PLYMOUTH PILOTAGE SERVICE/CATTEWATER HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS
HARBOUR AUTHORITY for the PORT OF PLYMOUTH

'Brilliance of the Seas' Cruise Liner visiting the Port of Plymouth in July 2002

SCALE OF PILOTAGE CHARGES NTM : PILOTAGE DIRECTION FOR THE PORT OF PLYMOUTH TOWAGE GUIDELINES - CATTEWATER HARBOUR PLYMOUTH Effective 1st April 2009

SCALE OF PILOTAGE CHARGES   PILOTAGE ACT 1987     NOTICE TO ALL MARINERS   Pursuant of Section 10 of the Pilotage Act 1987 the Cattewater Harbour Commissioners as the Competent Harbour Authority for the Port of Plymouth hereby make the following list of charges with effect from 0001 BST on 1 APRIL 2009:-   Services of a Pilot The services of a Pilot in the Plymouth Pilotage District are supplied on request in accordance with the conditions laid down in the current Pilotage Direction.   Each separate act of pilotage is charged according to the ‘Table of Rates’.  The rate applicable depends on both the length of the vessel and the draught.   TABLE OF RATES   -  £ (Pounds Sterling)   Draught     in  Metres Rate 1 Rate 2 Rate 3 Rate 4 Rate 5 Rate 6 Rate 7 Rate 8 Rate 9 Rate10                 >250     m l.o.a.   >225     m l.o.a.   >200     m l.o.a.   >175     m l.o.a.   >150    m  l.o.a.   >130  m  l.o.a.   >110  m  l.o.a.   >90  m l.o.a.   >70  m l.o.a.   >50  m  l.o.a. ê                     3 371 354 339 323 309 254 216 175 147 125 4 479 457 435 415 395 329 279 205 184 158 5 635 605 575 548 522 436 370 256 228 194 6 756 720 686 653 622 519 439 316 279 238 7 977 930 886 843 803 669 574 382 339 288 8 1183 1127 1073 1022 973 814 690 458 403 349 9 1319 1256 1196 1139 1085 903 765 537 476 408 10 1449 1380 1315 1252 1192 995 845 627 555 476 11 1597 1521 1449 1380 1315             Notes:  1.  Intermediate rates interpolated per decimetre. 2.  Minimum Charge:  All ships drawing less than 3m of water are charged as if they were that draught. 3.  Draught over 10 metres  – rate increases pro-rata for each decimetre increase. 4.  The above charges are inclusive of Pilotage and Boarding and Landing.                         Rate 11  -  Detention on Board:  Where a Pilot is retained on board a vessel at the request of the Master, the rate for this shall be £87.00 per hour over and above the first hour after boarding. There is no rate payable in case of detention from stress of weather other than reimbursement of Pilot's expenses to returning to Plymouth and normal provision of meals and other necessities of life that the Pilot may require on board.   Rate 12  -  2nd Pilot Call-In.  When operational demands require the services of a second pilot, a charge of £100.00 per act will be levied in addition to the normal pilotage charge for that vessel.   Rate 13  -  Swinging ship/Degaussing etc: In the case of navigating over the degaussing range or carrying out compass adjustment, the charge of £87.00 per hour will be made in addition to the normal charge for Pilotage dependant on draught of the ship.   Rate 14 -  Dead Ships:  Acts of Pilotage carried out on a dead ship  (ie: one without a serviceable main engine) will be surcharged at a rate of 100% above all other rates applicable.   Rate 15 - Pilotage Exemption Certificates:  Not withstanding the provisions of Rates 1 to 10 inclusive of this list, those vessels of which the Master or First Mate, being embarked and employed upon navigating duties, holds a Pilotage Exemption Certificate for the Port of Plymouth shall be charged for each Act of Pilotage at the rates below, as their contribution to the maintenance of the Pilotage Service:                                                 Use of Pilotage Exemption Certificate Up  to         999     net registered tons    £32.50 1000  to    3,999       £87.00 4000  to   5,999       £108.00 Over 6,000       £125.00                     Note 5 - Masters and First Mates holding a Pilotage Exemption Certificate, and wishing to pilot their ship within the Port of Plymouth shall include their name and certificate number in their ETA signal.  Failure to comply with this provision will result in a Pilot being provided and appropriate charges being raised.   Rate 16 - Use of Pilot Boat other than for pilotage operations:   £105.00 per half hour or part of half hour.   Charges (1)     The charges specified in this list shall be payable in respect of services used on and after 0001 BST on 1st April 2009. (2)     All charges are net 60 days.  However, if charges incurred are not paid within that period of time the following increases shall be payable. Period after charges become due   Percentage Increase Payment after 2 months but not exceeding 3 months:      5% Payment after 3 months but not exceeding 4 months:      10% Payment after 4 months but not exceeding 5 months:      15% Payment after 5 months but not exceeding 6 months:      20% Payment after 6 months                                    30%   Tonnages In this list, references to the tonnage of a ship are reference to:- (i)        the tonnage as registered at the time the services are provided, or (ii)       the tonnage as registered on 17th July, 1982, whichever is the greater, but shall be that calculated in (i) in a case where the registered tonnage was altered pursuant to Regulation (3)(1)(b) of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1982 (re-registration on substantial alteration).