
MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM BELTREP OPERATED BY
GREAT BELT VTS

Ships with a gross tonnage of 50 and above and ship with an air draught 
exceeding 15 metres shall report to BELTREP when passing reporting lines 
or prior to departure from a port or an anchorage within the BELTREP area.
Reporting to BELTREP can be done using proper and updated AIS information, 
e-mail (beltrep@sok.dk), fax or VHF.
For further information on reporting procedures etc. see the Mariners' 
Routeing Guide Baltic Sea (INT 1200) and the publication UKHO NP286 (2), 
ALRS, Volume 6 Part 2 - Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and 
Port Operations. See also IMO Resolution MSC.332(90), the IMO publication
Ships' Routeing, the publication Navigation through Danish Waters on 
www.sofart.dk and www.beltrep.org.
The BELTREP area is divided into two sectors at latitude 55°35'N. Calls 
to Great Belt VTS, callsign "Belt Traffic", shall be made on VHF 
channel 74 in sector 1 and channel 11 in sector 2. Passing of the sector 
dividing line shall not be reported.
Ships in the BELTREP area are required to listen to the sector VHF 
channel and VHF channel 16.
