Laurentian Pilotage Tariff Regulations

8 (1) Subject to subsection (3), a trip begins from the time that a ship is underway and one of the following events occurs:

• (a) the ship enters the region of the Authority after the pilot has embarked;

• (b) the ship leaves a berth in a port or leaves a place within the region of the Authority after the pilot has embarked at the port or place, except if the ship is in transit and there is a change of pilot at Trois-Rivières, Sorel-Tracy or Montréal;

• (c) a pilot embarks to replace a pilot who has performed a movage;

• (d) a pilot embarks to replace a pilot who has performed an undocking as a result of a request by a master, owner or agent of the ship for a pilot designated by the Corporation to perform an undocking; or

• (e) the ship leaves a wharf or pier to which it was secured in a harbour, or another ship to which it was secured, after the pilot referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) has embarked.

• (f) [Repealed, SOR/2014-52, s. 3]

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a trip ends when one of the following events occurs:

• (a) the ship enters Saint-Lambert Lock;

• (b) the ship leaves the region of the Authority;

• (c) the pilot referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) leaves the ship, except if the ship is in transit and there is a change of pilot at Trois-Rivières, Sorel-Tracy or Montréal;

• (d) a pilot embarks a ship to perform a docking as a result of a request by a master, owner or agent of the ship for a pilot designated by the Corporation to perform the docking;

• (e) the ship is secured at a wharf or pier in a harbour, unless the ship is secured at the wait wall at Saint-Lambert Lock;

• (f) the ship is secured to another ship; or

• (g) the ship is anchored or is unable to move on account of ice while waiting for a berth within the limits of a harbour if the ship is later moved within the limits of the same harbour.

• (h) [Repealed, SOR/2014-52, s. 3]

(3) A change of pilots at Trois-Rivières, or the anchoring or securing of the ship, on the pilot’s advice, at a wharf or pier at Trois-Rivières owing to navigational restrictions, does not have the effect of beginning or ending a trip.