Atlantic Pilotage Tariff Regulations, 1996

8 The charge for a ship, other than a dead ship or an oil rig, for a trip or a movage that is in the Saint John compulsory pilotage area and that is set out in column 1 of an item of Schedule 5 is the sum of

• (a) a fuel charge determined by the following formula:

  AFP × AFC

  where

  AFP

  = the average fuel price, in dollars per litre, for fuel for the pilot boat, based on invoices received by the Authority for fuel supplied to the pilot boat in the calendar month that is two months before the month in which the trip or movage is completed, and

  AFC

  = the average fuel consumption set out in column 7 of that item, or 0 if column 7 of that item indicates that the average fuel consumption is not applicable, and

• (b) either

  • (i) if a flat charge is applicable, the sum of the flat charge set out in column 2 of that item and the pilot boat replacement surcharge set out in column 6 of that item, or

  • (ii) if a flat charge is not applicable, the greater of

    • (A) the sum of the minimum charge set out in column 3 of that item and the pilot boat replacement surcharge set out in column 6 of that item, and

    • (B) the sum of

      • (I) the greater of the product obtained by multiplying the pilotage unit by the unit charge set out in column 4 of that item, and the product obtained by multiplying the gross tonnage by a tonnage charge of $0.01375 per gross ton, and

      • (II) the sum of the basic charge set out in column 5 of that item and the pilot boat replacement surcharge set out in column 6 of that item.