Amendments to existing mandatory Systems
Operators are hereby advised to note a new mandatory ship reporting system as well as amendments to existing mandatory systems, which are as follows:
1 “In the Sound between Denmark and Sweden” (SOUNDREP) (new system);
2 “In the Torres Strait region and the Inner Route of the Great Barrier Reef” (REEFREP) (amended system); and
3 “Off the south and south-west coast of Iceland” (TRANSREP) (amended system).
The new mandatory ship reporting system for “In the Sound between Denmark and Sweden” will be implemented at 0000 hours UTC on 1 September 2011, whilst the amendments to the existing mandatory ship reporting systems “In the Torres Strait region and the Inner Route of the Great Barrier Reef” and “Off the south and south-west coast of Iceland”, will be implemented at 0000 hours UTC on 1 July 2011 and 0000 hours UTC on 1 June 2011,respectively.
For full details, please refer to the IMO circular SN.1/Circ.294 dated 7 December 2010.
Source: IMO