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Suz Canal Escort Tugs
Escorting Tugs:
For escorting certain vessel during Canal transit
The escort of VLCC's, ULCC's, L.P.G, L.N.G, Large Bulk carriers and
other vessels, except container Ships will be as follows:
(1)Loaded vessels less than 70,000 SC N.T.
{ The SC.N.T. is assessed regardless of size that are temporally added in each transit ( such as double bottom tanks, containers on deck … etc.) } will be escorted by one tug if for technical reasons SCA finds it necessary, or when the vessels draught is more than 47 feet.
(2)Loaded vessels from 70,000 SC N.T. to 90,000 tons will be escorted by one tug.
(3)Loaded vessels over 90,000 SC N.T. will be escorted by two tugs.
(4)Vessels in ballast over 130,000 SC N.T. will be escorted by one tug.
(5)L.P.G., and L.N.G. over 40,000 up to 90000 SC N.T. (except G.F), or loaded with Ammonia cargo,
(6)Vessels in ballast with beam over 218 feet up to 233 feet will be escorted by one tug.
(7)Vessels in ballast with beam over 233 feet will be escorted by two tugs.
(8)Towed scrapped vessels will be escorted by one tug.
(9) Loaded Semi-submersible ships carrying drillers or floating units (300 SC.G.T. and over) will be escorted by one tug.
(10) Integrated units to be escorted by one tug during first transit.
see Appendix No.1 special cases item "E" P. 92
N. B. (1) :
Reference to Art.57 and Art.58 :
(1)Any vessel escorted by one tug and the situation requires another imposed tug, same tug is considered imposed needles for a second tug.
(2)Any vessel escorted by two tugs and the situation requires a third imposed tug, one of the two escorting tugs will be for escort and the second is imposed needless for a third tug.
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