Cir.1/2026 regarding providing mooring services through shore-based stations
First:
Notice to Mariners
No. (1) of 2024 is hereby cancelled effective 15 May 2026.
This article contains an amendment for an earlier article: Circular No. (1/2024)
Second: Mooring Services
Mooring
services shall be provided from shore-based stations in accordance with the
following regulations:
1-Mooring services for all vessels
shall be carried out from shore stations without the boarding of mooring
personnel, by the Canal Mooring and Lights Company.
2-The
above shall apply to all vessels, including naval vessels, except those subject
to special arrangements or separate agreements.
3-The
Suez Canal Authority reserves the right to require certain vessels to receive
mooring services (launches or personnel), including but not limited to:
- Towed
units
- Drilling
rigs
- Integrated
units
- Units
of a special nature or subject to special arrangements
- Any
vessel for which the Suez Canal Authority deems onboard mooring services
necessary
In
the event that any such unit refuses or is unable to receive mooring services,
a tug shall be imposed to carry the mooring service.
Third: Light Services :
1-All vessels shall be required to
provide their own light projector in compliance with the Suez Canal Authority
specifications as stated in the Rules of Navigation (December 2020).
2-No
electrician from the Canal Mooring and Lights Company shall board the vessel.
3-The
projector shall be inspected during the vessel’s first transit.
4-Re-inspection
shall be conducted if remarks were recorded during the previous transit.
5-In
the absence of a searchlight, or if it is non-compliant, a fine of 500 USD shall be imposed per transit, effective from the first transit.
Fourth: Service Charges
1-Vessels of
2,500 Gross Tonnage and above: a lump sum of 3,800 USD shall be charged.
2-Vessels
of less than 2,500 Gross Tonnage: a lump sum of 2,350 USD shall be charged.
Fifth:
This circular shall
come into force as of 15 May 2026.
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