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NAV 46/WP.3 

ANNEX  

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.11 

Put lights on at the pilot ladder. 

.12 

Man ropes are  required / not required. 

.13 

Have a heaving line ready at the pilot ladder. 

.14 

Correct the list of the vessel. 

.15 

Make a lee on your port side / starboard side. 

.16 

Steer ... degrees to make a lee. 

.17 

Keep the sea on your port quarter / starboard quarter. 

.18 

Make a boarding speed of ... knots. 

.19 

Stop engine(s) until pilot boat is clear. 

.20 

Put helm hard to port / starboard. 

.21 

Alter course to … (cardinal points) - the pilot boat cannot clear the vessel. 

.22 

Put engine(s) ahead / astern. 

.23 

Embarkation is not possible. 

.23.1   

Boarding arrangements do not comply with SOLAS  -  Regulations. 

.23.2   

Vessel is not suited for the pilot ladder. 

AI/4.3

Tug request

.1 

Must I take tug(s)? 

.1.1 

Yes, you must take ... tug(s). 

.1.2 

No, you need not take tug(s). 

.2 

How many tugs must I take? 

.2.1 

You must take ... tug(s) according to Port Regulations. 

.2.2 

You must take ... tug(s) fore and ... tug(s) aft. 

.3 

I require ...  tug(s). 

.4 

In what position will the tug(s) meet me? 

.4.1 

The tug(s) will meet you in position  ... at ...UTC. 

.4.2 

Wait for the tug(s) in position ... . 

.5 

Must I use the towing  lines of my vessel? 

.5.1 

Yes, you must use the towing lines. 

.5.2 

No, you must use the towing  lines of the tug.    

AI/5   

Specials

AI/5.1   

Helicopter operations 

(H:  =  from helicopter V:  =  from vessel )  

.1 

V:  I require a helicopter. 

~ to pick up persons. 

~ with doctor. 

~ with liferaft / ... . 

.1.1 

MRCC: I will send a helicopter with ... . 

.2 

H:  MV ... , I will drop ... . 

.3 

H:  MV ... , are you ready for the helicopter? 

.3.1 

V:  Yes, I am ready for the helicopter. 

.3.2 

V:  No, I am not ready for the helicopter (yet). 

.3.3 

V:  Ready for the helicopter in ... minutes.        

.4 

H:  MV ... , helicopter is on the way to you. 

.5 

H:  MV ... , what is your position. 

.5.1 

V:  My position is ... . 

.6 

H:  MV ... , what is your present course and speed. 

.6.1 

V:  My present course is ... degrees, speed is ... knots. 

.7 

H:  MV ... , make identification signals. 

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.8 

V: I am making identification signals by smoke (buoy) / search light /  

      flags / signalling lamp / ... . 

.9 

H:  MV ... , you are identified. 

.10 

H:  MV ... , what is the relative wind direction in degrees and knots. 

.10.1   

V: The relative wind direction is ... degrees and ... knots. 

.11 

H:  MV ... , keep the wind on port / starboard bow. 

.12 

H:  MV ... , keep the wind on port / starboard quarter. 

.13 

H:  MV ... , indicate the landing / pick-up area. 

.13.1   

V: The landing / pick-up area is ... . 

.14 

H:  MV ... , can I land on deck? 

.14.1   

V:  Yes, you can land on deck. 

.14.2   

V:  No, you cannot land on deck (yet). 

.14.3   

V:  You can land on deck in ... minutes. 

.15 

H:  MV ... , I will use hoist / rescue sling / rescue basket / rescue net / 

rescue litter / rescue seat / double lift. 

.16 

V:  I am ready to receive you. 

.17 

H:  MV ... , I am landing. 

.18 

H:  MV ... , I am starting operation. 

.19 

H:  MV ... , do not fix the hoist cable. 

.20 

H:  MV ... , operation finished. 

.21 

H:  MV ... , I am taking off. 

AI/5.2

Ice - breaker operations

 
.1 

 Ice - breaker request

.1 

I am / MV is ... fast in ice in position ... . 

.2 

I require / MV ... requires  ice-breaker assistance to reach ... . 

.3 

Ice-breaker assistance  

~ will arrive at ... UTC / within ... hours. 

~ is

not available until ... UTC. 

~ is

available only up to latitude... longitude.... 

~ is suspended until...

(date and  time)

. 

~ is suspended after sunset. 

~ is

suspended until favourable weather conditions. 

~ will be resumed at ... UTC. 

 
.2 

Ice - breaker assistance for convoy

Ice-breaker commands applying to all the vessels in a convoy have to be immediately 
confirmed  consecutively by each vessel in turn and executed according to the pattern given 
in  
GENERAL  4.6.  Ice-breaker commands applying to a single vessel are confirmed and 
executed only by that vessel, this applies also for close coupled towing. When being assisted 
by an ice-breaker it is important to maintain a continuous listening watch on the appropriate 
VHF Channel and to maintain a proper lookout for sound and visual signals. 

.1 

Ice breaker assistance for convoy will start now / at ... UTC. 

.2 

Your place in convoy  is number ... . 

.3 

MV ... will follow you. 

.4 

You will follow MV ... . 

.5 

Go ahead and follow me. 

.5.1 

Do not follow me. 

.6 

Proceed along the ice channel. 

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.7 

Increase / reduce your speed. 

.8 

Reverse your engines. 

.9 

Stop engines. 

.10 

Keep a distance of ... metres  /cables between vessels. 

.11 

Increase / reduce the distance between vessels to ... metres / cables. 

.12 

Stand by for receiving towing line. 

.12.1   

Stand by for letting go towing line. 

.13 

Switch on the bow / stern search light 

.14 

Stop in present position. 

.15 

Ice-breaker ... will escort you. 

.16 

Ice-breaker assistance for convoy  finished. 

.16.1   

Open water / light ice conditions ahead. 

.17 

Proceed by yourself (to area ...). 

.3 

Ice - breaker assistance in close-coupled towing

.1 

Stand by for close coupled towing. 

.2 

Slack out your anchors under the hawse-pipes. 

.3 

Pass  heaving lines through the hawse-pipes. 

.4 

Receive towing line on deck. 

.5 

Lash together the eyes of the towing line with manila lashing. 

.6 

Fasten  towing line on your  bitts. 

.7 

I start to draw your bow into the stern notch of the ice-breaker. 

.8 

Stand by for cutting the manila lashing if required. 

.9 

Keep yourself in the centre-plane of the ice-breaker. 

AI/6   

Vessel Traffic Service

(VTS) Standard Phrases

Application of Message Markers

 
In order to especially facilitate shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication or when one of the 
Standard Marine Communication Phrases will not fit the  meaning desired, one of the following eight

message markers may be used to increase the probability of the purpose of the message being 
properly understood. 
 
It is at the discretion of the shore personnel or the ship´s officer whether to use one of the message 
markers and if so which of them to apply depending on the user`s qualified assessment of the 
situation. If used the message marker is to be spoken preceding the message or the corresponding part 
of the message. The IMO VTS Guidelines recommend that in any message directed to a vessel it 
should be clear whether  the message contains 

information, advice, warning

, or

 instruction

 and 

IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases should be used where practicable. 
 
For further standardized VTS communications, also see other sections of PART AI. For VTS 
Standard Reporting Procedures see  IMO Resolution A. 851 (20) on “General Principles for Ship 
Reporting Systems and Ship Reporting Requirements, including guidelines for reporting incidents 
involving dangerous goods, harmful substances and / or marine pollutants". 
Note:  All of the following phrases must come as the culmination (message content) of a radio 

message exchange between stations covered by the ITU Radio Regulations, and the relevant 
calling procedures have to be observed. 

Message Markers

(i)   

INSTRUCTION

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This indicates that the following message implies the intention of the sender to influence others 
by a Regulation. 

 
Comment:   

This means that the sender, e.g. a VTS - Station or a naval vessel, must have the full 
authority to send such a message. The recipient has to follow this legally binding 
message unless s/he has contradictory safety reasons which then have to be reported 
to the sender. 

 
Example:    

"INSTRUCTION. Do not cross the fairway.” 

(ii)  

ADVICE

This indicates that the following message implies the intention of the sender to influence others 
by a Recommendation. 

 
Comment:   

The decision whether to follow the ADVICE still stays with the recipient. ADVICE 
does not necessarily have to be followed but should be considered very carefully. 

Example:    

"ADVICE. (Advise you) stand by on VHF Channel six nine." 

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(iii)  WARNING

 
This indicates that the following message implies the intention of the sender to inform others about 
danger. 

Comment:   

This means that any recipient of a WARNING should pay immediate attention to  

the danger mentioned. Consequences of a WARNING will be up to the recipient. 

 
Example:   

 "WARNING. Obstruction in the fairway." 

(iv)  INFORMATION

 
This indicates that the following message is restricted to observed facts, situations, etc.. 
 
Comment:   

This marker is preferably used for navigational and traffic information, etc.. 

Consequences of  INFORMATION will be up to the recipient. 

 
Example:    

"INFORMATION. MV Noname will overtake to the West of you  ." 

(v)   

QUESTION 

 
This indicates that the following message is of interrogative character. 
 
Comment:   

The use of this marker removes any doubt on whether a question is being asked or 

statement being made, especially when interrogatives such as What, Where, Why, 
Who, How are additionally used at the beginning of the question. The recipient is 
expected to return an answer. 

 
Example:    

"QUESTION.( What is ) your present maximum draft?" 

(vi)  

ANSWER 

 
This indicates that the following message is the reply to a previous question. 
 
Comment:   

 Note that an answer should not contain another question. 

 
Example:    

"ANSWER. My present maximum draft is zero seven metres." 

(vii) 

REQUEST 

 
This indicates that the following message is asking for action from others with respect to the vessel. 
 
Comment:   

The use of this marker is to signal: I want something to be arranged or provided,  

e.g. ship´s stores requirements, tugs, permission, etc.. 

 
Note:    

REQUEST must not be used involving navigation, or to modify COLREGS. 

 
Example:    

"REQUEST. I require two tugs."