Title 12 . Professional and Vocational Regulations

Chapter 56 . Big Game Guides and Transporters

Section 220. Tariff for Southcentral Alaska Region

12 AAC 56.220. Tariff for Southcentral Alaska Region

(a) The tariff published and charged by a pilot, or pilot organization on behalf of its members, for the provision of pilotage services in the Southcentral Alaska Region may not exceed the charges established in this section.

(b) For all vessels in Cook Inlet, port charges (one way) may not exceed the following:

Homer Pilot Station to Port Anchorage ..........................$1,414.46 Homer Pilot Station to Nikiski ..................................1,059.35 Homer Pilot Station to Drift River ..............................1,059.35 Homer Pilot Station to North Foreland, Point Possession, or Tyonek ......................................1,246.88 Anchorage to Drift River (North of Kalgin Island) ....................................................1,059.35 Anchorage to Drift River (South of Kalgin Island) ....................................................1,414.46 Anchorage to Nikiski ..............................................931.67 Nikiski to Drift River (North of Kalgin Island) ...................839.90 Nikiski to Drift River (South of Kalgin Island) .................1,414.46 Homer Pilot Station to Kasitsna Bay ...............................853.86 Homer Pilot Station to Homer ......................................748.72 Homer Pilot Station to Port Chatham .............................1,496.25

(c) For all Southcentral Alaska ports, except Cook Inlet, port charges (one way) may not exceed the following:

Valdez ............................................................$1,716 Cordova ..............................................................703 Whittier .............................................................703 Ocean Entrances of Prince William Sound to Designated State Pilot Stations for Valdez, Whittier and Cordova ..........................................1,012 Ocean Entrances of Prince William Sound to Knowles Head Anchorage ..........................................675 Knowles Head Anchorage to Valdez or Whittier Pilot Station ........................................................675 Seward ...............................................................703 Kodiak - City Harbor .................................................703 Kodiak - Womens Bay ..................................................703 Icy Bay ..............................................................810

(d) Charges for unlisted ports may be negotiated between the pilot and the agent, owner, or master of the vessel according to risk of the movement and time required.

(e) A tonnage surcharge may be charged for a vessel with a tonnage in excess of 14,000 gross tons. The tonnage surcharge per gross ton may not exceed the following:

Remainder of Southcentral Vessel tonnage Cook Inlet Alaska Region 14,001 - 50,000 $.03 $.027 gross tons gross tonnage in excess of 50,000 $.015 $.0135

(f) The applicable charges in this section apply whether piloting is to or from sea or to or from the location a pilot boards or disembarks.

(g) The charge for standing by to pilot, or traveling to or from distant pilot stations or pick-up points and not actually piloting, may not exceed $67.50 per hour up to a maximum of $810, except that the charge for Cook Inlet may not exceed $75 per hour up to a maximum of $900.

(h) The charge for a pilot's travel expenses, including airplane and ferry fares, cab fares, telegrams, telephone calls and all other expenses pertaining to vessel's business may not exceed actual costs, plus the per diem rate allowed for tax purposes by the United States Internal Revenue Service for meals and lodging for 1992 tax year. The per diem rate shall be distributed 60 percent to hotel, 20 percent to dinner, 10 percent to lunch, and 10 percent to breakfast, rounded to the nearest dollar, but in no instance may the rate exceed the total per diem rate. If adequate meals and rooms are not furnished to the pilot when on ship, an additional charge may be assessed by the pilot in accordance with the distribution of per diem rate as described in this subsection.

(i) For the purposes of this section, travel, standby, and work days begin and end at midnight. Each charge accruing at any point within a midnight to midnight time period may be assessed.

(j) When a pilot exceeds eight continuous hours on duty without a six hour rest period or presence of a relief pilot while transiting compulsory pilotage waters, overtime may be charged at a rate not to exceed $101 per hour or portion of hour worked, except that the charge for services in Cook Inlet may not exceed $112 per hour or portion of an hour worked.

(k) The charge for moving a vessel from dock to harbor or harbor anchorage, from harbor or harbor anchorage to dock, or from one anchorage within a harbor to another anchorage within the same harbor, may not exceed $337 per movement, except that the charge for services in Cook Inlet may not exceed $375 per movement. A dock to dock movement of a vessel constitutes two separate movements for charging purchases.

( l ) Anchoring or laying to for loading cargo or discharging cargo may be assessed a regular port charge and all other applicable charges may be assessed as if the vessel was moored.

(m) The charge for moving a vessel alongside a dock or mooring to position tanks, holds, manifolds, loading arms, towers, or hoses may not exceed $337 per movement, except that charges for these services for vessels in Cook Inlet may not exceed $375 per movement.

(n) The charge for the movement of a vessel in the absence of the vessel's own propulsion system, even though assisted by tugboats, may not exceed twice the charge under this section for each movement.

(o) The charge for a pilot being carried to sea and detained on board, or for off-duty detention on board, or for being off-duty standby on board at the request of the master, may not exceed $540 per day, or portion of a day, except that the charges for these services in Cook Inlet may not exceed $600 per day or a portion of a day. If the pilot disembarks at a location other than the pilot station from which the pilot was dispatched, first class return transportation and per diem may be additionally charged.

(p) The charge for watch time on the bridge rendered by the pilot, at the master's request, while a vessel is anchored, moored, or underway may not exceed $67 per hour or portion of an hour, except that the charges for this service in Cook Inlet may not exceed $75 per hour or portion of an hour. Overtime charges may apply in accordance with (j) of this section.

(q) The charge for a second pilot, when used, may not exceed 50 percent of the applicable charge for the first pilot. All other applicable charges under this section may apply. The expenses of the second pilot may be charged to the same extent as the expenses of the first pilot.

(r) The charge for the services of a mooringmaster may be negotiated between the pilot and the agent, owner, or master of the vessel.

(s) When the time of movement is set by the agent, owner, or master of a vessel, the charge for any delay over two hours from the time set may not exceed $67 per hour or a portion of an hour, except that the charge for delay in Cook Inlet may not exceed $75 per hour or a portion of an hour. The total charge may not exceed $810 per day, except that the total charge for delay in Cook Inlet may not exceed $900 per day. If the pilot is detained for two hours or less, no charge may be assessed. If the pilot is detained for more than two hours, the pilot may charge for the first two hours detained, as well as other hours detained according to this subsection.

(t) The maximum tariff for the Southcentral Alaska Region established in this section is repealed June 30, 1994.

History: Eff. 8/15/92, Register 123; am 11/7/93, Register 128

Authority: AS 08.62.040

AS 08.62.045