WSR 01-08-081

PROPOSED RULES

BOARD OF

PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS

[ Filed April 3, 2001, 4:33 p.m. ]

Original Notice.

Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).

Title of Rule: Pilotage rates for the Puget Sound pilotage district.

Purpose: To establish a Puget Sound pilotage district annual tariff.

Other Identifying Information: WAC 363-116-300.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 88.16.035.

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 88.16.035.

Summary: The proposed rule reflects a 6.65% increase in all categories except transportation to be charged for pilotage services in the Puget Sound pilotage district for the 2001-2002 tariff year.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: RCW 88.16.035 requires that a tariff be set annually.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Board of Pilotage Commissioners, 2911 2nd Avenue, Suite 100, Seattle, WA, (206) 515-3904.

Name of Proponent: Puget Sound Pilots, private.

Agency Comments or Recommendations, if any, as to Statutory Language, Implementation, Enforcement, and Fiscal Matters: Current rates for the Puget Sound pilotage district expire on June 30, 2001. New rates must be set annually.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The rule as proposed by the Puget Sound pilots would increase the tariff for pilotage services in the Puget Sound pilotage district by 6.65% over the present tariff in all categories except transportation.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: The proposed rule is a 6.65% increase over the existing tariff in all categories except transportation.

The board may adopt a rule that varies from the proposed rule upon consideration of presentations and written comments from other interested parties and the public.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed rule is being considered in the context of the required annual revision to the rates charged for pilotage services. The application of the 6.65% increase is clear in the proposed tariff below and represents a minor economic impact on shipping costs.

Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption.

Hearing Location: 2911 2nd Avenue, Level B Conference Room, Seattle, WA 98121, on May 10, 2001, at 9:00 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Peggy Larson by May 7, 2001.

Submit Written Comments to: Harry Dudley, Chairman, 2911 2nd Avenue, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98121, fax (206) 515-3969, by May 3, 2001.

Date of Intended Adoption: May 10, 2001.

April 3, 2001

Peggy Larson

Administrator


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 00-11-119, filed 5/22/00, effective 7/1/00)

WAC 363-116-300   Pilotage rates for the Puget Sound pilotage district.   Effective 0001 hours July 1, ((2000)) 2001, through 2400 hours June 30, ((2001)) 2002.


CLASSIFICATION
 RATE
Ship length overall (LOA)
Charges: per LOA rate schedule in this section
Boarding fee: (($36.00)) $38.00
Per each boarding/deboarding at the Port Angeles pilot station.
Harbor shift - Live ship (Seattle Port) LOA Zone I
Harbor shift - Live ship (other than Seattle Port) LOA Zone I
Harbor shift Dead ship Double LOA

Zone I
Dead ship towing charge: Double LOA
LOA of tug+ LOA of tow+ beam of tow Zone
Any tow exceeding seven hours, two pilots are mandatory. Harbor shifts shall constitute and be limited to those services in moving vessels from dock to dock, from anchorage to dock, from dock to anchorage, or from anchorage to anchorage in the same port after all other applicable tariff charges for pilotage services have been recognized as payable.

Waterway and bridge charges:

Ships up to 90' beam:

A charge of (($189.00)) $202.00 shall be in addition to bridge fees for any vessel movements both inbound and outbound required to transit south of Spokane Street in Seattle, south of Eleventh Street in any of the Tacoma waterways, in Port Gamble, or in the Snohomish River. Any vessel movements required to transit through bridges shall have an additional charge of (($90.00)) $96.00 per bridge.

Ships 90' beam and/or over:

A charge of (($255.00)) $272.00 shall be in addition to bridge fees for any vessel movements both inbound and outbound required to transit south of Spokane Street in Seattle and south of Eleventh Street in any of the Tacoma waterways. Any vessel movements required to transit through bridges shall have an additional charge of (($179.00)) $191.00 per bridge.

(The above charges shall not apply to transit of vessels

from Shilshole Bay to the limits of Lake Washington.)

Two or three pilots required:

In a case where two or three pilots are employed for a single vessel waterway or bridge transit, the second and/or third pilot charge shall include the bridge and waterway charge in addition to the harbor shift rate.

Compass adjustment (($254.00)) $271.00
Radio direction finder calibration (($254.00)) $271.00
Launching vessels (($382.00)) $407.00
Trial trips, 6 hours or less (Minimum (($714.00)) $762.00) (($119.00)) $127.00

per hr.
Trial trips, over 6 hours (two pilots) (($238.00)) $254.00

per hr.

Shilshole Bay Salmon Bay (($149.00)) $159.00
Salmon Bay Lake Union (($116.00)) $124.00
Lake Union Lake Washington (plus LOA zone from Webster Point) (($149.00)) $159.00
Cancellation charge LOA Zone I
Cancellation charge -- Port Angeles (when a pilot is ordered and vessel proceeds to a port outside the Puget Sound pilotage district without stopping for pilot or when a pilot order is cancelled less than twelve hours prior to the original ETA.)

LOA Zone II
Docking delay after anchoring: (($119.00)) $127.00

per hr.
Applicable harbor shift rate to apply, plus (($119.00)) $127.00 per hour standby. No charge if delay is 60 minutes or less. If the delay is more than 60 minutes, charge is (($119.00)) $127.00 for every hour or fraction thereof.


Sailing delay: (($119.00)) $127.00 per hour
No charge if delay is 60 minutes or less. If the delay is more than 60 minutes, charge is (($119.00)) $127.00 for every hour or fraction thereof. The assessment of the standby fee shall not exceed a period of twelve hours in any twenty-four hour period.

Slowdown: (($119.00)) $127.00 per hour
When a vessel chooses not to maintain its normal speed capabilities for reasons determined by the vessel and not the pilot, and when the difference in arrival time is one hour, or greater, from the predicted arrival time had the vessel maintained its normal speed capabilities, a charge of (($119.00)) $127.00 per hour, and each fraction thereof, will be assessed for the resultant difference in arrival time.

Tonnage charges:
0 to 20,000 gross tons:

Additional charge to LOA zone mileage of (($0.0060)) $0.0064 a gross ton for all gross tonnage up to 20,000 gross tons.

20,000 to 50,000 gross tons:

Additional charge to LOA zone mileage of (($0.0616)) $0.0657 a gross ton for all gross tonnage in excess of 20,000 gross tons up to 50,000 gross tons.

50,000 gross tons and up:

In excess of 50,000 gross tons, the charge shall be (($0.0737)) $0.0786 per gross ton.

For vessels where a certificate of international gross tonnage is required, the appropriate international gross tonnage shall apply.

Delayed arrival-Port Angeles: (($119.00)) $127.00 per hour
When a pilot is ordered for an arriving inbound vessel at Port Angeles and the vessel does not arrive within two hours of its ETA, or its ETA is amended less than six hours prior to the original ETA, a charge of (($119.00)) $127.00 for each hour delay, or fraction thereof, shall be assessed in addition to all other appropriate charges.

When a pilot is ordered for an arriving inbound vessel at Port Angeles and the ETA is delayed to six hours or more beyond the original ETA, a cancellation charge shall be assessed, in addition to all other appropriate charges, if the ETA was not amended at least twelve hours prior to the original ETA.

Transportation to vessels on Puget Sound:

March Point or Anacortes $ 144.00
Bangor 84.00
Bellingham 158.00
Bremerton 44.00
Cherry Point 175.00
Dupont 85.00
Edmonds 27.00
Everett 52.00
Ferndale 173.00
Manchester 66.00
Mukilteo 52.00
Olympia 108.00
Point Wells 27.00
Port Gamble 77.00
Port Townsend (Indian Island) 109.00
Seattle 15.00
Semiahmoo (Blaine) 196.00
Tacoma 56.00
Tacoma Smelter 66.00
Winslow 42.00

(a) Intraharbor transportation for the Port Angeles port area -transportation between Port Angeles pilot station and Port Angeles harbor docks - $15.00.

(b) Interport shifts: Transportation paid to and from both points.

(c) Intraharbor shifts: Transportation to be paid both ways. If intraharbor shift is cancelled on or before scheduled reporting time, transportation paid one way only.

(d) Cancellation: Transportation both ways unless notice of cancellation is received prior to scheduled reporting time in which case transportation need only be paid one way.

(e) Any new facilities or other seldom used terminals, not covered above, shall be based on mileage x $1.80 per mile. Delinquent payment charge: 1 1/2% per month after 45 days from first billing.

Delinquent payment charge: 1 1/2% per month after 45 days from first billing.

Nonuse of pilots: Ships taking and discharging pilots without using their services through all Puget Sound and adjacent inland waters shall pay full pilotage fees on the LOA zone mileage basis from Port Angeles to destination, from place of departure to Port Angeles, or for entire distance between two ports on Puget Sound and adjacent inland waters.

LOA rate schedule

The following rate schedule is based upon distances furnished by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, computed to the nearest half-mile and includes retirement fund contributions.


((LOA
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
I II III IV V VI
Intra Harbor 0-30

Miles

 31-50

Miles

 51-75

Miles

 76-100 Miles 101 Miles

& Over

Up to 449
179
279
484
725
979
1272
450 - 459 185 285 487 736 995 1278
460 - 469 188 289 494 748 1009 1284
470 - 479 194 297 501 763 1012 1287
480 - 489 199 303 503 778 1018 1293
490 - 499 202 307 510 792 1030 1298
500 - 509 213 312 518 801 1037 1307
510 - 519 215 318 523 813 1049 1311
520 - 529 218 329 531 817 1058 1324
530 - 539 225 334 538 826 1075 1337
540 - 549 228 339 550 835 1093 1349
550 - 559 233 350 554 848 1100 1363
560 - 569 242 364 564 855 1111 1376
570 - 579 247 368 568 859 1123 1385
580 - 589 258 375 580 866 1130 1399
590 - 599 270 382 584 870 1146 1415
600 - 609 279 393 591 872 1160 1422
610 - 619 296 398 603 877 1172 1434
620 - 629 308 403 609 887 1185 1452
630 - 639 323 410 616 889 1195 1464
640 - 649 336 420 623 892 1206 1476
650 - 659 360 427 633 899 1221 1491
660 - 669 367 431 639 903 1233 1502
670 - 679 380 443 645 919 1248 1511
680 - 689 386 452 654 929 1259 1527
690 - 699 398 459 663 945 1272 1557
700 - 719 416 474 676 955 1297 1575
720 - 739 441 487 693 969 1324 1603
740 - 759 459 510 707 979 1349 1630
760 - 779 477 528 723 995 1376 1653
780 - 799 501 551 736 1009 1399 1682
800 - 819 521 568 751 1014 1422 1707
820 - 839 538 587 769 1030 1452 1727
840 - 859 561 612 782 1041 1475 1757
860 - 879 582 633 797 1069 1502 1782
880 - 899 603 652 813 1095 1527 1808
900 - 919 621 672 827 1121 1557 1834
920 - 939 640 693 848 1146 1574 1858
940 - 959 663 712 860 1172 1603 1882
960 - 979 679 733 874 1195 1630 1910
980 - 999 703 751 890 1221 1653 1933
1000 - 1019 744 799 931 1285 1731 2017
1020 - 1039 766 823 959 1324 1783 2078
1040 - 1059 789 848 988 1363 1836 2140
1060 - 1079 813 873 1017 1404 1892 2204
1080 - 1099 837 899 1048 1446 1948 2270
1100 - 1119 862 926 1079 1490 2007 2338
1120 - 1139 888 954 1112 1534 2067 2408
1140 - 1159 915 983 1145 1580 2129 2481
1160 - 1179 942 1012 1179 1628 2193 2555
1180 - 1199 971 1043 1215 1677 2259 2632
1200 - 1219 1000 1074 1251 1727 2326 2711
1220 - 1239 1030 1106 1289 1779 2396 2792
1240 - 1259 1061 1139 1327 1832 2468 2876
1260 - 1279 1093 1173 1367 1887 2542 2962
1280 - 1299 1125 1209 1408 1944 2618 3051
1300 - 1319 1159 1245 1450 2002 2697 3142
1320 - 1339 1194 1282 1494 2062 2778 3237
1340 - 1359 1230 1321 1539 2124 2861 3334
1360 - 1379 1267 1360 1585 2188 2947 3434
1380 - 1399 1305 1401 1633 2253 3035 3537
1400 - 1419 1344 1443 1681 2321 3126 3643
1420 - 1439 1384 1486 1732 2390 3220 3752
1440 - 1459 1426 1531 1784 2462 3317 3865
1460 - 1479 1468 1577 1837 2536 3416 3981
1480 - 1499 1512 1624 1893 2612 3519 4100
1500 Over 1558 1673 1949 2691 3624 4223))


LOA
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
ZONE
I II III IV V VI
Intra Harbor 0-30

Miles

 31-50

Miles

 51-75

Miles

 76-100 Miles 101 Miles

& Over
Up to 449 191 298 516 773 1044 1357
450 - 459 197 304 519 785 1061 1363
460 - 469 201 308 527 798 1076 1369
470 - 479 207 317 534 814 1079 1373
480 - 489 212 323 536 830 1086 1379
490 - 499 215 327 544 845 1099 1384
500 - 509 227 333 552 854 1106 1394
510 - 519 229 339 558 867 1119 1398
520 - 529 233 351 566 871 1128 1412
530 - 539 240 356 574 881 1146 1426
540 - 549 243 362 587 891 1166 1439
550 - 559 249 373 591 904 1173 1454
560 - 569 258 388 602 912 1185 1468
570 - 579 263 392 606 916 1198 1477
580 - 589 275 400 619 924 1205 1492
590 - 599 288 407 623 928 1222 1509
600 - 609 298 419 630 930 1237 1517
610 - 619 316 424 643 935 1250 1529
620 - 629 328 430 650 946 1264 1549
630 - 639 344 437 657 948 1274 1561
640 - 649 358 448 664 951 1286 1574
650 - 659 384 455 675 959 1302 1590
660 - 669 391 460 682 963 1315 1602
670 - 679 405 472 688 980 1331 1611
680 - 689 412 482 698 991 1343 1629
690 - 699 424 490 707 1008 1357 1661
700 - 719 444 506 721 1019 1383 1680
720 - 739 470 519 739 1033 1412 1710
740 - 759 490 544 754 1044 1439 1738
760 - 779 509 563 771 1061 1468 1763
780 - 799 534 588 785 1076 1492 1794
800 - 819 556 606 801 1081 1517 1821
820 - 839 574 626 820 1099 1549 1842
840 - 859 598 653 834 1110 1573 1874
860 - 879 621 675 850 1140 1602 1901
880 - 899 643 695 867 1168 1629 1928
900 - 919 662 717 882 1196 1661 1956
920 - 939 683 739 904 1222 1679 1982
940 - 959 707 759 917 1250 1710 2007
960 - 979 724 782 932 1274 1738 2037
980 - 999 750 801 949 1302 1763 2062
1000 - 1019 793 852 993 1370 1846 2151
1020 - 1039 817 878 1023 1412 1902 2216
1040 - 1059 841 798 1054 1454 1958 2282
1060 - 1079 867 931 1085 1497 2018 2351
1080 - 1099 893 959 1118 1542 2078 2421
1100 - 1119 919 988 1151 1589 2140 2493
1120 - 1139 947 1017 1186 1636 2204 2568
1140 - 1159 976 1048 1221 1685 2271 2646
1160 - 1179 1005 1079 1257 1736 2339 2725
1180 - 1199 1036 1112 1296 1789 2409 2807
1200 - 1219 1067 1145 1334 1842 2481 2891
1220 - 1239 1099 1180 1375 1897 2555 2978
1240 - 1259 1132 1215 1415 1954 2632 3067
1260 - 1279 1166 1251 1458 2012 2711 3159
1280 - 1299 1200 1289 1502 2073 2792 3254
1300 - 1319 1236 1328 1546 2135 2876 3351
1320 - 1339 1273 1367 1593 2199 2963 3452
1340 - 1359 1312 1409 1641 2265 3051 3556
1360 - 1379 1351 1450 1690 2334 3143 3662
1380 - 1399 1392 1494 1742 2403 3237 3772
1400 - 1419 1433 1539 1793 2475 3334 3885
1420 - 1439 1476 1585 1847 2549 3434 4002
1440 - 1459 1521 1633 1903 2626 3538 4122
1460 - 1479 1566 1682 1959 2705 3643 4246
1480 - 1499 1613 1732 2019 2786 3753 4373
1500 Over 1662 1784 2079 2870 3865 4504

[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 00-11-119, 363-116-300, filed 5/22/00, effective 7/1/00; 99-12-027, 363-116-300, filed 5/25/99, effective 7/1/99; 98-12-008, 363-116-300, filed 5/22/98, effective 7/1/98; 97-12-017, 363-116-300, filed 5/28/97, effective 7/1/97. Recodified as 363-116-300. 97-08-042, filed 3/28/97, effective 3/28/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 96-12-017, 296-116-300, filed 5/29/96, effective 7/1/96; 95-12-018, 296-116-300, filed 5/30/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-12-044, 296-116-300, filed 5/27/94, effective 7/1/94; 93-12-133, 296-116-300, filed 6/2/93, effective 7/3/93; 92-14-007, 296-116-300, filed 6/19/92, effective 7/20/92; 91-11-074, 296-116-300, filed 5/20/91, effective 6/20/91; 90-20-116, 296-116-300, filed 10/2/90, effective 11/2/90; 90-08-095, 296-116-300, filed 4/4/90, effective 5/5/90; 89-08-041 (Order 89-2, Resolution No. 89-2), 296-116-300, filed 3/31/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.050. 88-05-039 (Order 88-1, Resolution No. 88-1), 296-116-300, filed 2/16/88, effective 3/18/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035(4). 87-01-081 (Orders 86-9 and 86-10, Resolution Nos. 86-9 and 86-10), 296-116-300, filed 12/19/86; 86-19-066 (Order 86-6, Resolution No. 86-6), 296-116-300, filed 9/16/86; 86-02-035 (Order 86-1, Resolution No. 86-1), 296-116-300, filed 12/30/85; 85-02-048 (Order 84-5, Resolution No. 84-5), 296-116-300, filed 12/31/84; 84-04-006 (Order 84-1, Resolution No. 84-1), 296-116-300, filed 1/20/84; 83-17-055 (Order 83-6, Resolution No. 83-6), 296-116-300, filed 8/17/83; 82-13-065 (Order 82-4, Resolution No. 82-4), 296-116-300, filed 6/16/82. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 81-12-017 (Order 81-2, Resolution No. 81-2), 296-116-300, filed 5/29/81; 80-06-084 (Order 80-1, Resolution No. 80-1), 296-116-300, filed 5/28/80. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035(4). 79-07-033 (Order 79-4, Resolution No. 79-4), 296-116-300, filed 6/19/79. Statutory Authority: Chapter 88.16 RCW and 1977 ex. sess. c 337, 1 and 4. 78-02-008 (Order 78-1), 296-116-300, filed 1/6/78, effective 2/10/78; Order 77-18, 296-116-300, filed 9/20/77, effective 11/1/77; Order 76-24, 296-116-300, filed 7/22/76; Order 75-3, 296-116-300, filed 2/10/75; Order 74-2, 296-116-300, filed 1/8/74; Order 73-8, 296-116-300, filed 6/20/73 and Emergency Order 73-10, filed 7/19/73, effective 8/14/73; Order 70-7, 296-116-300, filed 7/16/70; 7/25/67; 2/18/64; 10/29/62; 12/28/60; 3/23/60.]

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