Preface 3
Chapter 1 General 5
1.Suez Canal Technical.Future 5
1.1.Development..of Suez Canal 5
1.2.Characteristics of the Current Canal 6
1.3.Environmental Statistics of the Canal 6
1.3.1.Traffic of Vessels Crossing Suez Canal 7
1.3.2.Net Tonnage of Vessel Crossing Suez Canal 17
1.Allowances for Entrance 17
1.1.General Allowances 17
1.2.General Prohibitions 17
1.3.Special Prohibitions for South Convoy 18
2.Canal Traffic System 19
2.1.North Passage Process 19
2.1.1.General 19
2.1.2.North Passage Process 19
2.1.2.1.Group A 20
2.1.2.2.Group B 20
2.2.South Passage Process 21
2.2.1.General 21
2.2.2.First South Passage Process 21
2.2.3.Second South Process 22
Chapter.3 Passage preparation and Responsibilities 23
1.Arrival Notice 23
1.1.Arrival Registratipn 24
1.1.1.At Port Said 24
1.1.2.At Port Suez 25
2.Vessel Dimensions and Drafts 25
3.Documents needed for Transit 25
3.1.General Documents 25
3.2.For first time Transit 26
3.3.Vessel Arriving in Ballast 26
3.4.Tanker Vessel 26
4.Authonties Personnel 27
4.1.Quarantine Officials 27
4.2.Harbor.Master 27
4.3.Suez Canal Inspector 27
4.4.Suez Canal Engineer 28
4.5.Suez Canal Mooring Men 28
4.6.Suez Canal Electricians 28
4.7.Suez Canal Pilots 28
5.Communication due Transit 29
5.1.Special communication due the ISPS 30
6.Crew change in Suez Canal 31
7.Special Instructions for Master 32
Chapter 4 Navigation Rules 33
1.Responsibilities 33
2.Pilot age 33
3.Anchorage 33
4.Mooring boats 34
5.Suez searchlights 34
6.Signals and lights 36
7.Tugs 36
8.Overtaking 36
9.Buoy age 36
10.Accidents 37
11.Leak 38
12.Pollution 38
Annexes 40
1.Shortcuts 40
2.Index Rules Of Navigation SCA Regulations 2008 44