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(12) I.S.P.S certificate (International Ship and Port Facility Security code).
(13) Any other information necessary for transiting the Canal.

N.B. Documents presented after the vessel’s transit will not be accepted by Suez Canal
Authority and will be considered as null and void.

B- Vessel wishing to transit the Canal must declare to the SCA port Offices and pay the various

dues mentioned in Part IV Chap. XIII of the present Rules. She must furnish the SCA
Officials with all the particulars requested by her agent.
C- In addition, the vessel must comply with the requirements of the A.R.E Government

Authorities.
D- As requested by the SCA to be supplied with a new Seaworthiness Certificate issued by a

(1)
recognized classification society belonging to I.A.C.S.
Seaworthiness Certificates to be accepted by SCA, if in native language, are to be translated
into Arabic or English and duly certified by the Embassy or Consulate in the ARE.

Moreover, the certificate has to be issued by the classification society (full name and initials
of surveyor aside to his signature) to which the vessel belongs, in case the relevant

classification society has no representation in the Canal Zone, a certificate issued by any
other I.A.C.S. representation office may be accepted.

(2)
E- Navy ships transiting the Suez Canal must be provided with a Suez Canal Special
Tonnage Certificate showing the SC.G.T. and SC.N.T. If Such document is not on board,

the Commanding Officer has to give the following information in writing:
(1) Name of the vessel.
(2) Name of Commanding Officer.

(3) Call sign of the vessel (Radio Call).

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/
Where the list as of 15/11/2020 is as follows:
1 - Lloyds Register (LR)
2 - Bureau Veritas (B.V)
3 - American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
4 - Indian Register of Shipping (IRCLASS)
5 - Det Norske Veritas. Germanischer Lloyd (DNV.GL)
6 - Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK)
7 - China Classification Society (CCS)
8 - Korean Register of Shipping (KR)
9 – Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
10 - Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS)
11 - Polski Register Statkow (PRS)
12- Croatian Register of Shipping (CRS)
2 ) Also refer to special cases E, Appendix No.1 p.70 and to Art. 94 (p.180-181).

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