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SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1994

DOS AND DON'TS IN PRINCIPAL FAIRWAY,

TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME

*

A LEAFLET PROVIDING THE UPDATED

ARRANGEMENT OF PRINCIPAL

NOW AVAILABLE FREE FAIRWAYS AND TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES IS THE MARINE DEPARTMENT PORT FORMALITIES OFFICE AND ALL DISTRICT OFFICES.

FROM MARINE

SETTING UP PRINCIPAL FAIRWAYS AND TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES IN AREAS WHERE THE IS ONE OF THE WAYS TO IMPROVE NAVIGATION SAFETY MARINE TRAFFIC VOLUME IS

THE MARINE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT IS

RESTRICTED.

HIGH OR

BY ISSUED

THE MARINE

PRINCIPAL FAIRWAYS

AND TRAFFIC

DEPARTMENT, THE LEAFLET SHOWS SEPARATION SCHEMES IN HONG

THE KONG

DIAGRAMATICALLY.

MASTERS OF ALL VESSELS USING

THE

AND

OR

THE

FAIRWAYS PRINCIPAL

SOME

HAVE BEEN TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES,

OF THEM

REALIGNED EXTENDED RECENTLY, WILL FIND THE CONCISE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN LEAFLET USEFUL.

ALSO, THE LEAFLETS HIGHLIGHTS USEFUL

INFORMATION FOR MASTERS

LONG AND SAILING USING THE PRINCIPAL

OF FISHING VESSELS, VESSELS OF LESS THAN 20 METRES VESSELS BY TELLING THEM THE DOS AND DON'TS WHEN FAIRWAYS AND TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES.

ARE REQUIRED

WHEN USING

THE PRINCIPAL FAIRWAYS, THE MASTERS

TO:

*

*

PREVENTING

NO SPECIAL RIGHT

ALWAYS OBSERVE THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR COLLISIONS AT SEA (COLREGS) AND REMEMBER OF WAY FOR A VESSEL PROCEEDING ALONG A PRINCIPAL FAIRWAY.

KEEP TO THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE FAIRWAY.

THE

APPROPRIATE

SIGNALS

SOUND REGARDING OVERTAKING SITUATIONS.

CROSS A FAIRWAY AT RIGHT ANGLES.

AS

REQUIRED

BY

COLREGS

THE LEAFLET TELLS THE DON'TS IN THE PRINCIPAL FAIRWAYS:

* ANCHOR WITHIN THE FAIRWAY LIMITS.

*

ENGAGE IN FISHING WITHIN THE FAIRWAY LIMITS.

*

IMPEDE THE PASSAGE OF A LARGE VESSEL.

WITHIN A TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME, A MASTER SHOULD:

* ALWAYS OBSERVE COLREGS.

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