Date of Adoption: May 13, 1999.

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 99-08-075 on April 6, 1999.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The adopted tariff is an increase of 0.01% more than was proposed, resulting in an increase of 5.56% 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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, 1999.

May 24, 1999

Peggy Larson

Administrator

OTS-3012.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-12-008, filed 5/22/98, effective 7/1/98)

WAC 363-116-300
Pilotage rates for the Puget Sound pilotage district.

Effective 0001 hours July 1, ((1998)) 1999, through 2400 hours June 30, ((1999)) 2000.

CLASSIFICATION		RATE
Ship length overall (LOA)
Charges:		per LOA rate schedule in this section
Boarding fee:		(($35.00)) $37.00
	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 (($185.00)) $195.00 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 (($88.00)) $93.00 per bridge.

Ships 90' beam and/or over:

A charge of (($248.00)) $262.00 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 (($174.00)) $184.00 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	(($247.00)) $261.00
Radio direction finder calibration	(($247.00)) $261.00
Launching vessels	(($372.00)) $393.00
Trial trips, 6 hours ((of)) or less (Minimum (($696.00)) $732.00)	(($116.00)) $122.00 per hr.
Trial trips, over 6 hours (two pilots)	(($233.00)) $244.00 per hr.
Shilshole Bay – Salmon Bay	(($145.00)) $153.00
Salmon Bay – Lake Union	(($113.00)) $119.00
Lake Union – Lake Washington (plus LOA zone from Webster Point)	(($145.00)) $153.00
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:

(($116.00)) $122.00 per hr.

Applicable harbor shift rate to apply, plus (($116.00)) $122.00 per hour standby. No charge if delay is 60 minutes or less. If the delay is more than 60 minutes, charge is (($116.00)) $122.00 for every hour or fraction thereof.

Sailing delay:

(($116.00)) $122.00 per hour

No charge if delay is 60 minutes or less. If the delay is more than 60 minutes, charge is (($116.00)) $122.00 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:

(($116.00)) $122.00 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 (($116.00)) $122.00 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 (($0.0059)) $0.0062 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 (($0.0601)) $0.0634 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 (($0.0719)) $0.0759 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:

(($116.00)) $122.00 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 (($116.00)) $122.00 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	174	272	472	707	955	1241
450 - 459	180	278	475	718	970	1247
460 - 469	184	282	482	729	984	1252
470 - 479	189	290	489	745	987	1255
480 - 489	194	296	491	759	993	1261
490 - 499	197	299	497	772	1005	1266
500 - 509	207	304	505	782	1012	1275
510 - 519	209	310	510	793	1023	1279
520 - 529	212	321	518	797	1032	1291
530 - 539	220	326	525	806	1049	1304
540 - 549	223	331	536	815	1066	1316
550 - 559	227	341	540	827	1073	1329
560 - 569	236	355	550	834	1084	1342
570 - 579	241	359	554	837	1095	1351
580 - 589	252	366	566	845	1103	1365
590 - 599	263	372	569	849	1118	1380
600 - 609	272	384	577	851	1131	1387
610 - 619	289	388	588	855	1143	1399
620 - 629	300	393	594	865	1156	1416
630 - 639	315	400	601	867	1165	1428
640 - 649	328	409	607	870	1177	1439
650 - 659	351	417	618	877	1191	1454
660 - 669	358	421	623	881	1203	1465
670 - 679	370	432	629	896	1217	1473
680 - 689	376	441	638	907	1228	1489
690 - 699	388	448	647	922	1241	1519
700 - 719	405	462	659	931	1265	1536
720 - 739	430	475	676	945	1291	1563
740 - 759	448	497	690	955	1316	1590
760 - 779	465	515	705	970	1342	1612
780 - 799	489	537	718	984	1365	1640
800 - 819	508	554	732	989	1387	1664
820 - 839	525	572	750	1005	1416	1684
840 - 859	548	597	763	1016	1439	1714
860 - 879	567	618	778	1043	1465	1737
880 - 899	588	636	793	1068	1489	1763
900 - 919	605	656	807	1093	1519	1789
920 - 939	624	676	827	1118	1536	1811
940 - 959	647	694	838	1143	1563	1835
960 - 979	662	715	853	1165	1590	1862
980 - 999	686	732	868	1191	1612	1885
1000 & over))	705	757	882	1217	1640	1911

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	184	287	498	746	1008	1310
450 - 459	190	293	501	758	1024	1316
460 - 469	194	298	509	770	1039	1322
470 - 479	200	306	516	786	1042	1325
480 - 489	205	312	518	801	1048	1331
490 - 499	208	316	525	815	1061	1336
500 - 509	219	321	533	825	1068	1346
510 - 519	221	327	538	837	1080	1350
520 - 529	224	339	547	841	1089	1363
530 - 539	232	344	554	851	1107	1377
540 - 549	235	349	566	860	1125	1389
550 - 559	240	360	570	873	1133	1403
560 - 569	249	375	581	880	1144	1417
570 - 579	254	379	585	884	1156	1426
580 - 589	266	386	597	892	1164	1441
590 - 599	278	393	601	896	1180	1457
600 - 609	287	405	609	898	1194	1464
610 - 619	305	410	621	903	1207	1477
620 - 629	317	415	627	913	1220	1495
630 - 639	333	422	634	915	1230	1507
640 - 649	346	432	641	918	1242	1519
650 - 659	371	440	652	926	1257	1535
660 - 669	378	444	658	930	1270	1546
670 - 679	391	456	664	946	1285	1555
680 - 689	397	465	673	957	1296	1572
690 - 699	410	473	683	973	1310	1603
700 - 719	428	488	696	983	1335	1621
720 - 739	454	501	714	998	1363	1650
740 - 759	473	525	728	1008	1389	1678
760 - 779	491	544	744	1024	1417	1702
780 - 799	516	567	758	1039	1441	1731
800 - 819	536	585	773	1044	1464	1757
820 - 839	554	604	792	1061	1495	1778
840 - 859	578	630	805	1072	1519	1809
860 - 879	599	652	821	1101	1546	1834
880 - 899	621	671	837	1127	1572	1861
900 - 919	639	692	852	1154	1603	1888
920 - 939	659	714	873	1180	1621	1912
940 - 959	683	733	885	1207	1650	1937
960 - 979	699	755	900	1230	1678	1966
980 - 999	724	773	916	1257	1702	1990
1000 & over	744	799	931	1285	1731	2017

[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035.  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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