MoT starts hydrographic survey of Qatar’s waters

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has started a hydrographic survey project to update the navigational nautical charts of the State of Qatar and establish a traffic separation scheme (TSS) -- a maritime traffic-management route-system -- to regulate the entry and exit of vessels. The project meets the requirements, specifications, and recommended practices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), and International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). The 5-phase project will include specifying anchorage areas, locating ship wreckage in Qatari waters and siting of suitable navigational markers, updating Qatar’s nautical charts, suggesting vessel holding areas, providing a dedicated navigational marking system, and siting of navigational marks for locations of reserves. The project will also put together a programme to regularly examine the navigational signs. (QNA) page 2