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(1)
F- Vessels without or fail to submit a “valid full Suez Canal Special Tonnage certificate”
or “General Arrangement Plan for hull, accommodation & engine room” or
"Capacity Plan":
(2)

(1) Transit dues and any associated navigational services will be levied provisionally on the
(3)
basis of Suez Canal Gross Tonnage in case the transiting vessel not provided with or
fail to submit any of the following:
a) A valid full Suez Canal Special Tonnage certificate (tonnage certificate and

calculation sheets including under deck “hull” measurement details) showing Suez
Canal net tonnage.

b) General Arrangement Plan for hull, accommodation & engine room.
c) Capacity Plan

(2) When the vessel submits the missing documents (pre-mentioned in point (1)) in a
subsequent transit, the vessel’s Suez Canal Net Tonnage (SC.N.T) will be determined.
Hence, transit dues and any associated navigational services will be levied on the basis

of SC.N.T.
(3) In case of submitting the missing documents (pre-mentioned in point (1)) no later than

rd
the 3 transit, transit dues of the previous transit(s) will be settled on the basis of the
SC.N.T, given that the previous transit(s) was within the legal prescription period.

(4) In case of submitting the missing documents (pre-mentioned in point (1)) after the 3
rd
transit, no retroactive settlement will be affected.

Art. 93 – Cases for considering vessels in ballast condition:

(1) Merchant Vessels:
a) Which are not carrying any passengers & cargo and does not earn freight on their

voyage.
b) Which are only carrying fuel for their own consumption.
c) Carrying only their own crew with their private provisions, are considered as being

in ballast.
(4)
(2) Containers on "Containerships” and trailers on “Vehicle Carriers” are considered as
permanent vessels equipment subject to fulfilling SC conditions.
(3) A small quantity of the previous cargo on the liquefied gas carriers, to maintain a low

1 ) To be issued by a competent governmental authority or a recognized classification society which is a member
of I.A.C.S: http://www.iacs.org.uk/about/members/
2 ) Refer to Art.15, p. 32.
3 ) Excluding vessels of SC G.T less than 300 tons and “Navy Ships”.
4 ) For related conditions refer to art. 95 p. 181.
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