Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 28 - Ports and Airports
Part 301 - Operations and Procedures Manual of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
Chapter 29 - Berth Assignment
Rule 28-301-29.8 - Berthing During Nonbusiness Hours
The Captain of Security/Security Roving Patrol on duty during nonbusiness hours, or at the direction of Port Authority, will, acting in concert with the Deputy Director of Operations, make temporary berthing assignments for unscheduled vessels entering the Port. In all such cases, the Captain of Security/Security Roving Patrol will ensure a berthing application is completed by the ship's master/agent immediately upon arrival in the Port. All such berthing applications will be forwarded by the Port Security Department to the Deputy Director of Operations the next business day. Under provisions of this requirement, the Captain of Security/Security Roving Patrol will ensure Berthing Application includes full address, including zip code and telephone number of the vessel's owner responsible for all Port berthing related charges and fees.
Mississippi Code §§ 59-1-1, 59-1-9 and 59-5-21