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19 Oct 2015 / Suez Canal, Egypt

Documents to be submitted for first-time transits

Further to Article 58 of the Suez Canal Rules of Navigation edition of August 2015 concerning escorting tugs according to the Suez Canal net tonnage of transiting vessels, shipping agencies of vessels that transit for the first time must submit the following documents at enough time before transit (one week at least):
1. Suez Canal tonnage certificate with full calculation sheets
2. General Arrangement plan (with scale)
3. Capacity plan
4. Engine room arrangement plan (with sale)
to the survey section at the port of entry (Port Said or Port Tewfik)…

…Unless the agency submits the afore mentioned documents and the Suez Canal Autjority has concluded after transit that the vessel must be escorted by one or two tugs, the tugs fees shall be collected accordingly.

(For further details and information about operations in the Suez Canal contact GAC Egypt at [email protected])

Source: Suez Canal Notice

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