GENERALITIES

• Article 1, Transit Through the Suez Canal
• Article 2, Agents
• Article 3, Canal Waters
• Article 4, Responsibilities
• Article 5, Temporary Delaying of Vessels
• Article 6, Pilotage
• Article 7, Changing Berth in Roads Anchorage’s

CHAPTER I: SUEZ CANAL NAVIGATION FEATURES

• SECTION I - APPROACHES
  • Article 8, Port Said
  • Article 9, Suez
  • Article 10, Roads and Harbour Pilot Signals

• SECTION II - PILOTAGE
  • Article 11, General
  • Article 11, Port Said
  • Article 11, Port of Suez
  • Article 11, Master and Pilot
  • Article 11, Calling Pilot unnecessarily
  • Article 11, Extra Pilots
    

CHAPTER II: ARRIVAL AND PREPARATION FOR TRANSIT

• SECTION I - PRE-ARRIVAL OF VESSELS
  • Article 12, Booking for Transit
  • Article 13, Notice of arrival
  • Article 14, Contact with Port Office on Arrival
  • Article 15, Documents and Requirements
  • Article 16, Stay in Harbour
  • Article 17, Change of Berth
    

• SECTION II - PREPARATION FOR TRANSIT
  • Article 18, Measures Taken Before Entering the Canal
  • Article 19, Mooring Ropes
  • Article 20, Mooring Boats
  • Article 21, Spreaders
  • Article 22, Indicators
  • Article 23, Bow Anchors
  • Article 24, Accommodation and Pilot ladder
  • Article 25, Efficiency of Vessel's Equipment
  • Article 26, Deck Cargo
  • Article 27, Ballast Water
  • Article 28, Searchlight
  • Article 29, Overhead light
  • Article 30, Bridge Wing Projectors
  • Article 31, Funnels
  • Article 32, Bridge and Engine Room Communications
  • Article 33, Pumping-Draining Arrangements
  • Article 34, Watertight Bulkheads and Doors
  • Article 35, Draught Marks
  • Article 36, Whistles and/or Sirens
  • Article 37, Fire Fighting Equipment on Vessel
  • Article 38, Side-Doors
  • Article 39, Manning Vessels
  • Article 40, Deck Watch and Engine Room
  • Article 41, Special Arrangements for VLCCs
  • Article 42, Accommodations
  • Article 43, Vessels Carrying Timber
  • Article 44, Life Saving Appliances
  • Article 45, Anchor Watch
  • Article 46, Stoppage in Canal
  • NOTE
    

• SECTION III - INTERDICTION TO ENTER CANAL
  • Article 47, Vessels not Allowed to Transit
  • Article 47, Bis
  • SECTION IV - PROCEEDING TO THE CANAL
  • Article 48, Generalitie

CHAPTER III: CONVOY SYSTEM

• SECTION I- CONVOY SYSTEM
  • Article 49, ormation of Convoys
  • Article 50, Limit Time of Arrival to Join Convoys
  • Article 51, Courses to Keep on Leaving for Sea
    

• SECTION II - MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS
  • Article 52, Dimensions of Vessels Authorized to Transit
  • Article 53, Conditions of Transit
  • Article 54, Speed
    

• SECTION III - TOWAGE AND ESCORTING
  • Article 55, Canal Authority tugboats
  • Article 56, Use of private tugs
  • Article 57, Cases of imposed tugs
  • Article 58, Escorting
  • NB (1)
  • NB (2)
    

CHAPTER IV: ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE AND POLLUTION

• Article 59, Accidents
• Article 60, Leak
• Article 61, Fire Fighting
• Article 62, Fire on Board
• Article 63, Fuelling
• Article 64, Pollution
  

CHAPTER V: PROHIBITIONS¸ DEFECTS AND CHARGES

• Article 65, Use of Anchors etc.
• Article 66, Firing Shots
• Article 67, Picking up Objects from Water
• Article 68, Riveting, Welding, etc.
• Article 69, Pollution
• Article 70, Direct lights
• Article 71, Embarking and Disembarking of Persons
• Article 72, Boats
• Article 73, Vessel Overtaking Another
• Article 74, Boat Drills
• Article 75, Venting
• Article 76, Long Stay
• Article 77, Vessels Having Damaged Container
• Article 78, Declaration of State of Navigability
• DECLARATION FORM
  

APPENDIX: SPECIAL CASES

• Drilling Rigs 'They consist of'
• Heavy lift ships carryimg drillers
• Self steering vessels carrying floating units
• Navy ships
• Integrated units
• Towed units
• Special Requests