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==Description==
==Description==


Zones were shipping activity should be avoided
Separation zones refer to the IMO's "traffic separation scheme", which intends to establish routing measures in the sea’s most busy areas to increase shipping safety.


Traffic routing measures include different types of shipping routes and separation zones. This page is about the separation zones; these include "separation zones", "precautionary areas", and "areas to be avoided".
Source:  [https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/ShipsRouteing.aspx IMO], accessed on 2022/04/26.
==MSP Challenge==
==MSP Challenge==


This puts no pressure on the ecosystem.
This puts no pressure on the ecosystem.


 
Return to [[Categories and Layers#tab=Shipping|shipping]].
=North Sea=
=North Sea=
This layer is only present in the '''Digitwin North Sea Edition'''. For the North Sea refer to the [[No shipping zones|No Shipping Zones]] page.
 
==Types==
==Types==
* Separation Zones
* Separation Zones  
* Special Zones
"a zone or line separating traffic lanes in which ships are proceeding in opposite or nearly opposite directions; or separating a traffic lane from the adjacent sea area; or separating traffic lanes designated for particular classes of ship proceeding in the same direction", from [https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/ShipsRouteing.aspx IMO], accessed on 2022/04/26.
* Special Areas
An official definition of "special zones" was not found. However, special zones seem to be located on the edge of shipping lanes that have different directions, thus suggesting that navigation in these zones needs extra attention to avoid incidents.
* Areas to be Avoided
* Areas to be Avoided
* Precautionary area
"an area within defined limits in which either navigation is particularly hazardous or it is exceptionally important to avoid casualties and which should be avoided by all ships, or by certain classes of ships", from [https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/ShipsRouteing.aspx IMO], accessed on 2022/04/26.
* Inshore Traffic Zone
"an area within defined limits where ships must navigate with particular caution and within which the direction of flow of traffic may be recommended", from [https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Safety/Pages/ShipsRouteing.aspx IMO], accessed on 2022/04/26.


==Metadata==
==Metadata==
===Data Source===
===Data Source===
Enter data source for North Sea here.
[https://geo.rijkswaterstaat.nl/arcgis/rest/services/GDR/nwp_scheepvaart/FeatureServer/8 Rijkswaterstaat]


===Original Title===
===Original Title===
Enter name of the layer at the North Sea source.
"verkeersscheidingsstelsel"


===Description===
===Description===
Enter the description of the North Sea dataset here.
Not available.


===Creation Date===
===Creation Date===
yyyy-mm-dd North Sea
Not available. Layer retrieved on 2025/01.


===Methodology===
===Methodology===
Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge North Sea Edition.
Reprojected the geodata layer to Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area (EPSG:3035).
 
== Sand Extraction Edition ==
The data layer for shipping separation zones is identical to that used in the original North Sea Digital Twin Edition of the MSP Challenge.


=Baltic Sea=
=Baltic Sea=
Not applicable.


==Types==
This layer is not present in the Baltic Sea Edition.
Baltic Sea types here


==Metadata==
=Clyde Marine Region=
===Data Source===
Not applicable.  
Enter data source for Baltic Sea here.


===Original Title===
This layer is not present in the Clyde Marine Region Edition.
Enter name of the layer at the Baltic Sea source.


===Description===
=Adriatic Sea=
Enter the description of the Baltic Sea dataset here.
In the Adriatic Sea, there are two different layers representing the separation zones: "areas to be avoided" and "precautionary areas".  
 
===Creation Date===
yyyy-mm-dd Baltic Sea
 
===Methodology===
Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge Baltic Sea Edition.


=Clyde Marine Region=
== Types ==


==Types==
* Passenger
Clyde Marine Region types here
* Tanker
* Cargo
* Others


==Metadata==
==Metadata==
===Data Source===
===Data Source===
Enter data source for Clyde Marine Region here.
[https://www.portodimare.eu/search/?category__identifier__in=maritime_routes_areas&limit=20&offset=0 Portodimare]


===Original Title===
===Original Title===
Enter name of the layer at the Clyde Marine Region source.
"IMO - Traffic regulation zones: areas to be avoided" and "IMO - Traffic regulation zones: Precautionary areas".
 
===Description===
===Description===
Enter the description of the Clyde Marine Region dataset here.
Abstracts provided at the source ([https://www.portodimare.eu/layers_ext/geonode:imo_traffic_regulation_z_jaljb#/ Portodimare], accessed on 2022/04/26):


===Creation Date===
'''IMO - Traffic regulation zones: areas to be avoided'''
yyyy-mm-dd Clyde Marine Region


===Methodology===
"Ships routeing systems and traffic separation schemes that have been approved by International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge Clyde Marine Region Edition.
An Area to be Avoided (ATBA) is an area within defined limits that should be avoided by all ships or certain classes of ships, in which navigation is Particularly hazardous or in which it is exceptionally important to avoid casualties.
In general, ATBAs should be established only in places where:
inadequate survey or insufficient provision of aids to navigation may lead to danger of stranding; where local knowledge is considered essential for safe passage; where there is the possibility that unacceptable damage to the environment could result from a casualty; or where there might be hazard to a vital aid to navigation."


=Adriatic Sea=
'''IMO - Traffic regulation zones: Precautionary areas'''


==Types==
"Ships routeing systems and traffic separation schemes that have been approved by International Maritime Organization (IMO). A Precautionary Area
Adriatic Sea types here


==Metadata==
is a “routeing measure comprising an area within defined limits where ships must navigate with particular caution and within which the direction of traffic flow may be recommended.”"
===Data Source===
Enter data source for Adriatic Sea here.


===Original Title===
===Creation Date===
Enter name of the layer at the Adriatic Sea source.
2019/12/03


===Description===
===Methodology===
Enter the description of the Adriatic Sea dataset here.


===Creation Date===
Integrated as provided by the project partner.
yyyy-mm-dd Adriatic Sea


===Methodology===
=Eastern Mediterranean Sea=
Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge Adriatic Sea Edition.
Not applicable.


<headertabs/>
This layer is not present in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. <headertabs/>

Latest revision as of 09:41, 9 September 2025

Separation Zones
Layer Separation Zones.png
Layer Info
Category Activities
Sub-category Shipping

Description

Separation zones refer to the IMO's "traffic separation scheme", which intends to establish routing measures in the sea’s most busy areas to increase shipping safety.

Traffic routing measures include different types of shipping routes and separation zones. This page is about the separation zones; these include "separation zones", "precautionary areas", and "areas to be avoided".

Source: IMO, accessed on 2022/04/26.

MSP Challenge

This puts no pressure on the ecosystem.


Return to shipping.

This layer is only present in the Digitwin North Sea Edition. For the North Sea refer to the No Shipping Zones page.

Types

  • Separation Zones

"a zone or line separating traffic lanes in which ships are proceeding in opposite or nearly opposite directions; or separating a traffic lane from the adjacent sea area; or separating traffic lanes designated for particular classes of ship proceeding in the same direction", from IMO, accessed on 2022/04/26.

  • Special Areas

An official definition of "special zones" was not found. However, special zones seem to be located on the edge of shipping lanes that have different directions, thus suggesting that navigation in these zones needs extra attention to avoid incidents.

  • Areas to be Avoided

"an area within defined limits in which either navigation is particularly hazardous or it is exceptionally important to avoid casualties and which should be avoided by all ships, or by certain classes of ships", from IMO, accessed on 2022/04/26.

  • Inshore Traffic Zone

"an area within defined limits where ships must navigate with particular caution and within which the direction of flow of traffic may be recommended", from IMO, accessed on 2022/04/26.

Metadata

Data Source

Rijkswaterstaat

Original Title

"verkeersscheidingsstelsel"

Description

Not available.

Creation Date

Not available. Layer retrieved on 2025/01.

Methodology

Reprojected the geodata layer to Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area (EPSG:3035).

Sand Extraction Edition

The data layer for shipping separation zones is identical to that used in the original North Sea Digital Twin Edition of the MSP Challenge.

Not applicable.

This layer is not present in the Baltic Sea Edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not present in the Clyde Marine Region Edition.

In the Adriatic Sea, there are two different layers representing the separation zones: "areas to be avoided" and "precautionary areas".

Types

  • Passenger
  • Tanker
  • Cargo
  • Others

Metadata

Data Source

Portodimare

Original Title

"IMO - Traffic regulation zones: areas to be avoided" and "IMO - Traffic regulation zones: Precautionary areas".

Description

Abstracts provided at the source (Portodimare, accessed on 2022/04/26):

IMO - Traffic regulation zones: areas to be avoided

"Ships routeing systems and traffic separation schemes that have been approved by International Maritime Organization (IMO). An Area to be Avoided (ATBA) is an area within defined limits that should be avoided by all ships or certain classes of ships, in which navigation is Particularly hazardous or in which it is exceptionally important to avoid casualties. In general, ATBAs should be established only in places where: inadequate survey or insufficient provision of aids to navigation may lead to danger of stranding; where local knowledge is considered essential for safe passage; where there is the possibility that unacceptable damage to the environment could result from a casualty; or where there might be hazard to a vital aid to navigation."

IMO - Traffic regulation zones: Precautionary areas

"Ships routeing systems and traffic separation schemes that have been approved by International Maritime Organization (IMO). A Precautionary Area

is a “routeing measure comprising an area within defined limits where ships must navigate with particular caution and within which the direction of traffic flow may be recommended.”"

Creation Date

2019/12/03

Methodology

Integrated as provided by the project partner.

Not applicable.

This layer is not present in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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