Deck Cargoes:

As each deckload varies no fixed fee is charged. A reasonable fee is set by the surveyor based on the amount of cargo loaded on deck and the amount of time and effort involved in inspecting the loading and securing of deck cargo. For a full deckload at one port the charge is fixed at a maximum of $35.

Special or Additional Services:

Where inspections require additional visits beyond the regular and customary visits or where visits are made after hours or on Sundays, additional fees are charged. Charges for expenses to out-of-the-way places will be furnished by the surveyor on request.

Note: No additional charges for special services are made except the actual cost of travel to piers located outside of port limits.

Deck Cargo Certificates (Specific Certificates):

$25.00 17.50

12.50

Certificates issued only at the last port of lading, covering all deck cargo wherever loaded. However, small parcels of deck cargo are covered by the under deck certificate with no additional fee. For a large deck cargo, a specific deck certificate is issued and a maximum fee of $15 applies.

FRESH WATER

High quality water from the city mains is available at nearly all the piers in the port at a cost of $1 per 1,000 gallons. At Sparrows Point the Bethlehem Steel Company furnishes artesian well water at $1.60 per 1,000 gallons. James M. Fesmire & Sons operates

Water is also available by waterboat.

two waterboats, the "Amma," which has a capacity of 155 tons and a pumping rate of 4 tons per minute and the "Jimjac," which has a capacity of 500 tons and a pumping rate of 4 tons per minute. The boats supply fresh water to vessels lying in the stream or at berth in any part of the harbor at the rate of 80¢ per ton

of 250 gallons, with a minimum charge for 150 tons. There is an additimal charge of $15 per hour for "Anna" and $25 per hour for "Jimjac" for running time to 10 and 11 Anchorages and Sparrows Point. In the event that a waterboat requires more than three hours to complete pumping because the vessel is not ready to receive or for some other reason beyond the waterboat's control, the same additional charges are assessed.

below:

WATCHING SERVICES

Current rates for pier and ship watching service at Baltimore are listed

LABOR

All labor connected with the loading and unloading of deep-sea vessels, at Baltimore is unionized and under the union agreements working conditions at Baltimore are similar to those existing at other North Atlantic ports. The unions are affiliated with the International Longshoremen's Association, Independent.

Scope of Agreements.- Agreements effective from March 7, 1955, to and including September 30, 1956, between the International Longshoremen's Association and its affiliated locals Nos. 829, 858, 921, 953, and 1429, and the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore, Inc., the Deepwater Steamship Lines, and the Steamship Agents and Contracting Stevedores of the Port of Baltimore cover: loading and unloading of deep-water vessels (foreign and intercoastal) at the port of Baltimore and vicinity; checking and tallying of their cargoes; grain loading and unloading; foremen, receiving and delivery clerks, freight handlers, ship cargo space cleaners, ship bilge cleaners, and markers. The terms and working conditions contained in these agreements are applicable respectively, to all of the above-noted classifications of labor.

Work covered by the Agreements.- Members of the International Longshoremen's Association are to perform all work pertaining to; rigging vessels; discharging and loading of all cargoes, baggage and mail, (to the termination of ships tackle) but when vessels load or discharge at other than railroad piers employers have the right to use such labor as they deem advisable for handling cargo to and from ship's tackle; loading and discharging grain; and delivering

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and marking all freight controlled by steamship lines and stevedore contractors, from and to all vehicles, power boats, lighters, barges and railroad cars.

Longshoremen available at the port. At the port of Baltimore a dependable labor force which is skilled and efficient in ship loading and unloading is available at all times. Approximately 8,500 men are carried on the rolls of the I.L.A. and the number employed weekly varies from 3,500 to 4,200 men.

Non-Union Men. If the International Longshoremen's Association is unable to furnish a sufficient number of men to perform the work in a satisfactory manner, the stevedoring companies may daily employ such other men as are available, and these men may remain until the end of the day's work.

Number of men in a gang.- Longshoremen are arranged in gangs, with definite functions allocated to the separate groups which make up such gangs. A gang usually consists of 3 groups, one working on the pier or wharf, the second on the deck of the vessel and the third in the hold of the vessel. An average of 110 gangs are used at the port but this number can be increased to 135 when necessary. The minimum number of men in a gang when engaged in loading or discharging foreign and intercoastal cargo is 21, including a gang carrier (foreman), and not less than 8 holdsmen. The minimum number when loading or discharging open top freight is 16 men including gang carrier, and not less than 8 holdsmen. Bulk cargoes require at least 15 men with 8 men in the hold except when working scrap or bulk with grabs or magnets the minimum number shall be 8 men. Stevedoring companies reserve the right to designate where, when, and how the remainder of the men shall be employed.

Workday. The contract provides for a regular or normal 8 hour working day from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and a regular work week of 40 hours consisting of 5 regular working days from Monday to Friday inclusive.

All other time worked, except meal time, but including 14 specified holidays, is considered to be overtime work to be compensated for at the overtime rate of one and one-half the straight time or regular rate.

Mealtime. Specific meal hours are established by contract as follows: from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m., from 12 noon to 1 p.m., from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., and from 11 p.m. to midnight. The regular overtime rate applies to all work performed during the regular meal hour of from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Work performed during all other meal hours including the 12 noon to 1 p.m. meal hour on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays is paid for at an overtime rate of twice the regular rate. In any case, the full meal hour is paid for if any part of the meal hour is worked.

Legal Holidays. The following legal holidays and such other national and state holidays as may be proclaimed by Executive authority are observed at the

Minimum Hours and Pay Requirements. When men who have been employed in the afternoon are reemployed at 7 p.m., they are entitled to a minimum of 2 hours pay, regardless of weather conditions, unless the ship or the hatch in which they are employed completes discharging or loading in less time.

When men are employed on any weekday, Monday through Friday, they shall receive a minimum of 4 hour's pay for any time between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., regardless of weather. When they are employed on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, they shall receive a minimum of 4 hour's pay for any time between 8 a.m. and