New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-09
THE STEz CANAL.

OFFICIAL REGULATIONS FOR NAVIGATING 1T.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The following are INC
official regulations for navigation OF the suez Canal
l. Navigation on the Suez Maritime Canal Is permitted
do not draw more than seven and half of water
the canal being eight meters Deep nteS sTSSe s,iSg
vessels about fifty burden must be towed py tue
service established for tins PURPOSE py Ine COMPANY
contract Each vessel towed Will provide It's own tow
line. ~. So. ---, -. A.. r,ora, 20 nro
nationally fixed at ten hloneters per hour. -, $500.
a Every snip exceeding hundred tups egrJen must
take not employed by the company who IL D6ufU to
fnr1sh every information TO the route TO be followed
the captain remaining responsible iOr tie conduct ana
a When a vessel requiring to pass the canal has
taken up her mOOTings at Port Said or at suez the
capafn is TO enter his vessel az the Office and pay the
massage dues, well the pilOtage fees towing and
harbOring fees, when due receipt VIII be given nun
which will be available III ease Of need. lie VIII DO
nationality Of the vessel Of the captain; name or
nation; draft of water number passengers; tunnage
OF the ship according TO legal measurement eerhed by
g. In the formation Of trans, the captain furnished
with number according to his receipt serving as way
bill and after having received the pilot on board VIII
take M the position assigned 10 him.
Every vessel about to enter the canal Is to haul her
yards braced up and boOms topped. They must have
two anchors forward and aft TO allow of anchor
ing st the first order Of the pilot.
:. Cd Every vessel must have, during the passage or
the canal boat IN tow with hawser ready IN order III
of need 10 carry out MS hawsGr TO one OF he moor
The bound 10 keep watches on deck both night
andday be ready 10 cast of cut the tow lines at the
first order. 49, During the night vessels will keep lights
burning according 10 regulations and lookout forward
M Every seamtug on other steamer will whistle az the
passage of the at the approach OF vessels which
be passed or crossed, ard at the approach OF
dredging other engines which they may meet go
When vessels proceeding opposite directions come
10 sight, they To slackeB speed each keeping the
pilot Ce When vessel requires to pass another going
In the direction warning must be given by signal
The vessel gong at the least speed keep close TO
g. Vessels which for any cause whatever are obliged
20 stop the Canal are, soon possible to place
themselves on the wlndward bank and move fore sld
AFT % in case OF necessary stoppage, and when IL s i'm.
por bic to reach siding. which always be done IL
possible the captain must immediately give notce Dy
signals 10y day, aud by lamps by night lore ana aIt 90
In OF grounding the agents VI the Company VIII
have the right direct the means OF getting the vessels
Of aud necessary Of unloading the Whole az the eA
pense Of whoever may have caused the grounding.
g. Captains are forbidden C) 10 anchor Ia the Canal,
except in case of absolute necessity, and without the
pilots C2 To throw into the Canal eath ashes
cinders any other materials go Ia case OF anything
falling into the canal declaration is he made TO the
pilot who is bound to transmit 1t TO the agent at the
station. az The captain Is forbidden 20 fish
anything fallen lgl4 NE canal except under the dreG
ton of the COmpanys agents. (5 The salvage OF oil
objects fallen into the Canal - al the expense Of the
tain 10 whom they will DC restored Oh payment OF those
expenses,
10 Captains will bind themselves on receiving copy
Of these regulations To obey every order of the purpose
H. The dues TO be paid are calculated the actual
tunnage of the vessel both as 10 the snst dues aud the
towing and harbOr dues. This tunBage IS determined
(untl further orders) by the official papers Oh board
The transit due the 10 IT. tun
burden and 10 f passenger payable at the entrance
Port Said suez the towage dues are fHed at r.
per the harbOr dues for anchOrng at Port SAID at
lsmaa, aud before the platform at huez after remain
ing - hours for 20 days at the utmost ccitmes per
per day the place assigned by the Capaln'of The
Port.
The potage dues for the passage Of the canal fixed
according TO the draft 81 water, follows: Up 10
meters, francs per decimeter from 10 A meters 10
francs from ~ meters Is francs from to "a meters,
francs Every decmeter 10 be paid for prOpOfuonauy
according Ia the category To which the vessel belongs
The pilot kept board, in Of anchorage, will lie
paid per day Vessels tOwed Will be entitled Ia
a reduction Of % per cent on the pilotage dues.
FERD. DK LEssEIs, Director