Ship Reporting

Overview

R/V Hi‘ialakai at Pearl and Hermes. Photo courtesy of NOAA

The objective of the CORAL SHIPREP ship reporting system is to provide important protection for the fragile environment of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and its cultural resources.  As importantly, given the obstacles that make navigation hazardous in this area, this system will provide mariners with critical alerts and other important information to assist them in navigating safely through the area.  Furthermore, it will increase knowledge of ship movements and facilitate a timely response to any developing maritime emergencies.

This internationally adopted system became operational in May 1, 2008. Reporting requirements are available below. Entry and exit notifications are sent to the shore-based station via email to nwhi.notifications@noaa.gov.  In return, ships receive a message about the Monument and designated Areas To Be Avoided (ATBAs).

Reporting

• Reporting Area Geographical Boundaries
• Chartlet (JPG 84KB)
• List of geographic coordinates (PDF 142KB)
• Notice to Mariners regarding updated charts (PDF 198KB)

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

• IMO Website (you will be taken to a non-NOAA web site)
• Proposal to the IMO for the Ship Reporting System (PDF 827KB)
• IMO adoption of the Ship Reporting System (PDF 227KB)
• Principles for ship reporting system (PDF 538KB)

Press Releases and Reports

• Link to our PSSA announcement!
• An assessment of traffic patterns in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands between 1994 and 2004 (PDF 266KB)
  Franklin, E.C. 2008. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56: 150-153.

Related Links

• Information on INMARSAT (http://www.inmarsat.com/)
• U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety and Environmental Protection  (http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/)
• National Weather Service – Honolulu, HI (http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/)
• Right Whale Mandatory Ship Reporting System (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike/msr/)