托雷斯海峡和大堡礁覆盖区域如下图：

详细覆盖区域范围如下：

•Slade Point on the coastline of the mainland of Australia on the north-west coast of Cape York Peninsula in approximate position Latitude 10° 56.973’ South, Longitude 142° 08.088’ East,

• then north-west to Latitude 10° 51.070’ South, Longitude 141° 44.130’ East,

• then north to Latitude 09° 20.100’ South, Longitude 141° 44.130’ East,

• then north-easterly to Latitude 09° 10.680’ South, Longitude 141° 58.960’ East,

• then south-easterly to Latitude 09° 20.910’ South, Longitude 142° 36.066’ East on the PSSA boundary,

• then generally easterly along the PSSA boundary to its intersection with the meridian of Longitude 144° 00.00’ East (includes the waters of Torres Strait with Endeavour Strait, Great North East Channel and to Bramble Cay),

• then south along the meridian of Longitude 144° 00.00’ East to its intersection with the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef at approximate Latitude 10° 41.00’ South,

Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Vessel Traffic Service – User Guide - 4 -

• then in a generally south and south-east direction along the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef to approximate Latitude 21° 00.00’ South, Longitude152° 30.00’ East, • then east to Latitude 21° 00.00’ South, Longitude 152° 55.00’ East,

• then south-easterly to Latitude 23° 42.00’ South, Longitude 153° 45.00’ East,

• then generally south-south-westerly to Latitude 24° 30.000’ South, Longitude 153° 35.00’ East,

• then west to the coastline at approximate Latitude 24° 30.00’ South, Longitude 152° 02.581’ East,

• then generally northerly following the coastline of the mainland to the starting point, excluding the Vessel Traffic Service areas at the limits of Gladstone, Hay Point, Mackay, Abbott Point, Townsville and Cairns.

大堡礁 VTS报告区域分为南北两个部分，以南纬18度为界，如下图：

船舶进入大堡礁VTS报告区域前，至少提前一小时向VTS汇报，为避免报告时出错，最好提前2-3小时汇报。可以使用C站发电传汇报，也可以使用VHF或者邮件汇报，鉴于进入前的需要汇报的信息较多，最好使用C站发电传或者用EMAIL发送相关内容，在大堡礁内航路航行时，VTS会及时通过C站给船方发送通航信息，所以第一次汇报，最好使用C站 ，一方面测试C站的可靠性，另一方面，能 确保及时通过C站收到VTS的通航信息。进入报告区域前发送的信息内容总计16项，如下表所示：

可以提前在C站电脑中提前编辑好内容如下：

ID/ER

A/SPRING GLORY/VRJA2/9603491

B/130530UTC

C/1043S/14109E

F/11.5 KTS

G/HONG KONG-CHINA

H/130900UTC/BOOBY

I/GLADSTONE-AUSTRALIA/171100UTC NOV 23

J/AUSTRALIAN REEF PILOT

K/171100UTC/GLADSTONE

L/BOOBY VIA INNER ROUTE MODERATE DRAFT

M1/447798837/FURUNO/FELCOM15

M2/+870773930130

O/FORE 4.5/AFT 7.37/DEEPEST 7.37

P/NIL-BALLAST CONDITION

Q/NIL

U/BULK CARRIER/229.2/51265

X/NO

NNNN

进入该水域前2-3小时发送即可。该VTS提供了特别接入码，用该码发送电传，由澳洲VTS付费，具体说明如下：

使用C站的具体操作方法如下：

按F8进入SET UP界面，选择9.Configuration,

选择1.Station List回车，

编辑VTS地址信息如下图：

需要发送时，点击F3 进入Transmit界面，选择1. Transmit Message.

依次选择需要的信息，最后选择最下面的[TRANSMIT],即可。

发送成功后屏幕有提示，且自动打印出发送成功的回执。

在大堡礁内航路航行 期间，会经常收到VTS发布的如下内容的通航信息

From:reefvts@msq.qld.gov.au

Subject: SEI tsv_1699891339578 for SPRING GLORY (6 hours, 11.1 kts)

Generated at 02:02, 14:11:2023 (AEST)
Encounters:
No encounters expected.
Vessels in the Area:
RIVERSIDE GUARDIAN at 10 42S 142 38E (Course 229 Speed 1.6)
Additional information
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