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Cases of imposed SCA tugs:
Chargeable tugs shall be imposed during Canal
transit in the following
cases:
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1. |
To ensure
safety of
the vessel
or to the
Canal |
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2. |
Vessels
without
mechanical
power, or
the
machinery of
which is
disabled, or
steering
badly, or is
liable to
become
unmanageable
for any
reason.
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3. |
Vessels
having
engine or
steering
gear trouble
for the
second time
during the
same
passage. |
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4. |
Bad view
vessels
owing to
deck
cargo/equipment. |
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5. |
Vessels
unable to
use one or
both their
Bow Anchors. |
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6. |
Drilling
vessels |
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7. |
Vessels with
two engines
on one
propeller of
which, one
is out of
order and
can not
maintain
minimum
speed of
10 knots. |
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8. |
A vessel
with two
engines on
two
propellers
of which one
is out of
order. |
Cases of Escorting Tugs:
The escort of Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC’S),
Ultra Large Crude
Carriers (ULCC’S), LNG,
LPG large Bulk Carriers
and other vessels, will
be as follows:
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1. |
Loaded
vessels less
than 70.000
Suez Canal
Net Tonnage
will be
escorted by
one tug if
for
technical
reasons SCA
finds it
necessary or
when the
vessels
draught is
more than 47
feet. |
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2. |
Loaded
vessels from
70.000
to 90.000
Suez Canal
Net Tonnage
will be
escorted by
one tug. |
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3. |
Loaded
vessels over
90.000
Suez Canal
Net Tonnage
will be
escorted by
two tugs. |
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4. |
Vessels in
ballast over
130.000
Suez Canal
Net Tonnage
will be
escorted by
one tug. |
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5. |
L.P.G and
LNG over
25.000
Suez Canal
Net Tonnage
(Except GF)
will be
escorted by
one tug. |
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6. |
Vessels in
ballast with
beam over
218 feet up to 233 feet will be escorted by one tug. |
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7. |
Vessels in
ballast with
beam over
233 feet will be escorted by two tugs. |
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8. |
Towed
scrapped
vessels in
ballast
80.000 Suez Canal Net Tonnage and over will be escorted by one tug. |
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