5 Communications Required for the System, Frequencies on Which Reports Should be Transmitted and Information to be Reported
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5 Communications Required for the System, Frequencies on Which Reports Should be Transmitted and Information to be Reported

  5.1 The vessel traffic services, RCC, coastal radio station or others facilities to whom the reports must be sent to are listed in appendix 1.

  5.2 The reports required from a ship entering and navigating in the reporting area shall begin with the word WETREP and shall contain a two-letter abbreviation for identification of the report (Sailing Plan, Final Report or Deviation Report). Telegrams so prefixed are dispatched free of charge to ships.

  5.3 Dependent on the type of report, the following information shall be included as referred to under paragraph 6 of appendix 2:

A: Ship identification (ship name, call sign, IMO identification number and MMSI Number)
B: Date time group
C: Position
E: True course
F: Speed
G: Name of last port of call
I: Name of next port of call with the ETA
P: Oil cargo type(s), quantity, grade(s) and density. If those tankers carry other hazardous cargo simultaneously: the type, quantity and IMO class of that cargo, as appropriate
Q: To be used in cases of defects or deficiency affecting normal navigation
T: Address for the communication of cargo information
W: Number of persons on board
X: Various information applicable for those tankers:
 
  • characteristics and estimated quantity of bunker fuel, for tankers carrying more than 5,000 tonnes of bunker fuel
 
  • navigational status, (for example, under way with engines, restricted in ability to manoeuvre, etc.)

  5.4 Reports shall be in a format consistent with IMO resolution A.851(20).

  5.5 Reports shall be free of charge for reporting ships.

Parent topic: Annex 1 - Description of the Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Western European Particularly Sensitive Sea Area
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