Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G14 - Board of Pilot Commissioners › Chapter 61G14-22 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 61G14-22.005 - Contents of Application by a Pilot

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Applications by a pilot for a change in rates of pilotage in
				  order to be considered complete, shall include:
(1) Financial statements of the pilot making
				application prepared in accordance with accounting principles accepted in the
				United States. Such financial statements shall be prepared as of the fiscal
				year ending closest to the date on which the rate change application is filed
				and shall also include the financial statements for the preceding fiscal year.
				The financial statements shall include the consolidated or combined financial
				statements of all the entities owned or partially owned, if any, by the pilot
				which provides pilot-related services. The financial statements shall be
				audited by an independent certified public accountant and shall include an
				unqualified opinion from that certified public accountant except where the
				consolidated or combined revenues of the applying pilot are less than $250,
				000, in which case, financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting
				principles accepted in the United States and compiled by a certified public
				accountant shall be accepted. All financial statements shall include a
				supplemental schedule detailing all operating expenses.
(2) A schedule derived from the financial
				statements submitted indicating the average net income of pilots in the port
				area including the value of all benefits derived from service as a pilot. This
				schedule will also contain a comparison of the average net income using current
				rates to the projected average net income using the requested rates. The
				information for this shall be derived from the projected statements defined in
				subsection (8).
(3) A schedule
				indicating the pilotage rates in other ports if deemed relevant by the
				applicant.
(4) A schedule
				indicating the amount of time the applying pilot spends on actual piloting duty
				and the amount of time spent on other essential support services.
(5) A schedule of the prevailing compensation
				available to individuals in other maritime services of comparable professional
				skills, if deemed relevant by the applicant.
(6) Projected changes in vessel traffic for
				the next twenty-four months and the methodology used to reach the
				conclusions.
(7) A narrative
				explaining special characteristics, dangers, and risks of the particular
				port.
(8) A compilation of
				projected financial statements for the two years following the current year, by
				a certified public accountant, which shall include projected balances sheets,
				projected income statements, projected statements of cash-flows and related
				notes to the projected financial statements indicating the impact of the
				requested rates, projected changes in vessel traffic and projected
				expenses.
(9) The application shall
				specify the rate change requested.
(10) A narrative statement justifying the
				requested change.
(11) Fee of
				$150.
(12) A statement as to how
				the requested rate change will result in fair, just and reasonable rates taking
				into consideration the public interest in promoting and maintaining efficient,
				reliable and safe piloting services and further taking into consideration the
				factors set forth in Section
				310.151(5)(b),
				F.S.
Rulemaking Authority
					 310.151(1)(d)
					 FS. Law Implemented 310.151(2), (3)
					 FS.
New 8-8-95, Amended 10-14-97, Formerly
					 61E13-2.005, Amended
					 4-12-23.