Vessel Traffic Service San Francisco
VTS Area Geography
Codes and Abbreviations for VTS Area
Destinations
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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 
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(Special Procedures)
 
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Docks, Piers,
Berths
 
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Areas, Zones
    
        
            | Locations | Enter in AIS like example | Spoken as (example) | 
        
            | Dredge
            Placement Areas (dumpsites) |  |  | 
        
            | Dredging Areas  | >US
            SFO DB or >US
            OAK BARCHA | Dredge-site
            Bravo Oakland
            Bar Channel | 
        
            | Navigation
            Channels (Also used for channel deepening dredging areas.) Added: 11/03/2011 | >US SCK SDWCHA >US SFO BARCHA | Stockton Deep Water Channel San Francisco Bar Channel | 
        
            | SF Region Federal Anchorage Areas | >US
            SFO A9 | Anchorage
            Nine | 
        
            | SF
            Region Tanker Tug Escort Zones | >US
            SFO Z1 | Zone
            One | 
        
            | Tugs –
            Ship Assistance | >US
            SFO ASST | 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.
    
        
            | Locations | Enter |  | 
        
            |  | >US PUM |  | 
        
            |  | >US APC | Mare
            Island Causeway Bridge | 
        
            |  | >US SJC | Dumbarton
            Bridge | 
    
 
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