A.  It may only be requested by vessels’ agents during the following periods prior to the requested transit date:

• First Period: 365 to 22 days. (For commercial passenger vessels: up to 547 days).
• Second Period: 21 to 4 days prior to the requested transit date.
• Third Period: 3 to 2 days.
• Auction Period: 2 days (at 14:00 hrs) to 1 day (at 13:00 hrs).

A total of 26 reserved transit slots will be made available throughout the four booking periods. From time to time, the ACP may adjust the total number of available reserved transit slots to allow congestion of vessels waiting to transit to be reduced.