DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Pilot CommissionersBoard of Pilot Commissioners
Pilotage Rate Review Committee Notice of Intent to Modify Port Everglades Rates of Pilotage
To all interested parties; the Pilotage Rate Review Committee has determined that as of February 11, 2019 the rates of pilotage at Port Everglades are MODIFIED to the following:
1. The formula for calculation pilotage rates shall be:
(Length Rate * Length “LOA”) + (Beam Rate * Beam) + (Draft Rate * Draft) + (GT Rate * GT)
2. The initial rates in dollars per foot shall be:
Vessels of less than 10,000 GT
Vessels of 10,000 GT or greater
Length Rate (min 100 ft.):
0.75000
1.00000
Beam Rate (min 30 ft.):
3.75000
5.00000
Draft Rate (min 18 ft.):
22.50000
30.00000
GT Rate (min 5,000 GT):
0.01050
0.01400
3. Additional fees shall be:
a) Detention of pilots: 25% of pilotage fee per hour after the first one half hour. In no case, may a delay in departure caused by a medical emergency or force majeure be considered a detention;
b) Cancellation of Pilot: 25% of pilotage fee;
c.) Late Payment Charge: 1.5% per month after 30 days from date of invoice submission;
4. All other existing rates will remain unchanged.
5. The draft rate for vessels with a draft of 31 feet 0 inches or greater shall increase by 6.0% each year for 10 consecutive years starting on the anniversary date one year following the effective date of this rate.
6. All other rates shall increase by 2.5% for the first 5 years followed by 2.0% for the next 5 years starting on the anniversary date one year following the effective date of this rate.
A complete copy of the Notice of Intent to Modify Rates issued in this cause may be obtained by contacting the Executive Director of the Committee at Department of Business and Professional Regulation, P. O. Box 5377, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5377
NOTICE OF HEARING RIGHTS
You may seek review of this Order, pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes, by filing a petition with the Executive Director of the Committee at Department of Business and Professional Regulation, P. O. Box 5377, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5377, within 21 days of the publication of this Order. If you dispute any material fact upon which the Committee’s decision is based, you may request a hearing before an administrative law judge pursuant to Section 120.57(1), Florida Statutes; your petition must contain the information required by Rule 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code, including a statement of the material facts which are in dispute. If you do not dispute any material fact, you may request a hearing before the Committee pursuant to Section 120.57(2), Florida Statutes; your petition must include the information required by Rule 28-106.301, Florida Administrative Code.
Pursuant to Section 120.573, Florida Statutes, you are hereby notified that mediation pursuant to that section is not available.
Unless a proper WRITTEN request for a hearing is received on or before the above-stated deadline or if a request for hearing is made, but the request is subsequently withdrawn, this Notice shall become a FINAL ORDER.
