PERMANENT RULES
PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS
Date of Adoption: August 9, 2001.
Purpose: To establish a Puget Sound pilotage district tariff that will supplement revenue as needed for supporting retirement plans for Washington state-licensed pilots.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 363-116-300.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 88.16.035.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-14-088 on July 5, 2001.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The adopted rule does not include an increase in the current tariff by the proposed .64%. Instead, it reflects an $8.00 across-the-board increase to the LOA rate schedule only.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 1,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
August 29, 2001
Peggy Larson
Administrator
OTS-5134.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-12-032, filed 5/29/01,
effective 7/1/01)
WAC 363-116-300
Pilotage rates for the Puget Sound pilotage
district.
Effective ((0001 hours July 1, 2001,)) through 2400
hours June 30, 2002.
| CLASSIFICATION |
RATE | ||
| Ship length overall (LOA) | |||
| Charges: | per LOA rate schedule in
this section |
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| Boarding fee: | $36.00 | ||
| 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 |
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| Dead ship towing charge: | Double LOA | ||
| LOA of tug+ LOA of tow+ beam of tow | Zone | ||
Waterway and bridge charges:
Ships up to 90' beam:
A charge of $191.00 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 $91.00 per bridge.
Ships 90' beam and/or over:
A charge of $258.00 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 $181.00 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 | $257.00 |
| Radio direction finder calibration | $257.00 |
| Launching vessels | $387.00 |
| Trial trips, 6 hours or less (Minimum $726.00) | $121.00 per hr. |
| Trial trips, over 6 hours (two pilots) | $241.00 per hr. |
| Shilshole Bay Salmon Bay | $151.00 |
| Salmon Bay Lake Union | $118.00 |
| Lake Union Lake Washington (plus LOA zone from Webster Point) | $151.00 |
| 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: | $121.00 per hr. |
| Sailing delay: | $121.00 per hour |
| Slowdown: | $121.00 per hour |
| Tonnage charges: |
Additional charge to LOA zone mileage of $0.0061 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 $0.0624 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 $0.0747 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: | $121.00 per hour |
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.
Over |
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| 4279)) |
| 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 | 189 | 291 | 498 | 743 | 1000 | 1297 |
| 450 - 459 | 195 | 297 | 501 | 754 | 1016 | 1303 |
| 460 - 469 | 198 | 301 | 509 | 766 | 1030 | 1309 |
| 470 - 479 | 205 | 309 | 516 | 781 | 1033 | 1312 |
| 480 - 489 | 210 | 315 | 518 | 796 | 1039 | 1318 |
| 490 - 499 | 213 | 319 | 525 | 810 | 1052 | 1323 |
| 500 - 509 | 224 | 324 | 533 | 820 | 1059 | 1332 |
| 510 - 519 | 226 | 330 | 538 | 832 | 1071 | 1336 |
| 520 - 529 | 229 | 341 | 546 | 836 | 1080 | 1349 |
| 530 - 539 | 236 | 346 | 553 | 845 | 1097 | 1363 |
| 540 - 549 | 239 | 351 | 565 | 854 | 1115 | 1375 |
| 550 - 559 | 244 | 363 | 569 | 867 | 1123 | 1389 |
| 560 - 569 | 253 | 377 | 579 | 874 | 1134 | 1402 |
| 570 - 579 | 258 | 381 | 583 | 878 | 1146 | 1411 |
| 580 - 589 | 269 | 388 | 596 | 885 | 1153 | 1425 |
| 590 - 599 | 282 | 395 | 600 | 889 | 1169 | 1442 |
| 600 - 609 | 291 | 406 | 607 | 892 | 1183 | 1449 |
| 610 - 619 | 308 | 411 | 619 | 897 | 1195 | 1461 |
| 620 - 629 | 320 | 416 | 625 | 907 | 1209 | 1479 |
| 630 - 639 | 335 | 423 | 632 | 909 | 1219 | 1491 |
| 640 - 649 | 348 | 434 | 639 | 912 | 1230 | 1503 |
| 650 - 659 | 373 | 441 | 649 | 919 | 1245 | 1519 |
| 660 - 669 | 380 | 445 | 655 | 923 | 1257 | 1530 |
| 670 - 679 | 393 | 457 | 662 | 939 | 1272 | 1539 |
| 680 - 689 | 399 | 466 | 671 | 949 | 1284 | 1555 |
| 690 - 699 | 411 | 473 | 680 | 965 | 1297 | 1586 |
| 700 - 719 | 429 | 488 | 693 | 976 | 1322 | 1604 |
| 720 - 739 | 455 | 501 | 710 | 990 | 1349 | 1632 |
| 740 - 759 | 473 | 525 | 724 | 1000 | 1375 | 1660 |
| 760 - 779 | 491 | 543 | 741 | 1016 | 1402 | 1683 |
| 780 - 799 | 516 | 566 | 754 | 1030 | 1425 | 1712 |
| 800 - 819 | 536 | 583 | 769 | 1035 | 1449 | 1738 |
| 820 - 839 | 553 | 603 | 787 | 1052 | 1479 | 1758 |
| 840 - 859 | 576 | 628 | 800 | 1063 | 1502 | 1788 |
| 860 - 879 | 598 | 649 | 816 | 1091 | 1530 | 1814 |
| 880 - 899 | 619 | 669 | 832 | 1117 | 1553 | 1840 |
| 900 - 919 | 637 | 689 | 846 | 1144 | 1586 | 1866 |
| 920 - 939 | 656 | 710 | 867 | 1169 | 1603 | 1891 |
| 940 - 959 | 680 | 729 | 879 | 1195 | 1632 | 1915 |
| 960 - 979 | 696 | 751 | 894 | 1219 | 1660 | 1943 |
| 980 - 999 | 720 | 769 | 910 | 1245 | 1683 | 1967 |
| 1000 - 1019 | 762 | 818 | 951 | 1310 | 1762 | 2052 |
| 1020 - 1039 | 784 | 842 | 980 | 1349 | 1815 | 2113 |
| 1040 - 1059 | 807 | 867 | 1009 | 1389 | 1868 | 2176 |
| 1060 - 1079 | 832 | 893 | 1038 | 1431 | 1925 | 2241 |
| 1080 - 1099 | 856 | 919 | 1070 | 1473 | 1982 | 2308 |
| 1100 - 1119 | 881 | 946 | 1101 | 1518 | 2041 | 2377 |
| 1120 - 1139 | 908 | 975 | 1135 | 1562 | 2102 | 2448 |
| 1140 - 1159 | 935 | 1004 | 1168 | 1609 | 2165 | 2522 |
| 1160 - 1179 | 962 | 1033 | 1203 | 1657 | 2230 | 2597 |
| 1180 - 1199 | 992 | 1065 | 1239 | 1707 | 2297 | 2675 |
| 1200 - 1219 | 1021 | 1096 | 1276 | 1758 | 2365 | 2755 |
| 1220 - 1239 | 1052 | 1129 | 1314 | 1810 | 2436 | 2837 |
| 1240 - 1259 | 1083 | 1162 | 1353 | 1864 | 2509 | 2922 |
| 1260 - 1279 | 1115 | 1196 | 1393 | 1920 | 2584 | 3009 |
| 1280 - 1299 | 1148 | 1233 | 1435 | 1978 | 2661 | 3099 |
| 1300 - 1319 | 1182 | 1269 | 1477 | 2036 | 2741 | 3191 |
| 1320 - 1339 | 1218 | 1307 | 1522 | 2097 | 2823 | 3288 |
| 1340 - 1359 | 1254 | 1346 | 1567 | 2160 | 2907 | 3386 |
| 1360 - 1379 | 1292 | 1386 | 1614 | 2225 | 2994 | 3487 |
| 1380 - 1399 | 1330 | 1427 | 1663 | 2291 | 3083 | 3592 |
| 1400 - 1419 | 1370 | 1470 | 1711 | 2360 | 3175 | 3699 |
| 1420 - 1439 | 1410 | 1514 | 1763 | 2430 | 3271 | 3810 |
| 1440 - 1459 | 1453 | 1559 | 1816 | 2502 | 3369 | 3924 |
| 1460 - 1479 | 1495 | 1606 | 1869 | 2577 | 3469 | 4042 |
| 1480 - 1499 | 1540 | 1653 | 1926 | 2654 | 3573 | 4162 |
| 1500 Over | 1587 | 1703 | 1983 | 2735 | 3680 | 4287 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 01-12-032, 363-116-300, filed 5/29/01, effective 7/1/01; 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.]