Klaus West
Safety Manager
Koivusaaren Pursiseura ry
+358 50 5810 876
[email protected]
Subject: Application for Permission to use Estonian territorial waters for Helsinki-Tallinn Race
2016 sailing competition
Dear Mr. West,
Answering to Your application to use Estonian territorial waters for sailing competition
18.08.2016 to 21.08.2016 we inform you that the Estonian Maritime Administration approves
the race under the following conditions:
1. The vessel(s) performing auxiliary functions during the race must have operational VHF
radio equipment on board, and the deck officer must keep watch on Channel 13 to ensure
the possibility of radio communication with the VTS operator (call Tallinn VTS).
2. The contact person who has appropriate competence and is responsible for the
organisation of the race must in a timely manner co-ordinate with the VTS operator any
relevant matters/information needed for ensuring the safety of vessel traffic.
3. The race has to be conducted according to “Recommended routes for recreational craft on
Tallinna laht” (http://www.vta.ee/public/Tallinna_laht.pdf).
4. The participating vessels have to follow the Colreg and good seamanship. We need to
underline that a vessel using a traffic separation scheme shall proceed in the appropriate
traffic lane and a sailing vessel shall not impede the safe passage of a power-driven
vessel following a traffic lane.
Sincerely,
Are Piel
Head of VTS Department
Tel: +372 6205 760
E-mail:
[email protected]
Valge 4 Telefon +372 620 5500 E-post
[email protected] Reg nr 70002414
11413 Tallinn Telefaks +372 620 5506 Internet www.vta.ee
ESTONIA
From: Are Piel
Sent: 08 August 2016 09:58
To: Klaus West; VA_navinfo
Cc:
[email protected];
[email protected]
Subject: Application for Permission to use Estonian territorial waters
for
Helsinki-Tallinn Race 2016 sailing competition
Attachments: 2016 Hel-Tll race.docx
Dear Mr West
Please find the permission letter for Helsinki � Tallinn race attached.
Best regards
Are Piel
Head of VTS Department
Estonian Maritime Administration
Ph: +372 6205 760
From: Klaus West [mailto:
[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2016 11:53 AM
To:
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Subject: [SPAM] Application for Permission to use Estonian territorial
waters for Helsinki-Tallinn Race
2016 sailing competition
Dear Sir,
This is the official application to have permission for annual Helsinki-
Tallinn Race 2016 to use
Estonian territorial waters for sailing competition.
Required information:
1. Organizer: Yachting club
Koivusaaren Pursiseura ry, Vaskisalmenkuja 10, 00200 Helsinki, Finland.
Contact Juha-Pekka
Nurro, Commodore,
[email protected], +358 40 500 6509
2. Race contacts: Klaus West, Safety Manager,
[email protected], +358
50 5810 876
Ville Voltti, Race Director,
[email protected], +358 40 513 4042
3. Sailing competition from Helsinki to Tallinn / Pirita harbour during
the night 19.-20.8.2016, first
start at 18:00 and last start approx. at 21:00, about 200 boats
4. Minimum crew 3 persons, inspection class ORC Category 3 required, safe
course, all
authorities including SAR informed, safety instructions in written form
for all boats (reporting,
emergency contacts etc.). Please see also attachments.
5. Course information in written form lists course marks. All other areas
are left for skippers to
choose freely (typical in sailing competitions) as the navigational part
of the race. See attached
the sailing instructions in English; the course is specified in chapter
10 on page 4.
The official race web site is www.helsinkitallinnarace.fi. There is
information in English, too.
Attachments: Helsinki-Tallinna_Race_2016_kutsujulkaisu.pdf
(finnish/english)
Best Regards
Klaus West
Safety Manager
+358 50 5810 876
[email protected]