NOTE A
SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM
PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREA
OFFSETS NOTE F

NOTE A: Navigation regulations are published in Chapter 2, U.S. Coast Pilots.  Additions or revisions to Chapter 2 are published in the Notice to Mariners.  Information concerning the regulations may be obtained at the Office of the Commander, 14th Coast Guard District in Honolulu, Hawaii or at the Office of the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Refer to Code of Federal Regulations section numbers.

SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM: The following vessels entering or departing any U.S. port or place and in transit through the reporting area are required to report into the System: all vessels 300 gross tons or greater and all vessels in the event of a developing emergency. The following vessels in transit through the reporting area should report into the system: all vessels 300 gross tons or greater, fishing vessels, and all vessels in the event of a developing emergency. See IMO SN.1, Circ. 264. Information concerning the Ship Reporting System is also published in the U.S. Coast Pilot 7 Chapters 2 and 14, and updated through Notices to Mariners. Information may also be obtained at the Office of the Commander, 14th Coast Guard District in Honolulu, or at the Office of the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers, in Honolulu.

PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREA: The Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) falls within the indicated Restricted Area. A PSSA is an environmentally sensitive area in which and around which mariners should exercise extreme caution. See U.S. Coast Pilot volumes for information regarding this area.

OFFSETS NOTE F: The Areas to be Avoided and Particularly Sensitive Sea Area have been charted in their true positions. The limits of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and inner limit of the Ship Reporting System Area have been slightly offset for clarity.