Complying with the "Rules of Navigation" established by The Suez Canal Authority, which states that ships which go through the canal during the night must be equipped with The Suez Canal Searchlight.
The lamp must have a luminous intensity of a single light beam not less than 3 x 106 (3 million) candela, which is equivalent to a high efficiency lamp of 2,000 watts for vessels up to 30,000 S.C. tons gross and 3,000 watts for vessels over 30,000 S. C. tons gross.
The searchlights must have a certificate issued by one of the Classification Societies such as N.K., Lloyd, etc. and must be equipped with a 2 lamp carrier that can be turned into position to let the lamp focus directly on the reflector.
Available in a floor mounting type or ceiling mounting type.
The most popular model is the floor mounting, manual operated type as listed below.
This type is also available for use with incandescent lamps or halogen lamps.