VTS San Francisco

VTS Area Geography

Codes and Abbreviations for VTS Area Destinations

Updated: 11/03/2011

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San Francisco Marine Exchange Dock Code List

AIS Destination Field Data Entry Format

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Docks, Piers, Berths

Areas, Zones (dredging, dumping, anchorages, tug escort)

VTS Area Boundaries

Passenger Ferry Operations (Special Procedures)

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Docks, Piers, Berths

Locations	Enter in AIS Like example + optional abbv	Spoken as (example)
Alameda	>US NGZ 1 abbv	Alameda One
Antioch	>US ANZ 3 abbv	Antioch Three
Benicia	>US BNC 4 abbv	Benicia Four
Concord	>US CCR 2 abbv	Concord Two
Crocket	>US CRM 1 abbv	Crocket One
Martinez	>US MRZ 1 abbv	Martinez One
Oakland	>US OAK 58 abbv	Oakland Fifty-eight
Pittsburg	>US PBG 4 abbv	Pittsburg Four
Richmond Inner Harbor	>US RCH 4 abbv	New Richmond Four
Richmond Point San Pablo	>US RCH PSP4 abbv	Point San Pablo Four
Richmond Long Wharf	>US RCH RLW1	Richmond Long Wharf One
Rodeo	>US --- ROD4 abbv	Rodeo Four
San Rafael	>US SRF 1 abbv	San Rafael One
Redwood City	>US RWC 4	Redwood City Four
Sacramento	>US SAC 2	Sacramento Two
San Francisco	>US SFO 35	San Francisco Thirty-five
Stockton	>US SCK 2	Stockton Two
Vallejo	>US VLO 1 abbv	Vallejo One

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Areas, Zones

Locations	Enter in AIS like example	Spoken as (example)
Dredge Placement Areas (dumpsites)	>US SFO D11 or >US SFO DOBEACH	Dumpsite Eleven Ocean Beach Near-shore dumpsite
Dredging Areas	>US SFO DB or >US OAK BARCHA	Dredge-site Bravo Oakland Bar Channel
Navigation Channels (Also used for channel deepening dredging areas.) Added: 11/03/2011	>US SCK SDWCHA >US SFO BARCHA	Stockton Deep Water Channel San Francisco Bar Channel
SF Region Federal Anchorage Areas	>US SFO A9	Anchorage Nine
SF Region Tanker Tug Escort Zones	>US SFO Z1	Zone One
Tugs – Ship Assistance	>US SFO ASST	Ship assist

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VTS Area Boundary Lines

When leaving the VTS Area a VTS Area boundary line, use one of the abbreviations below, or use the UN/LOCODE for the final destination point beyond the VTS Area boundary line.

Note: The three-letter abbreviations listed below represent the UN/LOCODE for the most significant nearby city. Refer to the UN/LOCODE list  for the specific UN/LOCODE for points outside of the VTS San Francisco Area.

Locations	Enter	Spoken As
Petaluma River Entrance 19 20 (PUM = Petaluma)	>US PUM	Petaluma River Nineteen and Twenty
Napa River at the Mare Island Causeway Bridge (APC = Napa)	>US APC	Mare Island Causeway Bridge
Dumbarton Bridge toward San Jose (SJC = San Jose)	>US SJC	Dumbarton Bridge

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