- AIS reporting is required for vessels over 80m, except for passengers and trial voyages.
- Applies to Bohai Rim, Yangtze Delta, Pearl Delta, Qiongzhou Strait, and Beibu Gulf.
- Report name and position on entry or departure via VHF or other means.
The American P&I Club has announced new requirements by China’s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) for reporting Automatic Identification System (AIS) data. These requirements apply to large vessels transiting designated Chinese waters and outline specific procedures for compliance, reports Safety4Sea.
Applicability
The regulation applies to vessels measuring 80 meters (262 feet) or more in length. Passenger vessels and vessels undergoing trial voyages are excluded from this requirement.
Designated Waters
The requirement is implemented in many areas. It includes the Bohai Rim region, which is divided into areas of VTS, falling under the jurisdiction of Tianjin, Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong MSAs. In the Yangtze River Delta and Yangtze River region, the VTS designated areas are managed by Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Yangtze River, Jiangsu, and Lianyungang MSAs.
In the Pearl River Delta region, Guangdong and Shenzhen MSAs administer the reporting areas. The Qiongzhou Strait region consists of the Qiongzhou Strait VTS area administered by the Hainan MSA. In the Beibu Gulf region, reporting is to be done in VTS areas under the administration of Beihai, Qinzhou, and Fangcheng MSAs.
Reporting Requirements
Vessels are obliged to report AIS to the VTS centre each time they enter a prescribed area. This is done by reporting the name and position of the vessel to the local VTS centre when passing the first VTS reporting line by high frequency (VHF) telephone or other effective means of communication.
Furthermore, vessels clearing from a berth are also supposed to report the same information to the local or designated VTS centre using effective communication.
Vessels that have already reported their information as required do notneed to submit additional reports while passing through other VTS reporting areas within the same region.
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Source: Safety4Sea
