SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM
PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREA
OFFSETS NOTE F

SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM: The following vessels entering or departing any U.S. port or place and in transit through the reporting area are required to report into the System: all vessels 300 gross tons or greater and all vessels in the event of a developing emergency. The following vessels in transit through the reporting area should report into the system: all vessels 300 gross tons or greater, fishing vessels, and all vessels in the event of a developing emergency. See IMO SN.1, Circ. 273. Information concerning the Ship Reporting System is also published in the U.S. Coast Pilot 10 Chapters 2 and 14, and updated through Notices to Mariners. Information may also be obtained at the Office of the Commander, 14th Coast Guard District in Honolulu, or at the Office of the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers, in Honolulu.


PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREA: The Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) falls within the indicated Restricted Area. A PSSA is an environmentally sensitive area in which and around which mariners should exercise extreme caution. See U.S. Coast Pilot volumes for information regarding this area.

