41 tal-1994

L.N. 41 of 1994

MALTA MARITIME AUTHORITY ACT. 1"1

(ACT No. XVII OF 1"1)

PIlotage and Mooring (A!MfIdmenl) Recugtlont. I""

IN e~ercise of the powen oonfernd by leCtions 39, S2 and 64

of the Malta Maritime Authority Act , the Minister for Transpott,

Communications and Te<:hnology , in consuhttion wi th the Authority

and with the concurrence of the Mi nister of Finance , has lIlade the

following regul ations:-

I. (1) These regulatiom may be cited a$ the Pilola~ and

Moon llg ( Amendement) Regulations, !Wo!, and shall be read and

construed as One with the Pilolage and Moori ng Regulalions , 1975,

hereinafter referred 10 as Mlhe principal regulalions

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(2) These regulations shall come into fOKe on the 11th

April. 1994.

( I) Dawn iT-regotamenti jislgllu jissejbu r-Regolamcnti 11' 1·

1994 Ii jemeodaw ir- Regolamenti dwar il-Pilu Ulgg u 1-lrmiU. u ~M .

&handhom jinqnw u jiftiehmu !lata wal'lda mar-~golamenti la' ]- 1975

dwar il-Pilutagg u 1-lrmiU, hawnhekk itjed ' il quddiem imsej1'la -i r-

regolamcnti priOCipali M.

(2)

Dawn ir-regalamenti gIIandhom jibdew ischhu fil·11 ta'

April, I994.

In paragraph (2) of regulation 36 of the principal

regulations. (Of" the words wthiny five per cen lum w there shall be

substituted the: word$ "lIOn per centum

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J . For the Scl>edule to the principal regulations there shall be

.... b5liluled the f<llklwing

"SCH EDU LE

( Regula tioo ]1)

PILOTAGE AND MOORING DUES

For the purp<>Ses of th is S.:heduLe "ton~ means Mthe

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gross registe red tonnage"

Provided that if a ship hu more than one gTOSS regis-

tered tonn age , then the higher Or highest of such tonnages $hall

be the gross registered tonnage for the purpose of Ih is tari ff,

2. PiLotage Dues at the standard rate shall be as {ollows

(a) Shi ps not exceeding 500 tons .... ...... Im IO.OO

(b ) Ships cxC(:eding 500 IOns and not ClI-

ceeding 1,000 tons .................................... LmI 2.00

(cl Ships exceeding l ,txXl tons and not ex·

ceedi ng 2,00CI tons .......... .... ... .................... Lm I3.00

(d) Ships exceeding 2,txXl tons alld not ex·

ceeding 3,500 tons ... .... .. ........... ......... ........ LmI5.00

(c) Ships exceeding 3,500 tons and not ex·

ceeding S,OOCI tons ................................ .. .. LmI6.00

(f) Ships exceeding S,()(X) tons and nol U ·

ceedinl 7,()(X) toIlS ............... ...................... LmI7.00

(a) Ships exceeding 7,000 Ions and nol ex·

ceedi ng 10,000 tons ................................... LmI8.00

(h) Ships ezceeding lO,OOO Ions and 00( ex·

ceeding 15,000 tons .. ......... ........................ lnt2O.00

(il Ships uceedingl S,txXl IOns and nol ex·

ceeding 2{I,txXl tons ....... ... ........................• Lm21.00

(j) Ships uceeding 2O.txXl tons and not ex·

ceeding 2.5,000 tons ....... ... ......................... Lm2l.00

(k) Ships exceeding 2.5,txXl ton~ and not ex·

ceeding 30,000 tolU .... ..... ...... .. .................. Lm25.00

(I) Ships exceed ing 30,000 tons and not ex·

cecding40,OOO tons

................ . .. Lm27.00

(m) For every additional IO,OOCI tons or

p3rt thereof in excess of 4O,00CI tons .... ........ Lm6.00.

PilOtage dues al t~ sta nda rd rate shall be charled for

ei ther

(al

Enterinl port; Or

(b)

Le,vinl port; or

(cl Shitinl benh under own power (~hot move

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the umc: pon .

4 . Charges addit ional to pilOlagc dues I t the ltlndard nl C

shall be made a~ follows

<a) Shimnl ben h not under OWn power

(Moold move ~) in the same pon .................. .

25%

(b) Shifting benh from onc po rt to aoolher

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port not undcr own power (Mcold movc i.e.

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leaving one port, passage to and enlering I n·

ot he r port .. ... ... .... .... ... .. . ..... ... ....... .. ... .....

lOO'Ir.

Gbandu jkun hemm drittijiet addiujonali ghad-drittijiel

11' pilulagg bir-rn.la JI(JrnJ(Jrd kif gej;

(a) Gl'lal-tibdiJ tal-postta'l-inniU; mhuJt bil-

maklla taI-baslimenl lieu (~rold mo~") f1-istes5

2S%

port ................. .......................•.••••••.••••....•

(b) Ghat-tibdil ta' post ta' l-irmiUminn port

ghal pon idlor mhuJ bil-malma taJ-bfI$Ii mcnt sta1

("cold mo~tH) l.c. t1uq minD pon. pasaaAt &.haJ

u dhul rport ichor .......... ..... .......•..••••••••••..•••

1(1()'%. .

S.

Ghal kull wichcd mis·servizzi li ge;iin

(I) isi r kuntatt ma' baslimen l barra I·port meta 1-

ba5timen t ma jkuru:!Ier jidbol fiJ-port; jew

(b) ICMzz ta' pilutagt moghti barra I-pon, inklut

pi!utaU minn bilJTl. d-dahla ta' port gIlal iebor

gIlaodha lilhallu oofs ir-rala Slalldard ;mml li ml tlrullll inqu

minn minimum la' LrnIS.

For any of the following services

(a) making contact with a ship outside a port when

the ship is not to enter that port; or

(b) pilotage service rendered outside a pon, including

pilotage from outside the entrance of one port 10 all<)ther,

there shall be charged half the standard rate, subject \0 a

minimum of lm15.

If, in the perfonnance of any of the services specified

in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of this Schedule -

(a) a pilol is detained on boaTd the ship for pitaling,

mooring, or unmooring the ship for any reason beyond the

pilot'S control, or is ldt in quaranline for a period longer

than two hours, the following additional dues shall be pay-

able

(i) in respect of services rendered al

Malta Drydocks and Malta Shipbuilding,

from the second to the twenty-fourth hour,

per hour or part the reof ... ....................

LmI.SO

(ii) in respect of servioes reRder«l else-

where, from the second 10 the twenty-founh

hour, per hour or pan thereof ..... .... ... ..

Lm3.00

(iii) thereafter, per twenty·four hour

period or pan thereof, in cases (i) and (ii)

above ., .. , ... ,"" , ... .. ............................. Lm30.00

(b) a pilot ill compelled 10 pT(lo(:«d abroad

with lhe ship, he shall be provided with board

and lodging at a standard not less than that of a

second class hotel. and the expenses of the relllm

journey and the following additional dues shall

be payable per day or pan thereof until the pilot

is returned to Malta ..... ......... .................... Lm40.00.

(i) For mooring or unmooring a ship on entering.

leaving or shifting benh at any benh, e~ccpt at a buoy

benh, other than for the services specified in paragraphs 9,

10, 19 and 20 of this schedule , there shall be charged

(a)

Ships not exceeding 500 tons

Lm9.00

(b) Ships exceeding SOO tons and not ex-

ceeding 1,000 Ions ... ... ............ .. """,,.

Lm11.00

(c) Ships e~cceding 1,000 IOns and nOl u-

ceeding 2,000 tons ... ... ...................... ......... Lm12.00

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LmI4.00

(c) Ships exceeding J,soo lonl and nol ex-

ceeding S,OOO IOn5 .......... ...................... ..... LmI4.00

(f) Ships e:u:ei:ding S,OOO lonl and not ex-

ceeding 7,000 lont ......... ... .. .. ... .................. LmtS.OO

(,) Ships exceeding 7,000 lonl arK! nol e.-

cuding 10,000 tons ................................... LmI6.00

(h) Ships exceeding 10,000 lonl and not ex -

cuding IS,ooo tons ................. .................. LmI8.00

(i) Ships exceeding IS,ooo 10nslUld not ex -

ceeding 20,000 Ions ................................... LmI9.00

(j) ShIps exceeding 20,000 101U IUId not ex-

ceeding 25,000 Ions ................................... Lm2O.00

(t) Ships excuding 25,000 lontlUld not e.·

ceeding 30,000 Ions ................................... L.m2l.00

(I) Ships exceeding 30.000 tons . nd not u ·

cuding 40.000 Ions ................................... Lm24.00

(m ) For every Idditionll 10,000 lOllS or

part thereof in excess of 40 ,000 lOllS ............ LmJ .OO.

(ii) FOf' mooring or unmooring I ship It 'Ibe

Dolphins I ' Grand Harbour , there shall be charged the

following rates in addi tion to those specified in wb-

paragraph (i )

For ships not excudin&6,000 1001

LmIO.OO

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FOf' ships exceeding 6,000 lOllS

........ LmI2.SO.

8, For moorin& or unmoorina of I ship I ' I buoy berth ,

other than for the services specified in paralf1lp/ls 9, 10, 19 and

20 of this Schedule, there Ioball be char&ed ......... LmJO.OO.

GhBll-irmiggjcw hall mill -irmigg la' bastimenti

ma' baga la' I·innigg, barra mis·servizzi spel:ifi kali fil-

pa.rag~fi 9, 10, 19 u 20 la' din 1-lskcda gl'Iandu jilhallas

dntlla ........................... ........... ................ ... ... Lm30.oo

On reque51 for I ny OI:her moorin, service not

IX)nnec!ed with moonn& or unmoorin& of I ship 00 arrival ,

dcpIIrture or shifting there shall be charged

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the rates I t paflgraph 7 of th is Sebedule for lIhips

berthed stem 10 I quay;

(b) half the rates at paragraph 7 of Ihis Schedule for

ships berthed alongs>de a quay or wharf; and

(c) the file at paraJTaph 8 of Ihis ScheduLe for ships

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If in any of the services specified in paragraphs 3, 4,

S, 7, 8, 9, 19 and 20 of Ihis Schedule a boat and crew or

mooring pany arc left in aUcndan<:e or as a resul t of such

seJ"1ice5 are detained in quarantine at any place for longer than

two Mul'$, the following additional dues &hall be payable

(i)

from

the

the

s.eoond

~nty·fourth hour or part

thereof ..

lII'IO.60 per man

(ii) thereafter pcr twenty-four

hour period or part thereof ... ,.,',." LrnlO.OO per man.

In respect of a SoeMce necessitatin& the

making QOOta<;t with a ship Ol.Itside a port when the

ship is not 10 enter that pan, there shall be cl:arged

half the standard rute, subject to a minimum o f .. . Lrn5 .00.

10 respect of the following services by mooringmen

there shall be payable the following dues

for handling of mooring rope

(i)

by boat crew

LmIO pcr rope

(ii J for handling of mooring rope

LmS per rope,

by h;ind ........................... , ........ ,.

In ~ of pilotage xrvil:e rende red 10 M.lt.

Orydocks andlor Malta Shipbuiklilll lbere l1li. 11 be pIIyablc the

following mooring dues

(i) For vessels enteri ng or

leaving

LmS per pilollge $Crvicc

(iil

vesse ls Ihifting

For

Lm2 per pilotlge $Crvioe.

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AdditKmal pilotage. mooring or unmooring dues It

the ... Ie of 15% on the Ippropriate ... tes shall be p&)'Ible in

respect of $Crviccs rendeml bcr-en sunse t to sunrise and on

Sundays and public holidays.

When . cance llation for a requesI for • pilolage and

mooring or unmooring $Crvicc is made, the following dues $hall

be made;

(a) when. C8l'1C:e lla\ion notice

ts made prior to two hoI.Irs before

commel'lC:emcnt of operation

No charge

when a cancellation notice

(b)

is made within the two hours immed-

iately preceeding the commencement

of operation ............................. 25% ofsundard rate

(~) when pilot and mooring

man ha~, OIl. request, rcport~

aboard for an operation. wbich is

later aoneelled ........................... SO% of standard rate.

When a pi lot or mooringman is required to work eltra

duty i.e. duties in cxcess of his normal watch hours, there shan

be payable the following charges

(i)

in respca of pilots

........ LmIS per piloc per

OfXTation

(it) in respect of moorinlffiCn LmiO per mooring-

man per operation.

In respect of diublcd vcsscb , there sball be p;oyablc

the followin, charges

(i) in rcspecl of pilots .......... ... . Lrn25 per pilot

(ii) in rcspcn of mooringmen .. .. l.m4O per operation

irrespective of

number of mooring-

men.

All ratcs for pilOlaJC. mooring or unmoorin, of a ship

shall cover any number of bours required to be perfonned by

any of the pe rsonnel in the Pilotage CoI'Jl'o

Proyided that all vessels over 243.84 metres (800 fect)

entering. leaving or shifling in Grand Harbou.r arc 10 employ

two pilots. with the exception of cruise linen;

Provided funhu Ihal when. in the opi nion of lhe

Elcclltivc Director ( Pons) il is ,......... •• ry to employ more than

one pilot for any vessel. the piJob,gc dues will be oommensurate

to the nllmber of pilo" providing the ui d service.

For Ihe use of the pilot launch in connection with the

provision of pilotage andIor mooring services

(.) to ships entering or leaving pon .......... ..

LmIO

(b) to ships shiflina wit hin a pon ...... ..........

Lm5.

For any OthC'r particular pilotage or mooring IICrvKa

001 othel'Wbe JPeCiflCall, providW for in this Schedule, the du~

payable 5hal1 be determined by the Eaecume Director (Ports)

who shall. as far as possible, assimilate them 10 the I W'opiiatc

dues &peCified in Ihis Schedule.",

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