Resolution
A.977(24)
Ships' Routeing
(Adopted on 1 December 2005)
THE
ASSEMBLY,
RECALLING
Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Assembly in relation to regulations and
guidelines concerning maritime safety and the prevention and control of marine
pollution from ships,
RECALLING
ALSO resolution A.858(20)
by which the Assembly, recognizing the need for an expeditious adoption and
amendment procedure for traffic separation schemes, routeing measures other
than traffic separation schemes, including the designation and substitution of
archipelagic sea lanes, and ship reporting systems, resolved that all the
aforementioned functions shall be performed by the Maritime Safety Committee on
behalf of the Organization,
NOTING
the urgent need to implement the traffic separation schemes In Bornholmsgat and
North of Rϋgen and amendments to the traffic separation
schemes Off Gotland Island and South of Gedser; a recommended deep-water route
in the eastern
Baltic Sea, and new areas to be avoided at Hoburgs Bank and Norra Midsjobanken
proposed by the Governments of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland and Sweden in order to enhance maritime safety, safety of
navigation and protection of the marine environment in the area concerned, and
the invitation by the Maritime Safety Committee at its eightieth session to the
Assembly to adopt the routeing systems, subject to the Sub-Committee on Safety
of Navigation being satisfied that all the pertinent criteria had been met,
TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT the Guidelines for the Identification and Designation of Particularly
Sensitive Sea Areas adopted by resolution A.927(22),
HAVING
NOTED the designation by the Marine Environment Protection Committee, by
resolution MEPC. 136(53), of the Baltic Sea Area as a Particularly Sensitive
Sea Area (PSSA) including the establishment of Associated Protective Measures
(APMs),
HAVING
CONSIDERED the report of the Maritime Safety Committee at its eightieth session
and the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation at its
fifty-first session,
1.
ADOPTS the proposed traffic separation schemes "In
Bornholmsgat" and "North of Rϋgen" and amendments to the
traffic separation schemes "Off Gotland Island" and "South of
Gedser", set out in annex 1 to the present resolution;
2.
ADOPTS ALSO the new recommended deep-water route in the eastern Baltic Sea and
the new areas to be avoided at Hoburgs Bank and Norra Midsjobanken, set out in
annex 2 to the present resolution;
3.
DECIDES that the routeing systems so adopted will be implemented at 0000 hours
UTC on 1 July 2006;
4.
DECIDES FURTHER that the ships' routeing systems adopted in operative
paragraphs 1 and 2 should be considered as the Associated Protective Measures
(APMs) for the Baltic Sea Area;
5.
REQUESTS the Secretariat to issue, as soon as possible, the relevant COLREG.2
and SN circulars containing the aforementioned routeing systems.
ANNEX 1.
NEW AND AMENDED TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES AND ASSOCIATED ROUTEING MEASURES IN
SW BALTIC SEA
NEW TRAFFIC
SEPARATION SCHEME "IN BORNHOLMSGAT"
(Reference chart: German Chart No: 40 (6th
Edition, 1998)
Note: This chart
is based on World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS-84))
The
new traffic separation scheme (TSS) "In Bornholmsgat" consists of:
Two traffic
lanes 2.7 miles wide in three parts;
One intermediate
traffic separation zone 0.8 miles wide in three parts;
Two associated
inshore traffic zones;
One
precautionary area between the three parts.
The
direction of navigation is:
TSS, main part
between Sweden and Bornholm: 038°(T) northeastbound course and 218°(T)
southwestbound course; and TSS, south-west part: 071°(T) and 038°(T)
northeastbound courses and 218°(T) and 251°(T) southwestbound courses; and TSS,
west part: 093°(T) eastbound course and 273°(T) westbound course.
Description
of the new traffic separation scheme "In Bornholmsgat"
Main
part:
(a)
A separation zone is bounded by a line connecting the following geographical
positions:
(1) 55°24'.58
N 014°37'.35 E
(2) 55°25'.25
N 014°36'.48 E
(3) 55°12'.53
N 014°18'.95 E
(4) 55°12'.03
N 014°20'.04 E
(b)
A traffic lane for eastbound traffic between the separation zone and a line
connecting the following geographical positions:
(5) 55°22'.34
N 014°40'.28 E
(6) 55°10'.37
N 014°23'.76 E
(c)
A traffic lane for westbound traffic between the separation zone and a line
connecting the following geographical positions:
(7) 55°27'.55
N 014°33'.62 E
(8) 55°14'.19
N 014°15'.22 E
South-west
part:
(d)
A separation zone bounded by a line connecting the following geographical
positions:
|
(9) |
55°06'.06 N |
014°11'.90 Å |
|
(10) |
55°06'.56 N |
014°10'.80 Å |
|
(11) |
55°02'.99 N |
014°05'.97 E |
|
(12) |
55°02'.30 N |
014°02'.42 E |
|
(13) |
55°01'.54 N |
014°02'.88 E |
|
(14) |
55°02'.32 N |
014°06'.81 E |
(e)
A traffic lane for eastbound traffic between the separation zone and a line
connecting the following geographical positions:
(15) 55°04'.40
N 014°15'.60 E
(16) 55°00'.02
N 014°09'.65 E
(17) 54°58'.99
N 014°04'.40 E
(f)
A traffic lane for westbound traffic between the separation zone and a line
connecting the following geographical positions:
(18) 55°08'.22
N 014°07'.09 E
(19) 55°05'.29
N 014°03'.11 E
(20) 55°04'.85
N 014°00'.89 E
West
part:
(g)
A separation zone bounded by a line connecting the following geographical
positions:
(21) 55°10'.97
N 014°05'.67 E
(22) 55°11'.76
N 014°05'.74 E
(23) 55°11'.93
N 014°00'.00 E
(24) 55°11'.13
N 014°00'.00 E
(h)
A traffic lane for eastbound traffic between the separation zone and a line
connecting the following geographical positions:
(25) 55°08'.22
N 014°07'.09 E
(26) 55°08'.43
N 014°00'.00 E
(i)
A traffic lane for westbound traffic between the separation zone and a line
connecting the following geographical positions:
(27) 55°14'.46
N 014°05'.99 E
(28) 55°14'.63
N 014°00'.00 E
Precautionary
area
(j)
A precautionary area is established by a line connecting the following
geographical positions:
|
(29) |
55°10'.37 N |
014°23'.76 E |
|
(30) |
55°14'.19 N |
014°15'.22 E |
|
(31) |
55°14'.46 N |
014°05'.99 E |
|
(32) |
55°10'.97 N |
014°05'.67 E |
|
(33) |
55°08'.22 N |
014°07'.09 E |
|
(34) |
55°04'.40 N |
014°15'.60 E |
Inshore
traffic zone - Sweden
(k)
The limits of the inshore traffic zone along the Swedish coastline lie between
the following geographical positions:
|
(35) |
55°23'.18 N |
014°27'.57 E |
|
(36) |
55°28'.41 N |
014°17'.04 E |
|
(37) |
55°23'.20 N |
014°11'.58 Å |
|
(38) |
55°14'.19 N |
014°15'.22 E |
Inshore
traffic zone - Denmark (Bornholm)
(1)
The limits of the inshore traffic zone along the Danish coastline lie between
the following geographical positions:
|
(39) |
55°17'.88 N |
014°46'.42 E |
|
(40) |
55°22'.34 N |
014°40'.28 E |
|
(41) |
55°13'.76 N |
014°28'.42 E |
|
(42) |
55°ll'.35 N |
014°42'.14 E |
NEW TRAFFIC
SEPARATION SCHEME "NORTH OF RÜGEN"
(Reference
chart: German Chart No: 40 (6th Edition, 1998)
Note:
This chart is based on World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS-84))
The
new traffic separation scheme (TSS) "North of Rϋgen" consists of:
Two
traffic lanes 2 miles wide; and
One
intermediate traffic separation zone 1 mile wide
The
direction of navigation is:
- TSS south
lane: 071°(T) eastbound course towards Bornholmsgat - TSS north lane: 251°(T)
westbound course towards Kadettrennen
Description of the new traffic separation
scheme "North of Rϋgen"
(a)
North traffic separation line connecting the following geographical positions:
(1) 54°54'.43
N 13°11'.33 E
(2) 54°52'.80
N 13°03'.12 E
(b)
A separation zone is bounded by a line connecting the following geographical
positions:
(3) 54°51'.59
N 13°13'.03 E
(4) 54°52'.54
N 13°12'.47 E
(5) 54°50'.91
N 13°04'.25 E
(6) 54°49'.96
N 13°04'.82 E
(c)
South traffic separation line connecting the following geographical positions:
(7) 54°49'.70
N 13°14'.16 E
(8) 54°48'.07
N 13°05'.95 E
(d)
A traffic lane for westbound traffic is situated between the separation zone
and the North traffic separation line.
(e)
A traffic lane for eastbound traffic is situated between the separation zone
and the South traffic separation line.
AMENDMENT TO THE
TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME "OFF
GOTLAND ISLAND"
Rule
concerning maximum draught
The
following note should be added to the traffic separation scheme "Off
Gotland Island":
Note:
The maximum
draught in the traffic separation scheme is 12 metres. All ships bound to or
from the northeastern Baltic Sea with a draught of more than 12 metres are
recommended to use the deep-water route "Off Gotland Island".
AMENDMENT TO THE
TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME "SOUTH OF GEDSER":
NEW INSHORE TRAFFIC ZONE
(Reference
chart: German Chart No: 163 (11th Edition, 2003)
Note. This chart
is based on World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS-84))
The
new inshore traffic zone is situated between the TSS "South of
Gedser" and the German coast.
Description
of the new inshore traffic zone "South of Gedser"
The
limits of the inshore traffic zone along the German coastline lie between the
following geographical positions:
(1)
54°28'.41 N 12°29'.94 E
(2)
54°30'.76 N 12°17'.53 E
(3)
54°27'.16 N 12°15'.13 E
(4)
54°23'.33 N 12°09'.70 E