Competent Authority | Objectives of REEFVTS | Mandatory Reporting Requirements | Ships required to report to REEFVTS
Service Delivered by REEFVTS | Communicating with REEFVTS | REEFVTS User Manual
Service Delivered by REEFVTS | Communicating with REEFVTS | REEFVTS User Manual
Mandatory Reporting Requirements
Under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS, Chapter 5) Governments may establish a VTS when, in their opinion, the volume of traffic or the degree of risk justifies such services.
The legislative basis for REEFREP is the general power within the Navigation Act to make regulations to implement SOLAS (s191), and the related power to make Marine Orders (s425(1AA)). Marine Order 56 is the resulting source of obligation.
LRIT does not replace ship reporting systems, including REEFREP / REEFVTS, and ships to which LRIT applies are required to report as per the mandatory reporting requirements. Click here for more information on LRIT.