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Transit in Suez Canal
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Convoy System |
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Northbound Convoy |
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There is only
one Northbound convoy daily starting
around 0600 hours and clearing the Canal
Port Said end same day around 1600
hours. |
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(1) First
group consists of the following vessels:
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Vessels with arrival draught
of more than 38 feet. |
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b. |
Vessels with Suez Canal Net
Tonnage over 70000 |
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c. |
Container vessels with Suez
Canal Gross Tonnage over
40000. |
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d. |
LPG – LNG – Lash vessels
over SCGT 35000– Tankers
carrying chemicals. |
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0100 hours is the arrival
limit time, extendable to
0300 hours and up to 0330
hours against 3% or 5% extra
Canal Dues respectively.
S.C.A. considers arrival
time of Suez Pilot station
by passing North of Lat. 29
42.8 N regardless anchorage
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(2) Second
group (other vessels)
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0300 hours local time is the
arrival limit time,
extendable to 0400 hours up
to 0500 hours against 3% or
5% extra Canal Dues
respectively.
S.C.A. considering arrival
time of Suez Pilot station
by passing North of Lat. 29
48.33 N regardless anchorage
time. |
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Southbound Convoys |
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(1)
First Convoy |
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All vessels,
which entitled to transit the Suez Canal
can join the first southbound convoy.
S. C. A.
considering arrival time of Port Said
Pilot station by passing South of Lat.
31 28.7 N regardless anchorage time.
1900 hours
local time is the arrival limit time for
joining the first Southbound convoy
starting around 0100 hours of the next
day and clearing the Canal Suez end same
day around 1600 hours,
Arrival limit
time extendable to 2100 hours and upto
2200 hours against 3% or 5% extra Canal
Dues respectively.
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(2)
Second Convoy |
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Following
vessels are not allowed to join the
second Southbound convoy:
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a. |
Vessels with arrival draught of
more than 42 feet. |
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b. |
Vessels with beam over 148 feet. |
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c. |
Vessels over 90000 Suez Canal
Gross Tonnage. |
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d. |
Container vessels over 90000
Suez Canal Gross Tonnage need
pre- approval from SCA. |
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e. |
LPG –
LNG loaded or ballast NGF. |
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f. |
Tankers carrying chemicals with
flashpoint below 23 degree
centigrade. |
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g. |
Vessels carrying uncontainerized
radio active materials group
(1). |
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h. |
Vessels not fitted with double
bottom carrying chemicals in
bulk. |
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i. |
Vessels carrying dangerous
wastes. |
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j. |
Heavy
lifters (semi – submersible)
carrying heavy lift units with
tonnage exceeding the lifting
capacity of their individual
cranes. |
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k. |
Vessels carrying deck cargo
protruding more than half the
vessel’s breadth on any side,
with a maximum of 15 meters on
each side if breadth exceeds 30
meters. |
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Navy
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0300 hours
local time is the arrival limit time for
joining the second Southbound convoy
starting around 0600 hours of the same
day and clearing the Canal Suez end same
day around 2300 hours.
Arrival limit
time extendable to 0400 hours and up to
0500 hours against 3% or 5% extra Canal
Dues respectively. |
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Suez Canal Required Documents |
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Vessels transiting for
the First Time
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a. |
3
copies of Suez Canal Tonnage
Certificate |
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b. |
3
copies of General
Arrangement plan
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c. |
3
copies of Capacity plan
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d. |
3
copies of Engine room plan
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e. |
3
copies of Registered Tonnage
Certificate |
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All Vessels
Arriving in ballast Should
present |
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a. |
Suez Canal Special
Tonnage Certificate
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b. |
Crew List
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c. |
Certificate of
registry.
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d. |
General Arrangement
Plan |
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e. |
Engine room Plan
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f. |
Capacity plan
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g. |
Dangerous Goods
Declaration
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h. |
In Ballast
Declaration
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i. |
Classification
Certificate
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j. |
Normal Certificates
as Radio, etc.
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Tankers |
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In
addition Tankers Should Present: |
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A Copy of Capacity
Plan |
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b. |
Declaration
concerning double
bottom tanks and the
lower parts of the
high tanks.
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c. |
Piping plan and
general arrangement
plan for LPG/LNG
vessels |
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In
addition Master will
fill other Formal
Documents to be
presented by Agents
and Authorities. |
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Arrival Notice |
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Suez Canal Authority
Requires Five Days Arrival Notice of Vessel’s
ETA for Transit.
Vessel should advise following details (through
its Canal Transit Agent) to Suez Canal
Authority:
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ETA, Name,
Nationality, Call Sign, any Ex Name
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Suez Canal
GRT |
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c. |
Suez Canal
NRT |
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d. |
Date of
last Transit |
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e. |
DWT
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f. |
Draft
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g. |
Suez Canal
ID |
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h. |
Beam, LOA
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i. |
Type of
Cargo or if in Ballast Gas Free or
not |
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j. |
Dangerous
Goods Details |
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k. |
Last Port
and Next Port |
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l. |
Number of
Tiers on Deck for Container Carriers
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m. |
Any
Special Requirements as Crew change,
Cash, repairs, etc. |
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Communications Inside Suez Canal |
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The Master of a vessel
destined to transit the Suez Canal Could use the
following methods :
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VHF Radiotelephony for
vessels from Sea : |
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(1) At Port Said : |
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Port management ( Listening
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Call sign : ( Port Said
16 ) ( HP-1 ) 156.800 MHz |
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B)
Pilot vessel and Radar
guidance :
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Outside the
Harbour :
Call sign : (
Port Said 12 ) (
HP-2 ) 156.600
MHz |
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Inside the
Harbour :
Call sign : (
Port Said 13 ) (
HP-3 ) 156.650
MHz |
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Admeasurement Office :
Call sign : ( Port Said
73 ) ( M ) 156.675 MHz |
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(2) At Suez Port : |
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A)
Port management ( Listening
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Call sign : ( Suez 16 )
( HP-1 ) 156.800 MHz |
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B)
Pilot vessel and Radar
guidance :
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Outside the
Harbour :
Call sign : (
Suez 11 ) ( HP-2
) 156.550 MHz |
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Inside the
Harbour :
Call sign : (
Suez 14 ) ( HP-3
) 156.700 MHz |
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C)
Admeasurement Office :
Call sign : ( Suez 74 )
( M ) 156.675 MHz |
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UHF Radiotelephony in the
Canal : |
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(1) UHF voice
communication system was built to cover
all the Canal and its approaches to
facilitate communication between pilots
and the main movement office at Ismailia
and the port management offices.
The Canal
pilot uses a special portable UHF
personal transceiver which has the
following frequencies.
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Ch. No. |
Reception
Frequency MHz |
Transmission
Frequency MHz |
Function |
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415.35 |
412.85 |
Vessels from
North (SB) |
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2 |
415.60 |
413.10 |
Vessels from
South (NB) |
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415.85 |
413.35 |
Emergency (EM) |
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416.60 |
141.10 |
In Port of
Suez
Harbour HP ( T ) |
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416.35 |
413.85 |
In Port Said
Harbour HP ( S ) |
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416.13 |
413.60 |
Emergency
(EMC)
Critical Vessels (out of
convoy) |
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(2) Escort
tugs-towing tugs will use special
portable UHF transceiver set which has
the following frequencies :
Ch. 1 414.750 MHz
Ch. 2 414.775 MHz
Ch. 3 414.800 MHz |
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Sending SUQ to
Suez Canal Authority HEAD OFFICE
Ismailia is a per following Numbers : |
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TELEX |
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581
1622570 |
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FAX |
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+20 64
392518 |
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Important Rules |
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Mooring Boats
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Vessels
Transiting the Canal must have
Mooring Boats hired from Mooring
Company and Approved by the Suez
Canal Authority. |
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This
mooring boats must be ready for use
without any delay during the transit
of the vessel, In case of non
availability of mooring, Ship boats
could be used, Each boat is to be
manned by three men. |
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Ships may
ask for additional motorboats or
mooring boats according to master's
request. |
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Projectors (Searchlights)
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Projector are compulsory
transit and normally hired
from the local company, LPG
& LNG tankers should be
equipped with own projectors
conform to the Suez Canal
Authority's rule of
Navigation, and that said
projector should be
gaslight. |
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It
is also recommended by the
S.C.A. that all vessels
having a bulbous also have
their own projector fitted
on board. |
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Pilot |
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The S.C.A.'s
regulations state that, it
is compulsory to have a
pilot onboard for transit
for any movement, Failure to
comply with this regulation
will face heavy fines. |
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Escort Tugs |
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Vessels
facing Accident, groundings,
steering, problems, engine
troubles etc., whilst
transit may use an Escort
Tug, imposed by Suez Canal
Authority.
Vessels unable to maintain
the minimum transiting speed
will be placed at the end of
the convoy and/or may use an
Escort Tug, as well as extra
tools or even miss the
convoy. |
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Characteristics of Suez Canal |
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Total Length of Suez
Canal |
192 KM |
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From Port Said to
Ismailia |
78 KM |
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From Ismailia to Port
Tewfik |
84 KM |
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From the Fairway Buoy to
Port Said Light house |
22.5km |
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Maximum permissible
Length |
No Restrictions |
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Maximum permissible Draft |
62 feet |
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Maximum permissible
Airdraft |
68 M |
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Speed Limits (depending
on Vessel type and tonnage of the
vessel) |
11km/h - 16km/h |
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Average transit time |
14 hours |
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Depth of the Canal |
19.5/20 M |
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