S.I. No. 404/1983 - Harbour Rates (Harbours of Dublin, Skerries and Balbriggan) (No. 2) Order, 1983.

1. The use of the Board's cranes or appliances will only be granted where the applicant completes or has completed a form of Indemnity which can be obtained at the Harbour Master's Office.

2. Applications for the use of cranes or appliances must be made to the Harbour Master's Office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. save where the Harbour Master shall otherwise permit.

3. Notwithstanding that an application has been received by the Board to have any crane or appliance available at any particular time or for any particular vessel and that such application has been granted, the Board reserves complete liberty to allot the crane or appliance in question for the use of any vessel or vessels arriving in the harbours before the vessel in respect of which such application was received.

4. No responsibility whatsoever will be accepted by the Board in any circumstances for any failure or omission on their part to have any crane or appliance available or working at any specified time or during any period of time.

5. The Board will not in any circumstances accept any liability for delay, or any other consequences of any nature, which may follow upon a breakdown or stoppage of any crane or appliance from any cause whatsoever.

6. The Board reserves the right at any time to limit the period or hours during which the cranes may be used.

7. A crane may not be ordered or reserved for a longer period than one day. Where a crane is required for more than one day a separate application must be made each evening for the following day.

8. The period in respect of which cranage charges shall be payable shall commence at the time for which the crane is ordered and is in position and ready to work and shall end when the crane is no longer required and notice to this effect is given to the Harbour Office. In the absence of such notice cranage charges shall be payable up to normal stopping time, or where overtime is being worked, until the craneman is notified that he is no longer required.

9. Where a non-container crane is ordered and not used a rate of £6.70 per half-hour shall be charged until notice of cancellation has been given to the Harbour Office. In addition there shall be a penalty of £8.90 per crane for each occasion on which this may occur.

10. Where a non-container crane is retained after it has ceased to be used a rate of £6.70 per half-hour shall be charged from the time it has ceased to be used until notice that it is no longer required has been given to the Harbour Office.

11. An additional charge of £8.90 per crane shall be made where a craneman is ordered to attend before 8 a.m. to ensure that a crane will be ready to start promptly at 8 a.m. (Monday to Friday).

12. An additional charge of £3.85 per crane shall be made where a crane is used after 4.45 p.m. but is not used after 5 p.m. (Monday to Friday).

13. Where a crane is ordered for a period which includes work after 5 p.m. on a weekday and notice of cancellation of overtime is given to the Harbour Office not later than 3 p.m. the penalty of £8.90 referred to above will apply; where notice of cancellation is given after 3 p.m. but before 4.45 p.m. a penalty of £17.70 will apply; where notice of cancellation is given after 4.45 p.m. a penalty of £21.25 will apply.

14. Where it is intended to work after 6 p.m. and another craneman is ordered to act as relief craneman between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. and it is found subsequently that the relief craneman is not required, the charge of £4.80 for retaining a craneman between 4.45 p.m. and 5 p.m. will apply unless notice of cancellation is received at the Harbour Office before 4.45 p.m.

15. Where a relief craneman is required to work through the normal tea hour 5 p.m. — 6 p.m. (Monday to Friday) a charge of £6.90 will be made.

Relief craneman

Saturday: £34.00

Sunday: £50.00

16. The expression "Public Holidays" shall mean the following days, viz:— 1st January, St. Patrick's Day, Easter Monday, 1st Monday in June, 1st Monday in August, last Monday in October, Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day, Good Friday and any other day declared by the Minister as a Public Holiday or any day or portion of a day regarded generally in the Port as a substitute for any of the foregoing.

17. Subject to review by the Board any question which may arise as to the meaning of any of the foregoing conditions or as to the Rates to be charged for the use of the cranes, grabs or other appliances, or for rail haulage or for Waiting Time, shall be determined by the Harbour Master of the Board.

18. Overtime

(Non-Container Cranes)

increase

Monday—Friday

from 5 p.m. to Midnight

30%

Saturday

from 8 a.m. to Noon

from Noon to Midnight

30%

140%

On all days

from Midnight to 8 a.m.

140%

Sundays and Public Holidays

140%

(Container Cranes)

Monday to Friday—

5 p.m. to Midnight ........

£17.40 per hour

Midnight to 8 a.m. ..........

£23.25 per hour

Saturday—

8 a.m. to Mid-day ...........

£23.25 per hour

Mid-day to 6 p.m. ...........

£23.25 per hour

Minimum £117

Sunday ...................................

£34.75 per hour

Minimum £146

19. Travelling Time

Monday/Friday—

8 a.m./5 p.m ..................

£8.75 per hour

Monday/Friday—

5 p.m./Midnight ..............

£12.20 per hour

Saturday—

8 a.m./Noon ....................

£12.20 per hour

Monday/Saturday—

Midnight/8 a.m..............

Saturday—

£16.45 per hour

Noon/Midnight ................

Sunday—

All day ..............................

PART II

CHARGES FOR THE USE OF ELECTRIC CRANES

4 Tonnes and Under

Per hour or part of an hour

Minimum Charge for the use of Crane

£

£

Any Cargo by Grab ..................

24.00

48.00

Other Cargoes ..........................

20.35

40.70

Two cranes used in tandem—6 tonne rates to apply.

6 Tonne Cranes

£

Minimum charge for two hours ......................................

48.00

Each additional hour ................

24.00

When used as a four tonne crane only, the 4 tonne crane rates to apply.

10 Tonne Cranes

£

Minimum charge for two hours ......................................

61.70

Each additional hour ................

30.85

When used as a 6 tonne or a four tonne crane only, the 6 tonne or 4 tonne rates to apply.

25 Tonne Crane

£

Minimum charge for two hours ......................................

66.30

Each additional hour ................

33.15

100 Tonne Crane

£

A. When used for lifts exceeding 20 Tonnes:—

For each tonne or any part of a tonne ............................

5.75

When the total weight lifted exceeds 30 Tonnes:—

For each tonne in excess of 30 tonnes ............................

2.88

These rates are subject to a minimum charge for the time the crane is in use, viz:—

For any period not exceeding two consecutive hours

111.80

For every additional hour or part of an hour ......................................

55.90

B. When used for Lifts not exceeding 20 Tonnes:—

For each tonne or part of a tonne ......................................

4.30

When the total weight lifted exceeds 25 Tonnes:—

For each tonne or part of a tonne in excess of 25 tonnes ....

2.16

These rates are subject to a minimum charge for the time the crane is in use, viz:—

For any period not exceeding two consecutive hours ......................................

66.30

For every additional hour or part of an hour ............................

33.15

CONTAINER CRANES

A. Lifting Containers or Flats ex ship or to ship between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Not exceeding 8m. overall length £9.36 per lift.

Exceeding 8m. overall length £13.52 per lift.

B. The minimum charge for the use of the crane shall be £31.20.

C. Waiting time between the time for which the crane is ordered and the time of commencement of work shall be charged at the rate of £31.20 per half hour.

D. If a period of working ceases or is interrupted and the crane is not released a charge of £31.20 per hour may be imposed if, in the opinion of the Harbour Master, the circumstances so warrant.

GRABS

For each self-dumping grab supplied by the Board a charge of £5.25 per hour or part of an hour will be made.

Special grabs supplied by the Board to be charged at special rates to be fixed by the Board from time to time.

The cost to the Board of attaching and disconnecting a grab to and from a crane shall be payable by the user in addition to the aforementioned rates.

FORK LIFT TRUCKS

per hour

Rate ............................................

£12.22

Minimum charge ......................

£12.22

Overtime

Monday to Friday

Increase

Between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. ....

50%

Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: .....................

100%

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 21st day of December, 1983.

JAMES MITCHELL,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order authorises the Dublin Port and Docks Board to charge revised goods, tonnage and other charges at Dublin, Skerries and Balbriggan Harbours.

S.I. No. 404 of 1983.

HARBOUR RATES (HARBOURS OF DUBLIN, SKERRIES AND BALBRIGGAN) (No. 2) ORDER, 1983.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 104

of the

Harbours Act, 1946

(No. 9 of 1946), the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 (

S.I. No. 125 of 1959

), and the Tourism and Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 (

S.I. No. 11 of 1980

), and after due compliance with section 106 of that Act, hereby order as follows