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PILOTAGE ACTAtlantic Pilotage Tariff Regulations, 1996SOR/79-98
REGULATIONS PRESCRIBING TARIFFS OF PILOTAGE CHARGES TO BE PAID TO THE ATLANTIC PILOTAGE AUTHORITY FOR PILOTAGE IN COMPULSORY AND NON-COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREAS SHORT TITLE 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Atlantic Pilotage Tariff Regulations, 1996. INTERPRETATION 2. In these Regulations, "Authority" «Administration» "Authority" means the Atlantic Pilotage Authority;
"berth" «poste» "berth" includes a wharf, pier, anchorage and mooring buoy;
"breadth" «largeur» "breadth", in respect of a ship, means the maximum distance, in metric units, between the outside edges of the shell platings of the ship;
"coastal area" «zone côtière» "coastal area" means that part of the waters of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority area that is outside the compulsory pilotage areas and located
"compulsory pilotage area" «zone de pilotage obligatoire» "compulsory pilotage area" means an area established as a compulsory pilotage area by section 3 of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority Regulations;
"dead ship" «navire mort» "dead ship" means a self-propelled ship that is without the use of its propelling power or its rudder, but does not include a ship warped from one berth to another solely by means of mooring lines attached to a wharf, to the shore or to a mooring buoy;
"length" «longueur» "length", in respect of a ship, means the distance, in metric units, between the fore and aft extremities of the ship;
"moulded depth" «creux sur quille» "moulded depth", in respect of a ship, means the vertical distance, in metric units, at amidships from the top of the keel plate to the uppermost continuous deck, fore and aft, that extends to the sides of the ship and, for the purposes of this definition, the existence of tonnage openings, engine spaces or a step in the deck is not regarded as an interruption of the continuity of the deck;
"movage" «déplacement» "movage" means the manoeuvring of a ship from one berth to another or back to the same berth within a compulsory pilotage area or a non-compulsory pilotage area, but does not include the warping of a ship from one berth to another solely by means of mooring lines attached to a wharf, to the shore or to a mooring buoy unless a pilot is employed;
"non-compulsory pilotage area" «zone de pilotage non obligatoire» "non-compulsory pilotage area" means a port or harbour area described in Schedule 1 or a coastal area;
"one-way trip" «voyage simple» "one-way trip" means the passage of a ship from
"pilot boat" «bateau-pilote» "pilot boat" means a boat used by the Authority to embark or disembark pilots;
"pilotage unit" «unité de pilotage» "pilotage unit", in respect of a ship, means the figure obtained by multiplying its length by its breadth and moulded depth and dividing the product by 283.17;
"trip through" «voyage via une zone de pilotage obligatoire» "trip through" means the continuous passage of a ship from outside a compulsory pilotage area into that area and out of that area again. APPLICATION 3. These Regulations apply in respect of pilotage services in compulsory pilotage areas and non-compulsory pilotage areas. PILOTAGE CHARGES 4. The charges prescribed in these Regulations are the pilotage charges to be paid to the Authority. COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREAS - ONE WAY TRIPS 5. The charge for a ship, other than a dead ship or an oil rig, for a one-way trip in a compulsory pilotage area set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 2 is the greater of
(PU X UC) + BC where PU = the pilotage unit, UC = the unit charge set out in column 3 of that item, and BC = the basic charge set out in column 4 of that item. COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREAS-TRIPS THROUGH 6. The charge for a ship, other than a dead ship or an oil rig, for a trip through a compulsory pilotage area set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 3 is
(PU X UC) + BC where PU = the pilotage unit, UC = the unit charge set out in column 4 of that item, and BC = the basic charge set out in column 5 of that item. COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREAS-MOVAGES 7. The charge for a ship, other than a dead ship or an oil rig, for a movage in a compulsory pilotage area set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 4 is
(PU X UC) + BC where PU = the pilotage unit, UC = the unit charge set out in column 4 of that item if a pilot boat is not used or in column 6 if a pilot boat is used, and BC = the basic charge set out in column 5 of that item if a pilot boat is not used or in column 7 if a pilot boat is used. COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREA OF SAINT JOHN 8. The charge for a ship, other than a dead ship or an oil rig, for a trip or a movage that is in the compulsory pilotage area of Saint John and is set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 5 is
(PU X UC) + BC + SC where PU = the pilotage unit, UC = the unit charge set out in column 5 of that item, BC = the basic charge set out in column 6 of that item, and SC = the supplementary charge set out in column 3 of that item. PORT OR HARBOUR AREAS-ONE-WAY TRIPS 9. The charge for a ship, other than a dead ship or an oil rig, for a one-way trip in a port or harbour area set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 6 is the greater of
PU X UC where PU = the pilotage unit, and UC = the unit charge set out in column 3 of that item. PORT OR HARBOUR AREAS-MOVAGES 10. The charge for a ship, other than a dead ship or an oil rig, for a movage in a port or harbour area set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 6 is the amount set out in column 4 of that item. COASTAL AREAS-ONE-WAY TRIPS AND MOVAGES 11. (1) A charge of $453 for each 24-hour period, or part of a 24-hour period, is payable if the services of a pilot are used to pilot a ship, other than a dead ship or an oil rig, in a coastal area. (2) The 24-hour period referred to in subsection (1)
(3) Where the provision of the services referred to in subsection (1) results in the pilot being unavailable for the pilot's normal duties and it is necessary to replace the pilot with another pilot for the period of absence, an additional charge equal to the sum of the following is payable:
DEAD SHIPS 12. The charge for a trip or movage of a dead ship is an amount equal to twice the charge that would be payable if the ship were not a dead ship. OIL RIGS 13. The charge for an oil rig for a one-way trip or a movage is the greater of
PILOT BOATS 14. (1) The charge for the use of a pilot boat to embark or disembark a pilot for pilotage service on an oil rig in a compulsory pilotage area set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 2 is the basic charge set out in column 4 of that item. (2) The charge for the use of a pilot boat if a request for the service of a pilot boat is cancelled after the pilot has embarked on the pilot boat in a compulsory pilotage area set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 2 is the basic charge set out in column 4 of that item. (3) The charge for the use of a pilot boat to embark or disembark a pilot for pilotage service on a safety watch in a compulsory pilotage area set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 2 is the basic charge set out in column 4 of that item. (4) The charge for the use of a pilot boat to embark or disembark a pilot for pilotage service in a non-compulsory pilotage area is
15. A charge of $158 is payable in respect of the passage of a ship through Canso Lock or St. Peter's Lock. 16. The charge for a trial trip is
17. The charge for ship movements required for adjusting a ship's compasses or calibrating a ship's direction finders is
DRY DOCK 18. The charge payable where a pilot conducts a ship into or out of a dry dock, floating dock, graving dock, or onto or off of a syncrolift or a cradle is $166. DETENTION ON BOARD SHIP 19. (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a pilot is detained on board ship for any reason other than adverse weather conditions, the charge is
(2) The maximum charge payable under subsection (1) for any 24-hour period is $930.
DETENTION ON SHORE 20. (1) If pilotage services are requested and the pilot reports for duty at the pilot station and is detained there, the charge for the period of detention is $120 for each hour or less of detention, up to a maximum of $930 for any 24-hour period. (2) The period for which the charges set out in subsection (1) are payable begins one hour after the later of
DETENTION ON OIL RIGS 21. Where, owing to adverse weather conditions, a pilot is unable to disembark from an oil rig after the pilot has piloted the oil rig or been on duty on board the oil rig to perform a safety watch, the charge is an amount equal to the pilotage charge payable under section 13. TRAVEL AND OTHER EXPENSES OF PILOTS 22. Travel, meal and lodging expenses incurred by a pilot that are directly related to a pilotage assignment are payable as pilotage charges. 23. (1) Where a pilot is carried on board ship toward the area for which pilotage service is requested, a charge of $240 is payable for each 24-hour period, or part of a 24-hour period, during which the pilot is on board the ship and not performing pilotage duties. (2) Where a pilot is carried on board ship beyond the area for which pilotage service is requested, a charge of $240 is payable for each 24-hour period, or part of a 24-hour period, until the pilot is returned to the place where the pilot was taken on board the ship. SAFETY WATCHES 24. (1) If the owner, master or agent of a ship other than an oil rig, or the Authority, requires a pilot to be on duty on board the ship for reasons relating to safety, the charge payable is $510 for each 15-hour period, or part of a 15-hour period, that the pilot is required to be on duty. (2) Where the owner, master or agent of an oil rig, or the Authority, requires a pilot to be on duty on board the oil rig for reasons relating to safety, the charge is the greater of
CANCELLATIONS 25. If pilot services are requested for a ship and the request is cancelled after a pilot reports for pilotage duty, the following charges are payable:
TUGS AND BARGES 26. For greater certainty, where pilotage services are provided for a tug and barge or barges, the pilotage unit to be used in the formulae set out in sections 5 to 9 is the sum of the pilotage units of each ship that is subject to compulsory pilotage or in respect of which pilotage services are requested. CHARGES PER PILOT 27. For greater certainty, where the services of more than one pilot are used, the charges for those services shall be determined by multiplying the number of pilots by the charges prescribed in these Regulations. PILOTAGE CARDS 28. (1) On boarding a ship, a pilot shall ascertain from the master or officer-in-charge, the breadth, depth, length, registered tonnage and other information necessary to complete the pilotage card supplied by the Authority. (2) A completed pilotage card shall be signed by the master or officer-in-charge and the pilot and shall be delivered by the pilot without alteration to the Authority as soon after being signed as is practicable.
SCHEDULE 1 PORT AND HARBOUR AREAS 1. The following areas are non-compulsory pilotage areas:
COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREAS -
COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREAS -
COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREAS -
SAINT JOHN COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AREA -
SCHEDULE 6 PORT AND HARBOUR AREAS - ONE-WAY
Established by : the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978. amended by SOR/79-98 22 January, 1979 pursuant to subsection 22(1) of the Pilotage Act Revoked and replaced. SOR/80-118 4 February, 1980 pursuant to subsection 22(1) of the Pilotage Act Revoked and replaced. SOR/80-552 11 July, 1980 pursuant to section 22 of the Pilotage Act Section 11 of Part V of the schedule. SOR/81-72 16 January, 1981 pursuant to subsection 22(1) of the Pilotage Act Revoked and replaced. SOR/81-431 28 May, 1981 pursuant to section 22 of the Pilotage Act Part V of the schedule; and section 1 of Part VII of the schedule. SOR/82-48 21 December, 1981 pursuant to section 22 of the Pilotage Act The definition "movage" in section 2; section 2 by adding section 2.1; Parts I to IV of the schedule; the heading preceding section 1 and sections 1 to 6 of Part VI of the schedule; the heading preceding section 8 and section 8 of Part VI of the schedule; subsection 4(1) of Part VII of the schedule; and subsections 5(1) and (2) of Part VII of the schedule. SOR/82-432 23 April, 1982 pursuant to section 22 of the Pilotage Act Section 9(1) of Part V of the schedule. SOR/82-982 28 October, 1982 pursuant to section 22 of thePilotage Act Parts I to IV of the schedule; and Parts VI and VII of the schedule. SOR/83-101 21 January, 1983 pursuant to section 22 of the Pilotage Act Parts V to VII of the schedule. SOR/83-846 4 November, 1983 pursuant to section 22 of the Pilotage Act Parts I to IV of the schedule; and Parts VI and VII of the schedule. SOR/83-910 24 November, 1983 pursuant to section 22 of the Pilotage Act Part V of the schedule. SOR/84-883 1 November, 1984 pursuant to section 22 of the Pilotage Act, effective November 5, 1984 Section 6; Parts I to IV of the schedule; and Parts VI and VII of the schedule. SOR/86-495 1 May, 1986 pursuant to section 22 of the Pilotage Act The definition "pilot boat" in section 2; subsection 3(3) of Part I of the schedule; Part I of the schedule by adding section 4; subsection 1(1) of Part II of the schedule; subsection 5(1) of Part II of the schedule; Part II of the schedule by adding section 8; section 2 of Part III of the schedule; Part III of the schedule by adding section 4; Part IV of the schedule by adding section 2; subsection 1(4) of Part VII of the schedule; section 2 of Part VII of the schedule; subsection 3(2) of Part VII of the schedule; and subsection 4(3) of Part VII of the schedule. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PILOTAGE ACT IS NOW CHAPTER P-14 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF CANADA, 1985. SOR/89-107 16 February, 1989 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act Section 2.1; Part V of the schedule; and the heading preceding section 1 and section 1 of Part VII of the schedule are revoked. SOR/91-68 24 December, 1990 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act The schedule. SOR/92-388 18 June, 1992 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act Paragraph 2.1(2)(a); and the schedule. SOR/94-124 20 January, 1994 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act Part V of the schedule. SOR/95-560 16 August, 1994 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act Parts I to IV; the heading preceding section 11 of Part V; and Parts VI and VII. SOR/95-586 13 December 1995 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act Revoked and replaced. SOR/97-453 25 September, 1997 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act, comes in force October 1, 1997 Section 6; and Schedule III. SOR/98-114 12 February, 1998 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act, comes into force February 12, 1998 Item 4 of Schedule II is repealed; item 4 of Scedule IV is repealed. SOR/98-327 4 June,1998 pursuant to subsection 33(3) of the Pilotage Act, comes into force June 4,1998 Subsection 11(1) is replaced; sections 14 to 17 are replaced; section 19 is replaced; subsection 20(1) is replaced; subsection 24(1) is replaced; section 25 is replaced; section 29 and the heading before it are repealed; the heading "SCHEDULE I" in Schedule I is replaced; Schedule II is replaced; the portion of Schedule III before item 1 is replaced; the portion of item 2 of Schedule 3 in column 2 is replaced; Schedule IV is replaced; the portion of Schedule V before item 1 is replaced; the portion of Schedule VI before item 1 is replaced; the expressions "column I", "column II", "column III", "column IV", "column V", "column VI", "column VII" are replaced with the expressions "column 1", "column 2", "column 3", "column 4", "column 5", "column 6", "column 7", respectively, in sections 5 to 10; the expressions "Schedule I", "Schedule II", "Schedule III", "Schedule IV", "Schedule V", "Schedule VI", are replaced with the expressions "Schedule 1", "Schedule 2", "Schedule 3", "Schedule 4", "Schedule 5", "Schedule 6", respectively, in the following provisions: the definition "non-compulsory pilotage area" in section 2; sections 5 to 10; and, paragraphs 11(2)(a) and (b). SOR/98-460 15 September,1998 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act, comes into force September 15, 1998 Schedule III is replaced. SOR/99-154 14 April, 1999 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act, comes into force March 25, 1999 Columns 3 and 4 of item 2, 9 to 12 of Schedule 2 are replaced; columns 3 and 4 of item 1 of Schedule 3 is replaced; column 2 of item 2 of Schedule 4 is replaced; columns 2 to 7 of items 9 to 12 of Schedule 4 are replaced; Schedules 5 and 6 are replaced. SOR/99-411 10 November, 1999 pursuant to section 33 of the Pilotage Act, comes into force October 21, 1999 Item 6 of Schedule 4 is replaced. SOR/2000-339 23 August, 2000 pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Pilotage Act, comes into force August 23, 2000 Items 6 and 7 of Schedule 2 are replaced; Items 6 and 7 of Schedule 4 are replaced. SOR/2001-298 1 August, 2001 pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Pilotage Act, comes into force August 1, 2001. The term "piloté" in section 21 of the French version is replaced by "pilotée"; the portion of item 5 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; the portion of item 9 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; the portion of item 14 of Schedule 2 in columns 2 to 4 is replaced; the portion of item 3 of Schedule 3 in column 3 is replaced; the portion of item 5 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; the portion of item 9 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; the portion of item 14 of Schedule 4 in columns 3 to 7 is replaced. SOR/2001-298 1 August, 2001 pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Pilotage Act, comes into force January 1, 2002. The portion of item 5 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; the portion of item 9 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; the portion of item 14 of Schedule 2 in columns 2 to 4 is replaced; the portion of item 5 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; the portion of item 9 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; the portion of item 14 of Schedule 4 in columns 3 to 7 is replaced. SOR/2003-82 27 February, 2003 pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Pilotage Act, comes into force February 27 2003. Paragraphs 16(a) and (b) are replaced; Paragraphs 17(a) and (b) are replaced;
Paragraphs 19(1)(a) to (c) are replaced; Subsection 19(2) is replaced; Subsection 20(1)
is replaced; The portion of items 2 and 3 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced;
The portion of item 5 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; The portion of item 9 of Schedule 2
in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; The portion of item 14 of Schedule 2 in columns 2 to 4 is replaced;
The portion of items 2 and 3 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; The portion of item 5 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced;
The portion of item 9 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; The portion of item 14 of Schedule 4
in columns 3 to 7 is replaced; The portion of items 1 to 7 of Schedule 5 in columns 2 to 6 are replaced. SOR/2003-82 27 February, 2003 pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Pilotage
Act, comes into force January 1,
2004 SOR/2003-411 11 December, 2003 pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Pilotage Act, comes into force December 11, 2003. Section 17 of SOR/2003-82 is repealed; Section 19 of SOR/2003-82 is repealed; Section 23 of SOR/2003-82 for the Portion of item 14 of Schedule 4 in columns 3 to 7 are replaced. SOR/2004-318 14 December, 2004 pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Pilotage Act, comes into force January 1st, 2005. In paragraph 1(i) of Schedule 1 to the French version the expression "Terre-Neuve et du Labrador" is replaced by the expression "Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador"; The portion of items 2 and 3 of Schedule 2, in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; The portion of item 5 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; The portion of item 14 of Schedule 2 in column 2 is replaced; The portion of item 14 of Schedule 2 in column 4 is replaced; The portion of item 15 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; The portion of items 2 and 3 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; The portion of item 5 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; The portion of item 14 of Schedule 4 in column 3 is replaced; The portion of item 14 of Schedule 4 in column 5 is replaced; The portion of item 14 of Schedule 4 in column 7 is replaced; The portion of item 15 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; The term "Nfld." is replaced with the term "Nfld. & Lab." in the following provisions: (a) the portion of items 3 to 9 of Schedule 2 in column 1; and (b) the portion of items 3 to 8 of Schedule 4 in column 1. SOR/2005-381 November 28, 2005 pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Pilotage Act, comes into force January 1, 2006. The portion of items 2 and 3 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; The portion of item 4 of Schedule 2 in columns 2 to 4 is replaced; The portion of item 5 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; The portion of item 8 of Schedule 2 in column 2 is replaced; The portion of items 10 to 12 of Schedule 2 in columns 3 and 4 is replaced; The portion of item 14 of Schedule 2 in columns 2 to 4 is replaced; The portion of item 1 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations in columns 4 and 5 is replaced; The portion of items 2 and 3 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; The portion of item 4 of Schedule 4 in columns 2 to 7 is replaced; The portion of item 5 of Schedule 4 in column 2 is replaced; The portion of item 8 of Schedule 4 in column 3 is replaced; The portion of item 9 of Schedule 4 in column 1 is amended by replacing the term "Nfld." with the term "Nfld. & Lab."; The portion of items 10 to 12 of Schedule 4 in columns 3 to 7 is replaced; The portion of item 14 of Schedule 4 in columns 3 to 7 is replaced; The portion of items 1 and 2 of Schedule 5 in columns 4 to 6 is replaced; The portion of item 3 of Schedule 5 in column 2 is replaced; The portion of items 4 to 7 of Schedule 5 in columns 4 to 6 is replaced.
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