Various ship reporting system and purpose

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INDSAR,
THE INDIAN (MARITIME) SEARCH AND RESCUE (COMPUTERISED SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM), DEVELOPED BY THE INDIAN COAST GUARD, IS A UNIQUE COMPUTER-BASED, AND VOLUNTARY SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM USED BY SEARCH AND RESCUE AUTHORITIES TO ARRANGE FOR ASSISTANCE  TO PEOPLE IN DISTRESS AT SEA. WITH INDSAR, RESCUE CO-ORDINATORS CAN IDENTIFY PARTICIPATING   SHIPS IN THE AREA OF DISTRESS AND DIVERT THE BEST-SUITED SHIP OR SHIPS TO THE SCENE. PARTICIPATING SHIPS SEND VOYAGE MESSAGES TO THE INDSAR CENTRE MANAGED BY THE COAST GUARD AT MRCC MUMBAI VIA INMARSAT 'C'
Ships transiting through the Indian Maritime Search and Rescue Region (ISRR). (300 gt n above)
Ships entering/leaving Indian ports and operating within the ISRR.
All Indian registered  vessels of 100 GRT and more, including sailing and fishing vessels engaged in international and domestic coastal voyages,  ( Must  )
All vessels carrying dangerous goods, vessels more than 20 years old and vessels requiring assistance due to urgency or distress.



INSPIRES- Indian ship position and information reporting system.
In order to exercise effective open ocean vessel management to provide security to vessels, weather forecast to enhance safety of navigation and monitor incidents of pollution from ships engaged in carriage of hazardous cargoes, the Indian Navy in co-ordination with Directorate General of shipping established an Indian Ship Position and Information Reporting System

This reporting system has wider area of coverage in the Indian Ocean. An Indian Naval Communication Centre (COMCENs) Mumbai and Vishakhapatnam are functioning as the shore stations for receiving INSPIRES messages from all vessels.

All Indian vessels including coasting / fishing vessels of tonnage 300 GRT and above shall participate in this reporting system.
All vessels other than Indian ship of tonnage 100 GRT and above are encouraged to send the reports when they are transiting within the INSPIRES ship reporting areas.
All offshore supply / support vessels operating within Offshore Development Area (ODA) in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal having valid security clearance issued by the ODAG and less than 20 years of age without any detention under the PSC / FSI regime during past one year conforming to the DGS requirements in respect of safety, safe manning and protection of marine environment may not send such reports but are encouraged to participate in this system.

ISLEREP- part of INSPIRES
All ships of 50 metres or greater in overall length;
All oil tankers*, liquefied gas carriers, chemical tankers or ships coming with the INF Code, regardless of length;
Ships engaged in towing or pushing where the towing or pushing ship or the towed or pushed ship is a ship prescribed within the categories shown above or where the length of the tow, measured from the stern of the towing ship to the after end of the tow, exceeds 150 metres.
all ships closing Andaman, nicobar, and Lakshadweep islands within 20 nmiles



Various reports
1.Sailing Plan (SP) – Before or as near as possible to the time of departure from a port within system or when entering the area covered by a system.
2.Position Report (PR ) – when necessary to ensure effective operation of the system.
3.Deviation Report (DR) – When the ship’s position varies significantly from the position that would have been predicted from previous reports, when changing the reported route, or as decided by the master.
4.Final Report (FR) – On arrival at destination and when leaving the area covered by a system.
5.Dangerous goods report (DG) – When an incident takes place involving the loss or likely loss overboard of packaged dangerous goods, including those in freight containers, portable tanks, road and rail vehicles and shipborne barges, into sea.
6.Harmful substances report (HS) – When incident takes place involving the discharge or probable discharge of oil (Annex 1 of MARPOL 73/78) or noxious liquid substances (Annex II of MARPOL 73/78).
7.Marine pollutants report (MP ) – in the case or likely loss overboard of harmful substances in packaged form including those in freight containers, portable tanks, road and rail vehicle and shipborne barges, identified in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code as marine pollutants (Annex III MARPOL 73/78).
8.Any other report – Any other report should made in accordance with the system procedures. Details of types of ships and areas of applicability of times and geographical positions for submitting reports, of shore establishments responsible for operation of the system and of the services provided should be clearly specified