Nigerian Ports Authority (Port) Regulations [L.N. 134 Of 1955. 154 Of 1956.]
Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria
Regulation 63 concerns rules to be observed by ships making for the entrance. It states that where two or more ships are making for the entrance to the Port of Lagos the following rules shall be observed: the master of a ship proceeding outwards and beyond the entrance shall cause to be hoisted before leaving his berth the letter “P” over code pennant of the international code of signals; and if such signal is repeated by the Town and Mole Signal Stations the outward-bound ship may proceed, otherwise it shall wait until such signal is repeated, the master of a ship bound for the entrance to the port shall cause to be hoisted in the vicinity of the fairway buoy the letter “R” over first substitute of the International Code of Signals; and if such signal is repeated by the Mole Signal Station the ship may proceed inwards, otherwise it shall wait until the signal is repeated, and when two or more ships are proceeding inwards the mole signal station when repeating the signal “R” over first substitute will host the signal letters of the ship which has the right of way.
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Office of the General Manager, Monitoring and Regulation ⬤
Managing Director, Nigeria Ports Authority ⬤
Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport ⬤
Office of the Minister of State for Transport ⬤
Office of the Minister of Transport ⬤
Federal Executive Council ⬤
Nigerian Ports Authority (Port) Regulations [L.N. 134 Of 1955. 154 Of 1956.] Current Version
January 2022
Regulation 63 concerns rules to be observed by ships making for the entrance. It states that where two or more ships are making for the entrance to the Port of Lagos the following rules shall be observed: the master of a ship proceeding outwards and beyond the entrance shall cause to be hoisted before leaving his berth the letter “P” over code pennant of the international code of signals; and if such signal is repeated by the Town and Mole Signal Stations the outward-bound ship may proceed, otherwise it shall wait until such signal is repeated, the master of a ship bound for the entrance to the port shall cause to be hoisted in the vicinity of the fairway buoy the letter “R” over first substitute of the International Code of Signals; and if such signal is repeated by the Mole Signal Station the ship may proceed inwards, otherwise it shall wait until the signal is repeated, and when two or more ships are proceeding inwards the mole signal station when repeating the signal “R” over first substitute will host the signal letters of the ship which has the right of way.
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