1. PRESENTATION OF SIGNAL STATEBOARD AND NAVIGATION INFORMATION DISPLAYED

Signal station	Boards for vessels from North (SB)	Boards for vessels from South (NB)
PF	(VSP)(MET,CY.NO,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y
(PS)	(VSP)(MET,CY.NO,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y
Km 3.7	(VSP)(MET,CY.NO,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,B,E) Z Y
RAS EL ICH	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y
TINEH	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,B,E) Z Y
EL. KAP	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y
KANTARA	(VSP)(MET,P,M,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y
BALLAH	(VSP)(MET,P,M,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y
EL FERDAN	(VSP)(MET,T,TM,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET.E) Z Y
ISMAILIA	(VSP)(MET,T,P,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET, E) Z Y
TOUSSOUM	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y	(VSP)(NIET,T,TM,E) Z Y
DEVERSOIR	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,T,TM,E) Z Y
KABRIT	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,P,E) Z Y
GENEFA	(VSP)(MET, E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y
CHALOUFA	(VSP)(MET, E) Z Y	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y
SUEZ	(VSP)(MET,E) Z Y	(VSP)MET,E,CY.No) Z Y

The characteristic Letter used are :

VSP :Variable system parameter (6 characters) which may be inserted manually on request by movement office or signaling station for navigational information and meteorological. These 6 characters must be alphanumeric characters.
Y : Your time at the signaling station.
Z : Time of passage of vessel ahead of you.
P : Estimated time to get underway for vessels stopped at crossing zones (PREVI).
M : Number of vessels mooring in the branch you are going through.
TM : Vessels already anchored at Timsah.
T : Vessels must late anchored.
CY. No. : Convoy ordering number for ship in convoy.
E : Emergency information.
MET : Meteorological information.
B : Berthing area.