Conversational theme № 21

The port of Kerch Bye-laws have their peculiarities for the navigating in the Kerch Strait. Navigation in the Kerch Strait is controlled by the VTS in accordance with the General Provisions within the vessel Traffic Zone in the Kerch Strait. For the regulation of the navigation the canals of the Kerch Strait are devided into: the General Canal-Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal (KYC).

Canal adjoining to the KYC-approaching Canal of the Commercial Port of Kerch (KAC); approaching canal of the Port point Arshintsevo (AAC); all the fairways (FW) and recommended roads (RR) of the Kerch strait;

The approaching canal of the Kerch Fishing Port is the adjoining canal to the KAC.

The vessels, leaving the General Canal for adjoining must give the way to the vessels navigating along the General Canal and begin the turn after safe divergence with them.

The vessels approaching to the place of turn from section of KYC from the opposite directions simultaneously must keep the following rules:

• if the vessels have no signals due to the regulations 28 RPCS;

• 72 or both of them have the signals, the vessel navigating along the Yenikalsky or Burunsky section to the Black Sea or the vessel navigating the Yenikalsky Canal to the Azov passes the turn first;

• all the vessels which have no signals due to the regulation 28 Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea - 72 no matter of the direction make the way for the vessels which have such signals;

• the vessels making the way must calculate their manoeuvre and make the way for the vessel coming from the opposite direction not less than 0.5 mile before the beginning of the turn;

• the vessels leaving KYC have the priority over entering ones.

Due to the hydrometeorological peculiarities and complicated conditions of navigation for the safe vessel turn from KYC to KAC and backway the tug is obligatory. The number of tugs and their power are defined by the vessels draught and length.

The speed of the vessels must be not more than:

• along the KYC — 10 knots for the vessels with the draught 5 m and less - 12 knots;

• on the approaching canals of the Port of Kerch and port point Arshintsevo - 7 knots.

The vessel draught is allowed:

a) within KYC not over than 8 m;

b) within KAC not over than 7.8 m.

II.NOTES:

port point - точка входа в порт

VTS - vessels traffic service - служба движения судов

peculiarities - характерные черты

divergence - расхождение

simultaneously - одновременно

adjoining - примыкающий

III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. What is the difference between bye –laws and international rules?

2. Who conducts control over vessel’s traffic in the Kerch strait?

3. What regulations are compulsory for all vessels?

4. What vessels must give the way?

5. What speed is advised in the strait?

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