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A- Small crafts carrying "dangerous cargo of class 1 & 2" or "petroleum products with
flash point of 66 Celsius or less" or "radioactive materials" are subject to SC Rules of

(1)
Navigation , and shall hereby be dealt with as vessels of SC.G.T 300 tons or more.
B- The rest of small crafts carrying "dangerous cargo of class 3" or "petroleum products

with flash point more than 66 Celsius" shall normally be dealt with as prescribed in the
present "Rules of Navigation for Small Crafts".
7. Navy Ships of SC.G.T under 300 tons are subject to SC Rules of Navigation and shall

be dealt with as the vessels whose SC.G.T is 300 tons or more.
8. In cases where the present rules makes no special provision, the SC Rules of Navigation

shall apply.

(3) Masters’ Responsibility
SCA reserves the right to assign a pilot on small crafts and whose responsibility is restricted
(2)
to advising on maneuvers of the small craft, however, the small craft's master or the coxswain
remains liable to any damages or accidents whatsoever caused by or arising from steering or

maneuvering of their small craft. The navigation of the small craft through the Canal is subject
to the "SC Rules of Navigation".

(4) Seaworthiness of Small Crafts
1. All small craft must be properly equipped with personnel and gear required for

maneuvering and mooring. In addition, any small craft intending to transit the Suez Canal
whether a small vessels, tugs or barges should be seaworthy; its cargo during transit must
not exceed its summer deadweight and a mooring boat should be equipped as well.

Moreover, a small spherical buoy lashed to the deck with a 50 m rope to be used as
wreckage mark in case of the small craft's sinking.

2. "Sailing boats" with propelling power and specialized in cargo transportation must, while
transiting the Canal, have surrounding edges at least 40 cm above water line.

3. For open-hatch barges, the water line should not be less than the following;
- SC.G.T up to 25 tons = 50 cm.

- SC.G.T from 25 to 75 tons = 60 cm (Summer) and 65 (Winter).
- SC.G.T more than 75 tons. = 70 cm (Summer) and 75 (Winter)
4. Closed-hatch barges with partial closed deck, whether fitted with or not fitted with a

propelling power, the deck height from water line should not be less than 40 cm.

1 ) Refer to PART V " Vessels Carrying Dangerous Cargo" p. 219
2 ) A pilot, tug master or coxswaine as per the craft’s type and tonnage.
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