Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)

Admiral Danish Fleet (ADF) has been appointed the Danish VTS Authority, and as such ADF is operating the VTS's in Great Belt and the Sound.

The task is being carried out from VTS centres located in Korsoer and Malmoe respectively.

The VTS in the Sound is operated together with Swedish authorities. The VTS centre in Malmoe is incidentally the only one of its kind in the world, in which VTS operators from both countries carry out their duties from a joint centre.

Both VTS systems contribute to the safety of life at sea, protection of the marine environment and safety and efficiency of navigation in their areas of operation.
Furtermore the VTS in Great Belt has a primary task of protecting the bridges over Geat Belt

Traffic Separation Schemes (TSS)

In accordance with IMO (International Maritime Organisation) regulations Denmark has agreed to monitor and report vessels, which do not comply with the rules for sailing in or near TSS (Rule 10 of the Collision Regulations)

In Danish waters TSS’s have been established in the following locations:

Great Belt North – Hatter
Great Belt South – Østerrenden (eastern bridge)
Femer Belt - South of Gedser (Kadetrenden)
Sound North – Helsingør/Helsingborg
Sound South – Falsterbo
North of Bornholm - Hammergat