Vessel monitoring system (VMS) data for vessels within specified coordinates: EIR release

Information requested

VMS data for vessels within the specified coordinates during the period from 03rd March 2024 13:00 to 03rd March 2024 21:00:

P1: 59.67° N, -3.96° W
P2: 59.67° N, -2.42° W
P3: 59.20° N, -3.96° W
P4: 59.20° N, -2.42° W

and

P5: 59.20° N, -3.96° W
P6: 59.20° N, -3.10° W
P7: 58.80° N, -3.96° W
P8: 58.80° N, -3.10° W

Please include the following details in the data: Date and time of report, Unique vessel identification, Latitude, Longitude, Course and Speed. I would prefer to receive this information in an Excel workbook format.

Response

Before answering the question, we would like to clarify that: “Marine Scotland” is now known as the “Marine Directorate.” This is in order to align with the naming convention of other Scottish Government Directorates.

All of the information you requested has been provided as two Excel files attached to this correspondence:

1. EIR 202400419999 I.xlsx – VMS data for the first set of coordinates in your request.
2. EIR 202400419999 II.xlsx – VMS data for the second set of coordinates in your request.

An exception under regulation 11(2) of the EIRs (personal information) applies to the unique vessel identification information because it is personal data of a third party and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

This exception is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exception.

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EIR 202400419999 - Information released - Set 1

File type

Excel document

File size

12.5 kB

EIR 202400419999 - Information released - Set 2

File type

Excel document

File size

12.6 kB