Rules of Navigation :
Part I: Navigation.
GENERALITIES
Art.1-Transit through the Suez Canal
Art.2-Agents
Art.3-Canal waters
Art.4-Responsibilities
Art.5-Temporary delaying of vessels
Art.6-Pilotage
Art.7-Changing Berth in Roads Anchorages
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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & ESCORTING
Art.55 - Canal Authority Tugs
Art.56 - Use of Private Tugs
Art.57 - Cases of Imposed Tugs
Art.58 - Escorting
CHAPTER IV-ACCIDENTS & 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 & 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 Lakes (Characteristics).
CHAPTER VI-CANAL & LAKES
Art. 79-Canal & 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: Communications – Signals.
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: Tonnage and Dues.
CHATER XII-COMPUTATION OF TONNAGE
Art.94-Extract from the Regulations for the Measurement of tonnage recommended by the International Tonnage Commission assembled at Constantinople , In 1873
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 & 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: Vessels Carrying 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
Appendix-Special Cases
Appendix 1-Declaration-Vessles 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
Abbreviations
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