12 AAC 56.240. Tariff for Kuskokwim River Region

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

(b) For all vessels, the maximum trip charges (one way) may not exceed $7,500.

(c) A tonnage surcharge may be charged for a vessel in excess of 2,000 gross tons. The tonnage surcharge per gross ton may not exceed the following:

Vessel Tonnage Surcharge 2,000 - 5,000 gross tons ...........................................$0.25 over 5,000 gross tons ...............................................0.10

(d) All applicable charges in this section may be assessed whether piloting is to or from the sea, or to or from a pilot boarding or disembarking point.

(e) The charge for standing by to pilot, or traveling to or from distant pilot stations and not actually piloting, may not exceed $80 per hour. Standby and travel time may accumulate up to a maximum of 12 hours per day.

(f) A pilot may charge the actual cost for that pilot's travel expenses including plane and ferry fares, cab fares, telegrams, telephone calls, and all other expenses pertaining to vessel's business, plus per diem allowed for tax purposes by the United States Internal Revenue Service for meals and lodging for the 1993 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 event may it exceed the total per diem rate. If adequate meals and lodging are not furnished to the pilot when on ship, an additional charge may be assessed by the pilot in accordance with the distribution of the per diem rate as described in this subsection.

(g) For the purposes of this section, travel, standby, and work days begin and end at midnight.

(h) When a pilot exceeds eight continuous hours on duty without a six-hour rest period or the presence of a relief pilot while transiting compulsory pilotage waters, overtime may be charged at a rate not to exceed $120 per hour or portion of an hour.

(i) The charge for moving a vessel from dock to harbor or harbor anchorage, from harbor or harbor anchorage to dock, from anchorage within a harbor to another anchorage within the same harbor, may not exceed $500 per movement.

(j) The charge for docking or undocking a vessel without the use of a tugboat at the port of Bethel may not exceed $600 per movement.

(k) The charge for a pilot being carried to sea on board and detained, for off-duty detention on board, or for being off-duty standing by on board at the request of the master may not exceed $1,035 per day or portion of a day, charged at an hourly rate of $43 per hour. If the pilot disembarks at a location other than the pilot station from which the pilot was dispatched, the pilot may charge for the first class return transportation and per diem.

( l ) The charge for watch time on the bridge rendered by the pilot, at the master's request, while the vessel is anchored, moored, or underway may not exceed $80 per hour or portion of an hour. Overtime charges apply in accordance with (h) of this section.

(m) 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 be assessed. The expenses of the second pilot may be charged to the same extent as the first pilot.

(n) An agent, owner, or master of a vessel wishing to transit the Kuskokwim River shall provide at least 36 hours' notice to the pilot to allow sufficient time for the pilot or pilot boat to arrive at the vessel. An agent, owner, or master of a vessel wishing to make a movement within the port of Bethel shall provide 24 hours' notice to the pilot.

(o) 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 $80 per hour or portion of an hour. The total charge may not exceed $1,035 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.

History: Eff. 11/10/93, Register 128

Authority: AS 08.62.040

AS 08.62.045

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