Suez Canal Rules Of Navigation

CHAPTER I - SUEZ CANAL NAVIGATION FEATURES

SECTION I - APPROACHES

Art.8 - PORT SAID:

Art.9 - Suez:

Art.10 - Roads and Harbour Pilot Signals :

SECTION II - PILOTAGE

Art.11 - Pilotage :

CHAPTER II - ARRIVAL AND PREPARATION FOR TRANSIT

SECTION I - PRE-ARRIVAL OF VESSELS

Art.12 - Booking for Transit :

Art.13 - Notice of Arrival :

Art.14 - Contacting with Port Offices on Arrival :

Art.15 - Documents and Requirements :

Art.16 - Stay in the Harbour :

Art.17 - Change of Berth :

SECTION II - PREPARATION FOR TRANSITING THE CANAL

Art.18 - Measures Taken Before Entering the Canal :

Art.19 - Mooring Ropes :

Art.20 - Mooring Boats :

Art.21 - Spreaders ( Slings ) :

Art.22 - Indicators :

Art.23 - Bow Anchors :

Art.24 - Accommodation and Pilot Ladders :

Art.25 - Efficiency of Vessel's Equipment :

Art.26 - Deck Cargo:

Art.27 - Ballast Water :

Art.28 - Searchlight :

Art.29 - Overhead Lights ( Deck Lights ) :

Art.30 - Bridge Wing Projectors :

Art.31 - Funnels :

Art.32 - Bridge and Engine Room Communications :

Art.33 - Pumping-Draining Arrangements :

Art.34 - Watertight Bulkheads and doors :

Art.35 - Draught Marks :

Art.36 - Whistles and/or Sirens :

Art.37 - Fire Fighting Equipment on Vessels :

Art.38 - Side Doors :

Art.39 - Manning Vessels :

Art.40 - Deck Watch and Engine Room :

Art.41 - Special arrangements for VLCC's

Art.42 - Accommodations :

Art.43 - Vessels Carrying Timber :

Art.44 - Life Saving Appliances :

Art.45 - Anchor Watch :

Art.46 - Stoppage in Canal :

SECTION III - INTERDICTION TO ENTER CANAL

Art.47 - Vessel not Allowed to Transit :

SECTION IV - PROCEEDING TO THE CANAL

Art.48 - Generalities :

CHAPTER III - CONVOY SYSTEM - MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS

SECTION I - CONVOY SYSTEM

Art.49 - Formation of Convoys :

Art.50 - Limit Time of Arrival to Join Convoys :

Art.51 - Courses to Keep on Leaving for Sea :

SECTION II - MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS

Art.52 - Dimensions of Vessels Authorized to Transit

Art.53 - Conditions of Transit :

Art.54 - Speed :

SECTION III - TOWAGE AND ESCORTING

Art.55 - Canal Authority Tugs :

Art.56 - Use of Private Tugs :

Art.57 - Cases of Imposed Tugs

Art.58 - Escorting :

CHAPTER IV - ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY

Art.59 - Accidents :

Art.60 - Leak :

Art.61 - Fire Fighting :

Art.62 - Fire on Board :

Art.63 - Fuelling :

Art.64 - Pollution :

CHAPTER V - PROHIBITIONS, DEFECTS AND CHARGES

Art.65 - Use of Anchors, Thrusters, Gyropilot and Whistle or Siren :

Art.66 - Firing Shots :

Art.67 - Picking up Objects from Water :

Art.68 - Riveting Welding ... etc :

Art.69 - Pollution :

Art.70 - Direct Lights :

Art.71 - Embarking and Disembarking of Persons :

Art.72 - Boats, other than the Canal Authority's Own :

Art.73 - Vessel Overtaking Another :

Art.74 - Boat Drills :

Art.75 - Venting :

Art.76 - Long Stay :

Art.77 - Vessels Having Damaged Container with Dangerous Cargo :

Art.78 - Declaration of State of Navigability :

Part II Canal and Approaches

CHAPTER VI - CANAL AND LAKES

Art.79- Canal and Approaches :

Art.80 - Lakes:

Art.81- Floating Bridges :

CHAPTER VII - BUOYAGE SYSTEM IN THE CANAL

Art.82- Buoyage:

Art.83 - Position and Characteristics of Buoys in the Suez Canal :

CHAPTER VIII - NATURAL CONDITIONS

Art.84 - Tides and Currents in SC :

Art.85 - Weather Forecast :

Part III Wireless and Inmarsat Service

CHAPTER IX - RADIO COMMUNICATIONS

Art.86 - Wireless and Inmarsat Service :

Art.87 - VHF-UHF Radiotelephony :

CHAPTER X - THE SUEZ CANAL VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ( SCVTMS )

Art.88 - Overview :

Art.89 - System Operation :

Art.90 - New Information For Vessels Transiting the Canal :

CHAPTER XI - SIGNALS

Art.91 - Generalities :

Art.92 - Sound Signals :

Art.93 - Visual Signals :

Part IV Notice for Computation of Tonnage

CHAPTER XII - COMPUTATION OF TONNAGE

Art.94 - Extract from the Regulations for the Measurement of tonnage

Art.95 - Additional Deductions allowed by the Suez Canal Authority :

Art.96 - Measurement of Deck Spaces :

Art. 97 - Suez Canal Tonnage:

Art.98 - Regulations concerning the �Containerships�:

Art.99 - Regulations to be applied to cargo ships carrying containers on weather deck :

Art.100 - Computation of tonnage and state of vessels Roll-On/ Roll-Off carrying containers:

CHAPTER XIII - TRANSIT AND TOWAGE DUES

Art.101 - Canal dues :

Art.102 - Berthing Dues:

Art.103 - Pilotage Dues:

Art.104 - Trial Charges:

Art.105 - Charges for SCA Tugboats:

Art.106 - Additional Dues- Various:

CHAPTER XIV - PAYMENT OF CANAL DUES

Art.107 - Determination and payment of the Suez Canal dues:

Art.108 - Determination of accounts:

Art.109 - Change in the transit dues modality:

Part V - Definitions for Carriage of Dangerous Cargo

CHAPTER XV - CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS CARGO

Art.110 - DEFINITIONS :

Art.111 - Preliminary Regulations :

CHAPTER XVI - VESSELS CARRYING DANGEROUS PACKAGED GOODS

Art.112 - General Terms and Conditions :

Art.113 - Cargo Requirements :

Art.114 - Vessels Carrying Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities :

Art.115 - Prohibited Cargoes:

Art.116 - Vessel Requirements :

Art.117 - Certificates and Declarations :

Art.118 - Arrival :

Art.119 - Compensation warranty

Art.120 - Berthing Places :

Art.121 - Permission to take in provisions and fuel or to handle cargo :

Art.122 - Permission to carry out Repairs :

Art.123 - Control:

Art.124 - Responsibility of Ship's Master :

CHAPTER XVII - VESSELS CARRYING DANGEROUS CARGOES IN BULK

Art.125 - General terms and Conditions :

Art.126 - Pollution Prevention:

Art.127 - Prohibited cargoes:

Art.128 - Safety Regulation for tankers and dangerous cargo in bulk :

Art.129 - Vessels Carrying Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities :

Art.130 - Certificates and Declarations:

Art.131 - Arrival :

Art.132 - Berthing Places :

Art.133 - Permission to Take in Provisions and Fuel :

Art.134 - Permission to Handle Cargo :

Art.135 - Permission to Carry Out Repairs :

Art.136 - Precautions on board :

Art.137 - Control :

Art.138 - Responsibility of Shipmaster :

CHAPTER XVIII - VESSELS CARRYING RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Art.139 - General Terms and Conditions :

Art.140 - Vessel Requirements :

Art.141 - Cargo Requirements :

Art.142 - Vessels carrying exemption radioactive substances :

Art.143 - Prohibited Cargoes:

Art.144 - The Authority's Approval of Transportation of the Substances :

Art.145 - Certificates and Declarations :

Art.146 - Compensation Warranty :

Art.147 - Notice on the Date of Arrival of the Vessel :

Art.148 - Experts of the A.E.E.

Art.149 - Organization of the Transit :

Art.150 - Responsibility of the contravening vessel :

Appendix - Special Cases

Appendix 1 - Declaration - Vessels Carrying Dangerous Cargoes

Appendix 2 - Regulations for All Vessels Carrying Dangerous Goods

Appendix 3 - Regulations for Handling and towing Dangerous Goods

Appendix 4 - Substances Representing Minor Dangerous Goods

Appendix 5 - Special Signals

Appendix 6 - Summary Tables

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