Pilotage Dues increase for 2009.

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A decision made (10/10/2008) regarding: Pilotage Dues increase for 2009.

Decision Reference: MD-E-2008- 0196
Decision Summary Title :	DS – Pilotage Dues increase for 2009		Date of Decision Summary:	9/10/08
Decision Summary Author:	A Boustouler Director, Finance and Information		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	WR-Pilotage (Dues and Fees) (Jersey) Order 200-		Date of Written Report:	7/10/08
Written Report Author:	Matthew Waddington Assistant Law Draftsman		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Pilotage (Dues and Fees) (Jersey) Order 200-
Decision(s): The Minister made the Pilotage (Dues and Fees) (Jersey) Order 200-
Reason(s) for Decision: In order to meet its obligations as a States Trading Operation and under legislation relating to shipping and sea navigation, Jersey Harbours raises charges for the use of port facilities. The Minister concluded that those charges should be increased by RPI(Y) of 3.9% with effect from 1st January 2009. The schedule of charges attached implements the decision of the States of Jersey to approve the Jersey Harbours Business Plan 2009. (MD-E-2008-0167)
Resource Implications: Financial: to meet agreed Income Budget Law Drafting: law drafting requirements are a routine annual requirement to existing legislation Manpower: none IT: none Property: none
Action required: To notify the States Greffe immediately after the Order is made To forward the signed Order to the States Greffe for archiving
Signature:		Position: Minister - Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Pilotage Dues increase for 2009.

Pilotage (Dues and Fees) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 200-

Explanatory Note

This Order increases the fees payable in relation to pilotage by 3.9%, except the charge for a pilots licence which is increased from £21.50 to £70.

The fees were last increased on 1st January 2008.

Pilotage (Dues and Fees) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 200-

Made [date to be inserted]

Coming into force [date to be inserted]

THE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, in pursuance of Article 3 of the Pilotage (Jersey) Law 1988, and after consultation with the pilots nominated under Article 15 of that Law, orders as follows –

1 Schedule substituted

For the Schedule to the Pilotage (Dues and Fees) (No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2007 there is substituted the Schedule contained in the Schedule to this Order.

2 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Pilotage (Dues and Fees) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 200- and comes into force on 1st January 2009.

SCHEDULE

(Article 1)

“Schedule

(Articles 3 and 5)

PART 1

PILOTAGE DUES

Item number	Description of service			Dues
1.	The pilotage by a general pilot of a ship inward or outward –
	(a)	between 0600 hours and 2300 hours on the same day –
		(i)	for a ship less than 70 metres in length –	£2.01 for each metre or part of a metre of the length of the ship
		(ii)	for a ship 70 metres or more in length –	£2.44 for each metre or part of a metre of the length of the ship
	(b)	between 2300 hours on one day and 0600 hours on the following day –
		(i)	for a ship less than 70 metres in length –	£3.01 for each metre or part of a metre of the length of the ship
		(ii)	for a ship 70 metres or more in length –	£3.67 for each metre or part of a metre of the length of the ship Minimum amount £63.84
2.	Waiting time in respect of a ship that is not ready to depart at the time for which a general pilot has been engaged –
	(a)	for a period exceeding 30 minutes, but not exceeding 1 hour –		£61.26
	(b)	for each succeeding hour or part of an hour –		£91.86
3.	Pilotage by a general pilot of a ship from one harbour to another in Jersey –			An amount equal to 135% of the dues calculated in accordance with Item 1
4.	The pilotage by a general pilot of a ship within the territorial waters of Jersey that returns to its harbour of departure –			An amount equal to 175% of the dues calculated in accordance with Item 1
5.	The services of a general pilot to move a ship in harbour from one berth to another –			An amount equal to 30% of the dues calculated in accordance with Item 1
6.	The services of the pilot where a ship under the pilotage charge of a general pilot anchors in the roads and later enters harbour under pilotage –
	(a)	for the pilotage –		An amount equal to 150% of the dues calculated in accordance with Item 1
	(b)	for each boarding of the ship by the pilot –		The dues prescribed by Item 8
7.	The boarding of a ship bound inwards by a general pilot to take pilotage charge –			£73.46
8.	The disembarkation from a ship bound outwards by a general pilot who has taken pilotage charge of the ship –			£73.46
9.	An operation mentioned in Items 7 and 8 if it takes place outside the pilotage zone –			An amount equal to 200% of the dues specified in Item 8 or 9, as the case may be
10.	Action taken on a request for the services of a general pilot if those services are subsequently not required and notice of non-requirement is not received within one hour from the time of the request –			£91.86
11.	An operation mentioned in Item 10 carried out in respect of a special pilot –			An amount equal to 12% of the dues specified in respect of Item 10
12.	The services of a pilot taken beyond the territorial waters of Jersey, or beyond the point up to which the pilot was engaged to pilot the ship starting when the ship passes beyond the territorial waters of Jersey or the point up to which the pilot was engaged to pilot the ship and ending when –			A minimum amount of £275.57 for the first 3 hours and £91.86 for each hour of the following 6 hours and £137.79 for each subsequent hour, with any part of an hour being counted as a whole hour, plus, where (b) applies, reasonable travelling expenses
	(a)	the day the pilot is returned in the ship to the place where the pilot was taken on board; or
	(b)	if the pilot is discharged from the ship at a distance from the place where the pilot was taken on board - when the pilot has had sufficient time to return to that place –

PART 2

licence and examination fees

13.	For examination for pilots licence –	£223.39
14.	For the grant or renewal of a pilots licence –	£70.00 ”