Rules Flashcards
What is VTS Rosario Special Area?
Area consists of those waters bound to the S by the center of precautionary area “RB” and to the N by the center of precautionary area “C”
Canadian VTS Users
- Pleasure craft 30m or more.
- Commercial vsl’s 20m or more.
- Fishing vsl’s 24m or more and over 150 GT
- Towing vsl 20m or more or object being towed is 20m or more or overall length is 45m or more.
What are Rules 6, 8, 10 and 19 of the COLREGS?
6-Safe Speed
8- Action to avoid collisions
10- Crossing the traffic lanes @ right angle.
19- Restricted Visability
What is the WA-RNA?
Discovery Island light to New Dungeness light
- All points N and S in the Puget Sound Area.
What is the WA state Tanker Escort Law?
A laden tanker 40,000 DWT or more operating in the RNA is required to have a dedicated escort w/ the combined shaft horsepower 5% of the DWT.
What is the Federal Tanker Escort Law?
A laden single hulled tanker 5000GT or more must have at least a 2 tug escort E of the New Dungeness Line.
What vessels are required to provide a 96hr ANOA to the national vsl movement center?
All Foreign & Domestic Vsl’s
- 300GT or more, bound for a port or place in the U.S.
- Vsl’s carrying CDC’s
- Tug & Barge, if on an international voyage or from Hawaii
What is the Port Angeles Pilots Agreement?
Vsl’s will use an assist tug entering/departure Port Angeles Harbor when:
- Laden Tankers (Petro/LPG-LPN) cargo vsls exceeding 40,000 DWT
- Vsl’s exceeding 40,000 DWT; When vsls in #1 are anchored in harbor.
- Vsl’s exceeding 800 FT in length and 40 FT draft.
- All oversized Tankers; remeasured to >125,000 DWT
Explain the Tanker Vsl Navigation Restriction?
Tanker Vsl’s
How many HAND-OFF Areas are there?
10
- TSL
- Race Rocks
- Race Passage
- Hein Bank
- Point Hammond
- Patos Island
- Alden Bank
- Sandy Point
- Danger Shoals
- Salmon Bank
How many RADAR Sites are there and their locations?
12
- Cape Flattery
- Pearson Creek
- Port Angeles
- Point Wilson
- Whidbey Island
- Shannon Point
- Village Point
- Point no Point
- West Point
- Pier 69
- Point Robinson
- Ruston
How many CAMERAS are there and where are they located?
13
- Pier 36 N
- Pier 36 S
- Pier 69
- Spokane Street
- Georgetown Reach
- Tote
- Guemas
- Port Angeles
- Retsil
- Ruston
- Turn Point N
- Turn Point S
- Turn Point Infarred
How many RADIO sites are there and where are they located?
14
- Bohokus Peak
- Pearson Creek
- Port Angeles
- Point Wilson
- Mount Erie
- Mount Constitution
- Village Point
- Point no Point
- Mulketio
- West Point
- Pier 36
- Gold Mountain
- South Mountain
- Ruston
How many AIS sites are there and where are they located?
13
- Cape Flattery
- Pearson Creek
- Port Angels
- Point Wilson
- Shannon Point
- Village Point
- Mount Constitution
- Roche Harbor
- Point no Point
- Pier 36
- Gold Mountain
- Point Robinson
- Ruston
What vessels are exempt from a FINAL report?
- Vsl’s on a published schedule and route
- Vsl’s operating W/I an area of a radius of 3NM or less.
- Vsl’s escorting another vsl or assisting another vsl in maneuvering
