DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Pilot Commissioners Pilotage Rate Review Committee
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
PILOTAGE RATE REVIEW COMMITTEE
IN RE: APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN RATES OF PILOTAGE FOR THE COMBINED PORT AREAS OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AND FERNANDINA, FLORIDA FILED BY THE ST. JOHNS BAR PILOT ASSOCIATION AND FERNANDINA PILOT, LLC
To all interested parties: the Pilotage Rate Review Committee has determined that as of July 1, 2020 the rates of pilotage for the combined port areas of Jacksonville and Fernandina are MODIFIED to the following:
1. The formula for calculating pilotage rates shall be: (LOA Rate x LOA) + (Beam Rate x Beam) + (Draft Rate x Draft) +(GT Rate x GT)
- LOA = length overall; Beam = extreme beam; Draft = deepest draft; GT =gross tonnage (1969 IMO Conv.)
- All linear dimensions shall be in feet and computed in half foot increments, or fractions thereof.
- Gross Tonnage rate is per 1,000 gross tons, or fraction thereof.
2. The initial rates in dollars per foot or per 1000 gross tons for arrivals or sailings shall be:
Vessels of GT
Up to 10,000 GT
10,001 to 40,000 GT
Over 40,000 GT
Over 40 ft. draft and over 80,000 GT
LOA Rate
$0.75
$1.00
$1.25
$1.50
Beam Rate
$3.75
$5.00
$8.50
$12.00
Draft Rate
$22.50
$25.00
$30.00
$40.00
GRT Rate
$12.50
$15.00
$22.50
*Minimum pilotage charge of $880 is based on minimums of: LOA = 300 ft., Beam = 50 ft., Draft = 18 ft., GT = 5,000
3.The pilotage rate for a barge-towed on a hawser, towed alongside or pushed (not a composite unit) is based on the sum of the LOA, Beam, Draft, and GT attributes of the towing tug and barge(s).
4.The pilotage rate for a tug pushing a barge in the notch as a composite unit is based on the barge’s LOA, Beam, GT, and deepest Draft of the combined unit.
5.Pilotage rates for shifting vessels between berths and/or anchorages within the port landward of the COLREGS line:
Zone A
(up to 1 mile)
1/4 Standard Pilotage ($450 minimum)
Zone B
(over 1 mile and up to 4 miles)
1/2 Standard Pilotage ($600 minimum)
Zone C
(over 4 miles and up to 8 miles)
3/4 Standard Pilotage ($750 minimum)
Zone D
(over 8 miles)
Standard Pilotage Rate;
regular LOA, Beam, Draft, and GT Rates apply
Zone E
(Fuller Warren Bridge to Shands Bridge);
In or out of Green Cove Springs, FL
Standard Pilotage Rate
6.Detention, Delay, Standby, or Cancellation of pilot not caused by local weather, medical emergency, or force majeure:
Detention of Pilot
$150 per half hour or fraction thereof after first half hour, no maximum
Delayed arrival or sailing
$150 per half hour or fraction thereof after first half hour, no maximum
Standby charge when pilot is on the bridge part of the bridge team as in, but not limited to, holding a vessel in stream, tending a vessel at anchor, making up a tow or breaking a tow
$150 per half hour or fraction thereof, no maximum
Cancellation of pilot
If cancelled, detention rate of $150 per half hour will be charged from the pilot call out, (2 hours before the ordered arrival time or 1.5 hours before the ordered sailing time), until notice of cancellation is received by the pilot dispatched to the vessel or by the pilot office
7.Additional fees shall be:
a) Port Control Fee: $100 per vessel handle per inbound or outbound transit;
b) Training and Technology Fee: $15 per vessel handle per inbound or outbound transit;
c) In Fernandina a docking and undocking rate based on a vessel’s LOA.
- LOA less than 330 ft. = No Charge
- LOA 330 ft. to less than 550 ft. = $0.50 per ft. LOA
- LOA 550 ft. and over = $0.75 per ft. LOA;
d) At the discretion of the pilots covering the ports of Fernandina and Jacksonville, an additional pilot may be assigned to any neo-panamax vessel, dead ship tow, or special circumstance vessel. The commensurate result being that said vessel will be charged two standard pilotage fees;
e.) Pilot kept on board vessel when vessel departs the port area = $250 per day plus First-class return transportation;
f.) Payment is due upon invoicing. Balances beyond 45 days shall be considered in-arrears. Lines and agencies in-arrrears may be placed on a cash basis for future departures; and
g.) All rates and fees shall increase by 2.5% each year for 10 years starting on the anniversary date one year following the date the rates become effective.
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 the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, P. O. Box 5377, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5377, amanda.ackermann@myfloridalicense.com
NOTICE OF HEARING RIGHTS
The Notice of Intent to Modify Rates will become final agency action if no request for hearing is received by the Pilotage Rate Review Committee (PRRC) by any person whose substantial interests will be affected by this action within twenty-one days after publication of this notice, or by close of business on June 1, 2020, whichever is later. A person whose substantial interests will be affected may petition the PRRC for a hearing involving disputed issues of material fact before an administrative law judge pursuant to subsection 120.57(1), Florida Statutes, by filing an appropriate petition with the Executive Director of the PRRC at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, P. O. Box 5377, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5377.
A petition for a hearing involving disputed issues of material fact must contain information required by Rule 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code, including a statement of all disputed issues of material fact. The PRRC may refer a petition to the Division of Administrative Hearings for assignment of an administrative law judge only if the petition is in substantial compliance with Rule 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code.
In the absence of such a petition or if the PRRC concludes that the petitioner has not raised a disputed issue of material fact and does not designate the petition for hearing, this Order shall become final agency action for purposes of Section 120.68, Florida Statutes.
In accordance with Section 120.573, Florida Statutes, mediation is not available.
