RADIO AIDS to MARINE NAVIGATION (Pacific and Western Arctic)
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RADIO AIDS TO MARINE NAVIGATION (Pacific and Western Arctic) Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2013 Annual Publication Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services Important: Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2013 is revised on a monthly basis, when required, through Notices to Mariners, Section 3 DFO 5471 TO ALL USERS OF RADIO AIDS TO MARINE NAVIGATION 2013 Radio Aids to Marine Navigation website: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng//_Radio_Aids Important: Radio Aids to Marine Navigation2013 is revised on a monthly basis, when required, through Notices to Mariners , Section 3. NOTMAR website: http://www.notmar.gc.ca/privacy.php We welcome your comments and suggestions on the contents and the format of Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2013. Please forward your comments to: CANADIAN COAST GUARD FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA 200 KENT STREET OTTAWA, ON K1A 0E6 CANADA Note: Cette publication est aussi disponible en français The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office These VTS diagrams are for the sole purpose of inclusion in Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2013 and no further copying, selling or distributing of the copyright material, or any part of it, is permitted. The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office makes the accompanying data available to the Canadian Coast Guard, Marine Communications and Traffic Services, under the terms of Licence Agreement HO 829/121030/10. © Crown Copyright and database rights 2012. Some Vessel Traffic Services diagrams are reproduced from the Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (http://www.ukho.gov.uk). NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION Latitude and longitude positions given in this publication are in NAD 83 unless otherwise indicated. Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2013 Catalogue No. Fs151-8/2013E-PDF ISSN: 1702-269X Ottawa, Canada Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2013 has been revised to December 31, 2012 and supersedes Radio Aids To Marine Navigation 2012 Any inquiries as to the contents of this publication or reports of errors or omissions should be directed to the nearest regional office as indicated at the end of Part 1 of this publication. The information in this volume is grouped in five parts: Part 1: Foreword (includes advance notices, legend, frequency listing and Marine Communications and Traffic Services telephone and address information) Part 1 provides mariners with advance information on proposed changes to facilities and services. It includes the Canadian Maritime Mobile Safety and Public Correspondence communication frequencies, a legend for centre listings and the telephone/facsimile/telex directory of Marine Communications and Traffic Services centres along with the Regional offices’ addresses. Part 2: Pacific Coast, Western Arctic (includes Athabasca-Mackenzie Watershed) Part 2 lists, in tabular form, detailed operational information about individual facilities in each of the areas covered. Marine Communications and Traffic Services centres provide continuous year round communications and special services except as noted. Part 3: Vessel Traffic Services Part 3 provides consolidated information concerning Vessel Traffic Services. Part 4: General Part 4 describes the various procedures, services and systems available, together with general observations or directions for their use. This part also refers to radiotelephone procedures for the benefit of vessels equipped with radiotelephone but not carrying radio operators. The proper use of radio frequencies and procedures is essential to minimize congestion and delays on the channels available for communication. Part 5: Environment Canada Part 5 provides all relative information concerning Environment Canada's services in marine meteorology that are delivered by the Canadian Coast Guard. The main purpose of Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2013 is to present, in a convenient form, information on radio communications and radio navigational aids services provided in Canada by the Canadian Coast Guard. Radio facilities of other government agencies that contribute to the safety of ships in Canadian waters are also included. Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2013 is published in two editions: one for the Atlantic Coast, Gulf and St. Lawrence River to Montréal, Eastern Arctic (including Hudson Bay and Strait), the Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence River to Montréal) and Lake Winnipeg; the other for the Pacific Coast, Western Arctic and the Athabasca-Mackenzie Watershed area. Each edition is also available in French. Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2013 is published each April. Amendments are advertised by radio broadcast (Notices to Shipping) and/or in Notices to Mariners, Section 3. Every ship station fitted on a Canadian ship or on a non-Canadian ship engaged in the coasting trade of Canada, pursuant to the Ship Station (Radio) Regulations 1999, and all ships in waters under Canadian jurisdiction, pursuant to the Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995, are required to carry the most recent applicable edition of Radio Aids to Marine Navigation. Amendment Register Radio Aids to Marine Navigation (Pacific and Western Arctic) 2013 Annual Publication Notices to Mariners Date Amendment Inserted Amendment Inserted by Edition Edition 05/2013 31 May 2013 CCG – HQ - JD Edition 06/2013 28 June 2013 CCG – HQ - JD Edition 11/2013 29 November 2013 CCG – HQ - GD Edition 12/2013 27 December 2013 CCG – HQ - RJ Edition 03/2014 28 March 2014 CCG – HQ - RJ TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE PART 1 – FOREWORD Advance Notices 1 Canadian Maritime Mobile Safety and Public Correspondence Communication Frequencies 3 General Information on Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre Listings (includes legend) 5 Telephone / Facsimile / Telex Directory 7 PART 2 – FACILITY INFORMATION Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centres Comox, British Columbia 1 Iqaluit, Nunavut 4 Prince Rupert, British Columbia 7 Tofino, British Columbia 14 Vancouver, British Columbia 19 Victoria, British Columbia 21 Bridge Operations – Pacific Coast 24 Marine Communications and Traffic Services Network: Centres and Sites – Pacific Coast – Pacific region (chart) 25 Marine Communications and Traffic Services Network: Centres and Sites – Western Arctic – Central & Arctic 26 region (chart) Radio Beacon Stations – continuously operating – Pacific Coast 27 Radar Beacon (RACONS) – Pacific Coast – British Columbia (excluding Juan de Fuca) 27 Radar Beacon (RACONS) – Western Arctic – Northwest Territories and Nunavut 29 PART 3 – VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES Pacific and Western Arctic (responsibilities; traffic clearance; communications; zone description; zone 1 application; advance reporting requirements; Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Services (NORDREG) zone report) Mackenzie River Marine Safety Advisory Procedures 12 Canada/United States Co-operative Vessel Traffic Services Agreement 13 Tanker Exclusion Zone 14 Canada/United States Co-operative Vessel Traffic Management System (chart) 17 Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Services (NORDREG) Zone (chart) 18 Vessel Traffic Services Zone Schedules (sectors & boundaries; identification & frequencies; calling-in-points; charts) Prince Rupert, British Columbia 19 Tofino, British Columbia 25 Vancouver, British Columbia 28 i PART 4 – GENERAL Procedures Radiotelephone Procedures (general; examples of the procedure to be used; how are you using your marine 1 radio?; phonetic alphabet; times; time zone comparison; time signals) Distress Communications in Radiotelephony (early notification of SAR authorities of developing situations; 4 the alarm signal; the distress signal/call/message/traffic/procedure) Urgency Communications ( signal/call) 8 Safety Communications (signal/call/message) 8 Athabasca – Mackenzie Watershed Area: distress, urgency, safety communications; use of 5803 kHz 9 Aids to Navigation (positions; reporting abnormal operation of radio aids; radio beacons; radar beacons 9 (RACONS)) Systems Global Maritime Distress and Safety System in Canada (what is GMDSS?; why GMDSS?; Maritime Safety Information (MSI); GMDSS sea areas; communications between GMDSS vessels and non-GMDSS vessels; 11 important safety notice concerning VHF/DSC; Canadian Coast Guard and Marine Communications and Traffic Services centres) Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Vessels Regulations (interpretation; application; compliance; 13 LRIT equipment) NAVTEX Service 17 VHF-DSC System – Radio Coverage Prediction (chart) 18 Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB)(406 MHz) 21 Guidance for Masters in Distress Situations and Alerting of SAR Authorities 23 Automated Mutual-Assistance VEssel Rescue System (AMVER) 32 Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) 38 Pre-Arrival Information Report (PAIR) 40 Services Notices to Shipping 43 Worldwide Radio Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS)(NAVAREAs) 44 Cellular Telephone (*16) Service – Marine Emergencies 48 Direction Finding (VHF/DF) Service 48 Sail Plan Service 48 SAR in Canadian areas of responsibility (Joint Rescue Coordination Centres (JRCC); Canadian Coast 49 Guard Auxiliary) Marine Communications and Traffic Services Message Service (messages no longer accepted; messages handled without charge by Marine Communications and Traffic Services centres; weather messages; 50 pollution messages; medical advice messages; quarantine messages; pilotage messages; official naval messages) ii Icebreaking and Ice Routing Services 52 Canadian Hydrographic Service 54 Inspection of Radio Apparatus 54 Radio