Session Laws

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to immediately further regulate the rate of pilotage for the port of Boston, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 103 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 31, as appearing in the 1990 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 31. Rates of pilotage outward and inward for the port of Boston, calculated per foot of draught, shall be as follows:

`tcol(*)=2;c1=10,50,tu;c2=55,15,tur For vessels 3500 Gross Tons or under*$34.00 per foot. For vessels over 3500 to 7000 Gross Tons*$38.00 per foot. For vessels over 7000 to 15000 Gross Tons*$42.50 per foot. For vessels over 15000 to 25000 Gross Tons*$44.50 per foot. For vessels over 25000 to 35000 Gross Tons*$45.50 per foot.

For vessels over 35000 to 45000 Gross Tons*$46.50 per foot. For vessels over 45000 Gross Tons*$50.00 per foot. `tcol;end

The following charges shall be made for anchoring vessels:

(1) Any inbound vessel subject to pilotage that anchors in an area outside Deer Island Light and inside the demarcation line for Federal Inland Waters for more than six hours shall pay two hundred dollars.

(2) Any inbound vessel from sea subject to pilotage that anchors in anchorage number two or number five shall pay full pilotage.

(3) Any outbound vessel subject to pilotage that anchors in anchorage number one or number two and the pilot remains on board shall be subject to detention fees and shifting charges.

The following charges shall be made for shifting vessels:

(1) Between docks in Boston, one hundred and fifty dollars.

(2) Between any dock in Boston and anchorage number one, one hundred and fifty dollars.

(3) Between any dock in Boston and anchorage number two, one-half pilotage.

(4) Between anchorage number five to Quincy, full pilotage.

(5) Between anchorage number five and Boston, full pilotage.

(6) Between Boston or anchorage number two and Quincy, one and one-half full pilotages.

(7) Between anchorage number two and Boston from one to six hours, two hundred dollars.

(8) Between anchorage number two and Boston in excess of six hours, one-half pilotage.

(9) Between sea and Quincy, full pilotage; if a vessel proceeds to anchorage number two at the request of the master or agent, an additional one and one-half full pilotages.

(10) Shifting a ship in anchorage number two, two hundred dollars.

Other charges shall be:

(1) For detention of a pilot on board a vessel, there shall be a one hour free period, followed by a fifty dollar charge for the second hour or any portion thereof; for each additional hour or portion thereof there shall be a charge of twenty-five dollars. Detention time shall begin at the ordered sailing time.

(2) Cancellation rate, fifty dollars.

(3) Compass adjusting, fifty dollars.

(4) Calibration rate, fifty dollars.

(5) When a pilot is ordered and dispatched for an arriving vessel and his services are not employed, the vessel shall pay a charge of one hundred dollars.

(6) A pilot shall be considered ordered unless notified; one hour before sailing time in Boston; two hours before sailing time in Quincy, anchorage number two or number five.

(7) No charge shall be made for any vessel detained because of fog or stress of weather.

(8) Pilot carried away, the vessel shall pay his return expenses plus one hundred dollars per day.

(9) Notifying a vessel of his diversion orders, a charge of one hundred dollars may be levied plus any regular charges.

(10) Assisting the master in docking and undocking, a charge of one hundred dollars.

(11) All inbound vessels shall notify the pilot office eight hours before arrival time if that time varies more than two hours from their latest estimated time of arrival report.

(12) A surcharge shall be made on each full pilotage charge for the cost of a suitable replacement vessel for the Boston Pilot when it is deemed advisable by a condition survey of said vessel. The surcharge shall be twenty-five dollars per full pilotage for all vessels under three thousand five hundred gross tons and fifty dollars per full pilotage for all vessels over three thousand five hundred gross tons. Surcharge funds shall be placed in an escrow fund that shall be overseen by the Massachusetts state pilot commissioner's office and shall be used in addition to proceeds realized from the sale of a present pilot vessel. An audited statement of the fund shall be made available to industry representatives on a quarterly basis.

SECTION 2. Said section 31 of said chapter 103 is hereby further amended by striking out the first paragraph, as most recently amended by section 1 of this act, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

Rates of pilotage outward and inward for the port of Boston, calculated per foot of draught, shall be as follows:

`tcol(*)=2;c1=10,50,tu;c2=55,15,tur For vessels 3500 Gross Tons or under*$35.00. For vessels over 3500 to 7000 Gross Tons*$40.00. For vessels over 7000 to 15000 Gross Tons*$45.00. For vessels over 15000 to 25000 Gross Tons*$47.00. For vessels over 25000 to 35000 Gross Tons*$48.00. For vessels over 35000 to 45000 Gross Tons*$49.50. For vessels over 45000 Gross Tons*$53.00. `tcol;end

SECTION 3. Section two shall take effect on June first, nineteen hundred and ninety-two.