Reporting Format: Format of Ship Report
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Ihwan Asrul- Reporting Format: Introduces and explains the standard format used for ship reporting in the STRAITREP system.
- Straits of Malacca and Singapore - Routeing System: Details the maritime safety committee's decisions on traffic separation schemes and associated routeings in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
- Assigned VHF Channels: Lists specific VHF channels assigned to various sectors in the mandatory reporting system.
Reporting Format
The STRAITREP reporting format.
Format of ship report
The ship's report entitled "STRAITREP" must be made to the VTS authorities (see plan of the sectors) in
the following format:
Designator Function Information required
A Ship Name and call sign
C Position A 4-digit group giving
latitudes in degrees and
minutes suffixed with N
(north) or S (south) and a 5-
digit group giving longitudes
in degrees and minutes
suffixed with E (east) or W
(west); or
D Position True bearing (first 3 digits)
and distance given in
nautical miles from a clearly
identifiable point (state
landmark)
E True course A 3-digit group
F Speed in knots and tenths of A 3-digit group
knots
P Hazardous cargo on board Indicate A Yes@ or A No@
to whether vessel is carrying
hazardous cargo. If A Yes@
the class if applicable.
Q Defects/damage/ Brief detail of defects,
deficiencies/other limitations deficiencies or other
limitations
R Description of pollution or Brief detail on type of
dangerous goods lost pollution (oil, chemicals,
overboard (etc.) or dangerous goods
lost overboard; position
expressed as in (C) or (D)
STRAITS OF MALACCA AND SINGAPORE - ROUTEING SYSTEM
The following are based on IMO document COLREG.2/Cir.44 dated 26 May 1998 TRAFFIC
SEPARATION SCHEMES
1. The Maritime Safety Committee, at its sixty-ninth session (11 to 20 May 1998),
adopted in accordance with the provisions of resolution A.858(20), the following
traffic separation schemes and associated routeing measures:
1.1 “At One Fathom Bank” (amended scheme) and the precautionary area “Off Port Klang”);
1.2 “Port Klang to Port Dickson” (new scheme) and the precautionary area “Off Port Dickson”;
1.3 “Port Dickson to Tanjung Keling” (new scheme) precautionary area “Off Malacca/Dumai”;
1.4 “Malacca to Iyu Kecil” (new scheme) precautionary area “Off Sultan Shoal Lighthouse”;
1.5 “In the Singapore Strait” (Main Strait) (amended scheme) and the precautionary area
“Off Pulau Sebarok/Pulau Belakang Padang”;
1.6 “Singapore Strait (Off St. John’s Island)” (new scheme) and the precaution area
“Off St. John’s Island/Pulau Sambu”;
1.7 “Singapore Strait (Off Changi/Pulau Batam)” (new scheme) and the precaution area
“Off Tanjung Stapa/Pulau Bintan”;
1.8 “At Horsburgh Lighthouse Area” (amended scheme)
2. The traffic separation schemes (listed above and detailed at ANNEXES 1 TO 8) were
implement at 0000 hours UTC on 1 December 1998.
Reporting points
ASSIGNED VHF CHANNELS FOR SECTORS IN THE MANDATORY REPORTING SYSTEM IN THE STRAITS OF
MALACCA AND SINGAPORE (STRAITREP)
SECTOR VHF CHANNELS VTS AUTHORITIES
SECTOR 1 VHF CHANNEL 66 KLANG VTS
SECTOR 2 VHF CHANNEL 88 KLANG VTS
SECTOR 3 VHF CHANNEL 84 KLANG VTS
SECTOR 4 VHF CHANNEL 61 KLANG VTS
SECTOR 5 VHF CHANNEL 88 KLANG VTS
SECTOR 6 VHF CHANNEL 88 JOHOR VTS
SECTOR 7 VHF CHANNEL 73 SINGAPORE VTS
SECTOR 8 VHF CHANNEL 14 SINGAPORE VTS
SECTOR 9 VHF CHANNEL 10 SINGAPORE VTS
DRAFTING OF RADIO REPORTS TO THE MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM IN THE STRAITS OF MALACCA
AND SINGAPORE (STRAITREP)
DESIGNATOR FUNCTION INFORMATION REQUIRED
A Ship Name and call sign
A 4-digit group giving latitudes in degrees and minutes suffixed with N
C Position (north) or S (south) and a 5-digit group giving longitudes in degrees and
minutes suffixed with E (east) or W (west); or
True bearing (first 3 digits) and distance given in nautical miles from a clearly
D Position
identifiable point (state landmark)
E True course A 3-digit group
Speed of knots and tenths
F A 3-digit group
of knots
Indicates AYes@ or ANo to whether vessel is carryng hazardous cargo. If
P Hazardous cargo on board
AYes@ the class if applicable.
Defects / damage /
Q deficiencies / other Brief detail of defects, deficiencies or other limitations.
limitation
Description of pollution or
Brief detail of type of pollution (oil, chemicals, etc) or dangerous goods lost
R dangerous goods over
board overboard; position expressed as in (C) or (D)
