SEAWAY TRANSIT REQUIREMENTS

Recently some of our vessels on their way to ports in the Canadian Lakes have been contacted
directly (by conversations/mails) by the vessel’s agent and asked to be supplied direct with the
requirements for passing through the Seaway.  Please be advised that the Company has standard
arrangements with “Seagulf Ship Supply Montreal” for the supplying of all the Seaway
requirements, in coordination with the Local Agent and of course with a PO submitted to the office
via SHIPNET.  We require our vessels to strictly stick to these arrangements.

If you are contacted by the local agent at any time with such a request, please refer them to the
agreement with Seagulf Ship Supply Montreal and inform them that they will be in touch to
coordinate the supply.

Below are the requirements vessels will require for the Seaway Transit:

1. Fenders – Your vessels are equipped with fixed ones.  Wooden fenders will be supplied by
“Seagulf Ship supply Montreal”.  Please note that these wooden fenders are only to be used
under Pilot advice.

2. Landing Booms – The Agent should apply for tie – up services in the locks

3. Mooring Lines –“Seagulf Ship supply Montreal”.

Seagulf will supply 4 wires to the vessel but only to be used if required. The vessel will use its own
mooring ropes under monitoring by the seaway authority and the vessel is already equipped with
soft lines that must have a minimum length of 110 meters with a diameter not greater than 48-mm
and have a breaking strength of 28 metric/tons, and be fitted with a spliced eye not less than 2.4m
long as per requirements.  Please note that the spliced eye is to be a “hand spliced” eye and not a
mechanical spliced eye.  If the eye splice is of the “Flemish” design, the Seaway will accept subject to
satisfactory performance. 

4. Hand Lines - “Seagulf  Ship supply Montreal”

Please ensure that the ship is equipped with at least 4 heaving lines and that the heaving lines have a
diameter of not less than 15-mm and not greater than 17-mm with a minimum length of 30 meters. 
Please note that weighted ends and/or monkey fists are not permitted.

5. Anchor Marking Buoys - “Seagulf  Ship supply Montreal”

Seaway Regulation 14 requires the installation of an orange colour anchor marking buoy. (Please see
attached)

6. Stern Anchor – The Local Agent will apply for a waiver on behalf of the Company.  Advise Agent
of next Dry Docking date.

7. Propeller Direction Alarms - vessel is fitted with a device which renders it impossible to operate
engines against orders from the bridge telegraph so not required.

8. Pitch Indicators and Alarms - vessel is fitted with a device which renders it impossible to operate
engines against orders from the bridge telegraph so not required.

9. AIS sending DGPS signal – The ship must be equipped with the AIS system as Seaway Practices and
Procedures no. 20.  Please note that the DGPS and the gyro must be connected to the unit.  The
 unit must have a pilot plug for the pilot laptop and 110 volts powers source close by and located at
the conning position.
The vessels comply with this requirement.

10. Seaway Charts & Publications (Canadian Publications) - The Charts will be supplied from Seagulf
via the attending agent for Seaway Transit - collect inbound / land outbound. Please advise them
on the following e-mail to prepare the charts in advance : shipsupply@montreal.seagulf.com