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The black sea grain initiative jcc has established a route for vessels inbound and outbound of ukrainian ports
Black Sea · Turkey To Ukraine · HYDROLANT 603/23
- issued
- 2023-03-19 13:08Z
- status
- cancelled 2024-04-02 15:35Z (archive)
- authority
- NAVAREA III 23/23 191208Z MAR 23.
- position
- 44.646, 30.262
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA.
TURKEY TO UKRAINE.
DNC 10.
1. THE BLACK SEA GRAIN INITIATIVE JCC HAS ESTABLISHED A
ROUTE FOR VESSELS INBOUND AND OUTBOUND OF UKRAINIAN
PORTS. THE ROUTE IS 320NM LONG AND CONNECTS THE LISTED
UKRAINIAN PORTS WITH INSPECTION AREAS INSIDE TURKISH
TERRITORIAL SEAS.
THE MARITIME HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR (MHC) FORMS PART
OF THIS ROUTE AND EXTENDS FROM THE BOUNDARY OF
UKRAINIAN TERRITORIAL SEAS TO THE SOUTHERN WAYPOINT
OF THE HIGH SEAS TRANSIT CORRIDOR (HSTC).
WHILST TRANSITING THE MHC NO MILITARY SHIP, AIRCRAFT
OR UAV MAY CLOSE WITHIN A RADIUS 10NM OF ANY VESSEL
ENGAGED IN THE INITIATIVE AND TRANSITING THE CORRIDOR.
VESSELS ENCOUNTERING PROVOCATIONS OR THREATS WHILE
TRANSITING THE MHC SHOULD REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO THE JCC.
NO VESSEL SHALL TRANSIT THE MHC WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION
OF THE JCC.
PILOTS WILL EMBARK FOR PASSAGE BETWEEN BERTH AND HOLDING AREA.
A. CHORNOMORSK TO HOLDING AREA CHANNEL
WITHIN 200M OF TRACKLINE JOINING
46-24.00N 030-54.00E, 46-20.50N 030-43.20E,
46-20.00N 030-42.70E, 46-18.84N 030-41.81E,
46-19.12N 030-40.60E.
B. ODESA TO HOLDING AREA CHANNEL
WITHIN 200M OF TRACKLINE JOINING
46-30.00N 030-54.00E, 46-30.00N 030-46.40E,
46-29.90N 030-46.04E, 46-29.99N 030-44.54E.
C. PIVDENNYI TO HOLDING AREA CHANNEL
WITHIN 200M OF TRACKLINE JOINING
46-30.50N 030-57.00E, 46-32.60N 030-57.00E,
46-33.34N 031-00.04E, 46-36.19N 031-01.00E.
D. HOLDING AREA IN AREA BOUND BY
46-30.50N 030-54.00E, 46-30.50N 030-58.20E,
46-24.00N 030-58.20E, 46-24.00N 030-54.00E.
E. VESSEL MUST TRANSIT BETWEEN THE HOLDING AREA
AND MHC THROUGH THE AREA BOUNDED BY
46-24.00N 030-54.00E, 46-19.00N 031-05.00E,
46-12.00N 031-07.50E, 46-12.00N 031-12.50E,
46-27.00N 031-10.50E, 46-28.20N 030-58.20E.
2. THE HSTC IS 83NM LONG AND 3NM WIDE. WHEN TRANSITING
THE HSTC VESSELS ARE CONSIDERED RESTRICTED IN THEIR
ABILITY TO MANEUVER AND SHOULD DISPLAY THE APPROPRIATE
LIGHTS/SHAPES. VESSELS MUST TRANSIT BETWEEN
0500 TO 2100 LOCAL ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING
44-53.00N 030-39.50E, 45-37.10N 030-48.10E,
46-12.00N 031-10.00E.
3. A SOUTHERN WAITING AREA IS DESIGNATED AS A
TEMPORARY HOLDING AREA FOR VESSELS ENGAGED IN
THE INITIATIVE. INBOUND VESSELS MAY USE THE
SOUTHERN WAITING AREA TO AWAIT TRANSIT DURING
AUTHORIZED HOURS, INFORMING THE JCC THROUGH
ISTANBUL TRAFFIC, IN AREA BOUND BY
44-50.00N 030-10.00E, 44-50.00N 030-25.00E,
44-55.00N 030-25.00E, 45-00.00N 030-10.00E.
4. VESSELS ON PASSAGE BETWEEN THE MARITIME
HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR AND THE INSPECTION AREA
SHALL PASS THROUGH POSITION IN 42-19.15N 029-27.00E.
ISTANBUL VTS WILL INFORM AND DIRECT VESSELS TO THE
APPROPRIATE INSPECTION AREA.
A. INSPECTION AREA N (BLACK SEA) IN AREA BOUND BY
41-14.90N 028-59.58E, 41-17.26N 028-59.58E,
41-17.26N 029-02.20E, 41-15.50N 029-04.60E,
41-15.20N 029-04.60E.
B. INSPECTION AREA S (SEA OF MARMARA) IN AREA BOUND BY
41-00.36N 028-59.13E, 40-59.33N 028-58.57E,
40-58.09N 028-56.47E, 40-59.84N 028-56.47E,
40-58.48N 028-53.28E, 40-59.50N 028-56.28E,
40-58.06N 028-56.28E, 40-56.46N 028-53.28E.
5. OTHER THAN IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, PORT CALLS AND
PROLONGED STOPS ARE NOT PERMITTED DURING THE
TRANSIT. SHIP TO SHIP TRANSFERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
VESSELS PARTICIPATING IN THE INITIATIVE MUST TRANSMIT
ON AIS AT ALL TIMES. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR VESSELS
WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIATIVE ARE CONTAINED
IN IMO CIRCULAR LETTER 4611 (SERIES).
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