Vessel Traffic Service San Francisco
VTS Area Geography
Codes and Abbreviations for VTS Area
Destinations
Links
San
Francisco Marine Exchange Dock Code List
AIS
Destination Field Data Entry Format
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Docks, Piers, Berths
Areas, Zones (dredging, dumping, anchorages, tug escort)
VTS Area Boundaries
Passenger Ferry Operations
(Special Procedures)
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Docks, Piers,
Berths
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Areas, Zones
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Locations
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Enter in AIS
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Spoken as (example)
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Dredge
Placement Areas (dumpsites)
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Dredging Areas
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>US
SFO DB or
>US
OAK BARCHA
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Dredge-site
Bravo
Oakland
Bar Channel
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Navigation
Channels
(Also used for channel deepening dredging areas.)
Added: 11/03/2011
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>US SCK SDWCHA
>US SFO BARCHA
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Stockton Deep Water Channel
San Francisco Bar Channel
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SF Region Federal Anchorage Areas
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>US
SFO A9
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Anchorage
Nine
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SF
Region Tanker Tug Escort Zones
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>US
SFO Z1
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Zone
One
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Tugs –
Ship Assistance
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>US
SFO ASST
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Ship
assist
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VTS Area Boundary Lines
When leaving
the VTS Area a VTS Area boundary line, use one of the abbreviations below, or
use the UN/LOCODE for the final destination point beyond the VTS Area boundary
line.
Note: The
three-letter abbreviations listed below represent the UN/LOCODE for the most
significant nearby city. Refer to the UN/LOCODE
list for the specific UN/LOCODE for points outside of the VTS San
Francisco Area.
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Locations
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Enter
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>US PUM
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>US APC
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Mare
Island Causeway Bridge
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>US SJC
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Dumbarton
Bridge
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