Legislation Relating to VTS

U N C L O S

Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea

IMO - Resolution A.857(20)

Guidelines for Vessel Traffic Services

SOLAS - Chapter V - Regulation 12

Regulation 12 - Vessel Traffic Services

MSC - Circular 1065

IALA Standards for training and certification of VTS personnel

IALA - Recommendation V-103

(see IALA Publications/Recommendations)

EU Directive 2002/59/EC

Vessel traffic and monitoring system Directive

Guidelines & Criteria for VTS

on Inland Waterways

Guidelines and criteria for VTS on inland waterways

IMO - Resolution A.851(20)

  General principles for Ship Reporting Systems

UK - Port Marine Safety Code
The Port Marine Safety Code (the Code) applies to all harbour authorities in the UK that have statutory powers and duties.

Admiralty Law Guide

The Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide includes over 1,500 annotated links to admiralty law resources on the Internet and a growing database of admiralty case digests, opinions and international maritime conventions

 Holland and Knight

Articles and White Papers

European Sea Ports Organisation

Represents the seaports of the Member States of the European Union and has observer members from several other European countries