Narrow channel

Japanese: 狭水道 - きょうすいどう
Narrow channel

…The IMO established separate routes to separate shipping lanes for two directions in the English Channel after the Torrey Canyon grounding in 1967, which could be said to be the beginning of maritime traffic control. In the United States and Canada, maritime traffic control systems were introduced in the early 1970s after tanker collisions and groundings. In Japan, 11 routes have been established in the narrow waters of Tokyo Bay, Ise Bay, and the Seto Inland Sea based on the Maritime Traffic Safety Act, and special traffic methods are prescribed for these routes. Large ships, in particular, notify the Japan Coast Guard of their planned route navigation times in advance, and the Japan Coast Guard coordinates navigation times with other large ships in advance and regulates the navigation of other large ships by using route control signals, etc. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "narrow channels" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1967年のイギリス海峡におけるトリーキャニオン号の乗揚事故を契機に,IMOによって同海峡に往復航路を分離する分離航路が設定されたのが海上交通管制の端緒といえ,アメリカやカナダでもタンカーの衝突,乗揚事故を契機にして,海上交通管理システムが70年代の初めに導入された。日本では,海上交通安全法に基づき,東京湾,伊勢湾,瀬戸内海の3海域の狭水道に11航路が設定され,ここでは特別な交通方法が定められている。とくに巨大船などは航路航行予定時刻をあらかじめ海上保安庁に通報し,同庁は事前に他の巨大船などとの航行時刻を調整し,航路管制信号などによって他の大型船の航行を規制している。…

※「狭水道」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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