TOWAGE / PILOTAGE

• Departure and arrival ports of the tow or vessel
• ETA to Straits entrance
• Displacement of the tow or vessel
• Dimensions of the tow or vessel (LOA/ beam/ draught)
• Flag of the tow or vessel
• Present GRT/ NT/ DWT of the tow or vessel
• Maximum speed and present situation of engine of the tow or vessel
• Flag / GRT/ NT/ dimensions (LOA, beam, draught, air draught)/ engine power of the tug.

A. FOR THE APPLICATIONS IN RESPECT OF TOWAGES

• Bollard Pull Certificate of the tug issued by the Authority or Class Society
• Towage Certificate or Sailing Permit
• If not included in the Towage Certificate or Sailing Permit, certificates of the towage equipments issued by the Authority or Class Society
• Tonnage Certificate/ Class or Register Certificate/ Safety Equipment Certificate/ Safety Manning Certificate/ Radio Certificate/ Load Line Certificate/ Safety Construction Certificate of the tug issued by the Authority or Class Society
• Detailed Towage Plan from up and side
• Tonnage Certificate or General Arrangement of the tow issued by the Authority or Class Society
• Documents pertaining to full cover P&I Insurance
  • Confirm or Statement Letter issued by P&I Insurance Company (the said letter will be included clearly below mentioned information without referring anywhere)
    • Tug and tow is covered by P&I Insurance
    • Financial Update of the insurance
  • If the tow is not included by the P&I Insurance of the tug, a separate P&I Insurance Policy arranged for the tow
  • Valid P&I Certificate issued by P&I Insurance Company (there will be no exemption passage in respect of collision or pollution)
  • Valid Hull & machinery Insurance Policy of the tug
  • Valid Hull Insurance Policy of tow (if she has engine and the engine is running, valid Machinery Insurance Policy)

B. FOR THE APPLICATIONS IN RESPECT OF VESSEL DEPENDENT TO     SPECIAL PASSAGE CONDITIONS

• Tonnage Certificate/ Class or Register Certificate/ Safety Equipment Certificate/ Radio Certificate/ Load Line Certificate/ Safety Construction Certificate of the vessel issued by the Authority or Class Society
• Documents pertaining to full cover P&I Insurance
  • Confirm or Statement Letter issued by P&I Insurance Company (the said letter will be included clearly below mentioned information without referring anywhere)
    • Tug and tow is covered by P&I Insurance
    • Financial Update of the insurance
  • Valid P&I Certificate issued by P&I Insurance Company (there will be no exemption passage in respect of collision or pollution)
  • Valid Hull & machinery Insurance Policy of the vessel

After presentation of the petition and the enclosed documents;


• Application petition and enclosed documents to be checked by the Committee formed by Regional Management
• Passage conditions are determined by the Committee for the vessels whose passages are approved.
• If the length of the vessel or total length of the tow is equal or over 300m, passage permission is issued by Under secretariat of Maritime Affairs
• The vessels of tows whose permissions are issued by Under secretariat of maritime Affairs for the applications whose lengths are equal or over 300m, Straits passage conditions are informed to relevant foundations/ association (for their information to Shore Security Commandership, Sea Police; for due to Canakkale Regional Management, Istanbul Harbour Master, Istanbul Sea Traffic Control Centre, Canakkale Sea Traffic Control Centre, Turkish Maritime Management, Harbour Management) and relevant agency
• The vessel or tow is permitted to the straits passage who got the passage conditions, checked by Regional Management.

All details given in good faith but without prejudice.