Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 494-1-1-.19 – Pilot Charges and Fees

Rule 494-1-1-.19. Pilot Charges and Fees

(1) Pilotage charges and rates shall be fixed by the Commissioners in accordance with Sections 52-6-45, 52-6-46, 52-6-47, 52-6-48 of the Georgia Code.
(2) The pilots shall be due payment for individual pilotage charges and fees upon the departure of any vessel from the Port, except when the pilots have elected to extend credit to such vessel owner, vessel operator, principal agent or local agent. In such cases, all payments are due not later than forty-five (45) days after the vessel's arrival in port.
1. (a) Payments received later than forty-five (45) days after the vessel's inward pilotage service will be assessed the maximum permissible annual percentage rate allowed by law against any unpaid balance. The pilots shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees if they take legal action to collect any unpaid balance. The above finance charges shall begin to accrue from the date of the vessel's inward pilotage service(s). The application of this finance charge does not prevent or preclude the pilots from placing a lien on the vessel as specified by O.C.G.A. Sec. 52-6-49.
(3) Any agent or other non-vessel owner who makes arrangements for credit for pilotage shall be held responsible by the pilots for the amount credited if that amount is not paid within the forty-five (45) day period.
(4) Pilotage charges are based upon the services of one pilot unit. No additional charges are authorized for other pilots or apprentices taken aboard a vessel for the purpose of training or route familiarization. However, nothing shall prohibit additional pilotage charges from being made whenever additional pilots are required to assure the safe maneuvering of the vessel. In such cases, one additional pilot unit may be charged for every additional pilot so embarked.

Authority: Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 52-6-11, 52-6-45, 52-6-46, 52-6-47, 52-6-48.

History. Original Rule entitled "Pilot Charges and Fees" adopted. F. May 31, 1994; eff. June 20, 1994.

Amended: F. Sept. 16, 2010; eff. Oct. 6, 2010.