Pilots rates 2014

Corporación de Prácticos del Puerto y Ría de Bilbao S.L

Corporación de Prácticos del Puerto y Ría de Bilbao S.L

María Díaz de Haro, 7-A 2º izda

Portugalete – 48920 (Bizkaia)España

Corporación de Prácticos del Puerto y Ría de Bilbao S.LCorporación de Prácticos del Puerto y Ría de Bilbao S.LCorporación de Prácticos del Puerto y Ría de Bilbao S.L

practicomayor@practicosbilbao.com

(+34) 944960311

(+34) 944720417

Servicios básicos y otros

2014 Tariffs (€)

NOTE: This tariffs include the service of “Information and instructions to ships”

Cancellations and delays

• 1.- Cancellations attributable to vessel before pilot embarks. If a vessel’s representative or Captain changes the time that had been fixed for the commencement of the operations of a previously requested service, then the following surcharges will apply.
  • a) Cancellations made within one hour previous to the original requested time, will be subject to a 20% surcharge on the corresponding base rate.
  • b) Cancellations made between the first and second hour previous to the original time requested will be billed 10% over the corresponding base rate.
  • c) Changes in the commencement time of previously requested services that are notified more than two hours in advance will not be subject to any surcharge. Cancellations attributable to vessel after pilot embarks.
• 2.- Such cancellations will be subject to the following surcharges:
  • Pilot on board up to 40 minutes: 25% on base rate.
  • Pilot on board between 41 minutes and one hour: 30% on base rate.
  • Pilot on board between 61 minutes and two hours: 50% on base rate.

  The Association of Pilots may take up to two hours to attend new requests as from the new time when they are made. Other time changes will be dealt with in the same way as the cancellations set out above.

• 3.- Cancellations attributable to vessel with pilot on board
  • a) If the manoeuvre for the commencement of operations is delayed due to causes attributable to vessel with the pilot on board, then there will be surcharges of:
    • Delay up to 40 minutes: no surcharge.
    • Delay between 41 and 60 minutes: 20% on base rate.
    • Delay between 61 y 120 minutes: 50% on base rate.

    In the event of a delay, it will be the Captain of the vessel who decides whether the pilot stays on board or not.

    However, the pilot may decide not to stay on board the vessel for justified service reasons, when the operation is delayed by more than forty minutes. In this case, it is obligatory to request the service again once the pilot has disembarked.

    These surcharges will always apply except in exceptional circumstances – meteorological or otherwise – recognised by the Harbour Master.

• 4.- Delays attributable to the association of pilots Delays due to pilots arriving on board vessels late or to commencing services at a later time than that requested through causes of the Association of Pilots, will give rise to the following reductions:
  • One-hour delay: 20% reduction.
  • Two -hour delay: 50% reduction.
  • Over two hours: 20% per hour until 100% of service cost reached.

  Justification for delays due to exceptional weather conditions has to be certified by the Harbour Master.

Surcharges.

• 1.- Vessels without propeller and/or rudder.

  Vessels with propellers or rudders out of service will be subject to a 100% surcharge on the corresponding rates for all services carried out (not including availability or waiting time).

Pilot´s stay on board for safety reasons

• If the captain of the vessel requires the pilot’s presence on board for safety reasons, without any manoeuvre being previously planned, then the following surcharges will apply:
  • Pilot on board up to 40 minutes: 20% on base rate.
  • Pilot on board between 41 minutes and one hour: 30% on base rate.
  • Pilot on board between 61 minutes and two hours: 80% on base rate.
• Each additional hour will be charged at:
  • Vessels GT = 10,000: 149.71 euros/hour.
  • Vessels GT > 10,000: 249.92 euros/hour.

Impossibility for the pilot to disembark

• If due to adverse weather conditions the pilot cannot disembark and has to continue on board until the next port, the vessel will be responsible for the following expenses:
  • Accommodation and maintenance of the pilot.
  • The stay in and repatriation of the pilot from the place of disembarkation to Bilbao.
  • Economic compensation to be determined by the Bilbao Port Authority.