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REEFREP - Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)

On 1 December 2004, amendments to introduce a Coastal VTS was declared by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) via resolution MSC.161(78) as a measures to further enhance navigational safety in Torres Strait and the Great Barrier Reef .

The Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Vessel Traffic Service (REEFVTS) is comprised of two major components:

1. A mandatory Ship Reporting System (the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Ship Reporting System (REEFREP));

2. Monitoring and surveillance systems including radar, Automatic Identification System (AIS), Automated Position Reporting via Inmarsat C (APR) and VHF Reporting.

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November 2005
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