RECOMMENDATION OF THE ROAD of the road IN TOKYO BAY AND OTHERS IN JAPAN

Keep in mind that there are navigation revigation restrictions for vesselsleaving the Nakanose Traffic Route and give sufficient attention to such vessels Kisarazu-Ko-Matters that requir

RECOMMENDATION OF THE ROAD

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Fort No.3 Removal Projiect and Nakanose Traffic Route Dredging purojiect(Tokyo Bay EntranceRoute Constrauction) will be implemented for the duration of Tyears from the year 2000 and thenavigation area will be naffowed,temporarily,in waters in the project's vicinity,Particuiariy fromFebruary to August of each year,the Nakanose Traffic Route dredging project takes piase and thepassable width of the Nakanose Traffic Route may be less than half of the normal width

For the safe navigation during the work period, the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters ask thecooperation of all vessis by observing the maritime traffic safety laws and regulations and

recomendation for safe navigation,as well as giving attention to items below

l General matters that require attention

( 1)Keep in mind of the project work area,work period, and light-buoys that indicate the workarea,as specified by project notification posters(It is prohibited for vessels to pass throughthe work area.)

(Z)Be extra careful in maneuvering vessels in waters in theproject's vicinity

(3)Give special attentionto the work reated vessels going in annd out of the work area

(4)Pay attention to infoemation and safety notices purovided by the information boats andguard boats stationed near the work area Vessels,which arranged boats for guarding thecouress should operate boats sufficiently to mane request for cooperation to other vessels

2 Matters that require attention by vesseis going toward the north on the Nakanose Traffic Route( I )Suffcient caution should be given to weather,hydrographic condition, and the vessel's ability

to maneuver,and siso to dritting to the work area by wind and current

(2)Due to the naffowed passable width in waters in the project's vicinity,avoid parallel

navigation near the work area Vessels are to navigate in a row well short of the work atea

Do not, under any circumstances, overtake other vessel near the work area

(3)Vessels that don't have obligation to navigate all areas of the Nakanose Traffic Route, forexample vessels going to Kisarazu Port, should go out from the route eariy in case that thedepth of water and passing of other vessels are safe

Matters that require attention by vessels going toward west on the north side of Nakanose TrafficRoute Leaving Kisarazu Port

Obuserve the regulation that recommend to navigate on the north side of the Oki Light-buoy Keep in mind that there are navigation revigation restrictions for vesselsleaving the Nakanose Traffic Route and give sufficient attention to such vessels

Kisarazu-Ko-Matters that require attention by vessels going to ward the the south on the Uraga Suido traffRoute

( 1)Sufficient caution shold be given to weather, hydrograpic condition,and the vessel's ability

to maneuver,and also to dritting to the work area by wind and current

(2)During the period where the passable width is narrowed in waters in the project's vicinity,vessels are to navigate in a row well short of the work area, and do not attempy to overtakeother vessel by force,for the safe navigation of all vessels

\,latters that require attention by vessels engaging in fishing including leisure

Keep in maind that vessels navigation in the Nakanose Traffic Route are under greaternavigation restrictions near the work atea than that of the usual circumstances Therefore,,donot block the wav of other vessels while fishine near thework area

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(Tokyo bay Entrance Traffic Route Project)

A navigation zone becomes small temporarily around the construction zone

While Nakanose Traffic Route dredging constructs it specially, is time when half of the (betweenFebruary and August each) Nakanose Traffic Route becomes the following

In the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters of order and public safety headquarters, to attemptthe safety of the vessel traffic in the construction period

The navigation vessel asks to be careful of an item that traffic regulations and so on are observedand next to mention

I General noting item

( I ) The sign fire which shows a construction zone, a construction period, a struction zone is by theposter and so on

(The navigation of the eneral vessel inside the construction zone is prohibited.)

(2) As for the circumference of the construction zone, a careful constancy ship is done

(3) It is careful of the movements of a vessel related to the construction to come and go in theconstruction zone

(4)It pays attention to the information, attention evocattion from the information boat, guard boataranged around the construction zone

2 The item that the vessel that the north bound Nakanose Traffic Route pays attention

( 1) It pays attention to the weather, sea condition, the operation performance of this ship, and onfully, and careful of the pressure way to the construction zone

(2) Because width around the construction zone decreases, it is fully careful, and works for thealignment, and passing isn't done around the construction zotre

(3) The depth of water and so on is confirmed, and the xessel which a Nakanose Traffic RouteNavigation duty is not in leaves a line about the whole section of a little early in such cases as avessel to go to Kisarazu port

3 The item that it leaves Kisarazu port and the vessel that the west west bound Nakanose TrafficRoute rapids line north side pays attention

Authority navigation on Kisarazu port coastal waters light buoy north side is observed, and it iscareful of the movement of Nakanose Traffic Rout departure ship, and navigates

1 The item that the vessel that the south bound Urage Traffic Route water service line pays

attention

( 1) It pays attention to the weather, sea condition and so on fully, and careful of the pressure way

to the construction zone

(2) The time when width around the construction zone decreases doesn't do passing because of therecification around the construction zone

5 The item that the vessel engaged in recreation fishing boat fishing trouble pays attention

The vessel navigating through Nakanose Traffic Route is it a restriction in navigation is takenand it operates around the construction zone especially inside the line the line so that it may not beblocked

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-Uraga Suido Traffic Route and Naka-no-Se Traffic Route and Adjacent waters

3rd Regional Coast Guard recommends vessels to take

the following safety measures

1 Taking a pilot on board

The following vessels should take a pilot on board

(1) A vessel of entitled to fly the flag of a foreign country

(2) A vessel entitled to fly the Japanese flag, commanded by a master

who does not have sufficient sea-going service and experience of

navigating in Tokyo Bay (Tokyo Wan)

2 Continuous placement of an escort boat

A vessel under the legal obligation to place an escort boat for the

guarding her course should continue to place the escort boat, until

she confirms her safe navigation even out off the traffic routes

3 Navigation rules for sea areas in the vicinity of gateways of traffic

routes (See page 8, CHART 1)

( 1) Vessels which are proceeding in the vicinity of the northern

gateway of the Nakanose Traffic Route after having left Kisarazu

Port should pass the Kisaraztr Port Offing Light Buoy with it on

their port side

(2) Vessels which are proceeding southward from Tokyo and

passing through the sea area off Kawasaki should pass to the east

side of Kawasaki Koro Resilient Light Beacom No 2, maintaining a distance

of at least 1,000m from this buoy

(3) Vessels which are proceeding southward along the Nakanose

Western Side Sea Area in Tokyo Bay should pass the Tokyo Wan

Nakanose Western Side Light Buovs No 3 No 2 and No I

(hereafter referred to as th; : '.affic flow management light buoys' )

with each of these buoys on their port side

(4) Vessels which are proceeding northward along the Nakanose

Western Side Sea Area in Tokyo Bay (except vessels that are

heading for Neiwa in Keihin-ko Yokohama-ku Area 5) must pass

each traffic flow management light buoy with the buoy on their

port side until they reach the designated course for the

destination in which they are heading for

(5) Vessels having a draft of 17m or more which are proceeding

northward along the Nakanose Western Side Sea Area in Tokyo

Bay must maintain a distance of at least 400m from the line joining

Tokyo Wan Nakanose Resilient Light Beacoms A, B, C andlight Buoys D

(6) Vessels wishing to drop anchor in the Nakanose Western Side

Sea Area must do this at least 1,000m from the line joining the 3

traffic flow management light buoys

(l) Vessels which are leaving the Uraga Suido Traffic Route and

proceeding southward must not do anything (such as changing

course through a large angle) in the vicinity of the gateway of the

traffic route that obstructs the way of vessels that are about to

enter the traffic route

(8) Vessels passing off Tsurugisaki and entering the Uraga Suido

Traffic Route must proceed down the middle of the entrance to

Tokyo Bay so as not to cross the path of vessels proceeding

southward in the vicinity of the gateway of the traffic route

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-4 Restriction on crossing Uraga Suido Traffic Route

During the evening rush-hours in Uraga Suido Traffic Route (4 p.m.-8p.m.JST), a vessel of some 10,000 G/T or more should normally avoidcrossing the traffic route from or to the westward, but if obliged to

do so should pursue safety in crossing by:

a understanding the prevailing circumstances and conditions in andaround the traffic route by keeping iq close contact with the TokyoWan Traffic Advisory Service Center;

b faithfully obeying maritime traffic rules (particularly the rules onconduct of vessels and indication of their own routes under the

Maritime Traffic Safetv Law):

c at all times maintaining a proper look-out by sight and hearing aswell as all available means;

d at all times proceeding at a safe speed;

e effectively using escort boats, tugs, and the like;

f as far as practicable maintaining a listening watch by a VHF

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5 Restriction on overtaking

Huge vessels and other particular vessels as prescribed by the

Maritime Traffic Safety Law, and vessels of 10,000 G/T or moreshould, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid overtaking

a vessel of 500 G/T or more in the traffic routes

6 Restriction on speed

A vessel should not navigate at a high speed within the Bay

7 Restriction on entry into the traffic route in poor visibility

( 1) Huge vessels, vessels of 50,000 G/T or more carrying dangerouscargo,vessels of 25,000 G/T or more carrying liquefied gas,andvessels towing or pushing long objects whose distance is 200 m ormore should not enter the traffic routes when the visibility in thetraffic routes being I mile or less

(2) Vessels of 10,000 G/T or more(except vessels given in the para.(l))should not enter the traffic route when the visibility in the trafficroutes being 1,000m or less

8 Restriction on entry time into the traffic routes

( 1) Vessels of 50,000 G/T or more carrying dangerous cargo and vessels

of 25,000 G/T or more carrying liquefied gas should enter the

Uraga Suido Traffic Route from t hour before sunrise till sunset.(2) Vessels towing or pushing long objects whose distance is 200 m ormore should enter the Uraea Suido Traffic Route from sunrise till

I hour before sunset

9 Waiting places under navigational restriction

When navigation in the traffic route is restricted because of poorvisibility or other reasons, a vessel inward which is entering TokyoBay should wait outside of Tokyo Bay and a vessel outward which isleaving Tokyo Bay should wait in the place where traffic is not heavy

10 Restriction on use of auto-pilot

A vessel navigating in Tokyo Bay should not use auto-pilot

11 Preparation of emergency fire wires (S"" page 17, CHART 4 )

A vessel carrying dangerous cargo prescribed by the Maritime TrafficSafety Law should prepare emergency fire wires at the bow and the

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-stern for immediate use in case of emergency

12 Notification of traffic routes and Change of notification

(1) Vessels of 10,000 G/T or more should report the "Notification of

traffic routes " and the " Change of notification " to the Tokyo Wan

Traffic Advisory Service Center in the same way as in the case of a

trlni,ff,rtiii"hotincation of traffic routes", following items should be

reported

a Pbrt of destination and section of the port, when they are known

b Port of departure and section of the port, in case of a departing vessel

c Whether a pilot is arranged or not

d Whether a special vessel with foam-type or powder-type fire

fighting facilities is aranged or not

(3) Vessels which sent "Notification of traffic routes" should report

" Change of notification " to the Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory Service

Center, in case of change the estimated time of entering the traffic

routes by 10 minutes or more

13 Position report (See page 9, CHART 2)

(1) When huge vessels and other vessels of 10,000 G/T or more leave or enterTokyo Wan Bay or move within the bay area, they must report their position to theTokvo Wan Traffic Advisorv Service Center as soon as thev cross the first

posiiion reporting line

a Name of the vessel, gross tonnage

b Time of passing (J.S.T.)

c Abbreviation of the position reporting line crossed, or her

position with bearings and distance from well-defined charted marks

d Port of destination

Example: Report of position, QUEEN ELIZABETH at 1100 passing US

line

Note: Items printed in red must be reported only by a vessel

moving within Tokyo Bay

(2) A vessel of 100 G/T or more with a cartying capacity of 30 persons

or more totaling the fixed number of the crew passengers and other

persons on-board except the vessels of given in proceeding sub paragraph,

should report the following items by VHF radiotelephone or party line

telephone to the Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory Service Center

(0468-43-8622 -4) at firstly crossing a position reporting line or on

passing the well-defined charted mark

a Name, type, gross tonnage and call sign of the vessel

b Abbreviation of the position reporting line crossed,or her position

with bearings and distance from well-defined charted marks

c An outline of her scheduled route, and destination

d Telephone number (in case of reporting by party line telephone)

14 Communications with the Center ,

(1) While huge vessels, other vessels of 10,000 G/T or more, and vessels of 100 G/T

or more that have a maximum capacity of 30 persons or more are passing throughthe Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory Service Centerfadar service area, they mustmaintaiir contact with the Cent& by VHF phone(CH16, 156.8MH2) '

(2) The vessels equipped with VFIF (CH16, 156.8MH2) should keep watch onVHF while navigating within radar service area, since information might

-6-be provided by the Center.

and in case of confused communication, vessels which equipped with

VHF(CHI3) are requested to keep watch on CH13, as well as CH16, providingfor need of call from the Center

15 Maritime traffic information

All vessels navigating in Tokyo Bay are recommended to make use of

the following traffic information or traffic conditions, and taking

early action to avoid dangerous situation

( 1) Information service by the Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory Service Center

a Regular broadcast (ny Japanese:twice every hour from 00 to 15 min

and from 30 to 45 min By English: every hour from 15 to 30 min.)

Contents

(a) Schedule of entering Huge vessels in Uraga Suido Traffic Route

and Naka-no-Se Traffic Route

(b) Situation of restriction in traffic routes

(c) State of construction works

(d) Situation of accidents, etc

Frequency 1,665 kHz (Japanes e) 2,019 kHz (English)

Note:(a) Emergency information is provided on occasions

(b) Vessels can hear the broadcast with an ordinary radio

receiver

b Telephone service

Contents

(a) Schedule of huge vessels entering Uraga Suido Traffic Route and

Naka-no-Se Traffic Route

(b) Navigational restriction

(c) Weather advisory

Telephone number (a), (b) 0468-43-0621

(c) 0468-44-452rNote: Telephone service is available both on the public telephone and

party line telephone

c Faxcsimile service

Contents

(a) Schedule of entry of giant ships into seaway

(b) Weather warning and advisory issued

Telephone number 0468-44-2055

d Internet service

Contents

Conforming to regular broadcast

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e Individual information to be provided upon request from a vessel

Contents

(a) Position of the vessel

(b) Behavior of other vessels

A vessel may contact the Center by the following means

(a) VHF

Call name TOKYO MARTIS

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The Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory Service Center will call up a vessel by

VHF when she is in the course of collision with another vessels or some

danger is expected

g Traffice Information

The Tokyo Wan Traffic Advisory Service Center will call up a vessel by

VHF or telephone to give informations of working conditions of fishing

boat, etc

(2) Fog information

In case of poor visibility, fog information.is broadcasted from the

3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (Call name: Yokohama Sea Patrol

Radio)

F3E 156.6MH2 (CUtZ) in Japanese or English

16 Preparation of charts

Vessels navigating in Tokyo Bay should prepare at least some of the

following charts issued by Hydrographic Department of the Maritime

Safety Agency and published by Japan Hydrographic Association, and

obtain recent information of ports in advance

17 POSITION REPORTING LINE

Name of Position

Reporting Line

Abbre

South entrance of Uraga

Suido Traffic Route

U SLine

A line drawn at270" from Hamakanaya- ko Breakewater Lisht to the coast

Western side of Urasa

Line

A line drawn from Yokosuka - ko - Touhoku Breakewater Light to the north point of Sarushima

North entrance of Uraga

Suido Traffic Route

U NLine

O g i s h i m a

K ELine

A line drawn from Tonen Osishima Hicashi Seaberth Lisht to the point 90" 9,900m from fon"n Ogis"hima Seaberth t-iltrt Northern part of

Tokyo Bay

B NLine

A line drawn from Tiba Light Beacon through Tokyo offshore Fixed Light the point 269"30' 2,600m frori Tiba Ligtrt Beacon

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-CHART 2 Reporting Lines and the Radar Service Area

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-Navigation in the Western Area

of Nakanose in Tokyo Bay

Attaching great importance to the oil spill incident involving the VLCC DiamondGrace which occurred in Tokyo Bay on 2 July 1997, JMSA will install three new lightbuoys in the western area of NAKANOSE in Tokyo Bay to improve the safety ofnavigation As a result, the present navigational instructions which are in forcesince 1 September 1997 will be revised as follows

T h e n e w l i g h t b u o y s a r e s c h e d u l e d t o b e i n s t a l l e d o n 2 7 o r 2 8 F e b r u a r y 1 9 9 9 Vessels sailing through the area after this date are requested to follow the revisednavigational instructions

3 N o r t h b o u n d v e s s e l s o f 1 7 - m e t e r d r a f t a n d o v e r s a i l i n g t h r o u g h th e

western area of Nakanose in Tokyo Bay should pass at a distance of at

s h o u l d d o s o a t a d i s t a n c e o f a t l e a s t 1 , 0 0 0 m e t e r s f r o m t h e l i n e t h a tconnects each of the separation light buoys

5 V e s s e l s e q u i p p e d w i t h V H F ( C H 1 6 , 1 5 6 8 M H 2 ) s h o u l d li s t e n t o i t w h i l esailing through the radar service area to receive possible transmissions of

U n t i l th e n e w l i g h t b u o y s a r e i n s t a l l e d , t h e p r e s e n t n a v i g a t i o n a l

instructions should be followed

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-O n N a v i g a t i o n i n N a k a n o s e W e s t Z o n e

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" S L I P W A Y FAIRWAY") must accurately g r a s p th e g e o g r a p h i c a l f e a t u r e s o f t h e

-Bansu central light buoy B

Kisarau

Southwestern end ol EAST FAIBWAY Nodhwestern end ot EAST FAIRWAY Northeaslern end ot EAST FAIRWAY Southoastorn end ol EAST FAIRWAY

end ol arca wherc sell-reslrainlin

light€dbloy No.1 in Tokyo Bay EAST FAIFWAY lighted buoy No.2 in Tokyo Bay lighted buoy No.3 in Tokyo Bay lixed ighl to lhe wesl oi TwALumihotaru Umihotaru otfshoro fixed lighl B TWAL Umihotaru olfshore fixed lighl C

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Temporary belaying rope (2)

so as to prevent it from running out by

i t s e l f

In this cade, the temporary belayinglQPe

G ) c a { r b e c u t b y m a n p o r v e r a n d t h etempoiary belaying rope @ catr be cut

b y p o w e r o f t u g b o a t

To Morosaki Suido To

Nagoya and Yokkaichi

hago Misaki Irago Suido Traffic Route Control- gignal Station (Available only for

huge vessels)

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Kami Sima

Buoy No.2

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Buoy

N o 1

(Bv way of Chief, Port of Nagoya Traffic Advisory Service Center

lo)

Name of vessel

( 3 )

Call sisn orcall naire

P i l o tarrangement

Automatedcostal radiotelePone

(ro)Type and quanti-ties of cargo

( t: ) Type ofnavrgatron Port entry ' Fort eparture ' Movemen within port

Waterway

WestWaterway

NorthWaterway

KinjyoZone *( l5 )

Working frequency Thokai

As for vessels anchoring within radar service area

crossing position reporting line

of position reporting line (NW anchoring position

VHF Radiotelephone ' Call name : Nagoya Harbor Radar ' Call-up frequency ;

cH14, 22

or time of starting navigation

starting navigation anchoring position

Time of re

' W h e n leaving the berthm

' Vessels Anchorins within the radar service area when startins navisation

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-2 Keeping contact with the Port of Nagoya at Port of Nagoya Traffic

Advisory Center Vessels requested to send Report in Advance and Postion

Report requested to keep continuous wacth on VHF radiotelephone CH16

from two hours prior to the estimated time of crossing the position

reporting line (as for vessels within the radar serv-ice area, from the

estimated time of starting navigation) until they berth the pier or leave

the radar service area (See page 20, CHART 5)

0 degroes 8,1 00 m6tor, and line elitsnding from this Sea Bsrth Light

180 degrees 3,600 metars.

Nagoya South NS Lino

Line extending from ths Togase North lighted buoy (lat 34"53'42'N and long.

136'47'22"E\ 270 degrees 4,500 meters.

Radar Service Area and Position Reporting Line

Nagoya North Station

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