Effective from 1 July 2015
New ship routing and ship reporting measures at Xiamen port have been introduced by the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) effective from July 1st, 2015
In order to regulate navigation order, promote traffic efficiency and ensure navigation safety in Xiamen water area, China MSA has recently issued an announcement on implementation of Ship Routing System and Ship Reporting System in Xiamen Water Area, which has taken effect since July 1, 2015
According to the Ship Routing System in Xiamen Water Area, ships of DWT 50,000 and above, or ships of draft over 12,5 meters should use the deep-water route to enter into and depart from Xiamen port. The deep- water route is the fairway between point A (24 12′ 19.06”N, 118 17′ 38, 66”E) and point C (24 19′ 42.16”N, 118 10′ 59, 24”E) in the main channel of Xiamen Port. The width of the fairway is 450 meters, depth datum is -15.0 meters and the overall length of fairway is 9.56 miles. The deep- water route is considered as the ”highway” of Xiamen Port, which is expected to increase navigaion safety of important ships, reduce the time needed for ships’ inward and outward sailing at Xiamen Port, minimize maritime accident, raise traffic efficiency and improve the navigation order.
In the meantime, as per the Ship Reporting System in Xiamen Water Area, all the foreign ships should report their name, call sign, IMO No., location, course, speed, last calling port, destination port, draft, defects and limitations, DG, Overall Length and Gross Tonnage as well as other required information to Xiamen VTS at the Southeast report line, west report line, Jiujiejiao report point and Tuyu report point respectively. All the foreign ships should comply with the reporting system. Any ships violating the rules of the rules of the routing system may be subject to administrative penalty or other administrative compulsory measures by maritime safety administraton in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
Source: China MSA
