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SCA CIRCULARS
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SCA
Circular No. 8/1996
The Suez Canal Authority has decided to modify Art. 58 Rules of Navigation as
stated hereunder:
First
Escorting the ships transiting the Suez Canal is effectuated according to the
Suez Canal net tonnage and not the summer dead weight.
The Article will read as follows:
Art 58 - Escorting:
The escort of VLCC’s , ULCC’s, LNG’S, LPG’s, large Bulk Carriers and other vessels
(1) will be as follows:
Second
The Suez Canal net tonnage is assessed regardless of sizes that
are temporarily added in each transit (such as double bottom tanks or containers
on deck etc.)
Third
This circular takes effect as of 1/1/1997.