Draft Limits

  • Vessels with a beam of up to 164 feet can transit the canal with draft of 66 feet.

  • Vessels with beam over 164 feet can transit Canal as the below table

  • Ballast vessels with a beam of up to 254 feet and 3 inches can transit the canal with a draft of not more than 40 feet or vessels recommended ballast draft.

  • Ballast vessels of a beam over 210ft and uo to 254ft 3 inch can transit the Canal in a beam wind not exceeding 10 knots.

  • Ballast vessels with a beam exceeding 254 feet and 3 inches need prior approval from the Suez Canal Authority.

  • Ballast tankers must comply with art:119 (Ballast tankers require to reduce their draugh for transiting the Canal must discharge clean ballast water according the IMO regulations).

  • Vessels scheduled to transit canal for first time with draft of over 50 ft and up to 66 feet,are due to sea trials, prior Canal entrance .

     

    For Loaded vessels transiting southbound & northbound look at the following table.


    BEAM AND DRAUGHT TABLE
    Loaded Vessels (Southbound & Northbound)
    BEAM DRAUGHT
     
  • ft. in.

    m. cm.

    ft. in.

    m. cm.

    164 0

    50 0

    66 0

    20 12

    2

    50 5

    65 11

    20 9

    5

    50 11

    65 10

    20 7

    7

    50 18

    65 9

    20 4

    10

    50 24

    65 8

    20 2

    165 1

    50 30

    65 7

    19 99

    3

    50 37

    65 6

    19 96

    6

    50 43

    65 5

    19 94

    8
    50 50
    65 4
    19 91

    11

    50 56

    65 3

    19 89

    166 1

    50 63

    65 2

    19 86

    4

    50 69

    65 1

    19 84

    6

    50 76

    65 0

    19 81

    9

    50 82

    64 11

    19 79

    11

    50 89

    64 10

    19 76

    167 2

    50 95

    64 9

    19 74

    5

    51 2

    64 8

    19 71

    7

    51 8

    64 7

    19 68

    10

    51 15

    64 6

    19 66

    168 0

    51 22

    64 5

    19 63

    3

    51 28

    64 4

    19 61

    6

    51 35

    64 3

    19 58

    8

    51 42

    64 2

    19 56

    11

    51 48

    64 1

    19 53

    169 2

    51 55

    64 0

    19 51

    4

    51 62

    63 11

    19 48

    7

    51 68

    63 10

    19 46

    9

    51 75

    63 9

    19 43

    170 0

    51 82

    63 8

    19 41

    3

    51 89

    63 7

    19 38

    5

    51 96

    63 6

    19 35

    8

    52 2

    63 5

    19 33

    1 1

    52 9

    63 4

    19 30

    171 2

    52 16

    63 3

    19 28

    4

    52 23

    63 2

    19 25

    7

    52 30

    63 1

    19 23

    10

    52 37

    63 0

    19 20

    172 0

    52 44

    62 11

    19 18

    3

    52 51

    62 10

    19 15

    6

    52 58

    62 9

    19 13

    9

    52 65

    62 8

    19 10

    11

    52 72

    62 7

    19 8

    173 2

    52 79

    62 6

    19 5

    5

    52 86

    62 5

    19 2

    8

    52 93

    62 4

    19 0

    11

    53 0

    62 3

    18 97

    174 1

    53 7

    62 2

    18 95

    4

    53 14

    62 1

    18 92

    7

    53 21

    62 0

    18 90

    10

    53 28

    61 11

    18 87

    175 1

    53 36

    61 10

    18 85

    3

    53 43

    61 9

    18 82

    6

    53 50

    61 8

    18 80

    9

    53 57

    61 7

    18 77

    176 0
    53 64
    61 6
    18 75
    3
    53 72
    61 5
    18 72
    6
    53 79
    61 4
    18 69
    9
    53 86
    61 3
    18 67
    177 0
    53 94
    61 2
    18 64
    2
    54 1
    61 1
    18 62
    5
    54 8
    61 0
    18 59
    8
    54 16
    60 11
    18 57
    11
    54 23
    60 10
    18 54
    178 2
    54 31
    60 9
    18 52
    5
    54 38
    60 8
    18 49
    8
    54 46
    60 7
    18 47
    11
    54 53
    60 6
    18 44
    179 2
    54 61
    60 5
    18 41
    5
    54 68
    60 4
    18 39
    8
    54 76
    60 3
    18 36
    11
    54 83
    60 2
    18 34
    180 2
    54 91
    60 1
    18 31
    5
    54 99
    60 0
    18 29
    8
    55 6
    59 11
    18 26
    11
    55 14
    59 10
    18 24
    181 2
    55 22
    59 9
    18 21
    5
    55 29
    59 8
    18 19
    8
    55 37
    59 7
    18 16
    11
    55 45
    59 6
    18 14
    182 2
    55 53
    59 5
    18 11
    5
    55 60
    59 4
    18 8
    8
    55 68
    59 3
    18 6
    11
    55 76
    59 2
    18 3
    183 2
    55 84
    59 1
    18 1
    5
    55 92
    59 0
    17 98
    9
    56 0
    58 11
    17 96
    184 0
    56 8
    58 10
    17 93
    3
    56 16
    58 9
    17 91
    6
    56 24
    58 8
    17 88
    9
    56 32
    58 7
    17 86
    185 0
    56 40
    58 6
    17 83
    3
    56 48
    58 5
    17 81
    7
    56 56
    58 4
    17 78
    10
    56 64
    58 3
    17 75
    186 1
    56 72
    58 2
    17 73
    4
    56 80
    58 1
    17 70
    7
    56 88
    58 0
    17 68
    11
    56 96
    57 11
    17 65
    187 2
    57 5
    57 10
    17 63
    5
    57 13
    57 9
    17 60
    8
    57 21
    57 8
    17 58
    188 0
    57 29
    57 7
    17 55
    3
    57 38
    57 6
    17 53
    6
    57 46
    57 5
    17 50
    9
    57 54
    57 4
    17 48
    189 1
    57 63
    57 3
    17 45
    4
    57 71
    57 2
    17 42
    7
    57 80
    57 1
    17 40
    11
    57 88
    57 0
    17 37
    190 2
    57 96
    56 11
    17 35
    5
    58 5
    56 10
    17 32
    9
    58 13
    56 9
    17 30
    191 0
    58 22
    56 8
    17 27
    4
    58 31
    56 7
    17 25
    7
    58 39
    56 6
    17 22
    10
    58 48
    56 5
    17 20
    192 2
    58 56
    56 4
    17 17
    5
    58 65
    56 3
    17 15
    9
    58 74
    56 2
    17 12
    193 0
    58 83
    56 1
    17 9
    3
    58 91
    56 0
    17 7
    7
    59 0
    55 11
    17 4
    10
    59 9
    55 10
    17 2
    194 2
    59 18
    55 9
    16 99
    5
    59 27
    55 8
    16 97
    9
    59 36
    55 7
    16 94
    195 0
    59 44
    55 6
    16 92
    4
    59 53
    55 5
    16 89
    7
    59 62
    55 4
    16 87
    11
    59 71
    55 3
    16 84
    196 2
    59 80
    55 2
    16 81
    6
    59 89
    55 1
    16 79
    10
    59 98
    55 0
    16 76
    197 1
    60 8
    54 11
    16 74
    5
    60 17
    54 10
    16 71
    8
    60 26
    54 9
    16 69
    198 0
    60 35
    54 8
    16 66
    4
    60 44
    54 7
    16 64
    7
    60 53
    54 6
    16 61
    11
    60 63
    54 5
    16 59
    199 3
    60 72
    54 4
    16 56
    6
    60 81
    54 3
    16 54
    10
    60 91
    54 2
    16 51
    200 2
    61 0
    54 1
    16 48
    5
    61 10
    54 0
    16 46
    7
    61 14
    53 11
    16 43
    10
    61 21
    53 10
    16 41
    201 0
    61 26
    53 9
    16 38
    3
    61 34
    53 8
    16 36
    5
    61 39
    53 7
    16 33
    8
    61 47
    53 6
    16 31
    10
    61 52
    53 5
    16 28
    202 1
    61 60
    53 4
    16 26
    3
    61 65
    53 3
    16 23
    6
    61 72
    53 2
    16 21
    8
    61 77
    53 1
    16 18

    11

    61 85

    53 0

    16 15

    203 1
    61 90
    52 11
    16 13
    4
    61 98
    52 10
    16 10
    6
    62 3
    52 9
    16 8
    9
    62 10
    52 8
    16 5
    11
    62 15
    52 7
    16 3
    204 1
    62 20
    52 6
    16 0
    4
    62 28
    52 5
    15 98
    6
    62 33
    52 4
    15 95
    9
    62 41
    52 3
    15 93
    11
    62 46
    52 2
    15 90
    205 1
    62 51
    52 1
    15 88
    4
    62 59
    52 0
    15 85
    6
    62 64
    51 11
    15 82
    9
    62 71
    51 10
    15 80
    11
    62 76
    51 9
    15 77
    206 1
    62 81
    51 8
    15 75
    4
    62 89
    51 7
    15 72
    6
    62 94
    51 6
    15 70
    9
    63 2
    51 5
    15 67
    11
    63 7
    51 4
    15 65
    207 1
    63 12
    51 3
    15 62
    4
    63 20
    51 2
    15 60
    6
    63 25
    51 1
    15 57
    9
    63 32
    51 0
    15 54
    11
    63 37
    50 11
    15 52
    208 1
    63 63 42
    50 10
    15 49
    4
    63 50
    50 9
    15 47
    6
    63 55
    50 8
    15 44
    9
    63 63
    50 7
    15 42
    11
    63 68
    50 6
    15 39
    209 1
    63 73
    50 5
    15 37
    4
    63 80
    50 4
    15 34
    6
    63 86
    50 3
    15 32
    9
    63 93
    50 2
    15 29
    11
    63 98
    50 1
    15 27
    210 1
    64 3
    50 0
    15 24