I have no idea how long I have been a member of this list and this is the
first time I have heard any reference to VTS as well.
Only certain areas have VTS in force. However if you look at ANY chart of the
Straight of Juan de Fuca, you will see the VTS highlighted (in purple I
believe), with clear directions as to which vessels must participate and what
the procedures are. Smaller vessels are typically exempt, but it is
IMPERITIVE that you know and understand where the ships will be, so you can
navigate around them safely.
Note that the VTS can also override other rules of the road, so for example
in the one off Vancouver there are clear lanes for inbound and outbound ship
traffic. I don't have my COLREGS in front of me, but I am pretty damn sure
that the vessels participating in the VTS are considered to be constrained in
their ability to navigate and hence you must give way to them even if you are
the stand-on vessel.
Scott Welch
Chief Evangelist, Open Text Social Media Group
www.opentext.com
905 762 6101
"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn
out." - John Wooden
Rob Zanussi <rzanussi@shaw.ca> writes:
>I have no idea how long I have been a member of this list and this is the
>first time I have heard any reference to VTS as well.
Only certain areas have VTS in force. However if you look at ANY chart of the
Straight of Juan de Fuca, you will see the VTS highlighted (in purple I
believe), with clear directions as to which vessels must participate and what
the procedures are. Smaller vessels are typically exempt, but it is
IMPERITIVE that you know and understand where the ships will be, so you can
navigate around them safely.
Note that the VTS can also override other rules of the road, so for example
in the one off Vancouver there are clear lanes for inbound and outbound ship
traffic. I don't have my COLREGS in front of me, but I am pretty damn sure
that the vessels participating in the VTS are considered to be constrained in
their ability to navigate and hence you must give way to them even if you are
the stand-on vessel.
Scott Welch
Chief Evangelist, Open Text Social Media Group
www.opentext.com
905 762 6101
"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn
out." - John Wooden
