PILOTAGE ACTPacific Pilotage Tariff RegulationsRegulations Prescribing Tariffs of Pilotage Charges to Be Paid to the Pacific Pilotage Authority for Pilotage in the Coastal and Fraser River Pilotage AreasP.C.1985-202419856
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Whereas the Pacific Pilotage Authority, pursuant to section 23 of the Pilotage Act, published in the Canada Gazette Part I on April 6, 1985, Regulations prescribing tariffs of pilotage charges to be paid to the Pacific Pilotage Authority for pilotage in the Coastal and Fraser River pilotage areas;And Whereas more than thirty days have expired form the date of publication and no notices of objection to the proposed tariffs were filed with the Canadian Transport Commission pursuant to subsection 23(2) of the Pilotage Act.Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, pursuant to section 22 of the Pilotage Act, is pleased hereby to approve the revocation of the Pacific Pilotage Fraser River Tariff Regulations* and of the Pacific Pilotage Coastal Tariff Regulations** and approve, in substitution therefor, the annexed Regulations prescribing tariffs of pilotage charges to be paid to the Pacific Pilotage Authority for pilotage in the Coastal and Fraser River pilotage areas, made by the Pacific Pilotage Authority on May 7, 1985.SOR/83-455, 1983 Canada Gazette Part II, p. 2287SOR/83-456, 1983 Canada Gazette Part II, p. 2291SHORT TITLEThese Regulations may be cited as the Pacific Pilotage Tariff Regulations.INTERPRETATIONIn these Regulations,Areas means the compulsory pilotage areas described in section 3 of the Pacific Pilotage Regulations; (zone)assignment means the assignment of a pilot to take the conduct of a ship in the Areas; (affectation)Authority means the Pacific Pilotage Authority; (Administration)breadth of the ship means the maximum distance, in metres and centimetres, to the outside of the shell plating of the ship; (largeur du navire)dead ship means a ship normally self-propelled that is without the use of its propelling power; (navire mort)draught means the greatest depth of the submerged part of a ship, in metres and centimetres, at the time pilotage services are performed; (tirant d’eau)hampered ship means a ship that cannot be navigated in a normal fashion for reasons including but not limited to excessive list, excessive trim by the head or stern, damage, faulty steering, faulty engines, a lack of normal navigational aids or equipment, or faulty navigational aids or equipment; (navire difficile à manoeuvrer)harbour means a place set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1; (havre)harbour or port[Repealed, SOR/97-566, s. 1]harbour or port assignment means an assignment which occurs wholly within a harbour or port at which pilots are based; (affectation dans un havre ou port)northern assignment means an assignment in the area north of Seymour Narrows or on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, excluding Barkley Sound and Alberni Inlet, during the course of which a ship enters or departs a harbour or port in that area or transits that area; (affectation nord)overall length means the total distance, in metres and centimetres, from the foremost to the aftermost point of the hull of the ship; (longueur hors tout)pilotage unit means, the result obtained by multiplying the overall length of the ship, by the breadth and the draught of the ship at the time of the assignment and by dividing the product by 100; (unité de pilotage)pilot boat means a boat employed in the service of the Authority; (bateau-pilote)port means a place set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1; (port)Prince Rupert assignment means an assignment other than a harbour or port assignment that occurs within the area between the Triple Island boarding station and the port of Prince Rupert or the harbours of Porpoise Harbour or Port Simpson; (affectation Prince Rupert)Region means the Region of the Authority as defined in the schedule to the Pilotage Act; (région)southern assignment means an assignment other than a harbour or port assignment within Barkley Sound and Alberni Inlet and the area south of Seymour Narrows during the course of which a ship enters or departs a harbour or port in that area or transits that area. (affectation sud)
SOR/86-803, s. 1(F);
SOR/96-91, s. 1;
SOR/97-566, s. 1;
SOR/2008-151, s. 1;
SOR/2010-294, s. 1(F).
Previous VersionBRIDGE WATCHA bridge watch beginswhen the pilot reports on the bridge of a ship and takes conduct thereof; orwhen the ship is ready to sail, the pilot reports on the bridge and orders are given to commence preparation for departure.A bridge watch endswhen the pilot leaves the bridge to disembark at the pilot boarding station or when the pilot is relieved by another pilot;when the ship has been secured at anchor and the pilot is released from the bridge; orwhen the ship has tied up alongside a berth and no further pilotage services are required.
SOR/86-803, s. 2(E).
CALCULATION OF TIME CHARGESTime charges for pilotage services are payable in respect of each pilot for each hour or part of an hour comprised in a period of pilotage service determined in accordance with section 5.
SOR/2004-302, s. 1(F).
For the purposes of calculating the charges referred to in sections 4 and 7, a period of pilotage servicebegins at the earlier ofthe time for which the pilot is ordered, orthe time the pilot commences a bridge watch; andends when the pilot is able to disembark ship.Notwithstanding subsection (1), where, for reasons unrelated to any act or omission of the owner, master or agent of the ship, a pilot is unable to board a ship and commence an assignment at the time for which he was ordered, the time charge shall commence at the time the pilot reports for the assignment.
SOR/86-803, s. 3;
SOR/87-267, s. 1.
PILOTAGE CHARGES FOR AN ASSIGNMENTExcept as otherwise provided by this section, for an assignment to a ship set out in column 1 of Schedule 2, in waters set out in column 2, the pilotage charge payable is the amount set out in column 3 multiplied by the pilotage unit.Subject to subsection (4), for an assignment to a ship that is 226 m or more in overall length, the pilotage charge payable is the sum of$3.3700 multiplied by the pilotage unit, and$0.00985 multiplied by the gross tonnage of the ship.Subject to subsection (4), for an assignment to a tethered tanker ship with a deadweight tonnage (summer) that exceeds 39 999 metric tons, in any waters, the pilotage charge payable is $5.7930 multiplied by the pilotage unit.For an assignment to a tethered tanker ship that is 226 m or more in overall length with a deadweight tonnage (summer) that exceeds 39 999 metric tons, in any waters, the pilotage charge payable is the sum of$5.0550 multiplied by the pilotage unit, and$0.0148 multiplied by the gross tonnage of the ship.For an assignment that begins or ends on December 25, a charge of double the pilotage charge under this section is payable.
SOR/86-803, s. 4;
SOR/87-267, s. 2;
SOR/88-11, s. 1;
SOR/89-321, s. 1;
SOR/90-37, s. 1;
SOR/90-313, s. 1;
SOR/91-67, s. 1;
SOR/92-20, s. 1;
SOR/94-665, s. 1;
SOR/96-91, s. 2;
SOR/97-566, s. 2;
SOR/2001-356, s. 1;
SOR/2004-302, s. 12(F);
SOR/2008-151, s. 2;
SOR/2008-311, s. 1;
SOR/2009-224, s. 1;
SOR/2009-325, s. 1;
SOR/2010-294, s. 2;
SOR/2012-196, s. 1.
Previous VersionTIME CHARGES FOR BRIDGE WATCHESIn addition to the pilotage charge for an assignment, for a period of bridge watch set out in column 1 of Schedule 3, the time charge set out in column 2 is payable in respect of the time of each pilot whose services are used.The time charge does not apply in respect of a ship that is being led, pushed or towed by another ship.For an assignment that begins or ends on December 25, a charge of double the time charge under this section is payable.
SOR/86-803, s. 4;
SOR/87-267, s. 2;
SOR/88-11, s. 2;
SOR/89-321, s. 2;
SOR/90-37, s. 2;
SOR/90-313, s. 2;
SOR/92-20, s. 2;
SOR/94-665, s. 2;
SOR/96-91, s. 2;
SOR/97-566, s. 2;
SOR/2009-325, s. 2.
Previous VersionMINIMUM CHARGESDespite sections 6 and 7, the total charges payable under those sections in respect of a ship shall not be less than $897.59.
SOR/86-803, s. 4;
SOR/87-267, s. 2;
SOR/88-11, s. 3;
SOR/89-321, s. 3;
SOR/90-37, s. 3;
SOR/90-313, s. 3;
SOR/91-67, s. 2;
SOR/92-20, s. 3;
SOR/94-665, s. 3;
SOR/96-91, s. 2;
SOR/97-21, s. 1;
SOR/97-566, s. 2;
SOR/2000-22, s. 1;
SOR/2001-153, s. 1;
SOR/2001-285, s. 1;
SOR/2001-356, ss. 2, 10;
SOR/2004-88, s. 1;
SOR/2004-302, s. 2;
SOR/2005-321, s. 1;
SOR/2006-283, s. 1;
SOR/2007-254, s. 1;
SOR/2008-311, s. 2;
SOR/2009-325, s. 3;
SOR/2010-294, s. 3;
SOR/2012-196, s. 2.
Previous Version[Repealed, SOR/2001-285, s. 2]CANCELLATION CHARGESIf a request for a pilotage service is cancelled after a pilot has been assigned, for a period set out in column 1 of Schedule 4, the cancellation charge set out in column 2 is payable in addition to any other charges.
SOR/86-803, s. 4;
SOR/87-267, s. 2;
SOR/88-11, s. 4;
SOR/89-321, s. 4;
SOR/90-37, s. 4;
SOR/90-313, s. 4;
SOR/91-67, s. 3;
SOR/92-20, s. 4;
SOR/94-665, s. 4;
SOR/96-91, s. 2;
SOR/97-566, s. 2.
OUT-OF-REGION CHARGESIn respect of the circumstances set out in column 1 of Schedule 5, the charge set out in column 2 is payable for each hour or part of an hour during the period set out in column 3.If a pilot embarks on or disembarks from a ship at Anacortes, Bellingham, Cherry Point or Ferndale, in the State of Washington, a charge of $1,732 per pilot is payable in addition to any other charges.If a pilot embarks on or disembarks from a ship at an out-of-Region location that is not listed in subsection (2), a charge of $2,309 per pilot is payable in addition to any other charges.
SOR/87-267, s. 2;
SOR/88-11, s. 5;
SOR/89-321, s. 5;
SOR/90-37, s. 5;
SOR/90-313, s. 5;
SOR/92-20, s. 5;
SOR/94-665, s. 5;
SOR/96-91, s. 2;
SOR/97-566, s. 2;
SOR/2004-302, s. 3(F);
SOR/2008-151, s. 3;
SOR/2008-311, s. 3;
SOR/2009-325, s. 4;
SOR/2010-294, s. 4;
SOR/2012-196, s. 3.
Previous VersionTRANSPORTATION CHARGESThe transportation charge set out in column 2 of Schedule 6 is payable in respect of each pilot who incurs travel expenses that are directly associated with an assignment set out in column 1.
SOR/86-803, s. 5;
SOR/87-6, s. 1;
SOR/88-11, s. 5;
SOR/89-321, s. 5;
SOR/90-37, s. 6;
SOR/90-313, s. 6;
SOR/91-67, s. 4;
SOR/92-20, s. 6;
SOR/94-665, s. 5;
SOR/96-91, s. 2;
SOR/97-566, s. 2;
SOR/2001-285, s. 2;
SOR/2004-302, s. 4(F).
PILOT BOAT AND HELICOPTER CHARGESOn each occasion that a pilot boat or helicopter is used to embark or disembark a pilot at a location set out in column 1 of Schedule 7, the charge set out in column 2 is payable.
SOR/87-267, s. 3;
SOR/87-636, s. 1;
SOR/88-11, s. 6;
SOR/89-321, s. 6;
SOR/90-37, s. 7;
SOR/90-313, s. 7;
SOR/91-67, s. 5;
SOR/92-20, s. 7;
SOR/94-665, s. 5;
SOR/96-91, s. 2;
SOR/97-566, s. 2;
SOR/2004-302, s. 4(F);
SOR/2012-196, s. 4.
Previous Version[Repealed, SOR/2012-196, s. 4]Previous Version[Repealed, SOR/2012-196, s. 4]Previous VersionOn each occasion that a pilot boat is used to embark or disembark a pilot at a location set out in Schedule 8, the charge set out in the corresponding column for that location is payable. Subject to subsection (2), the reference price that is to be used to establish the price range set out in column 1 is the daily average wholesale (rack) price per litre for diesel in Vancouver, British Columbia, for the 25th day of the preceding month, as posted on the following Natural Resources Canada internet site: http://www2.nrcan.gc.ca/eneene/sources/pripri/wholesale_bycity_e.cfm?PriceYear=2001&ProductID=13&LocationID=2.If a daily average wholesale (rack) price per litre for diesel in Vancouver, British Columbia, is not posted on the internet site for the 25th day of the preceding month, the reference price that is to be used is the daily average (rack) price per litre for diesel in Vancouver, British Columbia, for the last day before the 25th day of the preceding month that is posted on that site.
SOR/2009-325, s. 5;
SOR/2010-294, s. 5;
SOR/2012-196, s. 5(F).
Previous VersionDELAY CHARGESIf a pilot reports to a ship for an assignment and, for reasons unrelated to any act or omission of the owner, master or agent of the ship, does not commence the assignment at the time for which the pilot was ordered, a charge of double the time charge set out in item 1, column 2, of Schedule 3 is payable for each hour or part of an hour during the period that begins 30 minutes after the time that the pilot reports for the assignment and ends when the bridge watch begins.
SOR/2008-151, s. 4.
SHORT ORDER CHARGESOn each occasion that a pilotage order is initiated during the period that begins at 06:00 and ends at 17:59 with less than 10 hours’ notice for local assignments and less than 12 hours’ notice for all other assignments, a charge of $775.36 is payable in addition to any other charges.On each occasion that a pilotage order is initiated during the period that begins at 18:00 and ends at 05:59 with less than 10 hours’ notice for local assignments and less than 12 hours’ notice for all other assignments, a charge of $1,550.72 is payable in addition to any other charges.
SOR/2008-151, s. 4;
SOR/2008-311, s. 4;
SOR/2009-325, s. 6;
SOR/2010-294, s. 6;
SOR/2012-196, s. 6.
Previous VersionHAMPERED SHIP CHARGESOn each occasion that the master or agent of a ship who initiates a pilotage order fails to inform the Authority that the ship is a hampered ship that may require a bridge watch exceeding eight consecutive hours, a charge of $1,457.50 is payable in addition to any other charges.
SOR/2008-151, s. 4;
SOR/2008-311, s. 4;
SOR/2009-325, s. 7;
SOR/2010-294, s. 7;
SOR/2012-196, s. 7.
Previous VersionREMOTE PORT CHARGESOn each occasion that a pilotage order is initiated for any place other than a pilot boarding station, a charge of $5,034 per pilot is payable in addition to any other charges.
PORTSAlert BayPlumper Sound AnchorageBambertonPorpoise HarbourBeaver Cove (Englewood)Port AliceBrittania BeachPort McNeilCampbell RiverPort MellonCoal HarbourPort SimpsonCowichan BayPort TahsisDeltaportRoberts Bank (West Shore Terminal/Terminus de l’Ouest)Duncan BayRupert InletEmilia AnchorageSand HeadsForward Harbour (Winter Harbour)StewartGold RiverTasuHardy Bay (Port Hardy)Texada MinesHarriet HarbourToquartHatch PointUnion BayJames IslandWoodfibreKlemtuYrekaMenzies BayZeballosNamu
SOR/92-20, s. 8(F);
SOR/96-91, s. 3;
SOR/97-21, s. 2;
SOR/97-566, s. 3.
(Section 6)
PILOTAGE CHARGES FOR AN ASSIGNMENT
ItemColumn 1Column 2Column 3ShipWatersAmount ($)1.any ship, other than a dead shipwaters, other than the Fraser River3.86182.a dead shipwaters, other than the Fraser River7.72363.any shipFraser River3.8618
ItemColumn 1Column 2PeriodTime Charge ($)1.per consecutive hour or part of an hour193.842.after 8 consecutive hours, an additional time charge, as follows:(a) for not more than 15 minutes50 per cent of the amount payable under item 1(b) for more than 15 minutes, but not more than 30 minutes100 per cent of the amount payable under item 1(c) for more than 30 minutes but not more than 45 minutes150 per cent of the amount payable under item 1(d) for more than 45 minutes but not more than 60 minutes200 per cent of the amount payable under item 1(e) for more than 60 minutes300 per cent of the amount payable under item 1
ItemColumn 1Column 2PeriodCancellation Charge ($)1.if a cancellation notice is received after the pilot is assigned775.362.additionally, if the pilot has begun travel, for each hour or part of an hour from the time the pilot began travel until the time the pilot returns to the pilot’s base or is reassigned193.84
ItemColumn 1Column 2Column 3CircumstancesCharge ($) (per hour or part of an hour)Period1.pilot embarks on a ship at a location outside the Region193.84from the time the pilot leaves the pilot’s base until the time the pilot begins to pilot the ship2.pilot disembarks from a ship at a location outside the Region193.84from the time the pilot ceases to pilot the ship until the time the pilot returns to the pilot’s base3.pilot remains on board a ship when it leaves the Region and is carried back into the Region on board the same ship to resume piloting it193.84from the time the pilot ceases to pilot the ship until the time the pilot resumes piloting the ship
ItemColumn 1Column 2AssignmentTransportation Charges ($)1.a harbour or port assignment in the Areas1602.an assignment on the Fraser River1543.a northern assignment1,5874.a Prince Rupert assignment5025.a southern assignment5026.any Area when a pilot has begun travel and the assignment is cancelled1607.a Pine Island assignment5,017
ItemColumn 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Wholesale (rack) price for diesel in Vancouver, British Columbia (cents per litre)Brotchie Ledge Charge ($)Sand Heads Charge ($)Triple Islands Charge ($)Pine Island Charge ($)1.up to 50.00701414811192.50.01 to 60.00781605461593.60.01 to 70.00871796111994.70.01 to 80.00951986762395.80.01 to 90.001042177412796.90.01 to 100.001122368063197.100.01 to 110.001212558713598.110.01 to 120.001292749363999.120.01 to 130.001382931,00143910.130.01 to 140.001463121,06647911.140.01 to 150.001553311,13151912.150.01 to 160.001633501,19655913.160.01 to 170.001723691,26159914.170.01 to 180.001803881,32663915.180.01 to 190.001894071,39167916.190.01 to 200.001974261,45671917.200.01 to 210.002064451,52175918.over 210.002144641,586799