[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Republic of the Marshall Islands has issued Marine Safety Advisory announcing that the Jomard Entrance in Papua New Guinea has been designated as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) and vulnerable to damage by international shipping activities by the IMO.
The Resolution establishes associated protective measures for,the JomarEntrance, including:
1. four (4), two-way routing systems; and a precautionary area,as summarized below:
2. A one nautical mile wide two-way route to the north of the Jomard
Entrance, which extends approximately 20 nm from the northern boundary of the precautionary area.
3. Three, one nm wide two-way routes to the south of the Jomard Entrance, each aligned with the general traffic pattern to/from
ports on the east coast of Australia. The routes extend approximately 3.5nm from the southern boundary of the precautionary area.
4. A quadrilateral-shaped precautionary area that lies between the northern and southern two-way routes. The two-way routes and
precautionary area can be used by all ships navigating in the area.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
