1. THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOMMENDED TRANSIT CORRIDOR (IRTC)
ANNOUNCED IN REF A IS IN EFFECT AS OF 01 FEB 2009 AT 0001Z.
2. ALL VESSELS THAT COMMENCED A TRANSIT THROUGH THE PREVIOUSLY
ESTABLISHED CORRIDOR PRIOR TO 0001Z 01 FEB 2009 SHOULD COMPLETE
THEIR TRANSIT USING THE PRE-EXISTING COORDINATES. DO NOT SHIFT
TO THE IRTC IN MID TRANSIT.
3. ALL VESSELS COMMENCING TRANSITS AFTER 0001Z 01 FEB 2009
SHOULD USE THE IRTC.
4. THE IRTC EAST BOUND LANE BEGINS AT 045 EAST BETWEEN 11 48
NORTH AND 11 53 NORTH. THE LANE IS ORIENTED ALONG A STRAIGHT
LINE COURSE OF 072 DEGREES AND TERMINATES AT 053 DEGREES EAST
BETWEEN 14 18 NORTH AND 14 23 NORTH. THE IRTC WEST BOUND LANE
BEGINS AT 053 DEGREES EAST BETWEEN 14 25 NORTH AND 14 30 NORTH.
THE LANE IS ORIENTED ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE COURSE OF 252 AND
TERMINATES AT 045 DEGREES EAST BETWEEN 11 55 NORTH AND 12 00
NORTH.
5. THE IRTC IS NOT MARKED OR DEFINED BY VISUAL NAVIGATIONAL
MEANS, NOR IS IT INTENDED TO BE A DEDICATED TRAFFIC SEPARATION
SCHEME, BUT IN ORDER FOR WARSHIP PATROLS TO BE EFFECTIVE,
VESSELS TRANSITING THE GULF OF ADEN ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO
ADHERE TO THESE GUIDELINES.
6. DURING A TRANSITION PERIOD FROM 01 TO 04 FEB, WARSHIPS
PATROLLING THE AREA WILL MONITOR TRAFFIC TRANSITING BOTH THE
PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED CORRIDOR AND THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED IRTC.
