Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 3 - Tariffs › 12 AAC 56.205 - Availability of pilots

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In the Southcentral Alaska Region, an
				  agent, owner, or master of a vessel shall inform the appropriate pilot
				  organization of a vessel movement at least 36 hours before the movement in
				  order to provide sufficient time for a pilot to arrive at the vessel by the
				  available means of transportation. An agent, owner, or master of a vessel shall
				  again inform the appropriate pilot organization of a vessel movement at least
				  24 hours before the movement. A pilot will be considered unavailable for
				  service only if the timely notice under this subsection is given and a pilot
				  does not show up at the vessel to render service. If notice is not given as
				  required under this subsection and a pilot is not able to reach the vessel to
				  render pilot services, the vessel or the vessel's owner may be charged for the
				  transportation costs incurred by the pilot in attempting to reach the vessel
				  and the pilotage charge and all other charges that would have been incurred had
				  the pilot reached the vessel and provided pilotage services.
(b) Except as provided in (d) of this
				  section,
(1) in Akutan of the Westem Alaska
				  Region, an agent, owner, or master of a vessel shall inform the appropriate
				  pilot organization of a vessel movement at least 48 hours before the movement
				  in order to provide sufficient time for a pilot to arrive at the vessel by the
				  available means of transportation; a pilot will be considered unavailable for
				  service only if the 48-hour notice required under this paragraph is given and a
				  pilot does not show up at the vessel to render service; if the agent, owner, or
				  master of a vessel requests a pilot, and the pilot attempts to reach the vessel
				  but cannot do so within 48 hours due to factors beyond the pilot's control, and
				  the vessel then leaves without the pilot, the vessel or the vessel's owner may
				  be charged for the actual expenses incurred by the pilot in attempting to reach
				  the vessel; if the 48-hour notice is not given as required under this paragraph
				  and a pilot is not able to reach the vessel to render pilot services, the
				  vessel or the vessel's owner may be charged for the transportation costs
				  incurred by the pilot in attempting to reach the vessel and the pilotage charge
				  and all other charges that would have been incurred had the pilot reached the
				  vessel and provided pilotage services;
(2) in the Pribilof Islands, Port Clarence,
				  and the Kuskokwim Bay Region of the Western Alaska Region, including Bethel, an
				  agent, owner, or master of a vessel shall inform the appropriate pilot
				  organization of a vessel movement at least 96 hours before the movement in
				  order to provide sufficient time for a pilot to arrive at the vessel by the
				  available means of transportation; a pilot will be considered unavailable for
				  service only if the 96-hour notice required under this paragraph is given and a
				  pilot does not show up at the vessel to render service; if the agent, owner, or
				  master of a vessel requests a pilot, and the pilot attempts to reach the vessel
				  but cannot do so within 96 hours due to factors beyond the pilot's control, and
				  the vessel then leaves without the pilot, the vessel or the vessel's owner may
				  be charged for the actual expenses incurred by the pilot in attempting to reach
				  the vessel; if the 96-hour notice is not given as required under this paragraph
				  and a pilot is not able to reach the vessel to render pilot services, the
				  vessel or the vessel's owner may be charged for the transportation costs
				  incurred by the pilot in attempting to reach the vessel and the pilotage charge
				  and all other charges that would have been incurred had the pilot reached the
				  vessel and provided pilotage services; and
(3) in all other locations of the Western
				  Alaska Region, an agent, owner, or master of a vessel shall inform the
				  appropriate pilot organization of a vessel movement at least 72 hours before
				  the movement in order to provide sufficient time for a pilot to arrive at the
				  vessel by the available means of transportation; a pilot will be considered
				  unavailable for service only if the 72-hour notice required under this
				  paragraph is given and a pilot does not show up at the vessel to render
				  service; if the agent, owner, or master of a vessel requests a pilot, and the
				  pilot attempts to reach the vessel but cannot do so within 72 hours due to
				  factors beyond the pilot's control, and the vessel then leaves without the
				  pilot, the vessel or the vessel's owner may be charged for the actual expenses
				  incurred by the pilot in attempting to reach the vessel; if the 72-hour notice
				  is not given as required under this paragraph and a pilot is not able to reach
				  the vessel to render pilot services, the vessel or the vessel's owner may be
				  charged for the transportation costs incurred by the pilot in attempting to
				  reach the vessel and the pilotage charge and all other charges that would have
				  been incurred had the pilot reached the vessel and provided pilotage
				  services.