Suez Canal Light Arrangement

Suez canal arabic qanāt al suways sea level waterway running north south across the isthmus of suez in egypt to connect the mediterranean and the red seas.

Suez canal light arrangement. The sh 510 suez canal searchlights are equipped with dual projector lamps with external switchover arrangement in case of burn out. Construction of the canal was preceded by cutting a small fresh water canal called sweet water canal from the nile delta along wadi tumilat to the future canal with a southern branch to suez and a northern branch to port said. Container ship edith maersk crosses the suez canal at east port said port 120 km 75 miles northeast of cairo october 5 2012. Transport business dredgers of the suez canal authority.

As to its length is reckoned to run from km 3 710 west branch for vessels entering from port. Transit through the suez canal is allowed to all vessels of the world subject to comply with the conditions stated in the present rules of navigation. Vessels above 30 000 dwt shall be equipped with a searchlight of 3000w and vessels less than 30 000 dwt with 2000w lamps included. To get rules of navigation press here.

Protection class ip56 weight 30 kilo ambient temperature 40 c till 50 c light source. It is one of the world s most heavily used shipping lanes. Four pilots are successively credited with each ship from the first light buoy of the entry port till the light buoy of the exit port a speed limit is imposed in the canal. The suez signalling lights are allround signalling lights with a special plastic housing.

The canal separates the african continent from asia and it provides the shortest maritime route between europe and the lands lying around the indian and western pacific oceans. Reuters stringer egypt tags. Completed in 1863 these brought fresh water to a previously arid area initially for canal construction and subsequently facilitating growth of agriculture and settlements along the canal. It varies from 13 to 14 km per hour according to the category and tonnage of ships.