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VTS49 Documents for Silent Approval

Documents submitted for initial Committee comment and then subsequent silent approval will be published on this page. Details including times and dates for the process will be included.

Framework for updating the VTS Manual

Input paper VTS49-8.4.1 on ‘Framework for Updating the VTS Manual’ and its associated document VTS49-8.4.1.1 (of the same title) from the VTS Manual Coordination Group, requested the Committee to note the contents of the documents.

The Committee Management Team have received no substantive comments with respect to these documents and, therefore, consider that the next stage in the process will be to submit the same documents to the Policy Advisory Panel for discussion and finalisation thereby enabling the periodic update of the VTS Manual as and when changes are needed.

The draft input paper to the Policy Advisory Panel is the same base document as VTS49-8.4.1 on ‘Framework for Updating the VTS Manual’. Therefore, the Committee Management Team would request VTS49 to note the content of VTS49-8.4.1 and approve that the document is forwarded, along with a copy of VTS49-8.4.1.1 to the next session of the Policy Advisory Panel.

Noting that no comments have been received on the input documents to date, the closing date for comments on this issue and the proposed way ahead will be Wednesday 14 October at 1000 UTC. The documents and the associated comment form can be found here.

Revised Guideline 1089

Document can be found here.

Following the silent approval process for guideline G1089, a problem has been identified with the concluding statement at section 3.1 of the draft guideline that reads “It follows, therefore, that VTSs are mandatory under national law within the territorial seas”.

It has been pointed out that the provisions of SOLAS and the IMO Resolution do not specifically state this and that a mandatory VTS would be established through national implementation rather than it “following” from the SOLAS and IMO provisions. Thus, whilst in most cases any VTS established on a permanent basis will be mandatory, the current statement is potentially open to legal challenge.

A more detailed explanation to replace the existing text would inevitably be more complex and would detract from the message of this section; it is also considered that nothing is lost through the removal of the entire sentence.  It is, therefore, proposed to remove the concluding statement to section 3.1 of the draft guideline.

As a result the document is circulated for a further period of silent approval on this single issue.  In view of the nature of this change and recognising that draft guideline G1089 has previously been circulated, the closing date for commenting on this single issue is Wednesday 14 October 2020, 0800 UTC.  This will allow sufficient time for CMT to review any comments received.  Any objection to this shortened period of silent approval should be raised as a comment.

Liaison Note to ARM and ENAV – S212 referencing assumptions

The Committee Management Team have decided that the Liaison Note to ARM and ENAV Committees – S212 referencing assumptions is ready to send to the VTS49 Committee to seek silent approval over a period of five calendar days. The document is located in the silent approval folder in the file share here DO NOT AMEND THIS DOCUMENT. The words highlighted in yellow are for the Secretariat to amend and need no further comment from participants.

If no substantive comments have been received by 14 October 2020, 1000 UTC the document will be considered as approved. Substantive comments are those relating to the technical or structural nature of the document, editorial comments are not considered substantive.

Participants are required to fill out the attached form in full and send them to the VTS49 mail group (VTS49@iala-aism.org). All forms received will also be placed in the relevant silent approval section of the file-share listed above. Comment(s) received will be handled at the discretion of the Committee Management Team. Depending on the nature of the comment(s) received, the document(s) may be:

  • amended accordingly if comment agreed;
  • offered for a further period of silent approval; or
  • returned to the relevant working group for further consideration.

Recommendation R0103 and associated Guideline

The Committee Management Team have decided that the Recommendation R0103 and associated Guideline are both ready to send to the VTS49 Committee to seek silent approval over a period of five calendar days. The documents are located in the silent approval folder in the file share here DO NOT AMEND THIS DOCUMENT. The words highlighted in yellow are for the Secretariat to amend and need no further comment from participants.

If no substantive comments have been received by 14 October 2020, 1000 UTC the document will be considered as approved. Substantive comments are those relating to the technical or structural nature of the document, editorial comments are not considered substantive.

Participants are required to fill out the attached form in full and send them to the VTS49 mail group (VTS49@iala-aism.org). All forms received will also be placed in the relevant silent approval section of the file-share listed above. Comment(s) received will be handled at the discretion of the Committee Management Team. Depending on the nature of the comment(s) received, the document(s) may be:

  • amended accordingly if comment agreed;
  • offered for a further period of silent approval; or
  • returned to the relevant working group for further consideration.

Recommendation – Marine Aids to Navigation Awareness for Navigators

The VTS and ARM Committee Management Teams have decided that the Recommendation on Marine Aids to Navigation awareness for Navigators is ready to send to the VTS49 and ARM12 Committees to seek silent approval over a period of five calendar days. The document is located in the inter-committee silent approval folder in the file share here DO NOT AMEND THIS DOCUMENT. Any words highlighted in yellow are for the secretariat to amend and need no further comment from participants.

If no substantive comments have been received by 12 October 2020, 1400 UTC the document will be considered as approved. Substantive comments are those relating to the technical or structural nature of the document, editorial comments are not considered substantive.

Participants are required to fill out the attached form in full and send them to both the VTS49 and ARM12 mail groups (VTS49@iala-aism.org / ARM12@iala-aism.org). All forms received will also be placed in the relevant silent approval section of the file-share listed above. Comment(s) received will be handled at the discretion of the VTS and ARM Committee Management Teams. Depending on the nature of the comment(s) received, the document(s) may be:

  • amended accordingly as comment agreed;
  • offered for a further period of silent approval; or
  • returned to the relevant working group for further consideration.

Recommendation R0119 and Guideline G1150

The Committee Management Team have decided that Recommendation R0119 and Guideline G1150 is ready to send to the VTS49 Committee to seek silent approval over a period of five calendar days. The document is located in the silent approval folder in the file share here DO NOT AMEND THIS DOCUMENT. The words highlighted in yellow are for the secretariat to amend and need no further comment from participants.

If no substantive comments have been received by 9 October 2020 1830 UTC the document will be considered as approved. Substantive comments are those relating to the technical or structural nature of the document, editorial comments are not considered substantive.

Participants are required to fill out the attached form in full and send them to the VTS49 mail group (VTS49@iala-aism.org). All forms received will also be placed in the relevant silent approval section of the file-share listed above. Comment(s) received will be handled at the discretion of the Committee Management Team. Depending on the nature of the comment(s) received, the document(s) may be:

  • comment agreed and the document amended accordingly;
  • offered for a further period of silent approval; or
  • returned to the relevant working group for further consideration.

 

Revised Guideline 1089

The Committee Management Team have decided that the revised Guideline 1089 is ready to send to the VTS49 Committee to seek silent approval over a period of five calendar days. The document is located in the silent approval folder in the file share here DO NOT AMEND THIS DOCUMENT. The words highlighted in yellow are for the secretariat to amend and need no further comment from participants.

If no substantive comments have been received by 5 October 2020 1300 UTC the document will be considered as approved. Substantive comments are those relating to the technical or structural nature of the document, editorial comments are not considered substantive.

Participants are required to fill out the attached form in full and send them to the VTS49 mail group (VTS49@iala-aism.org). All forms received will also be placed in the relevant silent approval section of the file-share listed above. Comment(s) received will be handled at the discretion of the Committee Management Team. Depending on the nature of the comment(s) received, the document(s) may be:

  • comment agreed and the document amended accordingly;
  • offered for a further period of silent approval; or
  • returned to the relevant working group for further consideration.