New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter II - Board of Commissioners of Pilots
Part 55 - Fees For Pilotage
Section 55.1 - Supplementary fees-Port of New York

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) All Supplementary Fees included herein shall be adjusted to comply with future percentage changes to base pilotage tariffs in accordance with statutory fees set forth in Navigation Law.

(b) For transporting a vessel between points indicated on the chart below, the fee shall be $3.26 per pilotage unit, with a minimum charge of $788 and a maximum charge of $1,630.

For recreational vessels the transporting fees apply for the first four hours a pilot is on board and after that a charge of $300 per hour or part thereof (with a minimum of $600) will be applied until the twelfth hour when the pilot will be relieved.

Charges

(c) Charges for other services.

(1) In any case where no other fee shall have been established by the Navigation Law or these regulations, the fee for transporting a vessel within the Port of New York shall be $700.

(2) Vessels returning from sea in consequence of head winds or stress of weather shall pay full pilotage.

(3) When a pilot, for the convenience of the vessel awaiting berth or tide, is detained or delayed, the fee shall be $150 per half hour or part of thereof.

(4) When a pilot is dismissed without rendering service, the pilot shall be entitled to $1,500 or Base Pilotage Tariff, whichever is less.

(5) When a pilot, for the convenience of the vessel for any reason, is ordered to stand by, the fee shall be $150 per half hour for the time on board but the minimum fee shall be $600.

(6) When an additional pilot is requested by a vessel, the fee shall be one half of base pilotage tariff.

(7) Whenever, under permission granted by commissioners' regulations, a pilot shall assist in either the docking or the undocking of a vessel in the Port of New York, such pilot may collect fees as follows in addition to any fee otherwise established:
(i) without assistance of tugs or bow thruster, 33 percent of the base pilotage tariff;

(ii) without assistance of tugs but with assistance of a bow thruster, 26 percent of the base pilotage tariff;

(iii) with the assistance of a tug or tugs, 20 percent of the base pilotage tariff.

(8) When a pilot is called upon to swing a ship for the purpose of adjusting compasses or calibration of direction finders or both, there shall be a fee of $150 in addition to the regular pilotage.

(9) The fee for anchoring in the vicinity of the pilot station, when a Sandy Hook pilot is employed for that purpose, shall be $700.

(10) Vessels arriving at the pilot station requesting a pilot without at least 24 hours prior notice shall be charged an additional fee of 20 percent of base pilotage tariff but the minimum fee shall be $750.

(11) If the arrival of a vessel is cancelled less than six hours before its scheduled arrival time, there shall be a charge of 20 percent of base pilotage tariff but the minimum fee shall be $750.

(12) If a vessel arrives at the pilot station more than two hours later than its scheduled arrival time and the pilot vessel on station or the pilot office has not been notified of the delayed arrival at least six hours before the scheduled arrival time, there shall be a charge of $150 per half hour or part thereof. The maximum charge shall not exceed 20 percent of base pilotage tariff.

(13) If an order to pilot a vessel outbound is received less than three hours prior to sailing time, there shall be a charge of $300.

(14) If an order to pilot a vessel is received with incorrect sailing or arrival draft resulting in replacement of the pilot, there shall be a charge of $750.

All charges covered by this subdivision shall be in addition to other fees prescribed by the Navigation Law and these regulations.

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