ARTICLE 4. Vessel Traffic Service

Article 4 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 969, Sec. 2.

§§ 445–449.5 · 11 sections

• § 445 (a) The Marine Exchange of Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, Inc., hereafter referred to as the marine exchange, a corporation organized under the Non-Profit…
• § 445.5 “Covered vessel,” as used in this article, means any of the following: (a) Every power-driven vessel of 40 meters (approximately 131 feet) or more in length,…
• § 446 Prior to entering the VTS area, every covered vessel shall report to the marine exchange the vessel’s name, call sign, location, course, speed, destination,…
• § 446.5 The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may impose fees upon all covered vessels within the VTS area to pay the cost of operating the vessel traffic service.
• § 447 The following vessels, while transiting the VTS area, shall comply with the requirements of Section 447.5: (a) Every power-driven vessel of 20 meters or more…
• § 447.5 While transiting the VTS area, every vessel described in Sections 445.5 and 447 shall do all of the following: (a) Maintain continuous radio monitoring or…
• § 448 The vessel traffic service shall be advisory in nature. Nothing in this article relieves, or is intended to relieve, any vessel, its owners, agents,…
• § 448.5 (a) It shall be understood and agreed, and shall be the essence of the marine exchange’s operation of the vessel traffic service, that the marine exchange act…
• § 449 (a) The marine exchange and its officers and directors are subject to Section 5047.5 of the Corporations Code to the extent that the marine exchange meets the…
• § 449.3 The marine exchange shall cooperate fully with the administrator appointed pursuant to Section 8670.4 of the Government Code in the development and…
• § 449.5 (a) Upon request by the administrator, the marine exchange shall submit a complete description and operational status report of the vessel traffic service.…