Explanatory note for SCA Circular No. 6/1993 Article 2

explanatory note from suez canal authority, ismailia
on article two of circular 6-93 (canal tolls 1994)
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i ) hull design and percentage of reduction
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1) oil tankers without double bottom tanks complying with marpol
73/78, annex 1, regulation 13e shall qualify for:
4 pct reduction

2) oil tankers with double bottom tanks complying with marpol
73/78, annex 1, regulation 13e, shall qualify for:
2 pct reduction

note: tankers with only double bottom tanks are not subject
to any reduction, as double bottoms are exempted from
tolls unless used to carry cargo

3) oil tankers without double bottom tanks complying with marpol
73/78, annex 1, regulation 13f (4) shall qualify for:
4 pct reduction

4) double hull oil tankers without double bottom tanks complying
with marpol 73/78, annex 1, regulation 13f (3)
shall qualify for: 4 pct reduction

5) double hull oil tankers with double bottom tanks complying
with marpol 73/78, annex 1, regulation 13f (3)
shall qualify for: 2 pct reduction

ii) documents required
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applicants should submit the following documents before
transitting the canal (pls approach leth suez transit ltd
as, norway for correct mailing address)

1) a copy of international oil polution prevention (iopp)
certificate of compliance and its supplement for the
record of construction and equipment as amended.
2) a copy of capasity plan
3) a copy of tank plan and piping system

notabene
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tankers applying for reduction shall qualify either for 2 pct or
for 4 pct discount according to hull design as mentioned above. the
2 pct and 4 pct reductions will not be aggregated under any
circumstances.

suez canal measurement
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the measurement of tankers constructed according to marpol 73/78
without double bottoms includes 100 pct of their segregated
ballast tanks. the measurement of tankers fitted with double bottom
tanks (as part of the double hull) includes only abt. 50 pct to 65
pct of the total segregated ballast tanks, due to the exemption of
the double bottom from the measurement. the effect is that tolls
related to carrying capasity for tankers having a double bottom are
less than those for tankers with no double bottom.

this is the reason for applying a 4 pct reduction for sbt vessels
without a double bottom, 2 pct for sbt vessels with a double bottom
as part of a double hull, and no reduction for sbt vessels with only
a double bottom.

kindly be guided accordingly.