c R e p o r tb y t e l e p h o n e T e l e p h o n en u m b e r - 72 - 0 9 FAX number 093-381-4499 d R e p o r tb y p u b l i c t e l e g r a m KANMON KAIKYO TASC TEREX ] 123-28 -42- (2) Reportof Change A n y s i g n i f i c a n t c h a n g ei n t h e p r e v i o u s r e p o r t m u s t b e r e p o r t e d t o t h e C e n t e r a c c o r d i n gt o t h e f o l l o w i n g w a y s of report Oti-" a V e s s e lo f , 0 G / To r m o r e i n t e n d i n g t o e n t e r o r l e a v e S e i t e t s uT o b a t a H a k u c h i b y p a s s i n gt h r o u g h T o b a t aP a s s a g ea n d v e s s e l so f , 0 G / T ( a s f o r o i l c a r r i e r s ,3 , 0 G / T ) o r m o r e i n t e n d i n g t o n a v i g a t eH a y a t o m o S e t o w a t e r w a y s h o u l d i m m e d i a t e l y r e p o r t t o t h e C e n t e r i n c a s eo f l m i n u t e s o r m o r e o f c h a n g e i n t h e p r e v i o u s l y e s t i m a t e dt i m e o f e n t r y i n t o t h e p a s s a g eo r w a t e r w a y ,o r o f g e t t i n g t h e v e s s e lu n d e r w a y A n y c h a n g ei n t h e i t e m s o t h e r t h a n t h o s e m e n t i o n e da b o v e s h o u l d b e r e p o r t e d h o u r s b e f o r e t h e e s t i m a t e dt i m e o f c r o s s i n g t h e f i r s t p o s i t i o n r e p o r t i n gl i n e A n y s u b s e q u e n tc h a n g e a f t e r i t i s t o b e r e p o r t e d i m m e d i a t e l y b V e s s e lw h i c h h a v e a l r e a d y s e n t t h e R e p o r t i n A d v a n c e ( e x c e p tf o r t h o s e a b o v e m e n t i o n e d( a ) ) , s h o u l d r e p o r t a s p r o m p t l y a s p o s s i b l et o t h e C e n t e r , i nc a s e o f l m i n u t e s o r m o r e o f c h a n g ei n t h e s c h e d u l e dt i m e o f c r o s s i n gt h e f i r s t p o s i t i o n r e p o r t i n g l i n e ( a s f o r v e s s e l sI n t e n d i n g to leave Kanmon Port or to heaveup anchor within the radar service a r e a ,t h e s c h e d u l e dt i m e o f g e t t i n g u n d e r w a y ) A n y s u b s e q u e n ct h a n g ee x c e p t f o r t h o s e a b o v e m e n t i o n e di s a l s o t o b e r e p o r t e dp r o m p t l y @Ite-s to be reported Report of Changeshall be prefixed by "AMENDMENT"and then the following i t e m s a r e t o b e t r a n s m i t t e d i n c o n s e c u t i v eo r d e r w i t h t h e p r e f i x e d n u m b e r Items to be reported to be prefixed by abbreviation of the name of authority and the name of Passage,etc (1) name and gross tonnage of vessel (2) the number prefixed at each item matters to be newly changed N o t e : A b b r e v i a t i o no f n a m e o f a u t h o r i t y K A N M O N K A I K Y O o c h i e f , K a n m o n K a i k y o T r a f f i c A d v i s o r y S e r v i c eC e n t e r WAKAMATSU KANSEI Echief, Wakamatsu Port Traffic Control Office N o t e : A b b r e v i a t i o no f n a m e o f p a s s a g e s WAKAMATSU o WakamatsuWaterway, Okudokai Passageand Wakamatsu s e c t i o n ( s e c t i o n5 a n d s e c t i o n6 ) TOBATA o T o b a t aP a s s a g ea n d S e i t e t s uT o b a t aH a k u c h i H A Y A T O M O o o o o o H a y a t o m o - s e t oW a t e r w a V @lr4ethodof Report R e p o r t o f c h a n g ei s t o b e r e p o r t e d i n t h e s a m e f o r m e d w a y a s t h e c a s e of Reportin Advance ( 3) P o s i t i o n R e p o r t F o r t h e p u r p o s eo f p r o p e r a n d e f f e c t i v e i n f o r m a t i o n p r o v i s i o n s e r v i c e s a n d t r a f f i c c o n t r o l , P o s i t i o n R e p o r t i s r e q u i r e d a c c o r d i n gt o t h e f o l l o w i n g f o r m e d w a y s , s i n c e t h e C e n t e r h a s t o i d e n t i f y e a c h v e s s e lb y o p e r a t i n g t h e r a d a r w h e n v e s s e l sr e q u i r e d t o r e p o r t a r e n a v i g a t i n g w i t h i n t h e r a d a r service area -43- Oti*e to be reported P o s i t i o n R e p o r t t o t h e C e n t e r i s r e q u i r e d w h e n t h e v e s s e l r e a c h e dt o t h e F i r s t P o s i t i o n R e p o r t i n g L i n e i n t h e r a d a r s e r v i c e a r e a ( P l e a s er e f e r t h e c h a r t : R a d a r S e r v i c eA r e a a n d P o s i t i o n R e p o r t i n gL i n e s ) A s f o r v e s s e l sl e a v i n g t h e K a n m o n P o r t , r e p o r tm a y b e m a d e a t t h e t i m e when they leave their berth @Items to be reportedand Method of Report ltem to be reported @ name of vessel @ Passing time of a line or leaving time of a berth ( J S T ) @ Abb."uiation of name of position reporting line or code- number of the berth leavins By VHF Call name: KANMON MARTIS Calling frequency : CHl6 cHl4,22 By autmated coastal radio telephone Telephone number: 093-312-0099 (4) Keeping contactwith the KANMON MARTIS O V e s s e la r e r e q u i r e d t o k e e p c o n t i n u o u sw a t c h o n V H F C H f r o m h o u r s p r i o r t o t h e t i m e o f p a s s i n gt h e f i r s t p o s i t i o n r e p o r t i n g l i n e ( a s t o v e s s e l si n t e n d i n g t o l e a v e K a n m o n P o r t , f r o m t h e t i m e o f l e a v i n g t h e i r b i r t h ) u n t i l t h e y l e a v e t h e r a d a r s e r v i ce - a r e a ( a s f o r a v e s s e ln o t e q u i p p e dw i t h V H F o r a v e s s e lb e i n g b u s y o n V H F k e e p watch 2,177kH2) @ t n c a s e o f c o n f u s e dc o m m u n i c a t i o n ,v e s s e l sw h i c h e q u i p p e dw i t h V H F ( C H ) a r e r e q u e s t e dt o k e e p w a t c h o n C H l , a s w e l l a s C H , p r o v i d i n g f o r n e e d of call from the KANMON MARTIS P r e p a r a t i o no f c h a r t s T h e f o l l o w i n g c h a r t sf o r K a n m o n K a i k y o h a v e b e e n p u b l i s h e d < Chart No.> < Title > w 135 Kanmon Kaikyo w 1262 East sideof Kanmon Port w 1263 Center of Kanmon Port w 1264 North side of Kanmon Port w 1265 W a k a m a t s uo f K a n m o n P o r t H 3108W Maritime Information chart for Kanmon Kaikyo -44- CHART 14 Navigation of Kanmon Kaikyo j O t O Svmbor h Radar service Area and Position Reporting Line Traffic Advisory Service Center Vessel traffic signdl station Signal station Radar facilities Radar seivice area PositionrepbrtingLine - ) \ f i i | S t I I l- -"*;- \, )_- I xuru.t* -l !' lr' l \ ouou.' ,J\ | I ^\ P /A \ i- l \ / - a I lnrrlr Lisht Beacon t/ IL- tt-, bi i \ lt* oo \l 'ue*' \a'-T;?13.: l_,-"_ 'unl \ai-"o-sni'n" tl tl t) /-\ l,/ \ ililsni-onosekiCi i) shimonosekiCity if ShimonosekiCity (t^trr"n.'rstr'rfru tl o;;i._ I 'il!i?'"-T'?1 i\ \fi,?,:'""# \r.AS ".n"."-*-N Lieht ' ftl ) ii ,/Hi-no-r",n" i"'-""-r"*^'\2 i3;klit""""'; ss / "'*i/ ,,?l: i s Hayatol \ Waterv | \ : \ F C'l I uu.).,o:- - +uJ ne-J i-Saki Light Light L - - o -1fr ,11.",il111*to,,u-n ^2.,rfr^" 8'it?-Kvus) i],i:''-kil'q )$f Jill/ Takotno-Hana SN I\SE sisnar station Kanmon Shinmoji Breakwater Light Kaikyo Traffic Advisory Service Center (MojiVesseltrafficsisnalstton] {l I [...]... when they come from Tokyo- ku of Keihin Port (5) Vesselspassingthrough the fairway at the slipway sectionof the Umi Hotaru (the sea areabetweenthe offshore fixed light to the west of the Umi Hotaru and the western end of the rope-type buffer work on the Umi Hotaru Hereinafterreferred to as the "SLIPWAY FAIRWAY") must accuratelygraspthe geographicalfeaturesof the slipway and the depth of water ,and then... PositionReportingLine Name of Position Reoortins Line South side of Akasi Kaikvo Abbreviation North side of Akasi Kaikvo AS Line AE Line AN Line Off The coast of Higashi Harima AH Line West side of Akasi Kaikyo AW East side of Akasi Kaikvo Line Description A line drawn from Tuna-Ko-Sano-East Breakewater Light House to the point 90- 20.9Km IrdtrZrlAm from KobeLightHouseto the point A line drawn from... importance to the oil spill incident involving the VLCC Diamond Grace which occurred in Tokyo Bay on 2 July 1997,JMSA will install three new light buoys in the western area of NAKANOSE in Tokyo Bay to improve the safety of navigation As a result, the present navigational instructions which are in force since 1 September1997will be revised as follows The new light buoys are scheduled to be installed on 27 or... Navigation in the Vicinity of the Traffic Route Gateways Kawasaki Traffic Route Resilient LightBeacom NO.2 {g "KisarazuKO "' \ Offshore LightBuoy fuxX { ffi 'S" oaiiti DainiKaiho Tokyo Bay Traffic -9- CHART 2 ReportingLines and the Radar ServiceArea -10- Navigation in the Western Area of Nakanose in Tokyo Bay December22,1998 Third RegionalMaritimeSafetyHeadquarters Attaching great importance to the oil... estimated time of crossing the position reporting line (as for vessels within the radar serv-ice area, from the estimated time of starting navigation) until they berth the pier or leave the radar service area (See page 20, CHART 5) CHART 5 RadarServiceArea and Position ReportingLine Name of Position Reporting Line NagoyaWsst Nagoya South Addrsviat€d Name NW Line NS Lino Portof Position Nagoya North Station... (TomogasimaSuido) 1 Vesselsto keep on the starboardside in the Yura Seto Channel A vesselintending to transit through Yura Seto should keep to the starboardside of the Channel ,and be not less than 150 m distant from the line, Longitude 134'58.8'E, and in the areabetweentwo the lines of Latitude 3 4 "1 5 9 ' Na n d 3 4 " 1 7 9 'N 2 Passageto and from OsakaWan via Yura Seto A vesselintending to proceedto OsakaWan... y o Pier to the south-ease t nd of the Asuka pier Matters to be reported O Name of vessel @ Estimated time of crossing position reporting line or time of starting navigation Abbreviated name of position reporting line (NW line, NS line:seepage) Name of berth or anchoring position Name of passage to navigate (East passage,West passage,North passage) @ @ @ O Name of vessel @ Estimatedtime... required re ' Vessel of 5,000G/T more ' Vessel of 5.000G/T or more Vessel of 500G/T or more departing from * Kinivo Zone Time of re Wlqn Passing .the posltlon reportlng line As for vessels anchoring within radar service area when starting navlsatlon 'When leavingthe berthm ' Vessels Anchorins within the radar service area when startins navisation Means of re VHF Radiotelephone ' Call... to the point 90- 9.3Km A line ioinins Eieasfuha-KoWest Breakewater Lisht House ind Ffarim"anada-Kita-Kouro Light Buoy Nb 10 Awazi -Murotu KoWestBreakewater A line ioinine -and Harimanada Kita - Kourq Light Buoy No 10 Light House -26- Navigationin the Northernarea in OSAKABAY 5th August, I"999 5th RegionalMaritime SafetyHeadquarters With the reclamation construction of Kobe airport, all vessels of. .. Patrol Radio)broadcast fog information as follows F3E 1 5 6 6 M H 2 ( C H 1 2 ) i n J a p a n e s eo r E n g l i s h (3) Newspaper Kobe Shinbun (morning edition) Contents Schedule of huge vessels entering Akasi Kaikyo Traffic Route and others ' 1 0 P r e p a r a t i o no f c h a r t s Vessels navigating in Osaka Bay should prepare at least some of the following charts which covered the area they plan