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IFC - Bridge - Card - For - PC - July 2022 (ID 6297393)

1. A new Voluntary Community Reporting (VCR) area has been established from 460N, 1160E to 460N, 1620 30'E, which will be reflected in future updates of MARSEC charts Q6112 and Q6113. Ships are advised to remain vigilant and adopt protection measures when transiting areas of concern. 2. Ships are encouraged to participate in the VCR scheme by reporting to the Information Fusion Centre (IFC) during actual or attempted attacks to allow timely information sharing with authorities. 3. Ships can submit photos and CCTV footage where available for investigations of suspicious activity observed in the VCR area through initial, daily, and final reports upon

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IFC - Bridge - Card - For - PC - July 2022 (ID 6297393)

1. A new Voluntary Community Reporting (VCR) area has been established from 460N, 1160E to 460N, 1620 30'E, which will be reflected in future updates of MARSEC charts Q6112 and Q6113. Ships are advised to remain vigilant and adopt protection measures when transiting areas of concern. 2. Ships are encouraged to participate in the VCR scheme by reporting to the Information Fusion Centre (IFC) during actual or attempted attacks to allow timely information sharing with authorities. 3. Ships can submit photos and CCTV footage where available for investigations of suspicious activity observed in the VCR area through initial, daily, and final reports upon

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IFC Recommendations Voluntary Community Reporting (VCR) Area

New VCR Area


*The new VCR area will be 46⁰N, 116⁰E 46⁰N, 162⁰ 30’E
reflected in future updates of the
Remain vigilant and adopt

1.
MARSEC charts Q6112 and Q6113.
ship protection measures
when transiting areas of
24⁰N, 068⁰ 10’E 24⁰N, 116⁰E
concern. 22⁰N, 141⁰E
VCR Area

2.
Participate in Voluntary
Community Reporting
(VCR).
13⁰S 74⁰E
17⁰45’S, 068⁰ 10’E 17⁰45’S, 162⁰ 30’E

Voluntary Community Reporting (VCR) Reporting Format

3.
Report to local authorities Join the IFC VCR scheme to receive MARSEC advisories and updates.
and IFC during an actual Timely reporting allows IFC to inform the right authorities to cue operational responses.
or attempted attack. Ships with own reporting format can add IFC The reporting of events to IFC
to their email address list to simplify reporting. does not absolve mariners of
Otherwise, the IFC’s recommended format is your obligations towards
aligned to that of UKMTO. coastal / port / flag authorities.

IFC (Reporting)

4.
A vessel is encouraged to submit:
Submit photos & CCTV 1) Initial report upon entering the VCR Area Hotline: +65 9626 8965
footage where available 2) Daily report while within the VCR Area
for investigation. 3) Final Report upon exiting the VCR Area Office: +65 6594 5728
4) Suspicious activity report upon observing
anomalous behaviour within the VCR Area [email protected]
IFC Products About IFC

The Information Fusion Centre (IFC),


with a team of more than 20
INFORMATION
International Liaison Officers (ILOs) FUSION CENTRE
from navies/coastguards and more
than 100 worldwide linkages, is a 24/7
regional Maritime Security (MARSEC)
information sharing centre that
facilitates information sharing and
collaboration between its partners to
enhance MARSEC.

The IFC strongly encourages ships


operating in our Voluntary Community
Reporting (VCR) Area to report MARSEC
The IFC produces regular products incidents or anomalous behaviours out
and MARSEC advisories to provide at sea.
our observations and analysis of
MARSEC incident trends to our
partners including the shipping
community.
BRIDGE CARD
The IFC has also partnered with
UKHO and other partners to develop
MARSEC charts Q6112/3 and https://www.ifc.org.sg Safe and Secure Seas
guidebooks in order to establish
reporting procedures and best bit.ly/Information_Fusion_Centre for all
practices for ships transiting in our @Info_Fusion_Ctr
Area of Interest.

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