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The Vardø Vessel Traffic Service– For increased safety at sea
NOR VTSNorwegian Oceanic Region Vessel Traffic Service
COVERAGE MAP
ALWAYS ON GUARD
• The Vessel Traffic Service is permanently staffed.
• The Norwegian Coastal Administration’s (NCA) traffic managers have maritime and nautical expertise.
• Traffic managers have undergone internal training that includes domestic and international regulations.
The service has participated in several exercises and incidents that have provided increased knowledge on the handling of incidents at sea and that have improved expertise on the traffic service’s data and communications systems.
ASSISTS TRAFFIC AT SEA
The NCA is a national agency for:
• CoastalManagement• MaritimeSafety• MaritimeTransport• Emergencypreparednessincaseofacutepollution
TheNCA’snewmaritimetrafficserviceforNorway,VardøVesselTraf-ficService(CallSignalNORVTS),hasasscopeofoperationsintheNorwegianeconomiczonefromtheSwedishborderinthesouthtotheborderbetweentheNorwegianandRussianeconomiczonesinthenorth,inadditiontoSvalbardandJanMayen.
WithintheareatheVTSmonitorstankersandotherrisktrafficusingavastnetworkofmonitoringsensors.OnbehalfoftheNorwegianauthoritiesthetrafficcontrolcentreprovidesVesselTrafficServicesbasedondomesticandinternationalregulations.
ThisistheNCA’sfifthtrafficcentreinNorway.TheservicehasbeenestablishedonbehalfoftheMinistryofFisheriesandCoastalAffairstoimprovethesafetyandefficiencyofvesseltraf-ficandtoprotectthemarineenvironment.
TrafficmonitoringthroughVardøVTSwillstrengthentheNCA’sabilitytomaintainthisresponsibility.
AnotherimportanttaskisthemanagementandcontrolofthestateemergencytowresponseserviceinNorway.Inthecaseofincidentsatsea,thetrafficcentreinVardøandtheemergencytowresponseservicewillbeincludedasapartoftheNCA’stotalresourcesincoop-erationwiththeNCA’semergencydepartment.Ifrequired,VardøVTSandtheemergencytowresponseservicewillalsoassisttheRescueCoordinationCentresinNorthandSouthNorway.
TheVardøCoastalControlalsoprovidesstatisticsforshipsthatsailwithoilcargoesintheNorth.
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGYVardø VTS has the following primary tasks:
• Monitor ship movements - record, identify and detect irregularities.
• Prevent accidents by maintaining constant dialogue with vessel traffic.
• Take action and alert when a situation requires it.• Manage tugboat preparedness Norway.• Monitor the coverage area in the Norwegian economic zone,
Svalbard and Jan Mayen. • Navarea 19 coordinator, issuing and sending of navigational
warnings.• Assembly and provision of statistics.• 1st line response of the NCA.• Contact in the agreement on international notification of acute
pollution with Russia.• Information exchange with Iceland.• National coordinator of Single Hull, reporting to HELCOM/EMSA.
To fulfil this responsibility in a safe and effective manner, Vardo VTS is equipped with the latest surveillance and communication technology.
Central to this is:
• The NCA AIS chain (Automatic Identification System).• The NCA AIS satellite. • AIS data from Russia• Telenor’s coastal radio chain• Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)• The Armed Forces’ coastal radar chain. • The NCA’s SafeSeaNet ship reporting system.• The C-Scope map system.• OSS (Operating Support System)
The combination of these advanced technology systems enable the detection of irregularities in shipping. This alerts the VTS at an early stage and enables the implementation of preventive measures to avoid adverse incidents. In such cases, the vessel traffic service works closely with the NCA’s emergency forces and other agencies, including the Armed Forces and the Rescue Coordination Centres in Norway.
AIS-SAT 1
In other words, Vardø VTS has a good overview of the coastal areas through technology and communication. The VTS follows larger vessels carrying hazardous or polluting cargo in the coverage area in the Norwegian economic zone and the fisheries zone around Svalbard.
Vardø VTS receives information from the Norwegian and European reporting system SafeSeaNet and the AIS chain along the Norwegian coast. This information is integrated in the C-Scope monitoring system and OSS operator support system, providing the VTS with a good idea of the traffic pattern in the coverage area.
It is the mission of the VTS collect, process and evaluate data on vessel traffic. Procedures for communication and reporting between vessels and the VTS have been designed to increase the security of vessels, crews and the marine environment.
Risk vessels bound for Norwegian ports report to SafeSeaNet, and the NCA urges all tankers and other vessels over 5,000 gross tons to report to Vardø VTS on a separate reporting form. Combined with detailed nautical chart data and AIS informa-tion, this system solution strengthens the traffic managers’ ability to coordinate maritime traffic, prevent incidents and ensure safety at sea in Norway and Svalbard.
The vessels report the ship’s:
• Size • Cargo volume• Cargo type• Bunker oil• Position• Crew and passengers• Departure port and time• Arrival port and time
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AKSELSUNDET
Vardø VTS is responsible for the daily allocation and operational use of the vessels for emergency tow response. This response consists of 5 vessels located according to weather and traffic pattern. The vessels are manned by personnel with expertise in handling incidents at sea.
STATE EMERGENCY TOW RESPONSE SERVICE
SINGLE HULL
Vardø VTS is the national coordinator for following up of tankers with single hulls. This is based on regulations that prohibit the transportation of heavy oil in single hull vessels in our waters.
The task of the VTS is to identify the vessel and cargo on board and report the incident in a European database.
Vardø VTS receives extreme weather warnings that are issued by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. The task of the VTS is to forward the extreme weather warnings within the NCA and to affected partners.
SINGLE HULL EXTREME WEATHER WARNINGS
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) expanded the global maritime navigational warnings service NAVAREA to Arctic waters in 2010.
The NCA has taken on responsibility as coordinator of NAV-AREA XIX, which is one of the areas in the IMO/IHO’s global navigation warning service. The NCA has delegated this task to Vardo VTS.
The area that Vardo VTS is responsible for covers the waters between Greenland and the Russian border and extends from 65 degrees north along the Norwegian coast and up to the North Pole. THE VTS transmits regular messages twice a day at 06:30 and 18:30 UTC. Messages are transmitted more frequently as required.
VARDØ VTS NAVAREA 19 COORDINATOR
ABOUT VARDØ VTS
Vardø VTS monitors Svalbard Passenger vessels and vessels above 24 metres that sail in the waters around Svalbard are required to report to Vardø VTS The vessels report
• Name• Call Sign• Position• Time• Planned route
In addition the VTS receives data from AIS-SAT 1, which was launched from India in the summer of 2010. The Bellsundet/Akselsundet VTS area Vessels to sail through Akselsundet (approach to Svea) must obtain permission from Vardø VTS and follow the regulations that apply to the waters.
The Melkøya/Hammerfest VTS area Gas and tanker vessels must obtain permission from Vardo VTS to use the waters and follow the regulations that apply to the waters.
For safety reasons, the waters surrounding Melkøya at a distance of 1.5 nautical miles are closed to all ship traffic on arrival and departure from the Melkøya terminal
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR VARDØ VTS
NOR VTSMMSI no.: 002573550Telephone: +47 78 98 98 98Fax: +47 78 98 98 99E-mail: [email protected]: Calling NOR VTS is possible on all channels administered by Telenor Maritime Radio.
Navarea XIXTelephone: +47 78 94 30 00Fax: +47 78 98 98 99E-mail: [email protected]: www.navarea-xix.no
SVALBARDMELKØYA
