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a) Northbound Vessels:
1 - All northbound vessels use the east approach channel. The end of the navigable

channel is marked by 2 pairs of buoys at Hm.230, course: 014º from Hm. 230, vessels
are to steer North (000º) for 5 miles before altering to destination.

2 - Vessels leaving Port Said harbor to sea, use the West approach channel course:
037.5º till Hm. 80 (Buoys No. 5) then steer (000º) to 5 miles North of the buoy of
Hm. 230 West:

Lat. 31º 26’.99 N
Long. 32º 24’.40 E

before altering to destination.
3 - Vessels of the northbound convoys wishing to enter Port Said Harbor may proceed

through the west channel (direct to their allocated berth in Port Said Harbor), only
If the situation of traffic permits. Otherwise they have to proceed through the east

approach channel till Hm. 230, then steer north (000º) for 5 mile and head for the
(1)
anchorage berth allocated by the Suez Canal Port office.
b) Southbound Vessels:

1. VLCC’s, ULCC’S in ballast or partially loaded, L.P.G. & L.N.G. (Loaded or N.G.F)
and vessels having draught more than 42 feet and up to 50 feet maximum, have to use

the east approach channel, course:194º. The said vessels enter the channel between FL.
Gr. buoy of Hm. 165 and Q. Gr. buoy at Hm. 135. Vessels with draught over 50 ft. and
up to 66 ft. must enter the approach channel between FL. Gr. buoy & FL. R. buoy of

Hm. 230.
2. All other vessels, transiting the Canal or berthing at Port Said have to enter through

the West approach channel. Course:180º from the entrance, passing between the West
green buoys and the East yellow – green - yellow buoys till Hm. 80, then alter course

to 217.5º passing between green and red buoys, till Port Said Harbor.
A fixed red light on a pylon on the North Quay of Abbas Basin in line with an occulting

red Light on a pylon West of the Fuel Oil Tanks at Raswa, indicates the axis of the
entrance channel to the harbor.
C - Breakwaters:

1. The west approach channel is protected by two breakwaters:
a) The western breakwater protecting the west approach channel is situated to the west of

the channel and extends from land boundary till Hm. 73 with a submerged part from
Hm. 43. This part is marked by cigar shaped unlit buoys.

1 ) This is to avoid crossing to vessels incoming to the northern anchorage area.

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