RADIO AIDS TO MARINE NAVIGATION (Atlantic, St Lawrence, Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg and Eastern Arctic) CANADIAN COAST GUARD Marine Communications and Traffic Services Annual Edition 2006 IMPORTANT This publication is revised on a monthly basis (when required) through Notices to Mariners Part III
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This publication is available from authorized Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart Dealers To obtain information on ordering, please contact: Hydrographic Chart Distribution Office Fisheries and Oceans Canada 615 Booth Street OTTAWA ON K1A 0E6 Canada Phone: (613) 998-4931 Fax: (613) 998-1217 E-Mail: chs_sales@dfo-mpogcca or visit the CHS web site at: http://wwwchartsgcca for dealer location and related information Some Vessel Traffic Services diagrams reproduced from Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty s Stationery Office and the UK Hydrographic Office ( wwwukhogovuk ) These VTS diagrams are for the sole purpose of inclusion in RAMN and no further copying, selling or distributing of the copyright material, or any part of it, is permitted Latitude and longitude positions given in this publication are in NAD 27 unless otherwise indicated Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2006 Catalogue No T51-4/2006 E-PDF ISBN 0-662-42114-0 Ottawa, Canada iii
THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REVISED TO JANUARY 31, 2006 AND CANCELS AND REPLACES ALL PREVIOUS ISSUES Any enquiries as to the contents of this publication or reports of errors or omissions should be directed to the nearest regional office as indicated at the end of Part 1 of this publication The information in this volume is grouped in six parts: 1 Foreword (includes Advance Notices, Legend, Frequencies listing and MCTS telephone and address information) 2 Atlantic Coast, Gulf and St Lawrence River to Montreal, Eastern Arctic (including Hudson Bay and Strait), Great Lakes (including St Lawrence River to Montreal) and Lake Winnipeg 3 Vessel Traffic Services 4 General 5 Environment Canada 6 Loran C Navigation System Part 1 provides mariners with advance information on proposed changes to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Coast Guard, Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centres In addition, it includes the Canadian Maritime Mobile Safety and Public Correspondence Communication Frequencies, a Legend for Centre Listings, and the telephone/facsimile/telex directory of MCTS Centres along with the Regional offices addresses Part 2 lists, in tabular form, detailed operational information about individual facilities in each of the areas covered Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centres are providing communications and special services continuous year round except as noted Part 3 provides consolidated information concerning Vessel Traffic Services Part 4 gives descriptions of the various Procedures, Services and Systems available, together with general observations or directions for their use This section also refers to radiotelephone procedures for the benefit of vessels equipped with radiotelephone but not carrying radio operators The proper use of radio frequencies and procedures is essential to minimize congestion and delays on the channels available for communication Part 5 provides all relative information concerning Environment Canada s services in marine meteorology that are delivered by the Canadian Coast Guard Part 6 provides information, figures, tables and chartlets on the Loran-C Navigation System The main purpose of this publication is to present information in a convenient form on radio communications and radio navigational aids services provided in Canada by the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Also included are radio facilities of other government agencies that contribute to the safety of ships in Canadian waters It is published in two volumes, one for the Atlantic Coast, Gulf and St Lawrence River to Montreal, Eastern Arctic (including Hudson Bay and Strait) the Great Lakes (including St Lawrence River to Montreal), and Lake Winnipeg the other for the Pacific Coast, Western Arctic and the Athabasca-Mackenzie Watershed area Both editions are available in the French language Issues are published in April each year Amendments to the publication, if necessary between issues, will be made known by radio broadcasts (Notices to Shipping) and/or in section III of the monthly edition of Notices to Mariners Every ship station fitted on a Canadian ship or on a non-canadian ship engaged in the coasting trade of Canada, pursuant to the Ship Station (Radio) Regulations 1999, and all ships in waters under Canadian Jurisdiction, pursuant to the Charts and Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995, are required to carry the most recent applicable edition of Radio Aids to Marine Navigation iv
PART 1 - FOREWORD TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Advance Notices 1-1 Canadian Maritime Mobile Safety and Public Correspondence Communication Frequencies 1-6 General Information on MCTS Centre Listings (includes legend) 1-9 Telephone, Address and other Information 1-10 PART 2 FACILITIES INFORMATION - Atlantic, Gulf and St Lawrence river to Montreal, Eastern Arctic (including Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait) Great Lakes (including St Lawrence river to Montreal) and Lake Winnipeg MCTS Centres Halifax 2-1 Iqaluit 2-4 Labrador 2-9 Les Escoumins 2-12 Montreal 2-14 Placentia 2-16 Port aux Basques 2-19 Prescott 2-22 Quebec 2-25 Rivière-au-Renard 2-27 Saint John 2-30 Sarnia 2-33 St Anthony 2-36 St John s 2-39 Sydney 2-42 Thunder Bay 2-46 Canal and Locks Operations 2-50 Radiotelephone VHF & MF coverage - East Coast of Canada (chart) 2-52 Radiotelephone VHF coverage Great Lakes (chart) 2-53 MCTS Network: Centres and Sites - Atlantic Coast Newfoundland region (chart) 2-54 MCTS Network: Centres and Sites - Atlantic Coast Maritimes region (chart) 2-55 MCTS Network: Centres and Sites Gulf and St Lawrence River Quebec region (chart) 2-56 MCTS Network: Centres and Sites - Hudson Bay, Strait C&A region & Labrador Nfld region (chart) 2-57 MCTS Network: Centres and sites Arctic Central & Arctic region (chart) 2-58 Radio Beacon Stations continuously operating 2-59 Radar Beacon (RACONS) Atlantic coast, Gulf & St Lawrence River to Montreal, Eastern Arctic 2-59 Radar Beacon (RACONS) Lake Winnipeg 2-66 Radar Beacon (RACONS) Great Lakes 2-66 v
TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 3 VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES (VTS) Atlantic, St Lawrence, Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg and Eastern Arctic PAGE Eastern and Arctic Canada 3-1 Responsibilities; Traffic Clearance; Communications; Zone Descriptions; Zone Application; Reports Marine Information Notices to Shipping and Information Updates 3-8 Atlantic Coast VTS ECAREG (chart) 3-9 Arctic Canada VTS NORDREG (chart) 3-10 VTS Zones Schedules - Sectors & Boundaries; Identification & Frequencies; CIPs; Charts Bay of Fundy 3-11 Halifax Harbour and Approaches 3-16 Northumberland Strait 3-19 Placentia Bay 3-21 Port aux Basques 3-24 St John s 3-27 St Lawrence Waterway 3-29 Sarnia (includes Frequency Guard Great Lakes Basin) 3-34 Strait of Belle Isle (voluntary) 3-41 Strait of Canso & Eastern Approaches 3-44 PART 4 - GENERAL PROCEDURES Radiotelephone Procedures 4-1 General, Examples of procedures, Phonetic Alphabet, Times, Time zone comparison, Time signals Distress communications Early Notification of Search and Rescue Authorities of developing situations, Alarm Signal, Distress Signal/ Call/ Message/ Traffic/ Procedure Urgency communications Urgency signal/call Safety communications Safety signal/call/message 4-4 4-7 4-7 Aids to Navigation 4-8 Positions, Reporting abnormal operation of radio aids, Radio beacons, Radar beacons (RACONS) SERVICES Marine Telephone Service 4-9 General, Radiomedical calls, Placing & Receiving a marine telephone call Cellular Telephone (*16) Service Marine Emergencies 4-10 Direction Finding (DF) Service 4-10 Direction Finding bearings Sailplan and Alerting Service 4-10 vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Search and Rescue in Canadian areas of responsibility 4-11 Joint Rescue Coordination Centres (JRCC) and Maritime Rescue Sub- Centres (MRSC) telephone numbers, Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Marine Communications and Traffic Services Message Service 4-12 Message charges, Messages: weather, pollution, medical advice, quarantine, pilotage, official naval Ice Advisory Service 4-14 Canadian Hydrographic Service 4-16 Worldwide Radio Navigational Warning System (NAVAREA) (chart) 4-16 Inspection of Radio Apparatus 4-19 Ship radio inspection contacts Radio Station Licensing and Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) Numbers 4-20 Application for Radio Inspection Compulsorily Fitted Ships 4-21 SYSTEMS GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System in Canada (charts) 4-22 Transport Canada s requirements for GMDSS & Guidance on important operational alerting procedures 4-28 Distress Situations and Alerting of SAR Authorities 4-30 Amver Ship Reporting System 4-37 Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) (table & charts) 4-41 PART 5 ENVIRONMENT CANADA MARINE AND ICE WARNING AND FORECAST PROGRAMS General 5-1 MAFOR Decode Table 5-2 Port Meteorological Officers (PMOs) contacts 5-4 Buoys Program 5-4 MAREP 5-5 Suggestions/comments form 5-6 Northern Canada 5-7 Marine weather forecast program, Marine weather warnings, Weather and ice messages, Facsimile, Buoys, Weatheradio Canada Marine Forecast Areas Northern Canada (chart) 5-9 NAVTEX and Marine forecasts, Marine weather observations Maritimes, Newfoundland and Labrador 5-14 Marine weather forecast program, Marine weather warnings, Weather bulletins, Canadian Hurricane Centre, Moored buoys, Weatheradio Canada Marine Forecast Areas Maritimes waters (chart) 5-16 Marine Forecast Areas Newfoundland and Labrador waters (chart) 5-17 NAVTEX and Marine forecasts, Marine weather observations vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Quebec 5-21 Marine weather forecast program, Marine weather warnings, Weather bulletins, Buoy positions, Weatheradio Canada Marine Forecast Areas St Lawrence and Saguenay rivers (chart) 5-23 NAVTEX and Marine forecasts, Marine weather observations Great Lakes including St Lawrence River to Cornwall 5-26 Marine weather forecast program, Marine weather warnings, Recreational boating forecast Program and warning Program Weather bulletins (LAWEB), Facsimile, Buoys, Weatheradio Canada Marine Forecast Areas Great Lakes and St Lawrence river (chart) 5-29 NAVTEX and Marine forecasts, Marine weather observations Canadian Ice Services (CIS) 5-32 Marine ice forecast program, Marine ice warnings, Ice warning criteria, Ice reports, Ice observations, Ice charts available, Ice beacons, Weatheradio Canada Ice Information Areas Canada (charts) 5-33 Ice bulletins, Ice charts, Atlantic Fleet Broadcasts, Facsimile broadcast The Canadian Forces Fleet Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Broadcast Atlantic 5-36 PART 6 LORAN-C NAVIGATION SYSTEM Loran-C description 6-1 Loran-C chain coverage; chain details; charts; receiver latitude/longitude corrections; waypoint navigation cautionary note; skywave interference; status information; NOTSHIPs Table 1 Newfoundland East Coast 6-3 Table 2 Canadian East Coast 6-3 Table 3 Great Lakes 6-4 Table 4 Northeast US 6-4 Loran-C Coordinate Converters 6-5 Loran-C Charts 6-10 viii
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