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Art. 57 - Cases of Imposed Tugs:
(1)
Chargeable tugs shall be imposed during Canal transit in the following cases: (2, 3).
(1) The SCA may require any vessel to take one tug or more tugs during Canal transit,

whenever, in SCA judgment, this action is necessary to ensure safety of the vessel or to the
Canal.

(2) Vessels without mechanical power, or vessels whose machinery is/or becomes disabled, or
having bad steering, or which is liable to becoming unmanageable for any reason, shall be

towed through the Canal.
(3) Vessels having engine or steering gear trouble for the second time during the same passage.
(4)
(4) Vessel with bad view owing to deck cargo, containers, cranes or constructions that
impeded the view from the wheelhouse and wings. (SC port office officials may decide after
survey for the safety of the vessel and the Canal that the vessel has to be towed.)

(5) a) Vessels of (1500 SC.G.T. and over) unable to use one of their bow anchors.
b) Vessels of (1500 SC.G.T. and over) built with one anchor.

c) Vessels of (1500 SC.G.T. and over) built with more than one anchor with only one of
them on the bow.

d) Special Cases to be studied.
(6) Drilling vessels. (see special cases item A, Appendix No. 1, page 69)
(7) Vessels with two engines on one propeller of which one is out of order for any reason and

cannot maintain speed of at least 10 knots without current (after sea trial to make sure of the
speed and valid sea worthiness certificate).

(8) Vessels with two engines on two propellers of which one is out of order.
(9) On Master's request for one tug or more.
(10) Submarines to be escorted by one or two imposed tugs according to SCA survey.

(Depending on submarine condition, anchors, mooring facilities, power drive, . . . etc.).
(11) Air craft carriers to be escorted by two imposed tugs.

(12) Scrapped vessel transiting under tow is escorted by SC tug.
(13) General cargo, multi-purpose or heavy lift vessels carrying explosives of type class 1,

(Explosive div.1.1, div.1.2 and div.1.3 according to IMDG code) more than 3 tons (gross
weight of explosives in addition to the weight of the containers or boxes the explosives are

stowed in), an imposed tug is to be levied during transit for security.

1 ) For escorting or towing a vessel or floating unit in case of special cases of Canal transit.
2 ) The rental value of the imposed tugs from the Canal entry till exit is a unified rate of 22000 S.D.R per a
complete transit.
3 ) The tariff of hire rate (see Art. 103 p. 192-193).
4 ) Containerships are considered bad view if the pilot cannot sea steering light from the wheelhouse and wings.

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