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PORT OF LARNACA.
Ac bur or entrance what is:—
(1) the minimum width ?
(2) the minimum navigable depth, L.W.O.S.T.'.
(Note.—If between the entrance and the deep sea
there are bars or shoals where a lesser depth
occurs than the minimum indicated above, a
List of such obstructions and of the depths over
them (L.W.O.S.T.) should be given).
, Li the approach channel from bar or entrance-
to berthing accommodation, what is :—
(1) the minimum and maximum width !
(2) the minimum and maximum depth,
L.W.O.S.T. ?
-3. W h a t
(1) the rise and fall of tides
(a) ordinary springs,
(6) ordinary neaps '.
the rise of ordinarv
L.W.O.S.T. ?
(2)
neaps above
Open roadstead.
No approach channel.
No regular tides. There is an
and fall of from 1 ft. to 14 ft.
irregular rise
4. W h a t is the maximum available depth of
water—
(a) at piers or wharves, L.W.O.S.T. ?
(b) in the case of enclosed docks in the
entrance locks, if any, and at dock I -.-
quays, H.W.O-N.T. ?
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5 ft. at end of pier.
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5. W h a t are the respective lengths of piers,
wharves, or (in the case of enclosed docks)
dock quays, where the maximum, depth of
water, referred to in Question 4, exists ?
What percentage does the total of these lengths
bear to the total accommodation at the port I ,
6. What are the dimensions (length, loaded
draught, and beam at that draught) of the
largest vessels which under existing circum–
stances, can b e —
(a) berthed alongside anv pier or wharf •
(L.W.O.S.T.) ?
(6) in the case of enclosed docks—
(1) admitted direct to ?
or
(2) admitted through the entrance lock
of any important dock or docks,
H.W.O-N.T. ?
7. W h a t are the dimensions (length, breadth, and !
depth over sill H.W.O.N.T.) of the largest dry j
dock orfloatingdock in the port I
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8. Are operations in progress to increase the depth '
of water—
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(a) at the entrance and in the approach I
channel—
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(6) in the case of enclosed docks, at the j
entrance lock, if any, of any important
dock or docks—
(c) at the principal berths—
to 40 feet at L.W.O.S.T. (in the case of the
berths at enclosed docks, H.W.O-N.T.), and is
accommodation being provided for vessels
1,000 feet in length and of 100 feet beam ?
Tf not, to what extent is deepening being effected,
and for vessels of what dimensions (length,
draught, and beam at that draught) is accom–
modation being provided or in contemplation ?
The length of pier -* 900 ft. but the depth of
water referred to in question 4 exists at
inside T end of pier.
(a) length 60 ft., draught 4 ft., beam 20 ft.
(a) No.
(c) No.
Dredging operations are in progress to provide
a uniform depth of 7 ft. 6 inches of water,
from the middle of the pier to the T end
(450 ft.), to accommodate lighters and similar
small craft.