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Vessel Navigation and Traffic Services for Safe and Efficient Ports and Waterways Interim Report (1996) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 56-60

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From page 56...
... The goal of the VTIS is to "improve vessel transit safety by providing vessels with advanced information of other reported marine traffic and any additional information which may affect traffic safety within the area covered by the VTIS" (Marine Exchange of Los Angeles-Long Beach, 1994~. The operation is supported by user fees assessed as part of the tariffs of the Ports of LA/LB, and the VTIS reimburses the Coast Guard for the cost of staff.
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From page 57...
... The planning process included the development of a comprehensive VTMS Users Manual, a survey of existing communications and surveillance capabilities at the Marine Exchange and the pilot stations, and the development of legislation to establish limitations on the liability derived from VTMS operations. Implementation of the plan was placed on hold after the Coast Guard announced plans to install and operate a federally funded vessel traffic service (VTS)
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From page 58...
... , the Marine Exchange was authorized to provide vessel traffic services for San Pedro Bay. The ongoing Marine Exchange information operation was upgraded significantly and transformed into a VTIS with mandatory vessel participation.
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From page 59...
... Status of Delaware VTIS The VTIS developed by the Pilots Association for the Bay and River Delaware operates from a tower on the tip of Cape Henlopen, overlooking the entrance to Delaware Bay. The radar provides remote surveillance of the lower bay and its offshore approaches, while the tower provides visual surveillance.
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From page 60...
... Primary DGPS coverage of the area is provided by the Coast Guard radio-beacon at Cape Henlopen (at the entrance to Delaware Bay) , but coverage was initially spotty in the upper reaches of the waterway.
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  • nautical miles
  • oil spill
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  • columbia oil

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  • jacobsen pilot
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