The Strait of Malacca STRAITREP Compliance Primer — 2025 Edition

MPA Singapore · Malaysia MMEA · Indonesia Hubla · 10 chapters · Instant PDF

What's inside

1. 1 STRAITREP reporting system overview — mandatory for vessels >300 GT, what triggers the obligation and who receives your report
2. 2 The 3-authority maze explained — MPA Singapore, Malaysia MMEA, Indonesia Hubla — which authority covers which zone and what they each require
3. 3 VTIS requirements — Vessel Traffic Information System zones, mandatory check-in windows, VHF channel assignments by sector
4. 4 19 compliance checks breakdown — every field that gets flagged: call sign format, speed reduction in TSS, DG carriage declarations
5. 5 Filing deadlines and reporting zones — One Fathom Bank, Horsburgh, Phillip Channel zone entry timing requirements
6. 6 Common rejection and detention reasons — the 7 errors that get ships flagged at Singapore PSC and detained at Port Klang
7. 7 Anti-piracy documentation requirements — ReCAAP ISC reporting obligations, transit corridors, armed guard policy
8. 8 MARPOL Special Area compliance — zero discharge rules, sewage treatment requirements, garbage management records in the Straits
9. 9 Sample STRAITREP filed correctly — annotated example of an accepted submission with field-by-field notes
10. 10 Pre-transit compliance checklist — 22-point checklist before entering the Traffic Separation Scheme