Ain Sukhna (EGAIS)

Ain Sukhna Terminal is the S terminal of the Sumed pipeline and consists of 4 SBM's moored between 1.0 and 2.5nm offshore, FSRU 'BW Singapore' and jetty berths. Crude oil is offloaded at the port when vessels are too deep to enter the Suez Canal fully loaded. The subsequent oil is pumped at three boosting stations and fed to two main pumping stations of ten 11,000hp pumps to Sidi Kerir via 2 x 42in 320km pipelines. FSRU 'BW Singapore' was moved to Ain Sukhna Terminal in October 2015 to meet Egypt's growing demand for the importation of LNG. The FSRU is located at the harbour and moored to the pier adjacent to berths PB-1 and PB-2.

Tropical.

Ain Sukhna is situated on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez, approx 50km S of Suez.

Max LOA 297m, beam 48.7m, draught 15.5m and 160,000DWT. Max Offshore LOA 340m, BCM 171m, draught 31.5m and 362,929DWT.

The Ain Sukhna anchorage area is situated between 2nm and 5nm to the SE of SBM No 4. Anchorage may be obtained in depths between 47 to 56m on mud bottom. P1, P2 and P3 are six circular anchorages to the SW of the anchorage area, each have a 500m radius. V1, V2 and V3 on the other hand have a radius of 800m. STS Transipment position: South Shoal Buoy 010.9°(T) x 1.38nm and Lahata Lt/Ho (Racon) 265.2°(T) x 4.57nm: ..... A 20°42.984'N., 032°36.984'E B 20°42.989'N., 032°37.993'E C 29°42.000'N., 032°38.016'E D 29°41.987'N., 032°37.008'E Caution: There are disused submarine cables in the central part of the main anchorage area.

The approach to Ain Sukhna Terminal is from the Gulf of Suez TSS. In regards to the Gulf of Suez TSS; The N most lane is for W bound approaching traffic, the SE lane for departing traffic. There are crossing places, to leave or to join the N and S bound lanes of the TSS. The W bound approach traffic lane and the crossing place through the separation zone from the N bound lane are covered by the green sector (260°-273°) of Ain Sukhna Light. The SE bound departure traffic lane and the crossing place to the N bound lane are covered by the red sector (298°-306°) of Ain Sukhna Light.

BA 2132, 2133, 2373, 159. Admiralty Pilot NP64, NP286(8).

1025.

Buoys No 1, 2 and 4 are equipped with 1 x 19in circumference grommet, length 55m, ending with a 8.9m chafing chain. The pick up rope is 107m x 10in polypropylene rope with a 1.0m soft eye at the end. Buoy No 3 is equipped with 1 x 15in grommet, length 55m, ending with a 7.6m chafing chain. The pick up rope is similar to that at the other buoys. If a vessel is not equipped with a suitable chain stopper, wire snotters will be provided for connecting the chafing chain to the vessel's bollards. Tankers secure to the SBM's with two buoy lines and embark the oil hoses on their port side using a ship's derrick or crane, with a safe working load of at least 10t. Mooring and discharging operations continue throughout 24 hours, weather permitting. Laytime: Vessels moored to the SBM's must limit their stay to the allowed berth occupancy time stipulated in the transportation agreement between Sumed and the relevant shipper. Laytime will be calculated as Buoy occupancy time plus 10 hours. ..... DWT Buoy Occupancy (Hours) Over 350,000 52 285,000 to 350,000 42 200,000 to 240,000 36 Less than 200,000 28 Berth occupancy time is the period between hose connection before discharging and hose disconnection after completion of discharging. Trim: Vessels are requested to arrive at the terminal trimmed on an even keel. Berthing within the harbour at Ain Sukhna Marine Terminal is supported with 12 berthing dolphins and 18 mooring dolphins.

Pilotage is compulsory. The Mooring Master boards in a position 1.74nm SE of SBM No 4 and at 29°32.7'N., 032°26.1'E for the FSRU berth. Mooring Master may board in the anchorage and remain onboard while the vessel is discharging.

The port limits extend SE to include the anchorage area.

Ain Sukhna Lighthouse is situated in position 29°35.9'N., 032°20.3'E with light characteristic Fl 5s 44m 22M. The light also covers the approach and departure with a separate light, Oc WRG 40m 15M. The green light covers the sector 260°-273°, white 273°-298° and red 298°-306°. The 4 SBMs are painted orange and have the following characteristics: Lights: A flashing light flashing Morse "A", "B", "C" and "D" on SPM's 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Fog horn: A signal with a range of approx 2nm. Radar reflector: Each buoy is fitted with a 0.5m diameter radar reflector. Two radio towers, 80m and 130m, are used as conspicuous landmarks and are located 0.86nm WNW and NW off the landing place of the SUMED pipelines.

It is down to the sole discretion of the Mooring Master whether the conditions are safe enough to pick up the mooring buoy at the berth. The Mooring Master will warn when conditions warrant that operations must be halted and vessels may need to vacate the berth. To protect the buoys the following weather limitations apply: ..... Wind velocity 35-40kts Max tidal range 2.0m Max wave height 3.4m Max surge conditions 0.5m Current, surface 2.0kts Current, seabed 1.0kts Caution: Harris Rock (29°38'N., 032°24'E), a dangerous rock, lies about 2.25nm N of No 1 SBM. It is worth noting that there are coral pinnacles located in the NW part of the port WSW of the pilot boarding position and in the turning basin of the FSRU berth.There are numerous disused submarine cables that lie between the Gulf of Suez TSS and the limits of the port as well as the anchorage area (see Anchorages entry for more information), mariners are to use caution within the these areas. Depths at the SBM berths may be reduced by up to 5.2m by seabed installations. All vessel transiting between 29°25'N and 29°35'N must notify their passage with the tankers proceeding to Ain Sukhna Terminal.

Mean range 1.5m. Max range 2.3m. The tidal streams set parallel to the coastline northwards on the flood tide and parallel to the coast southwards on the ebb. Max rate is 0.5kts. Waves: Max height of extreme waves are 3.7m; max crest elevation 3.3m; period 7.5 seconds; length 85m; speed 22kts; direction from N.

Traffic schemes are in place for vessels transiting the Suez Canal (Gulf of Suez TSS), vessels bound for Ain Sukhna Terminal must observe the aforementioned scheme and use appropriate caution when joining, crossing and leaving the traffic lane (see Approaches entry for more information).

There is 1 tug of 3,200hp and 1 tug/supply vessel of 6,000hp available, both with fire fighting and anti pollution equipment as required. Tugs are stationed at the Tug Berth within the harbour area. Six mooring launches of 500hp each.

The climate in the Ain Sukhna area is generally good. Summer is hot and dry and winter is relatively cool. Visibility is generally good all year round as fogs are extremely infrequent. Prevailing winds: NW'ly.

AIN SUKHNA TERMINAL 29°34.77'N 32°23.43'E UNCTAD LOCODE: EG AIS ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 25/17 ENHD correspondence, (RSDRA2017000134887), 25/17

Ain Sukhna Terminal contact info VHF: Ch 16, 78, 79 Telephone: +20 62 3363071 Facsimile: +20 62 3360354 Port Authority contact info Telephone: +20 69 3191117 / +20 69 3191120 Facsimile: +20 69 3710320 / +20 69 3710322 Email: info@rspa.gov.eg SUMED Alexandria contact info Telex: 91 54033 SUMED UN / 91 54108 SUMED UN Note: All vessels in the Gulf of Suez must maintain as constant listening watch on VHF Ch 16.

Customs: On berthing, Customs Officers will attend to check the ship's bonded store according to the list prepared by the Master. There is no alcohol allowance for ships crews whilst in port, cigarettes only are allowed. Penalties for non compliance are large. Immigration: The Immigration Officer is the first person to board after the pilot, he checks the Seaman's Books and issues the shore permits for crew members. Nobody is allowed to board the vessel before the Immigration clearance. Crew and/or passengers cannot leave the vessel before the attendance of the Immigration Officer.

..... All vessels calling at the terminal have to make the following available to the Mooring Master: 1. Certificate of Registry 2. Load Line Certificate 3. Safety Certificates 4. Ship Sanitation Control Certificate 5. Radio Certificate 6. CLC Certificate 7. Suez Canal Tonnage Certificate when applicable 8. Panama Canal Tonnage Certificate when applicable. 9. Construction Certificate 10. Body and Machinery Certificate 11. Vessel Manifest and all the vessel data are included in the berthing request 12. The completion of an arrival report by the Maritime Inspection Department. Departure Documents: 1. Departure request 2. Customs release 3. Departure licence from the Authority 4. Completion of passport procedures for vessels destined for a foreign port Vessels official documents after being reviewed will be handed to the vessel's Master after discharging and before the vessel leaves the terminal. Cargo documentation: Sumed's Mooring Master is authorised to sign Sumed's documents, NOR acceptance and Letters of Protest but is not authorised to sign the vessel's papers such as Time Sheet, Log Book, Ullage Reports or any other documents other than Sumed's documents. Copy of Bill of Lading for all grades must be handed to Sumed's Mooring Master before commencement of discharge.

All vessels transiting to Egyptian ports in the Red Sea N of 23°00'N must request permission to enter Egyptian waters from subsequent port authorities via their agents. The aforementioned request must be sent at least 48hrs before crossing the parallel of 23°N. Vessels should send ETA message by telex to SUMED Alexandria as follows: ..... 1. Immediately on leaving previous port 2. When change in ETA exceeding 6 hours 3. 72, 48 and 24 hours prior to arrival. Masters are required to contact the terminal via VHF, 6 hours prior to arrival via VHF Ch 78 or 16. The following information is required: 1. ETA (in GMT) and expected arrival draught at Ain Sukhna, vessels are requested to arrive on even keel. 2. All Bill of Lading data and ship's figures at loading port/s, stating quantity of free water onboard after loading. 3. Whether the vessel loaded on top of the slops stating grades of crude that was co-mingled with residues, quantity and API of contents of slop tank/s. 4. If the vessel is loaded with more than one grade of oil, Master is requested to confirm ability to unload according to the sequence agreed upon with the shipper (vessel's owner or charterer as the case may be). 5. Sumed is to be immediately notified in the event that any repairs are required that could delay commencement of discharging. 6. Estimated time for unloading the cargo if no restrictions are imposed by the shore. On arrival at Ain Sukhna the following written information is to be handed to Sumed's Mooring Master: 1. Whether vessel is equipped with inert gas system. Vessels arriving with gas inerting blankets should, on arrival depressurise the system sufficiently to allow visual sampling and ullaging of cargo tanks. Upon completion of ullaging, pressurisation of inerting system should be resumed and maintained throughout discharge. 2. Whether the vessel has external impressed cathodic protection. 3. Vessel's readiness to connect 2 x 16in 150 ASA hoses. 4. The pressure which the vessel expects to maintain at the ship's rail and which is required to be a min of 100psi unless otherwise specifically requested by shore. 5. Whether vessel requests permission to perform crude oil washing. 6. Full names and addresses of owners, managers and charterers of the vessel and their agents in Egypt, if any. 7. Whether the tanker's owners/bareboat charterers are members of a P&I Club stating name and address of such club, if available.

Hoisting of the Egyptian flag on arrival is essential. If the flag is not available on arrival the Master may request one, through the agent, upon berthing.

Vessels arriving with cargo to be discharged, or for loading cargo, will not be berthed unless receivers or shippers are ready with the necessary documents duly approved by the state agent/customs. Shore leave is not permitted and main engines are required to be kept at immediate notice. Vessels must be prepared to vacate the SBM's immediately on instructions from the berthing master. Vessels are required to arrive at the terminal on an even keel. Signals shown at the berth include the International Code of Signals Flag "B" which is flown by day whilst an all-around red light will be displayed at night whilst oil transfer operations are in place.

Vessels proceeding to Ain Sukhna must be in possession of the following documents: ..... 1. International Maritime Declaration of Health 2. Valid Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate 3. Valid smallpox Vaccination Certificates for all passengers and crew members 4. Certificates of inoculation against any communicable diseases prevailing at the ports of departure. Masters must immediately notify Sumed by cable in case of any epidemic diseases or illness onboard while the vessel is bound for Ain Sukhna. The same message is to be conveyed to the terminal as soon as VHF contact is established, at least 6 hours before arrival. A port Health Officer boards on arrival. A port health official boards on arrival. Quarantine regulations are similar to those in force at Suez.

NOR should be tendered when vessel arrives at Ain Sukhna anchorage area provided that the vessel is ready in all respects to unload her cargo. NOR will be accepted according to Sumed's agreement with the relevant shipper.

The following information will be given to the vessel upon arrival at the anchorage area or when Sumed's pilot boards the vessel: ..... 1. Any expected pre-mooring delays and their likely duration. 2. Any special mooring instructions. 3. Details of any restrictions on discharging rate. 4. Discharging sequence if vessel is loaded with more than one grade.