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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1978
REVISION OF PILOTAGE FEES
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PILOTAGE DUES WHICH HAVE REMAINED UNCHANGED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS ARE TO BE REVISED TO COVER THE INCREASES IN THE COST OF PILOTAGE SERVICE SINCE THE LAST REVIEW.
THE REVISIONS WERE LISTED IN THE PILOTAGE (DUES) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1978 PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) AND WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON SEPTEMBER 24.
ACCORDING TO THE NEW FEE SCHEDULE, PILOTAGE DUES FOR PILOTING A SHIP OF OVER 950 FEET IN LENGTH TO OR FROM BUOY OR ANCHORAGE WITHIN HARBOUR LIMITS WILL BE RAISED FROM $877 TO $1,026, WHILE CHARGES FOR PILOTAGE TO WHARF FROM BUOY OR ANCHORAGE OR VICE VERSA, OR FROM WHARF TO WHARF WILL BE INCREASED FROM $998 TO $1,168.
REGARDING PILOTAGE OF SHIPS INTO AND OUT OF THE HARBOUR, SHIPS EXCEEDING 950 FEET WILL BE CHARGED $1,978 FOR A TRIP TO OR FROM BUOY OR ANCHORAGE AND $2,355 TO OR FROM WHARF, AGAINST THE PRESENT CHARGES OF $1,691 AND $2,013 RESPECTIVELY.
AS FOR MOVEMENT OUTSIDE THE HARBOUR LIMITS, SHIPS EXCEEDING 950 FEET IN LENGTH WILL BE CHARGED $1,642 INSTEAD OF $1,403 AS AT PRESENT.
PILOTAGE DUES FOR OTHER SMALLER VESSELS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE NEW SCHEDULE OF THE AMENDED ORDER.
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