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26 Aug 2019 / Turkish Straits, Turkey

Amendments to rules regulating Maritime Traffic Scheme

Updates to the ‘Maritime Traffic Regulation for the Turkish Straits’ have amended the ‘Instruction for The Implementation of the Rules Regulating the Turkish Straits Maritime Traffic Scheme’, as follows:

Article 5, 4th paragraph relating to vessels that have lost technical capability/seaworthiness

  • BEFORE - under these circumstances that vessels will use the pilotage service to continue their sailing in the strait without the commission decision
  • AFTER - under these circumstances that vessels use the pilotage service and/or together with the appropriate tug/s assistance to continue their sailing in the strait without the commission decision

Article 13, 3rd paragraph

  • Adding ‘’the Safe Speed’’ implementation with the subparagraph (C) of the 3rd paragraph of article 13 – considering with the article 6 of (COLREG 72) to determine the safe speed application in compliance with the oceanographic structure, currents, weather condition, traffic congestion in the Turkish Straits. (Especially at Bosphorus from North to South because of having currents) under this condition the safe speed can be decided and applied to the vessels in case of taking the passage assistance in their transit passage at the strait and needs a mutual decision among the Pilot, Master and VTS supervisor before implementing the safe speed.

Article 19

  • Changed from ‘’Meeting Place with The Agent’’ (for supply operation) to ‘’Meeting Place with The Strait pilot’’ (Embarking and Disembarking) according to this regulation, meeting place for the pilotage service may change subject to the adverse weather condition and the mutual agreement between master of the vessel and pilot.

No change on transiting issue for LNG carriers at Bosphorus and remains unchanged in this article. (subparagraph (Ç) of the first paragraph of Article 8 ) - passage condition will be decided by the authorized of the administration if found suitable by them.

For further details and information about operations in the Turkish Straits, contact GAC Istanbul at [email protected]

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