Oil Pollution.- Prohibition against discharge of oil generally. Except in case of emergency imperiling life or property, or unavoidable accident, collision, or stranding, and except as otherwise permitted by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War as hereinafter authorized, it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, or suffer, or permit the discharge of oil by any method, means, or manner into or upon the coastal navigable waters of the United States from any vessel using oil as fuel for the generation of propulsion power, or any vessel carrying or having oil thereon in excess of that necessary for its lubricating requirements and such as may be required under the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder. The Secretary is authorized and empowered to prescribe regulations permitting the discharge of oil from vessels in such quantities, under such conditions, and at such times and places as in his opinion will not be deleterious to health or sea food, or a menace to navigation, or dangerous to persons or property engaged in commerce on such waters, and for the loading, handling, and unloading of oil. (June 7, 1924, c. 316, 3, 43 Stat. 605.) PORT AND TERMINAL SERVICES AND CHARGES PILOTAGE The port of Baltimore may be approached from the sea by two deep draft routes. The southern route via the Virginia capes and Chesapeake Bay is approximately 150 nautical miles long while the northern and eastern route via Delaware Bay and River, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and upper Chesapeake Bay is approximately 125 miles in length. Licensed pilots of the Maryland State Pilots Commission are available to pilot vessels between Baltimore harbor and the Virginia capes, and Baltimore harbor and Chesapeake City, Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Vessels entering the Virginia capes are spoken by a Maryland pilot boat cruising at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, while vessels inbound via the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal are boarded by Maryland pilots at Chesapeake City. The Association of Maryland Pilots maintains an office on the Recreation Pier at the foot of Broadway, Baltimore, for administrative purposes and as a dispatch point for pilots for outbound vessels. A joint dispatch office is maintained at Chesapeake City by Maryland and Delaware River pilots, as Delaware River licensed pilots must be employed by vessels transiting the Chesapeake and Dela ware Canal. Pilotage is compulsory for all foreign vessels, vessels bound to or from a foreign port, and all vessels sailing under register bound to and from Baltimore, except those employed in and licensed for the American coasting trades. vessel exempt from pilotage voluntarily employs a pilot it is subject to the regular pilotage charges. No pilotage is required within the harbor, inside of quarantine anchorage. 371817 O 56 - 4 Shift piloting is usually undertaken by the local towboat companies. If licensed state pilots are employed for this purpose a charge of $30 is made for each shift. The following pilotage charges assessed by the Association of Maryland Pilots are applicable for each movement to or from the port whether vessel moves via the Virginia capes or the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: The Pilot's Association for the Bay and River Delaware charges for pilotage between the Delaware capes and Philadelphia or other ports on the Delaware are $2.50 per foot for vessels drawing 12 feet and under and $3.37 per foot for vessels drawing over 12 feet, with a minimum draft charge of 8 feet. In calculating pilotage, there is no charge for 1, 2, or 3 inches; the 4th inch to and including the 9th inch pay foot; 10 and 11 inches pay whole feet. For transporting vessels on the Delaware between Philadelphia and points below Marcus Hook, including the Delaware end of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, the charge is $40. Pilotage through the canal is $40. TOWAGE A large fleet of tugs operated by several companies is available in the port both for vessel assistance and towage of small craft. Inbound vessels usually take tow at Quarantine and the inward towage charge includes docking. Outward towage charges are the same as inward and include undocking. Tugboat captains and mates generally have pilotage endorsements for Baltimore Harbor and may, at the request of the vessel, perform shift piloting. Compensation for such services is by mutual agreement. Most towage in the port is performed under contract, with the rates set more or less in accordance with a rate schedule informally established as a standard by the towboat companies. Following is a tabulation of the charges for vessel assistance. Rates and conditions covering towing of small craft are too greatly detailed for presentation here; for information on this phase of towing activity reference is made to the tariffs of the various towage companies. SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR TUG POWER ASSISTANCE TO VESSELS AT THE Gross Tonnage Docking or undocking at Fair field, Lower Canton, Port Cov Bington, inside Lazaretto and 69 677 Up to 2050 Per Tug Per Tug $34 Per Tug Per Tug -5 -6 -7 $53 $4 $56 2051-3050 59 48 63 3051-3550 68 72 or Lower Canton, or vice versa; Quarantine to Curtis Bay, Port to Curtis Bay or Port Covington SECREENO sa; or from Sea Wall or No. 3 Weekdays; (Monday to Friday inclusive) When services require tugs to be operated before 7 a.m. and after 4 p.m., on weekdays, the tugs shall be paid a further charge of $16 net per hour for each tug in addition to the regular rates in this schedule applying to the particular assistance. For services after 4 p.m., overtime to count from 4 p.m. until tug or tugs have returned to tieup station. For services after 12 midnight, time to count from time tugs are ordered into service until 7 a.m. Overtime to be apportioned if two or more vessels of same ownership are handled during the overtime period. Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays: Minimum of four (4) hours, calculated in four (4) hour periods: 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to be pro-rated over any other vessels the tugs may serve during that period. For services after 3 p.m., time to count from 3 p.m. until tug or tugs return to tie-up station, with a minimum of four hours. For services after 12 midnight on a day preceding a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, overtime charges incurred are to be added to the 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. overtime charge. Holidays are: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Decoration Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Should any of these holidays fall on Sunday, then the following Monday shall be considered as the holiday. Handling Explosives: When tug services are required to assist vessels having explosives aboard or while laying alongside, an extra charge of $16 net per hour will be made in addition to the rates stated herein. Service Charges: When the services of a tug or tugs are required, for the purpose of swinging a vessel to adjust compass, furnishing steam to vessels, an hourly rate of $32 net per tug is to be charged between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays (Monday to Friday inclusive) and $48 net per tug per hour between the hours of 4 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays (Monday to Friday inclusive) and all day on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. In all instances time to count when tug leaves its tie-up station and shall continue until tug or tugs return to tie-up station. All Saturday, Sunday, and holiday services based on four (4) hours minimum. Ice Conditions; For tug services running through or assisting through ice, in addition to the tariff rates there shall be a charge of $32 net per tug per hour, including running time to and from vessel or other floating equipment. |