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According to the IMO recommendation SN.1/Circ. 263 of 23 October 2007 amendments to the recommendations on navigation through the Entrances to the Baltic Sea section 1.9 the IMO recommends the following for The Sound:
- Loaded oil tankers with a draught of 7 metres or more, loaded chemical tankers and gas carriers, irrespective of size, and ships carrying a shipment of irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high level radioactive wastes (INF-Code materials), when navigating the Sound between a line connecting Svinbådan Lighthouse and Hornbæk Harbour and a line connecting Skanör Harbour and Aflandshage (the southernmost point of Amager Island) should:
- use the pilotage services established by the Governments of Denmark and Sweden;
- be aware that anchoring may be necessary owing to the weather and sea conditions in relation to the size and draught of the ship and the sea level and, in this respect, take special account of the information available from the pilot and from radio navigation information services in the area.
- Ship-owners and masters should consider the full potential of new and improved navigation equipment in the SOLAS chapter V, including Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) when navigating these narrow waters.
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