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1 P u r p o s e o f t h i s L a w
The purpose of this Law is to ensure the safety of ships' traffic by prescribing
special modes of navigation and by effecting control for preventing danger to ships'
traffic in the traffic congested areas
2 S e a a r e a s w h e r e t h e L a w i s a p p l i c a b l e
The sea areas where this Law is applicable are Tokyo Wan(Bay), Ise Wan and
Seto Naikai(Seto Inland Sea)
The boundary of Tbkyci Wan is delineated by a line drawn from Su-no-Saki
Lighthouse in Chiba Prefecture to Turugi Saki(old name:Ken Saki) Lighthouse in
Kanagawa Prefecture
The boundary of Ise Wan is delineated by a line drawn from O Yama
Ttiangulation in Aichi Prefecture to lzika Lighthouse in Mie Prefecture, a line
drawn from Tatuma Saki Lighthouse in Aichi Prefecture to the southern tip of
Saku Sima and a line drawn from the southern tip of Saku Sima to Hazu Misaki
The boundary of Seto Naikai is delineated by a line drawn from Kii Hino
Misaki Lighthouse in Wakayama Prefecture to Gamoda Misaki Lighthouse in
Tokusima Prefecture, a line drawn from Sada Misaki Lighthouse in Ehime
Pre-fecture to Seki Saki Lighthouse in 6ita PrePre-fecture and a line drawn which is
the eastern boundary of Kanmon Ko(port)
3 T r a f f i c R o u t e s
There are eleven traffic routes
es-tablished in the sea areas where the Law
is applicable :
Uraga Suido Traffic Route and
Tokyo Wan Irago Suidri Traffic
Route in Ise Wan Akasi Kaiky6
TYaffic Route, Bisan Seto East
Route, Uko West TYaffic
Route, Bisan Seto North Traffic
Route, Bisan Seto South Ttaffic
Route, Mizusima Traffic Route
and Kurusima Kaikyo Ttaffic
Route in Seto Naikai
Special traffic rules mentioned
in Paragraph 5 below are enacted in
these traffic routes
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( 1 ) H u g e V e s s e l s a r e
Vessels whose length is 200 metres or more In navigating traffic routes,
they must give advance notification to the Maritime Safety Agency and obey
instruction given by the same Agency
p e r m i s s i o n , w h i c h are restricted in her ability to keep out of the way of
another approaching vessel from the nature of her work and which exhibit
t h e f o l l o w i n g l i g h t s ( b y n i g h t ) o r m a r k i n g s ( b y d a y )
( 3 ) V e s s e l s c a r r y i n g d : r n { t , r ' - t
a Vessels of 1,000 gross toliquids or liquefied ga*r
b Vessels of 300 gro6s torrl
of ammunition or 2OO tr
A n a l l - r o u n d r e d l i g h t f la s h i n g a r r intervals at a frequency betvnen 1
1 4 0 p e r m i n u t e
V e s s e l s t o w i n g o r p u s h : ! r iVessels towing or pushing r(the distance between the bthe object being towed or tJvessel and the fore edge of rmore
Vessels engaged in emergeoc
of marine accidents, prerenling of crimes
A n a l l - r o u n d r e d l i g h t f l a s h i n g a t n intervals at a frequency bet\€en ll
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xre In rravigating traffic routes,
rritime Safety Agency and obey
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ith nets, lines or other fishing
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{lisions at Sea
ion or other similar operations with
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a Vessels of 1,000 gross tons or more which are carrying inflammableliquids or liquefied gases in bulk;
b Vessels of 300 gross tons or more which are,carrying 80 tons or more
of a-nimunition or 200 tons or more of organic peroxides'
Vessels towing or pushing vessels, rafts or other objects, with total length(the distance between the bow of the towing vessel and the rear edge ofthe object being towed or the distance between the stern of the pushingvessel and the fore edge of the object being pushed) being 200 metres ormore
Vessels engaged in emergency work, such as fire-fighting operations, rescue
of marine accidents, prevention or removal of marine pollution or ing of crimes
An all-round red light flashing at regular intervals at a frequency betrnrcen 180 and
200 per minute
A red cone shape
A n a l l - r o u n d r e d l i g h t f l a s h i n g a t r e g u l a r intervals at a frequency between 12O and
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leaving or crossing a traffic route, should keep out of the way of other
vessel navigating the traffic route ;
cross-ing a traffic route or vessels staycross-ing still in the traffic route should keep out
of the way of a huge vessel navigating the traffic route ;
A t t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n o r j u n c t i o n o I a t r a f f i c r o u t e l a n y v e s s e l o t h e r t h a n
a huge vessel, so as to involve risk of collision with the huge vessel
navigating the traffic route, shouldkeep out of the way of the huge uessel
Any vessel other than a huge vessel or a vessel engaged in fishing or other
operations, which navigate in Mizusima Traffic Route should keep out of
the way of a vessel navigating in Bisan Seto North Tlaffic Route ;
paragraph-ed above, should observe the rules stipulatparagraph-ed in the Law for Preventing
Collisions at Sea
Any vessel whose length is 50 metres or gteater should navigate the traffic
route along the course of the route in the areawhere there is such traffic route
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I keep out of the way of other
rerations entering, leaving or
cross-in the traffic route should keer, out
Le traffic route ;
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c o l l i s i o n w i t h t h e h u g e v e s s e l
:p out of the way of the huge uessel
vessel engaged in fishing or other
lraffic Route should keep out of
eto North Traffic Route ;
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Paragraph-ated in the Law for Preventing
Lter should navigate the traffic
;here there is such traffic route
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: 3ection south of this
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Mizu-sima Traffic Route, and in the sections of Bisan Seto East Traffic Route, Bisan SetoNorth Ttaffic Route and south T?affic Route, which are shown in the diagrams
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or crossing the Ttaffic Route
No vessel is allowed to enter, go
outside or cross the traffic routes in the
sections of Uraga Suido Ttaffic Route,
Bisan Seto East Traffic Route or
Kuru-sima Kaikyo Traffic Route, which are
shown in the diasrams
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over-take any other vessel in a traffic route, give the following signal provided that this
should not apply to the case where overtaking signals prescribed in the Law for
Preventing Collisions at Sea are given :
a When intending to navigate on the starboard side of the other vessel, they
should give one prolonged and one short blasts in succession on the
whis-tle;
b When intending to navigate on the portside, they should give one
prolong-ed and two short blasts in succession on the whistle
Any vessel intending to cross a traffic route shall cross the route promptly at
angles as close as possible to the right angles with the traffic route Vessels
cross-ing traffic routes should cross promptly at angles as close as possible to right angles
to the traffic routes
No vessel is allowed to anchor in the traffic routes Mooring to vessels at
anchor will be regarded as anchoring
T?affic separation
Seto East Traffic Route, all vessels should navigate in that portion of thetraffic routes which lies on the starboard side of the central line of suchroutes
B i s a n S e t o East Traffic Route
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and Mizusima Traffic Route :(a) A vessel shall navigate aspracticable, that portion rtraffic routes which lies ostarboard side of the cent
of such routes;
(b) Any vessel which is in mesituation with a huge vess
a traffic route, shall keep
of the way of the huge r.e(c) In order to avert danger irmeeting situation of a huesel and other vessel in thefic routes, the other vessellength of this vessel is 130res or over in the case oi lSuido T?affic Route and lmetres or greater in the ca
of Mizusima Traffic Rourewill be directed to wait ou
of the traffic routes
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over-' :ollorving signal provided that this
: { n a l s p r e s c r i b e d in the Law for
' : r o a r d side of the other vessel, they
' : t blasts in succession on the
whis-' : : i d e they should give one
: o x l { n2sigute in that portion of the
' ::ri sirle of the central line of such
and Mizusima Traffic Route :
practicable, that portion of thetraffic routes which lies on thestarboard side of the central line
of such routes;
(b) Any vessel which is in meetingsituation with a huge vessel in
a traffic route, shall keep out
of the way of the huge vessel
(c) In order to avert danger in themeeting situation of a huge ves_
sel and other vessel in the traf_
fic routes, the other vessel (thelength of this vessel is 1S0 met-res or over in the case of IragoSuido Ttaffic Route and T0metres or greater in the case
of Mizusima Traffic Route)will be directed to wait outside
of the traffic routes
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T r a f f i c R o u t e K u r u s i m a T r a f f i c R o u t e K a i k y o
T i d a l c u r r e n t
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Commander of a competent Regional Maritime Safety Headquarters, Chief of a
Maritime Safety Office or of Traffic Advisory Service Center of the matters,
including the estimated time of navigation of the traffic route by noon of the
day before the estimated date of navigation
( Note ) Further details are given in Article 22 of the Maritime Traffic Safety Law, Article
13 14 of the same Regulation and Maritime Safety Agnecy Notification No 1O9
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O T i m e o f n o t i f i c a t i o n
By noon of the day prior
to the estimated date of
entering the traffic route
o Huge vessel
liquefied gas
o Vessel towing or pushing a long object
By 3 hours before the
e s t i m a t e d t i m e o f e n t e r i n g
the traffic route
o Vessel carrying dangerous cargo
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(a) hr the case of radio commur-ricatit.,ns
N o t i f i c a t i o n m a ) ' b e s e n t d i r e c t l l ' t o t h e c o a s t a l ra d i o s t a t i o r - r o f M a r i t i n - r e
S a f e t 5 ' A g e n c i ' g i v e n i n t h e f o l l o l v i n g ta b l e
I f d i r e c t c o m m u n i c a t i r i n r i ' i t h e a c h r a d i o s t a t i o n in t h e t a b l e
a b o v e is n o t a v a i l a b l e , a n o t h e r ra d i o s t a t i o n in t h e s a m e ta b l e
or radio stations of the Nlaritirne Safetv Aqencl' listed in the
table belo\v rnav be used
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Written notification may be submitted as shown in the Annexed Table and
sent directly to the office
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fighting facilities or vessels for guarding the sides of the way is as shown in the
following table
V e s s e l f o r g u a r d i n g t h t ' c o u r s e
P e r f o r m a n c e S t a n d a r d s e t c ( 1 ) I t s h o u l d b e a b l e t o n a v i g a t e a t a h i g h e r s p e e d
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instruc- ' - " - s : G u a r d H e a d q u a t e r s , o r C h i e f
i-: :o an,\' of the matters listed in the
;i-.: r.s:lmated time of navigaterion :
nt of vessels for guarding the course,
sels for guarding the sides of the way
' course, vessels equipped with fire
sides of the way is as shown in the
( 4 ) I t s h o u l d h a v e a c h a r t s h o w i n g a t r a f f i c r o u t e ( 5 ) l t s h o u l d h a v e a l o u d s P e a k e r -
( 6 ) l t s h o u l d h a v e g u i l d i n g o p e r a t i o n r e g u l a t i o n s p r o
-v i d i n g t h e d e s i g n a t i o n o f a g u a r d i n g o p e r a t i o n
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5O,0O0 gross tons or over but
u n d e r 1 O O , O O 0 g r o s s t o n s i n stand-by ilrangement of a
s p e c i a l v e s s e l w i t h f o a m t y p e fire fighting facilities
I ' i r s t - c l a s s v e s s e l u ' i t h f i r e f i e h t i n g f a c i l i t i e s
p e r f o r m a n c e S t a n d a r d s e t c ( 1 ) I t s h o u l d b e a b l e t o n a v i g a t e a t a h i g h e r s p e e d t h a n
a v e s s e l t o b e g u a r d e d ( 2 ) I t s h o u l d s a t i s f y t h e p e r f o r m a n c e s t a n d a r d s ( 2 ) - ( 6 )
f o r a v e s s e l f o r g u a r d i n g t h e c o u r s e ( 3 ) I t s h o u l d h a v e f o a m d i s c h a r g i n g c a p a c i t y o f 1 t o n / m i n - x 3 0 m i n u t e s
5O,OOO gross tons or over but under 1 OO,OOO gross tons or
a v e s s e l t o b e g u a r d e d ( 2 ) I t s h o u l d s a t i s f y t h e p e r f o r m a n c e s t a n d a r d s ( 2 ) - ( 6 )
f o r a v e s s e l f o r g u a r d i n g t h e c o u r s e ( 3 ) I t s h o u l d h a v e f o a m d i s c h a r g i n g c a p a c i t y o f 3 t o n s / m i n x 3 O m i n u t e s
l O O , O O O g r o s s t o n s o r o v e r
b u t u n d e r 1 3 O , O 0 O g r o s s t o n s
T h i r d - c l a s s v e s s c l w i t h f i r e f i g h t i n g f a c i l i t i e s
P e r f o r m a n c e S t a n d a r d s e t c ( 1 ) l t s h o u l d b e a b l e t o n a v i g a t e a t a h i g h e r s p e e d t h a n
a vessel to be guarded.
( 2 ) I t s h o u l d s a t i s f y t h e p e r f o r m a n c e s t a n d a r d s ( 2 ) - ( 6 ) for a vessel for guarding the course.
( 3 ) I t s h o u l d h a v e f o a m d i s c h u g i n g c a p a c i t y o f 6 t o n s / m i n x 3 0 m i n u t e s
a v e s s e l t o b e g u a r d e d ( 2 ) I t s h o u l d s a t i s f y t h e p e r f o r m a n c e s t n a d a r d s ( 2 ) - ( 6 ) for a vessel for guarding the course.
2 v e s s e l t o b e g u a r d e d ( 2 ) I t s h o u l d s a t i s f y t h e p e r f o r m a n c e s t n a d a r d s ( 2 ) ^ ' ( 6 )
f o r a v e s s e l f o r g u a r d i n g t h e c o u r s e ,