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PORT OF LARNACA.
At bar or entrance what is:—
(1; the minimum width 1
(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).
Open roadstead.
. In the approach channel from bar or entrance
to berthing aocommodation, what is :—
(1) the minimum and m a x i m u m width ?
(2) the minimum and m a x i m u m depth,
L.W.O.S.T. ?
What is—
(1) the rise and fall of tides
(a) ordinary springs,
(6) ordinary neaps ?
(2) the rise of ordinarv
L.W.O.S.T. ?
N o approach channel.
No regular tides. There is an irregular rise
and fall of from 1 ft. to 1* ft.
neaps above
4. What is the m a x i m u m 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
quays, H.W.O.N.T. . .'•";•• '
5 ft. at end of pier.
. W h a t are the respective lengths of piers,
wharves, or (in the case of enclosed docks)
dock quays, where the m a x i m u m 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 ?
The length of pier is -iX» ft. but the depth of
water referred to in question 4 exists only
at inside T end of pier.
6. What
draught
largest
are the dimensions (length,
, and beam at that draught) o
vessels which under existing circum
loaded
the
stances, can b e —
(a) berthed alongside any pier or wharf
t
(a) length 60 ft., draught 4 ft., beam 20 ft.
(L.W.O.S.T.) ?
(b) in the case of enclosed docks—
(1) admitted direct to "?
or
(2) admitted through the entrance lock
of anv important dock or docks,
H.W.O.N.T. .
7. What are the dimensions (length, breadth, and
depth over sill H.W.O.N.T.) of the largest dry
dock orfloatingdock in the port ?
S. Are operations in progress to increase the depth
of water—
(a) at the entrance and in the approach
channel—
(b) in the case of enclosed
entrance lock, if any, of
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 .
If 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 1
docks, at the
any important
(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.