VTS Flashcards
What is a TOS?
Traffic Organisation Service
What does a Traffic Organisation Service include?
- Forward planning of vessel movements
- Congestion and dangerous situations
- Movement of special transports
- Traffic clearance systems
- VTS sailing plans
- Routes to be followed
- Adherence to governing rules and regulations
What are the Southampton VTS limits?
Egypt point to Stansore point
7 mile radius on Nab Tower
Line between Gilkicker and Horse Sand Fort
What are the inward reporting points from the East?
- 10 miles from Nab tower
- Nab Tower
- No Mans Land Fort
- South Ryde Middle
- Hook Buoy
What are the inward reporting points from the West?
- Needles fairway buoy
- Yarmouth Roads
- East Lepe Buoy
- Hook Buoy
What are the reporting points outward to the East?
- Pier Head Buoy
- Hythe Pier
- Hook Buoy
- No Mans Land Fort
- Nab Tower
What are the reporting points outwards to the west?
- Pier head buoy
- Hythe pier
- Hook buoy
- Yarmouth roads
- Needles fairway buoy
Where are the rules found for navigating the Port of Southampton?
- Southampton Byelaws
- PUNG
- Pilotage Directions
- General Directions
- HM Directions
- LNTM
Which SOLAS regulation mandates a VTS service?
SOLAS Chapter 5 Regulation 12
What are the differences between a VTS and a local port service (LPS)?
- There is no international framework or convention for operation of a local port service
- There are no international standards for qualification to operate a local port service
- There is no requirement for a LPS to have the capability for
- comprehensive overview of traffic in its area
- compile a traffic image to enable staff to evaluate situations and make decisions
- Respond to traffic situations developing and decide upon appropriate actions
- Employ qualified and trained staff
- A LPS does not interact with traffic
What is the difference between an INS and a TOS?
INS gives the mariner information related to the traffic situation and warns of a developing situation so requires monitoring facilities and VHF communication. May not have the experience to advise a course of action.
A TOS provides safe and efficient movement of traffic, identifying and MANAGING potentially dangerous traffic situations. INS but may advise, instruct or exercise authority to direct movements. INTERVENTION.
What are the VHF working channels for Southampton VTS?
Ch 12/14 - VTS
Ch 9 - Southampton Pilots
Ch 20/103 - Duplex channels
Ch 71/74 - Svitzer tugs
Ch 10 - Itchen tugs
Ch 19 - Esso
Ch 68 - River Hamble
Ch 69 - Cowes
Ch 73 - SGL
Ch 80 - Marinas
Ch 87 - DP World
What is the role of a VTS?
- Contribute to safety of life at sea
- Improve the safety and efficiency of navigation
- Support the protection of the environment within the VTS area by mitigating the development of dangerous situations
At what point should an inbound vessel have an available berth?
Before passing south ryde middle
What separation should exist between two vessels over 180m LOA in Thorn Channel?
A second 180m vessel shall not pass prince consort until the first is past Reach buoy or secure with tugs inbound to Fawley.
Pax separation may be reduced to 15 mins
Two vessels over 180m LOA shall not pass or overtake in Thorn Channel
What are the 5 different passing points for vessels over 180m LOA?
Dock Head Pass
Above Cadland Pass
Fawley Pass
Above Hook Pass
Solent pass
When must bunker barges cease operations and move to a standby berth?
When a cat 3 or greater outward bound passes a ship bunkering on 106
When a cat 6 or greater passes a ship bunkering on 38/9 or 102-106
When visibility drops below 2 cables and a vessel over 150m LOA passes
In the hours of darkness
Which vessels require an escort tug for arrival and departure?
Tankers over 60,000 DWT to/from nab if part or fully laden and to/from PC if in ballast
Cat 5 Box boat 15m and over draft
Cat 6 Box boat 15m and over draft
Cat 7 Box boat 13m and over draft
What are the static UKC requirements?
0.6m except
0.5m at 48 & 49, 101-107, 110, Solent Gateway and Empress Dock
0.9m at KGV
0.3m at River Itchen Berths (Saxon Wharf, Crown, Leamouth and Burnley Wharfs, Dibles wharf)
Which berth is limited with respect to CD?
KGV - due to the steps, max depth is 9.8m below CD. 9.8 + Height of lowest tide.
10.65 at MLWN
9.35 at MLWS
What is the maximum vessel size in empress dock?
147m LOA and 24m beam
What is a NAABSA berth?
Not Always Afloat but Safely Aground
Which berths have depths requiring special consideration?
Berth 29/30 is not maintained
Berth 34/35/36 - berth pocket deeper than approach channel
Berth 39/40/41 shallows from 39 to 41 from 10.5m to 8.7m
Ocean dock is shallower than berth pockets
SCT berth 1-4 pockets range from 13.6m to 15.1m so positioning is important
KGV - 2m shallower than approach channel due to stepping of dock
101-104 up to RoRo maintained 10.5m
105-109 maintained 11.7m
Which berth is a NAABSA berth?
Princes Wharf
Marchwood wharf
What size tanker is a VLCC?
200,000 - 320,000 DWT
What size tanker is a ULCC?
Over 320,000 DWT
Where is the waterskiing area?
The Redbridge channel available between 1 hr before HW and 2 hrs after HW
What size vessel requires compulsory towage?
over 125m
What are the main channel depths?
SCT - 13m
Bury Reach - 13m
Bury Reach - Fawley - 13.2m
Fawley - South Bramble - 13.6m
Itchen south of 31 - 9.1m
Empress Dock - 7.8m
Nab Channel - 14.4m
North Channel 4.2m
What are the UKC requirements?
Fawley vessels - 1.5m
In harbour 10% draft or 0.6m
Elsewhere 25% draft
Where is the NE Mining Ground
Off Ryde sands between N Sturbridge and No Mans Land Fort
Where are the prohibited anchorages?
- Either side of Itchen Bridge
- Pipeline between Fawley and Cadland buoy
- Cable and pipeline area between
Egypt Point/Stansore Point
Thorness Bay/Inchmerry House - Outfall off Old Castle Point
- Cowes Fairway
- Approaches to Ryde Pier
- NE Mining ground (Ordnance Disposal Area)
- Submarine Barrier
- Portsmouth Harbour Fairway (Between OSB/Warner buoy between portsmouth and IOW
- Mary Rose wreck
- Within 1 cable of any fort
- within 1 cable of Nab Tower
- Stanswood Bay oyster beds
