Pacific Ocean
China Seas
Some 25 TSS schemes are in operation in and around the China Seas. Shipping is very busy around Hong Kong, the mainland of South-East China and around Taiwan.
Some of the most important TSS schemes in this area:
Japan
In Japan there are 5 TSS's all governed by the Japanese government. Apart from these mandatory schemes there are also voluntary and recommended schemes. These are not shown on Admiralty Charts and (thus) not shown in this overview
Korea and Russia (Pacific Coast)
In (North) Korean and Pacific Russian waters some 35 schemes are in operation with only 5 of them being governed by the IMO. All major ports in this area have a TSS in operation. In North Korea none of the TSS schemes are IMO schemes; only locally governed by the North Korean central government. Below an overview of the IMO schemes and some of the most important locally governed schemes:
Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia
There are six TSS's around the Philippines and one in Malaysia. None of them are governed by the IMO:
Australia and Papua New Guinea
In this area there are four TSS's governed by the IMO:
There are also two leading to Australian ports, governed by Australia:
There was one other TSS, which has now been revoked:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska, US West Coast, Canada and Mexico
On the East side of the Pacific Ocean the TSS's are divided in two groups. The North side includes the West coast of Mexico and everything to its North. The other group are formed by the West coast of Central and South America.
The TSS's in the far North around the Aleutian Islands and Alaska are not put in place because of the high density of shipping but the nature of the ships and the vulnerability of the area.
The TSS schemes are:
Pacific: Central and South America
The IMO governs 16 TSS schemes on the Pacific side of Central and South America:
- landfall and approaches to Talara Bay, Peru
- landfall and approaches to Bahia de Paita, Peru
- landfall of Puerto Salaverry, Peru
- landfall and approaches to Chimbote or Ferrol Bay, Peru
- approaches to Callao, Peru
- landfall and approaches to San Martín
- landfall and approaches to San Nicolas Bay
- landfall and approaches to Puerto Ilo
- landfall and approaches to Arica
- landfall and approaches to Iquique
- landfall and approaches to Antofagasta
- in the approaches to Quintero Bay
- in the approaches to Valparaíso
- in the approaches to Bay of Concepción
- in the approaches to Bahía San Vicente, Chile
- in the approaches to Puntas Arenas
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