Advice of waypoints (AWP) and/or route plan of VTS

Introduction/Additional information: 

This IFM should be used by a VTS to advise its waypoints and/or its route plan. If the VTS uses this IFM 18 within an addressed binary message, then the waypoints and/or the route plan will be available to the addressed recipient, one ship, only. If the VTS uses this IFM 18 within a broadcast binary message, then the information will be available to all other ships in the VTS’s vicinity.
When transmitting, the VTS should include up to 12 advised waypoints and/or a route specified by a textual description, if available. If waypoints are transmitted, then a recommended turning radius may be transmitted for each waypoint.

Permitted as from: 
01/01/1998
Not to be used after: 
01/01/1998
Registrant: 
ITU-R.M.1371-1
Message number (0=VDES-VDE): 
6
DAC or VPFI: 
1
FI / Message ID: 
18
State: 
deprecated
Number of slots (max): 
5
Last modified: 
29/01/2021 - 23:18