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Last updated: 31.03.2021
VTS Authority means the Authority with the responsibility for the management, operation and co-ordination of the VTS, the interaction with participating vessels and efficiency of the vessel, traffic and the protection of the environment.
(Source: IALA VTS Manual, 2008)
Previous definition(s)
VTS Authority is the Authority responsible for the management, operations and co-operation of the VTS, the interaction with participating vessels and the safe and effective provision of the service. (Sources : IMO A.857 (20) ; Inland VTS Guidelines CCR version 1.0 31/05/2006)