Vessel Traffic Services Law and Legal Definition
Vessel traffic services (V.T.S.)means systems facilitating safe and efficient vessel traffic movement to or from ports, or within restricted sea areas adjacent to the coasts of states, under which ship traffic is subject to the supply or exchange of information, or the giving of advice or instructions, by coastal stations. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Resolution A.857(20), entitled “Guidelines for Vessel Traffic Services defines this as “a service implemented by a Competent Authority, designed to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the environment. The service should have the capability to interact with the traffic and to respond to traffic situations developing in the V.T.S. area.” Generally, V.T.S. systems often operate in conjunction with Traffic Separation Schemes.
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