6.2 Traffic separation schemes and other routeing measures
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6.2 Traffic separation schemes and other routeing measures

  6.2.1 The following IMO adopted Traffic Separation Schemes:

  • West of the Scilly Isles
  • South of the Scilly Isles
  • Off Lands End, between Seven Stones and Longships
  • South of the Scilly Isles
  • West of the Scilly Isles
  • Off Ushant
  • Off Casquets
  • In the Strait of Dover and adjacent waters
  • Off Fastnet Rock
  • Off Smalls
  • Off Tuskar Rock
  • Off Skerries
  • In the North Channel
  • Off Finisterre
  • Off Cape Roca
  • Off Cape S. Vicente

  6.2.2 The following IMO adopted Deep-Water Routes:

  • Deep-water route leading to the Port of Antifer
  • Deep-water route forming part of the north-eastbound traffic lane of the Strait of Dover and adjacent waters traffic separation scheme
  • Deep-water route west of the Hebrides

  6.2.3 The following IMO adopted Areas to be Avoided:

  • In the region of the Rochebonne Shelf
  • In the English Channel and its approaches
  • In the Dover Strait
  • Around the F3 station within the separation scheme "In the Strait of Dover and adjacent waters"
  • In the region of the Orkney Islands
  • In the region of the Fair Isle
  • In the region of the Shetland Islands
  • Between the Smalls Lighthouse and Grassholme Island
  • In the region of the Berlengas Islands

  6.2.4 The following other IMO adopted Routeing Measures:

  • Recommended directions of traffic flow in the English Channel
  • Recommended routes in the Fair Isle Channel
  • Recommendations on navigation around the United Kingdom coast

  6.2.5 The following IMO adopted Mandatory Ship Reporting Systems:

  • Off "Les Casquets" and the adjacent coastal area
  • In the Dover Strait/Pas-de-Calais
  • Off Ushant
  • Off Finisterre
  • Off the coast of Portugal

  6.2.6 The following Coastal Vessel Traffic Services (VTS):

  • Coast of Portugal VTS
  • Corsen VTS
  • Dover, Channel Navigation Information Service (CNIS)
  • Finisterre VTS
  • Gris-Nez VTS
Parent topic: 6 Relevant Rules and Regulations in Force in the Area of the System
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