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(2) If the vessel stays more than 30 days without crew, the SCA has the right to shift the vessel
                       outside the berthing area on account of the vessel’s principal (owner and/or operator).

                    (3) In case of non-transiting vessels impeding SC traffic, the SCA has the right to shift any
                       vessel at the principal's (owner and/or operator) expenses.

                     Art. 77 -Vessels Having Damaged Container with Dangerous Cargo:

                    If upon arrival of a vessel in Waiting Areas or Port or while transiting the Canal, it is found

                    that a container of dangerous cargo has been damaged, the Master of the vessel has to notify
                    the Suez Canal Port office, Port Authority at once.  In case of dangerous situations, the vessel

                    may be ordered to leave the Port or Waiting Area to sea. Additional dues of 43000 US Dollars
                    will be imposed for violation of this Rules.


                    Art. 78 - Declaration of State of Navigability:

                    The Master shall fill and sign the declaration of state of Navigability which was handed to
                    him by the pilot on his arrival on board.


                                                DECLARATION FORM


                    I, the undersigned, Master of the ……….................

                    (1) Certify  that  my  vessel  satisfies  the  conditions  laid  in  Part  I  Article  18  to  45  of  the
                       Navigation Rules and that in particular, the engines and the steering gear system are in good
                       working order.
                    (2) I declare that my vessel has, at the present time, the following defects in engines or steering
                       gear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                    (3) I  declare,  also,  that  the  wireless  installations  on  my  vessel  permit  to  transit  on  the
                       frequencies, in KHz  :

                             Radio Telex .................. KHz.

                             Radiotelephone …......... KHz.

                    (4) I state also that my vessel is/is not fitted with a Rudder angle indicator and Engine R.P.M.
                       indicator on the bridge in such a position that the pilot may read both without having to
                       move away from his station, and that the (Rudder angle indicator / Engine RPM indicator
                       (1)  is/are in good working condition.

                    I undertake to bring to the notice of the Suez Canal Authority, before my vessel enters the
                    Canal, any defects, not specified above, which may appear.

                                               Made at Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , the signature:



                    1 ) Delete where inapplicable.


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