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Last updated: 31.03.2021
Traffic organisation service (VTS) means a service to prevent the development of dangerous maritime traffic situations and to provide the safe and efficient movement of vessels, traffic within the VTS area.
(Source: IMO.A. 857(20); IALA VTS Manual 2008)
Previous definition(s)
Traffic Organisation Service (VTS) means a service to prevent the development of dangerous vessel traffic situations by managing of traffic movements and to provide for the safe and efficient movement of vessels traffic within the VTS area. (Sources: Inland VTS Guidelines CCNR version 1.0 31/05/2006; RIS-Guidelines 2007/414/EC; Standard for electronic ship reporting EU/164/2010; Standard Tracking and Tracing EU/415/2007)