Voluntary Reporting SCHEME 

Vessels are encouraged to send a daily report by email ([email protected]) or the UKMTO website eForms at 0800UTC whilst operating in the UKMTO Voluntary Reporting Area (VRA) .  The Voluntary Reporting Scheme (VRS) form can be obtained from Admiralty Maritime Security chart, Q6099.        
                                                                                                                                               The VRS has been established to increase security and provide anti-piracy support to maintain the freedom of navigation to all vessels in the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.

Merchant vessels operating in these areas are strongly encouraged to report and liaise with the UKMTO Operations Centre whilst transiting the VRA. Any vessel, owner, operator or manager choosing not to report may delay any military assistance in the event of an incident as military assets may not be expecting the ship and valuable information may not be available.

The scheme is free to participate in, and vessels of any flag or ownership are invited to participate. All information is treated in strict commercial confidence and only used within military circles.

Submitted reporting forms will be shared with the Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean (MSCIO). Sharing this information encourages integration between maritime centres to combat piracy and other illicit activities at sea.