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MSN 1796 (M+F) Amendment 4 Designation of Vessel Traffic Services (VTS)

Designates UK VTS for the purpose of requiring compliance by shipping with regulations 6 and 7 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2004.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 8 August 2022

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MSN 1796 (M+F) Amendment 4: Vessel Traffic Services - Designation of Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) centres in the United Kingdom

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Notice to all:

• shipowners
• port and VTS authorities
• VTS operators
• masters and deck officers of merchant vessels
• skippers and watchkeepers of fishing and recreational vessels

This notice revokes MSN 1796 (M+F) Amendment 3.

This notice should be read with the Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004 (as amended) and Marine Guidance Note (MGN) 401: Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and Local Port Services (LPS) in the United Kingdom (as amended).

Published 8 August 2022