WSR 03-12-019

PERMANENT RULES

BOARD OF

PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS

[ Filed May 28, 2003, 9:29 a.m. , effective July 1, 2003 ]

     Date of Adoption: May 8, 2003.

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

     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 03-08-058 on March 31, 2003.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The proposed version reflects a decrease of 1.66%. The adopted version reflects a decrease of 2.20%. Therefore, the adopted rule reflects a decrease of 0.54% more than was proposed, in all tariff categories except transportation.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: July 1, 2003.

May 23, 2003

Peggy Larson

Administrator

OTS-6288.2


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-12-008, filed 5/23/02, effective 7/1/02)

WAC 363-116-300   Pilotage rates for the Puget Sound pilotage district.   Effective 0001 hours July 1, ((2002)) 2003, through 2400 hours June 30, ((2003)) 2004.


CLASSIFICATION
RATE
Ship length overall (LOA)
Charges: per LOA rate schedule in this section
Boarding fee: (($41.00)) $40.00
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 (($216.00)) $211.00 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 (($103.00)) $101.00 per bridge.

Ships 90' beam and/or over:

     A charge of (($292.00)) $286.00 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 (($205.00)) $200.00 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 (($291.00)) $285.00
Radio direction finder calibration (($291.00)) $285.00
Launching vessels (($438.00)) $428.00
Trial trips, 6 hours or less (Minimum (($822.00)) $804.00) (($137.00)) $134.00

per hr.

Trial trips, over 6 hours (two pilots) (($274.00)) $268.00

per hr.

Shilshole Bay – Salmon Bay (($171.00)) $167.00
Salmon Bay – Lake Union (($134.00)) $131.00
Lake Union – Lake Washington (plus LOA zone from Webster Point) (($171.00)) $167.00
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: (($137.00)) $134.00

per hr.

     Applicable harbor shift rate to apply, plus (($137.00)) $134.00 per hour standby. No charge if delay is 60 minutes or less. If the delay is more than 60 minutes, charge is (($137.00)) $134.00 for every hour or fraction thereof.


Sailing delay: (($137.00)) $134.00

per hour

     No charge if delay is 60 minutes or less. If the delay is more than 60 minutes, charge is (($137.00)) $134.00 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: (($137.00)) $134.00

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 (($137.00)) $134.00 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 (($0.0069)) $0.0067 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 (($0.0706)) $0.0690 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 (($0.0846)) $0.0827 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: (($137.00)) $134.00

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 (($137.00)) $134.00 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 449 214 329 564 841 1,132 1,468
450 - 459 221 336 567 853 1,150 1,475
460 - 469 224 341 576 867 1,166 1,482
470 - 479 232 350 584 884 1,169 1,485
480 - 489 238 357 586 901 1,176 1,492
490 - 499 241 361 594 917 1,191 1,498
500 - 509 254 367 603 928 1,199 1,508
510 - 519 256 374 609 942 1,212 1,512
520 - 529 259 386 618 946 1,222 1,527
530 - 539 267 392 626 956 1,242 1,543
540 - 549 271 397 640 967 1,262 1,556
550 - 559 276 411 644 981 1,271 1,572
560 - 569 286 427 657 989 1,284 1,587
570 - 579 292 431 660 994 1,297 1,597
580 - 589 304 439 675 1,002 1,305 1,613
590 - 599 319 447 679 1,006 1,323 1,632
600 - 609 329 460 687 1,010 1,339 1,640
610 - 619 349 465 701 1,015 1,353 1,654
620 - 629 362 471 707 1,027 1,368 1,674
630 - 639 379 479 715 1,029 1,380 1,688
640 - 649 394 491 723 1,032 1,392 1,701
650 - 659 422 499 735 1,040 1,409 1,719
660 - 669 430 504 741 1,045 1,423 1,732
670 - 679 445 517 749 1,063 1,440 1,742
680 - 689 452 527 760 1,074 1,453 1,760
690 - 699 465 535 770 1,092 1,468 1,795
700 - 719 486 552 784 1,105 1,496 1,816
720 - 739 515 567 804 1,121 1,527 1,847
740 - 759 535 594 819 1,132 1,556 1,879
760 - 779 556 615 839 1,150 1,587 1,905
780 - 799 584 641 853 1,166 1,613 1,938
800 - 819 607 660 870 1,172 1,640 1,967
820 - 839 626 683 891 1,191 1,674 1,990
840 - 859 652 711 906 1,203 1,700 2,024
860 - 879 677 735 924 1,235 1,732 2,053
880 - 899 701 757 942 1,264 1,760 2,083
900 - 919 721 780 958 1,295 1,795 2,112
920 - 939 743 804 981 1,323 1,814 2,140
940 - 959 770 825 995 1,353 1,847 2,168
960 - 979 788 850 1,012 1,380 1,879 2,199
980 - 999 815 870 1,030 1,409 1,905 2,226
1000 - 1019 863 926 1,076 1,483 1,994 2,323
1020 - 1039 887 953 1,109 1,527 2,054 2,392
1040 - 1059 913 976 1,142 1,572 2,114 2,463
1060 - 1079 942 1,011 1,175 1,620 2,179 2,537
1080 - 1099 969 1,040 1,211 1,667 2,243 2,612
1100 - 1119 997 1,071 1,246 1,718 2,310 2,691
1120 - 1139 1,028 1,104 1,285 1,768 2,379 2,771
1140 - 1159 1,058 1,136 1,322 1,821 2,451 2,855
1160 - 1179 1,089 1,169 1,362 1,876 2,524 2,940
1180 - 1199 1,123 1,205 1,402 1,932 2,600 3,028
1200 - 1219 1,156 1,241 1,444 1,990 2,677 3,118
1220 - 1239 1,191 1,278 1,487 2,049 2,757 3,211
1240 - 1259 1,226 1,315 1,531 2,110 2,840 3,307
1260 - 1279 1,262 1,354 1,577 2,173 2,925 3,406
1280 - 1299 1,299 1,396 1,624 2,239 3,012 3,508
1300 - 1319 1,338 1,436 1,672 2,305 3,103 3,612
1320 - 1339 1,379 1,479 1,723 2,374 3,195 3,722
1340 - 1359 1,419 1,524 1,774 2,445 3,290 3,833
1360 - 1379 1,462 1,569 1,827 2,518 3,389 3,947
1380 - 1399 1,505 1,615 1,882 2,593 3,490 4,066
1400 - 1419 1,551 1,664 1,937 2,671 3,594 4,187
1420 - 1439 1,596 1,714 1,996 2,751 3,702 4,313
1440 - 1459 1,645 1,765 2,056 2,832 3,813 4,442
1460 - 1479 1,692 1,818 2,116 2,917 3,927 4,575
1480 - 1499 1,743 1,871 2,180 3,004 4,044 4,711
1500 Over 1,796 1,928 2,245 3,096 4,165 4,852))

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 449 209 322 552 822 1,107 1,436
450 - 459 216 329 555 834 1,125 1,443
460 - 469 219 333 563 848 1,140 1,449
470 - 479 227 342 571 865 1,143 1,452
480 - 489 233 349 573 881 1,150 1,459
490 - 499 236 353 581 897 1,165 1,465
500 - 509 248 359 590 908 1,173 1,475
510 - 519 250 366 596 921 1,185 1,479
520 - 529 253 378 604 925 1,195 1,493
530 - 539 261 383 612 935 1,215 1,509
540 - 549 265 388 626 946 1,234 1,522
550 - 559 270 402 630 959 1,243 1,537
560 - 569 280 418 643 967 1,256 1,552
570 - 579 286 422 645 972 1,268 1,562
580 - 589 297 429 660 980 1,276 1,578
590 - 599 312 437 664 984 1,294 1,596
600 - 609 322 450 672 988 1,310 1,604
610 - 619 341 455 686 993 1,323 1,618
620 - 629 354 461 691 1,004 1,338 1,637
630 - 639 371 468 699 1,006 1,350 1,651
640 - 649 385 480 707 1,009 1,361 1,664
650 - 659 413 488 719 1,017 1,378 1,681
660 - 669 421 493 725 1,022 1,392 1,694
670 - 679 435 506 733 1,040 1,408 1,704
680 - 689 442 515 743 1,050 1,421 1,721
690 - 699 455 523 753 1,068 1,436 1,756
700 - 719 475 540 767 1,081 1,463 1,776
720 - 739 504 555 786 1,096 1,493 1,806
740 - 759 523 581 801 1,107 1,522 1,838
760 - 779 544 601 821 1,125 1,552 1,863
780 - 799 571 627 834 1,140 1,578 1,895
800 - 819 594 645 851 1,146 1,604 1,924
820 - 839 612 668 871 1,165 1,637 1,946
840 - 859 638 695 886 1,177 1,663 1,979
860 - 879 662 719 904 1,208 1,694 2,008
880 - 899 686 740 921 1,236 1,721 2,037
900 - 919 705 763 937 1,267 1,756 2,066
920 - 939 727 786 959 1,294 1,774 2,093
940 - 959 753 807 973 1,323 1,806 2,120
960 - 979 771 831 990 1,350 1,838 2,151
980 - 999 797 851 1,007 1,378 1,863 2,177
1000 - 1019 844 906 1,052 1,450 1,950 2,272
1020 - 1039 867 932 1,085 1,493 2,009 2,339
1040 - 1059 893 955 1,117 1,537 2,067 2,409
1060 - 1079 921 989 1,149 1,584 2,131 2,481
1080 - 1099 948 1,017 1,184 1,630 2,194 2,555
1100 - 1119 975 1,047 1,219 1,680 2,259 2,632
1120 - 1139 1,005 1,080 1,257 1,729 2,327 2,710
1140 - 1159 1,035 1,111 1,293 1,781 2,397 2,792
1160 - 1179 1,065 1,143 1,332 1,835 2,468 2,875
1180 - 1199 1,098 1,178 1,371 1,889 2,543 2,961
1200 - 1219 1,131 1,214 1,412 1,946 2,618 3,049
1220 - 1239 1,165 1,250 1,454 2,004 2,696 3,140
1240 - 1259 1,199 1,286 1,497 2,064 2,778 3,234
1260 - 1279 1,234 1,324 1,542 2,125 2,861 3,331
1280 - 1299 1,270 1,365 1,588 2,190 2,946 3,431
1300 - 1319 1,309 1,404 1,635 2,254 3,035 3,533
1320 - 1339 1,349 1,446 1,685 2,322 3,125 3,640
1340 - 1359 1,388 1,490 1,735 2,391 3,218 3,749
1360 - 1379 1,430 1,534 1,787 2,463 3,314 3,860
1380 - 1399 1,472 1,579 1,841 2,536 3,413 3,977
1400 - 1419 1,517 1,627 1,894 2,612 3,515 4,095
1420 - 1439 1,561 1,676 1,952 2,690 3,621 4,218
1440 - 1459 1,609 1,726 2,011 2,770 3,729 4,344
1460 - 1479 1,655 1,778 2,069 2,853 3,841 4,474
1480 - 1499 1,705 1,830 2,132 2,938 3,955 4,607
1500 Over 1,756 1,886 2,196 3,028 4,073 4,745

[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 02-12-008, § 363-116-300, filed 5/23/02, effective 7/1/02; 01-18-050, § 363-116-300, filed 8/30/01, effective 9/30/01; 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.]

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