Archive · 17 Jun 2025
India Mulls Traffic Scheme to Reduce Ship Collisions
Imagine busy roads at sea.
To avoid crashes, the DGS wants to create lanes for ships, called a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), specifically near Kerala.
This helps separate ships going different ways.
They're looking at this to prevent collisions between big cargo ships and fishing boats.
The idea is to make sure everyone has a safe path and follows the rules of the sea.
They're talking to people who work on the water to make sure it's a good plan before they finalize it.
These rules are like traffic laws for ships, helping them navigate safely.
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) is proposing a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) off the southwest coast of India.
The TSS aims to prevent collisions between merchant and fishing vessels.
The proposal is in the consultation stage and targets the area off Kerala.
TSS involves defined lanes in busy waterways to direct ships and prevent collisions.
TSS schemes are regulated by international laws, like COLREGS, and adopted by the International Maritime Organization.
- Who
- The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) is making the proposal.
- What
- The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) is proposing a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS).
- When
- The proposal is currently in the consultation stage.
- Where
- Off the southwest coast of India, particularly off Kerala.
- Why
- To prevent collisions between merchant and fishing vessels.
- Organization Proposing
- Directorate General of Shipping (DGS)
- Scheme Type
- Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS)
- Primary Goal
- Preventing collisions between merchant and fishing vessels
- Location
- Southwest coast of India, off Kerala
- Current Status
- Consultation stage
- Governing Body
- International Maritime Organization
- Governing Regulations
- COLREGS