Art. 101 - Canal dues :

Transit dues : (Not applicable to vessels under 300 S.C.G.T. )

1. Transit dues are assessed on SC.N.T.
2. Transit dues rates will be levied according to the last circular to be issued by SCA.
3. Transit dues are payable in advance . (See PART IV: NOTICE)

B - Division of transit :

A reduction of a quarter, half or three quarters of the transit dues is allowed to vessels using only three quarters, half or one quarter of the Canal.

Once a vessel just entered the Canal; a quarter of transit dues is to be levied.

(Northern Entrance: a) At Km. 3.710 (West Channel) b) At Km. 1.333 ( East Channel) Southern Entrance: At Hm 3.000 ).

C - Additional dues on slow vessels :

Additional transit dues are levied on slow vessels on the basis indicated below :

D - Towage Dues :(see Circular 2/99 Towage dues)

(1) Vessels towed or escorted in the Canal :

• Manned vessels pay transit dues as mentioned above for vessels transiting under own power.
  
• i - Manned vessels without steering pay 50% of the transit dues.(Transit dues are levied on SC.N.T. )
  ii - Manned vessels with engines out of order pay 75% of the transit dues.(Transit dues are levied on SC.N.T. )
  iii - Manned vessels have both cases mentioned before in para. a),b) pay 100% of the transit dues.(Transit dues are levied on SC.N.T. )
  
• Unmanned or scrapped vessels (deadbody) pay transit dues levied on the basis of Gross Tonnage SC special Tonnage Certificate. The rates S.D.R. per ton are the same as used for vessels transiting under own power.
  These vessels are subject also to the payment of extra dues for towed units mentioned. (See item 2-C)
  
• If towed or escorted by approved tugs not belonging to SCA, vessels have to pay towage dues of 25 US Cent per SC.N.T. in case of manned vessels and per SC.G.T in case of unmanned or scrapped vessels, in addition to the transit dues.
  
• Approved tugs not belonging to SCA pay transit dues as a laden vessel.
  
• In case of towing or escorting with a tug not belonging to SCA, a pilot is imposed against a payment of a lumpsum of 450 US Dollars.
  
• The towed unit is charged by the pilotage dues for the additional pilots appointed to assist the pilot on board that unit. The rate being 300 US Dollars for every extra pilot in the Canal and 150 US Dollars for every extra harbor pilot.

(2) Towed Large floating units

Unmanned or scrapped vessels arriving towed :

Transiting Canal dues are to be collected as follows :

• Transit dues :
  • i - Towed Large floating units :
    Transit dues are collected on the basis of SC.N.T. The tug of the unit will be treated as conventional ship regarding dues.
  • ii - Unmanned or scrapped vessels arriving in the Canal :
    Transit dues are levied on the basis of the SC.G.T.
    
• Towage dues:
  Dues are collected on the towed manned unit at a rate of 25 US Cent per ton of Net Tonnage. For scrapped or unmanned vessels, they are levied on the basis of SC.G.T.
  
• Extra Charges :
  • i - Length :
    If the length of the towed unit, together with its deck load exceeds 200 (two hundred) feet, an extra charge equal to 0.25% of the transit dues will be collected for every foot in excess.
    This extra charge will not exceed 125% of the unit's or vessel's transit dues.
  • ii - Beam :
    If the maximum beam of the towed unit or the deck load it carried exceeds 100 (one hundred) feet, an extra charge equal to 1% of the transit dues will be collected for every foot in excess.
    This extra charge will not exceed 125% of the unit's or vessel's transit dues.
  • iii - Draught :
    If the draught of the towed unit exceeds ten feet, an extra charge equal to 4% of the transit dues will be collected for every foot in excess.
    This extra charge will not exceed 125% of the unit's or vessel's transit dues.
  • iv - Height:
    If the height of the towed unit or if the cargo carried exceeds 1 5 (fifteen) feet calculated as from the water level, a charge equal to 0.5% of the transit dues is collected for every foot in excess.
    This extra charge will not exceed 125% of the unit's or vessel's transit dues.
  • v - Non self steering unit :
    If the towed unit is not fitted with an efficient apparatus self steering and its beam exceeds 50 (fifty) feet, a charge equal to 2% of the transit dues is collected for every foot in excess in beam.
    This extra charge will not exceed 125% of the unit's or vessel's transit dues.
  • vi - Ocean going barges (non self steering units) :
    The above charge is reduced to 0.5% of the transit dues for every foot in excess of 50 feet in the beam of Ocean going barges if the following conditions are fulfilled :
    • The Ocean going barge should transit the Suez Canal regularly (10 round trips, at least, per year).
    • The barge is to be used for the transport of goods, containers or trailers.
    • The barge should prove in a successive number of transits, (to be determined by SCA) that the method of external steering used is efficient and allows the unit to transit SC with the regular speed of convoy without any trouble or accidents.
  • vii - Speed of transit
    The towed unit must have a sufficient ability to transit the Canal with the help of the towing units belonging to the owner or hired, at a speed not less than 12 (twelve) kilometers per hour.
    All towed units other than ships not sailing in the Canal under their own power will be considered with no steering.
    
    If the speed of transit is below this limit, the towed unit will be subject to the following charges :
    

    Speed of Transit less than	Charges to be collected
    12 Km/h	5% of the transit dues
    11 Km/h	10% of the transit dues
    10 Km/h	20% of the transit dues
    9 Km/h	40% of the transit dues
    8 Km/h	80% of the transit dues
    7 Km/h	160% of the transit dues

  • viii - Pilotage dues
    
    The towed unit is charged with the pilotage dues for the additional pilots appointed to assist the pilot on board that unit, at a rate of (300 US Dollars) for every extra pilot in the Canal and of (150 US Dollars) for every extra harbor pilot.

(3) Guarantee deposit

Before entering the Canal, towed units, unmanned or scrapped vessels must deposit a "guarantee deposit" (either cash or letter of guarantee, through the ship's agency). That bank guarantee must be confirmed by any Egyptian bank. Plus to the transit dues the value of this Bank guarantee is to be calculated as follows :

• 80% of the transit dues to cover the extra expenses for slow speed.(Not applied for vessels disabled during the transit. )
  
• A lumpsum on account of any damage occurring to SCA property and/or equipment and installations during transit as follows :

  Less the	1000 SC.G.T	4000 US Dollars Small craft covered by insurance policy are exempted.
  Up to	2000 SC.G.T	10000 US Dollars
  Up to	4000 SC.G.T	20000 US Dollars
  Up to	6000 SC.G.T	30000 US Dollars
  Up to	10000 SC.G.T	50000 US Dollars Over 10000 tons gross to be studied case by case.

  In abnormal cases, a bigger amount may be imposed.
  

• The approximate cost of hire of assisting tugs (taking into account the number of tugs required and expected duration of the transit), on the basis of (15000 US Dollars) per tug and per day.
  
• Letter of Bank Guarantee... (See Art. 109).

Note : The said deposit shall be refunded after deduction of the exact extra expenses, if any.