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(4) Waiting Areas:

4.1 – Lake Timsah:
Lake Timsah from Km. 76.950 to Km. 79.776 is used mainly as a waiting area for

vessels up to 42 ft. draught.

Table No.1

Width of
(1)
Designation of Design Canal at 14 m
Kilometric Position
Different Parts of Depth Depth for West Remarks
the Channel Channel
From Km. To Km. Meters Meters

Curve (Centre on
76.950 77.371 15.50 129.60 – 172.65
West Bank)
77.371 77.672 Junction 15.50 172.65 – 226.22 Timsah

Waiting
77.672 77.912 Junction 15.50 226.22 – 291.64
Area
Curve of Lake
77.912 79.776 Timsah 15.50 Variable
(Centre on East Bank)

4.2 Great Bitter Lakes:
The East & West channel divides the Great Bitter Lake into two waiting areas, as

(2)
follows :

EAST WEST
Berth Design Depth Berth Design Depth

E1 22.50 m W1 13.00 m
E2 16.00 m W2 16.00 m

E3 14.00 m W3 14.50 m
E4 13.00 m W5 13.00 m

1 ) Navigational depth of West channel. see plan (p. 122)
2 ) See plan (p. 125)

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