North-Western Basin Branch News

Primorsk VTS has passed another survey

Based on the results of the survey by the Rosmorrechflot Commission, the FSUE "Rosmorport" North-Western Basin Branch received a certificate dated 18.12.2020 No. VTS-3/1-3211-2020 on the compliance of the Primorsk VTS with the technical and operational requirements established by order of the Ministry of Transport of Russia dated 23.07.2015 No. 226 and IMO resolution А.857 (20), presented to the first category VTS.

In 2001, 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2015, the Primorsk VTS has already successfully passed the surveys, according to the results of which the enterprise was issued appropriate certificates of its compliance with the current requirements for the operation of this kind of equipment.

The Primorsk VTS includes the VTS center (the seaport of Primorsk) and VTS site (Primorsk), located in the seaport of Primorsk, as well as the VTS site (Vyazy), located in the village of Vyazy of Primorsky urban settlement of the Vyborg district of the Leningrad region.

With the use of the Primorsk VTS, which operates around the clock, the North-Western Basin Branch provides vessels with complex navigation services and performs:
- detection of vessels on the approaches to the Primorsk VTS coverage area, establishing communication with them, receiving data about the vessel;
- transferring navigation, operational and other information on the initiative of the Primorsk VTS operators or at the request of the vessel;
- help in navigation;
- organization and regulation of vessel traffic, including planning and establishing of vessel traffic regimes in the Primorsk VTS coverage area in the seaport of Primorsk;
- vessel traffic control and the position of vessels at anchorage in the water area of ​​the seaport of Primorsk.

Annually over 6 thousand vessels are in the Primorsk VTS coverage area, of which over 2 thousand make calls at the seaport of Primorsk, and almost 4 thousand go in transit through the water area of ​​the seaport of Primorsk.

More details on the terms and procedure for the provision of navigation services by the North-Western Basin Branch using the Primorsk VTS can be found in the section "VTS services of the North-Western Basin Branch".