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 reporting system became operational on May 1, 2008. For information about reporting requirements click here. Email notifications should be sent to nwhi.notifications@noaa.gov.

Detailed Reporting Requirements

For additional information and assistance please contact the Monument Permit Coordinator:

e-mail: nwhi.notifications@noaa.gov
phone: (808) 397-2660
facsimile: (808) 397-2662

Reporting requirements and examples

• Federal Register Notice Announcing Reporting Requirements
  for the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PDF 276KB)

• Information about required reporting format for entry and exit into the Monument (PDF 24KB)

• Downloadable text files:

• Entry Notification E-Mail Example Text File (1KB)
• Exit Notification E-Mail Example Text File (1KB)
  

Reporting Area Geographical Boundaries

• Reporting area coordinates:
  (Note: Vessels reporting in item C (Position)
  may report in WGS-84 or NAD-83 datum format)

• Monument Coordinates Key (PDF 6KB)
• Boundary Coordinates (csv file 15KB)
• Management Zone Coordinates (csv file 1KB)

Related Reporting Information

• International Maritime Dangerous Goods Hazardous Materials Codes (Note:  For more information about IBC, IGC, and INF codes, contact the Monument Office) (PDF 8KB)
• Chartlet (JPG 84KB)
• Coast Pilot Document 2008 (PDF 2MB)
  
• 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/ *you will be taken to a non-NOAA web site))
• U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety and Environmental Protection  (http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/ *you will be taken to a non-NOAA web site))
• 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/)
• IMO Hazardous Reporting
  (http://www.imo.org/ *you will be taken to a non-NOAA web site)