Ian Waugh - A Mariner\'s Guide to Marine Communications

Systems section) shows a Ship

Reporting System to be

operational in the UK only.

That 'MAREP' system is

voluntary and only applies to

vessels in the English Channel

and is not relevant to our

route. The only system we

need to report into for this

route, therefore, is the

AMVER system (if our vessel

participates in AMVER)

(v) Pilot Services, vessel Traffic

Systems; Port Operations

The ALRS Vol. 6 entry

for Las Palmas (Puerto de la

Luz) explains that we should

contact the pilot office - call

'Practicos Las Palmas' - on

Ch 16 , one hour before

leaving. The entry also shows

the working channels for

Practicos Las Palm as to be

Ch12 and Ch14. The Port

office also expects calls on

Ch16, and works on Ch12.

Tugs work on Ch14. Pilotage

is available 'H24' (24 hours

each day).

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The entry for our destination port - Reykjavik - shows the

preferred calling channels for Pilots and Port to be Ch12 (although

they also listen on Ch 16). Working channels are Ch 12 and Ch 17. Like

Las Palmas, service is available 'H24' 'Pilotage is compulsory for

vessels over 60m in length 'ETA must be sent 24 hours in advance

of arrival (this will have to be by telephone call over Inmarsat or HF

SSB Radio - we will not be in VHF range of the port office at this

stage) and we need to call direct on Ch12/Ch17, three hours ahead of

arrival.

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