Art. 8 - Port Said:

GENERAL :

Fifteen miles before arrival to FAIRWAY Buoy, all vessels arriving from sea should contact the Harbour Office by V.H.F. (channel 16), if not able to R/T (2182 KH2) or by W/T, or by R. Telex and Inmarsat Via SC Marine Communication Center SUQ for instructions (See part III Art. 86 and 87).

FAIRWAY BUOY :Position :
Lat. : 31° 21'.32 N
Long. : 32° 20'.81 E
Characteristics : V. Q.

A - Anchorage Areas :

The incoming vessels have two anchorage areas :

(1) Northern Area: comprises two zones :

a) Zone One : For vessels with draught over 42 feet.

This zone is limited as follows :

North Limit: Lat. 31° 28'.50 N
South Limit: Lat. 31° 27'.00 N
East Limit: Long. 31° 20'.00 E
West Limit: Long. 32° 18'.00 E

Vessels at anchor in this area, when entering the Eastern Channel, will proceed between the East and West buoys at Hm. 195 (course 194°)

Hm. 195:

East West
Lat 31° 25'.06 N Lat 31° 25'.16 N
Long 32° 24'.30 E Long 32° 23'.85 E

Isophase (4 sec.) (See Plan No. 2 Part II).

b) Zone Two : For VLCC'S, 4th generation containerships,,

3rd generation containerships and vessels over 39 feet draught up to 42 feet.
This zone is limited as follows

North Limit: Lat. 31° 25'.00 N
South Limit: Lat. 31° 23'.20 N
East Limit : Long. 32° 20'.00 E
West Limit: Long. 32° 16'.00 E

Vessels at anchor in this area, When entering the Eastern Channel, will proceed between the East and West Light buoys at Hm. 135.

Hm. 135 :
Lat. 31° 21'.95 N
Long. 32° 23'.10 E

The berths of this zone are called (V) berths and comprise the following :
Center of circle (Radius 750 meters)

Berth V1 Lat. 31° 23'.70 N
Long. 32° 19'.50 E
Berth V2 Lat. 31° 24.50 N
Long. 32° 19'.50 E
Berth V3 Lat. 32° 19'.50 E
Long. 32° 18'.50 E
Berth V4 Lat. 31° 24'.50 N
Long. 32° 18'.50 E
Berth V5 Lat. 31° 23'.70 N
Long. 32° 17'.50 E
Berth V6 Lat. 31° 24'.50 N
Long. 32° 17'.50 E
Berth V7 Lat. 31° 23'.70 N
Long. 32° 16’.50 E
Berth V8 Lat. 31° 24'.50 N
Long. 32° 16'.50 E

(2) Southern Area :

For all other vessels, area is limited as follows:

North Limit Lat. 31° 23'.05 N
South Limit Lat. 31° 21'.25 N
East Limit Long. 32° 20'.50 E
West Limit Long. 32° 16'.70 E

Vessels at anchor in this area, when entering the Port of Port Said through the West Approach Channel proceed :

Berths in Southern area called (C):

Center of Circle (Radius 500 meters).

Berth Cl

Lat.

31° 21’.50 N

Long.

32° 20'.00 E

Berth C2

Lat.

31° 22'.10 N

Long.

32° 20'.10 E

Berth C3

Lat.

31° 22'.70 N

Long.

32° 20'.10 E

Berth C4

Lat.

31° 21'.50 N

Long.

32° 19'.40 E

Berth C5

Lat.

31° 22'.10 N

Long.

32° 19'.40 E

Berth C6

Lat.

31° 22'.70 N

Long.

32° 19'.40 E

Berth C7

Lat.

31° 21'.50 N

Long.

32° 18'.70 E

Berth C8

Lat.

31° 22’.10 N

Long.

32° 18'.70 E

Berth C9

Lat.

31° 22'.70 N

Long.

32° 18'.70 E

Berth C10

Lat.

31° 21'.50 N

Long.

32° 18'.00 E

Berth C11

Lat.

31° 22'.10" N

Long.

32° 1 8'.00 E

Berth C 12

Lat.

31° 22'.70 N

Long.

32° 18'.00 E

Berth C13

Lat.

31° 21'.50 N

Long.

32° 17'.30 E

Berth C14

Lat.

31° 22'.10 N

Long.

32° 17'.30 E

Berth C15

Lat.

31° 22'.70 N

Long.

32° 17'.30 E

(3) Prohibited area for anchorage :

The area between the East Limit of the two anchorage areas and the approach channels is prohibited for anchorage to all vessels and floating units.

(4) Anchorage area for trans-shipment operations

a) Vessels up to 60 feet draught :

North Limit: Lat. 31° 25' .00 N
South Limit: Lat. 31° 24' .00 N
East Limit: Long. 32° 27' .00 E
West Limit: Long. 32° 26'. 00 E

b) Vessels over 60 feet draught :

North Limit: Lat. 31° 27' .00 N
South Limit: Lat. 31°' 26' .00 N
East Limit Long. 32° 28'. 00 E
West Limit Long. 32° 27' .00 E

(5) Dangerous Areas

a) Wreck :

A wreck buoy is situated on the western side of a sunken ship at Hm. 195 west of the approach channels:

Lat. 31° 25'.24 N
Long. 32° 22'.98 E

Height 5 meters, painted black and red horizontal bands, with daymark 2 black balls, showing group FL,.W. (2) every 10 sec.

b) Dumping areas :

The hopper dredgers dredge underway for several months every year the entrance channels and dump in the following areas:

- 3140 meters east of the axis of the East Channel at Hm. 140.
Lat. 31° 20'.80 N
Long. 32° 25'.80 E

- 4000 meters East of the axis of the East Channel at Hm. 80. approximately.
Lat. 31° 18'.70 N
Long. 32° 24'.70 E

B - Port Said approach channels

(1) Buoyage :

The Port Said West approach channel extends from the port of Port Said till Hm. 80 where it joins the east approach channel The Port Said East Approach Channel extends front the land boundary, east of Port Said, till Hm. 195.

The two channels are marked, on each side, by light buoys of 5 meters height (except from Hm. 195 till Hm. 135 east channel, the height of the buoys is 10 meters). The light is Red on the eastern side and Green on the western side.

The buoys are as follows :

a) East approach channel :

The East Approach channel is buoyed as follows :

- In the West: Green Daymark: Cone point up. FL. Gr. Lights.
- In the east: Red, Daymark : Can F L. R. Lights.

The 2 buoys indicating the northern end of the channel, at Hrn. 195, are Isophase (2 sec. ON, 2 sec. OFF). The distance between them is 745 meters.

b) Junction of east and west approach channels

Three Yellow buoys, mark the junction of the East and West approach channels. They are placed at Hm, 83, Hm. 95 and Hm. 105.

  1. Buoy at Hm. 83: Yellow and Black in colour, is fitted with N-Cardinal 2 Cones point up daymark and shows by night Q. FL. W (5) every 20 sec.
  2. Buoy at Hm. 95: Yellow in colour, shows a F.Y. light.
  3. Buoy at Hm. 105: Yellow in colour. is fitted with a yellow St. Andrews Cross daymark and shows by night Group FL.Y (4) every 15 sec.

c) West approach channel

The buoyage of the west approach channel of Port Said harbour, is as follows:

i - Port Said " Fairway Buoy"

Off Port Said, a fairway light buoy, height 10 meters, painted Black with Yellow Horizontal stripes, surmounted by a daymark 2 cones point up, and showing V. Q.

Lat. : 31° 21'.32 N
Long.: 32° 20'.81 E

Buoy No.8 Green Daymark: Cone point up. F.Gr.Light.
Lat. : 31° 21'.13 N
Long.: 32° 21',04 E

Buoy No.7 Green Daymark: Cone point up. F.Gr.Light.
Lat. : 31° 20'.52 N
Long.: 32° 21'.31 E

Buoy No. 6 Green Daymark : Cone point, up. F. Gr. Light.
Lat. : 31° 19'.09 N
Long.: 32° 21'.58 E

ii-The west approach channel : is buoyed as follows

-In the west: Green Daymark: Cone point up .F.Gr.Light.
-In the east : Red, Daymark: Can F.R.Light.
-Buoy No.5 of Hm. 80 East Red: Daymark: Can F.R.

Lat. 31° 19'. 13 N
Long. 32° 22'. 11 E

-Buoy No. 5 of Hm. 80 West Green: Daymark: Cone. F. Gr.

Lat. 31° 19'.30 N
Long. 32° 21'.85 E

d) El Bahar Tower

A guidance tower in position between the East and West approach channels:

Lat. : 31° 18'.16 N
Long,.: 32° 21'.58 E

Height 42 meters, painted white with red horizontal stripes.

Characteristics :
Racon Call sign Q "_ _ . _ " Range 15 miles.
Beacon light Iso. W (2)s Range 15 miles.
Automatic fog horn.

(2) Navigation

a) Northbound Vessels

  1. All northbound vessels use the east approach channel. The end of the Navigable channel is marked by 2 pair of Buoys at Hm. 195, Course : 014°. From Hm. 195, vessels are to steer North (000°) for 5 miles before altering to destination.
  2. Vessels leaving Port Said harbour to sea, use the west approach Channel. Course : 037.50 till Hm. 80 (Buoys No. 5) then steer (000°) to 5 miles north of tire buoy of Hm. 195 west
    Lat. 31° 25'.16 N
    Long. 32° 23'.85 E
    Before altering to destination.
  3. Vessels of the northbound convoys wishing to enter Port Said Harbour may proceed through the west channel (direct to their allocated berth in Port Said Harbour, only If the situation of traffic permits. Otherwise they have to proceed through the east approach channel till Hm. 195, then steer north (000') for 5 miles and head for the anchorage berth allocated by the Harbour office.

b) Southbound vessels

The maximum draught authorized for southbound vessels is limited to 42 feet on condition to comply with the tables of Art. 52, Table II giving the maximum draught according to the vessel's beam.

  1. VLCC's, in ballast or partially loaded. 4th Generation Containerships and 3rd Generation Containerships, LASH over 35.000 SC.G.T, L.P.G & L.N.G. (Loaded or N.G.F) and vessels having a draught of more than 42 feet and up to 56 feet maximum, have to use the east approach channel, Course : 194°. The said vessels enter the channel between FL.GR. buoys of Hm. 165 and Hm. 135.
  2. All other vessels, transiting the canal or berthing at Port Said, have to enter through the west approach channel. Course: 180° from the entrance, passing between the west green buoys and the east yellow buoys till Hm. 80, then alter course to 217.5' passing between green and red buoys, till Port Said Harbour.

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 harbour.

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. 50. This part is marked by cigar shaped unlit buoys.

b) The eastern breakwater extends from land boundary till Hm. 21.2, and has an occulting red light at its northern end.

(2) Two breakwaters protect the east approach channel. The eastern extends for 2 Km from the land boundary, and the Western extends. for 0.53 Km from the land boundary. Each breakwater has a small fixed white light on its end.