Resolution MSC.279(85)

ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM FOR THE "PAPAHĀNAUMOKUĀKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT", PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREA, "CORAL SHIPREP"

(adopted on 1 December 2008)

 

 

THE MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE,

 

RECALLING Article 28(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Committee,

 

RECALLING ALSO regulation V/11 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS Convention), in relation to the adoption of ship reporting systems by the Organization,

 

RECALLING FURTHER resolution A.858(20) resolving that the function of adopting ship reporting systems shall be performed by the Committee on behalf of the Organization,

 

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the guidelines and criteria for ship reporting systems adopted by resolution MSC.43(64), as amended by resolutions MSC.111(73) and MSC.189(79),

 

HAVING CONSIDERED the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation at its fifty-fourth session,

 

1. ADOPTS, in accordance with SOLAS regulation V/11, the amendments to the existing ship reporting system for the "Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument", Particularly Sensitive Sea Area, "CORAL SHIPREP", as set out in the Annex;

 

2. DECIDES that the said amendments to the existing ship reporting system "CORAL SHIPREP" will enter into force at 0000 hours UTC on 1 June 2009; and

 

3. REQUESTS the Secretary-General to bring this resolution and its Annex to the attention of the Member Governments and Contracting Governments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention.

 

Annex.

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM FOR THE "PAPAHĀNAUMOKUĀKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT", PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREA, "CORAL SHIPREP"

 

1. Amend the Annex to resolution MSC.248(83) as follows: The reporting address given in paragraphs 3.4.1, 5.3 and 5.4 is replaced by the following:

 

"nwhi.notifications@noaa-gov".

 

2. Amend the appendix to resolution MSC.248(83), as follows:

 

Appendix.

Geographical coordinates

 

Ship reporting system

 

(Reference charts: United States 19016, 2007 edition; 19019, 2007 edition; 19022, 2007 edition. These charts are based on World Geodetic Survey (WGS) 1984 and astronomic Datum.)

 

1. Outer Boundary

 

The outer boundary of the "CORALSHIPREP" reporting area consists of lines connecting the following geographical positions: