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When a vessel is expected to arrive in the port a notice shall be sent in advance at the earliest possible moment in the prescribed form to the Deputy Conservator of the Port by the master, owner or agent of the vessel expressing also the particular berth, if any, which the vessel would prefer to occupy, the expression of such preferance shall not, however, entitle the vessel to any particular berth. Copies of such notice shall also be sent simultaneously to the Traffic Manager and the Harbour Master.