Notice is hereby given to all mariners and other parties concerned that:
1. Addendum to NOTAM NR 148-2017..
2. To read as, The Trilateral Cooperative Arrangement (TCA) among Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines dated 14 July 2016 and the 3rd Joint Working Group Meeting (JWG) on TCA held in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 8-10, 2017, the three signatories to the TCA, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed for the establishment of transit Corridors within the Area of Maritime Interest (AMI), which covers the common maritime areas. The transit corridors will serve as safety areas which will be patrolled by the three Countries to allow commercial traffic safe passage. The limit of the areas bounded by the following coordinates:
| POINT ID | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE | REMARKS |
| 1 | 08 50 40 N | 123 00 00 E | |
| 2 | 05 59 36 N | 119 48 59 E | SIBUTU CHANNEL |
| 5 | 05 52 36 N | 119 47 06 E | |
| 6 | 05 07 45 N | 119 35 02 E | |
| 7 | 04 23 00 N | 119 35 00 E | |
| 11 | 04 28 08 N | 119 42 00 E | |
| 12 | 05 04 35 N | 119 42 00 E | |
| 13 | 05 56 30 N | 119 56 00 E | |
| 3 | 06 00 00 N | 118 50 00 E | |
| 4 | 05 52 36 N | 118 57 34 E | |
| 8 | 04 23 00 N | 119 46 54 E | |
| 9 | 06 13 33 N | 122 27 00 E | |
| 10 | 06 17 14 N | 122 20 00 E | |
| 14 | 07 32 43 N | 121 43 00 E | |
| 15 | 06 55 00 N | 121 43 00 E | BASILAN STRAIT |
| 16 | 06 40 00 N | 122 20 00 E | |
| 17 | 06 41 28 N | 122 27 00 E | |
| 18 | 06 56 28 N | 121 50 00 E | |
| 19 | 07 38 58 N | 121 50 00 E | |
| 20 | 08 41 16 N | 123 00 00 E |
3. All vessels are required to render report to the following agencies at least 24 hours before entering the designated transit corridors and provide the complete ship’s routing information:
| AGENCY | EMAIL ADDRESS/CONTACT |
| National Coast Watch Center( NCWC) | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Coast Guard Action Center (CGAC), Philippine Coast Guard |
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. +63 (917) 7243682 +63 (2) 5273877 |
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Maritime Research Information Center (MRIC)
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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. +63 (917) 7085248 +63 (2) 8431833 |
4. Before entering the transit corridors, the following reporting procedure shall be rendered to the nearest littoral monitoring station (lms):
“SECURITY, SECURITY… THIS IS (NAME OF VESSEL).
I AM ENTERING (NAME OF SEA LANE, EX: SIBUTU PASSAGE, BASILAN STRAIT, ETC.)
WITH A SPEED OF ____ AND COURSE ____.
PRESENT POSITION: (LATITUDE/LONGITUDE) OR AT VICINITY (NEAREST POINT OF REFERENCE)”.
STATUS: (I.E. UNDERWAY, ALL IS WELL, UNDER ATTACK OR IN DISTRESS)
* If under attack, request immediate assistance/rescue.
5. All vessels are also required to render postrep and sitrep as they enter the transit corridors, and every hour or as necessary.