EMERGENCY RULES
PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS
Date of Adoption: February 14, 2002.
Purpose: To establish a Grays Harbor pilotage district tariff that will allow the existing boarding fee and harbor shift cancellation fee to be charged when engaging the use of a helicopter.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 363-116-185.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 88.16.035.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: It has been determined that pilots providing pilotage services on the waters of the Grays Harbor pilotage district must be insured proper and safe boarding and deboarding to and from vessels. At certain times, the use of helicopter boarding and deboarding has been determined to be more appropriate in order to insure safety. Under the new rule boarding/deboarding is no longer limited to the use of a boat and the ability to charge the related fees is extended to include helicopters.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Other Findings Required by Other Provisions of Law as Precondition to Adoption or Effectiveness of Rule: All
requirements necessary to amend the existing Grays Harbor
pilotage district tariff as set forth in chapter 53.08 RCW have
been met.
Effective Date of Rule:
Immediately.
February 20, 2002
Peggy Larson
Administrator
OTS-5493.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-18-049, filed 8/30/01,
effective 9/30/01)
WAC 363-116-185
Tariffs, and pilotage rates for the Grays
Harbor pilotage district.
((Effective through 2400 hours July
31, 2002.))
Each vessel shall be charged according to its draft and tonnage. The draft charges shall be $80.99 per meter (or $24.64 per foot) and the tonnage charge shall be $0.2583 per net registered ton. The minimum net registered tonnage charge is $903.79. The charge for an extra vessel (in case of tow) is $516.48.
Boarding fee:
| Per each boarding/deboarding from a boat or helicopter . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$389.67 |
| For each shift from dock to dock, dock to anchorage, anchorage to dock, or anchorage to anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . | $647.88 |
|
| Delays per hour . . . . . . . . . . . . | $154.49 | |
| Cancellation charge (pilot only) . . . . . . . . . . . . | $258.22 | |
| Cancellation charge ((( |
$774.69 |
| Charge per pilotage assignment, including cancellations . . . . . . . . . . . . | $101.00 |
| Transportation fee per assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . | $55.00 |
|
| Pilot when traveling to an outlying port
to join a vessel or returning through an
outlying port from a vessel which has
been piloted to sea shall be paid
$903.82 for each day or fraction
thereof, and the travel expense incurred . . . . . . . . . . . . |
$903.82 |
| Charge for each bridge transited . . . . . . . . . . . . | $283.61 | |
| Additional surcharge for each bridge transited for vessels in excess of 27.5 meters in beam . . . . . . . . . . . . | $785.22 |
| The balance of amounts due for pilotage rates not paid within 30 days of invoice will be assessed at 1 1/2% per month late charge. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 01-18-049, § 363-116-185, filed 8/30/01, effective 9/30/01; 01-13-066, § 363-116-185, filed 6/18/01, effective 6/18/01; 00-13-097, § 363-116-185, filed 6/21/00, effective 8/1/00; 99-16-027, § 363-116-185, filed 7/27/99, effective 8/1/99; 98-19-036, § 363-116-185, filed 9/11/98, effective 9/15/98; 97-15-120, § 363-116-185, filed 7/23/97, effective 8/1/97. Recodified as § 363-116-185. 97-08-042, filed 3/28/97, effective 3/28/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 96-14-062, § 296-116-185, filed 6/28/96, effective 8/1/96; 95-13-054, § 296-116-185, filed 6/16/95, effective 8/1/95; 94-05-006, § 296-116-185, filed 2/3/94, effective 3/6/94; 93-13-055, § 296-116-185, filed 6/16/93, effective 7/17/93; 93-03-080, § 296-116-185, filed 1/19/93, effective 2/19/93; 92-14-069, § 296-116-185, filed 6/26/92, effective 7/27/92; 91-08-008, § 296-116-185, filed 3/26/91, effective 4/26/91; 90-09-013, § 296-116-185, filed 4/6/90, effective 5/7/90; 89-08-042 (Order 89-3, Resolution No. 89-3), § 296-116-185, filed 3/31/89; 88-05-043 (Order 88-2, Resolution No. 88-2), § 296-116-185, filed 2/17/88, effective 3/21/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035(4). 87-01-081 (Orders 86-9 and 86-10, Resolution Nos. 86-9 and 86-10), § 296-116-185, filed 12/19/86; 85-02-048 (Order 84-5, Resolution No. 84-5), § 296-116-185, filed 12/31/84; 83-15-012 (Order 83-3, Resolution No. 83-3), § 296-116-185, filed 7/12/83; 82-08-016 (Order 82-1, Resolution No. 82-1), § 296-116-185, filed 3/29/82; 81-07-009 (Order 81-1, Resolution No. 81-1), § 296-116-185, filed 3/6/81; 80-03-081 (Order 79-6, Resolution No. 79-6), § 296-116-185, filed 3/4/80; Order 2-68, § 296-116-185, filed 11/1/68.]