Great Lakes Pilotage Tariff Regulations

Designated Waters and Contiguous Waters

• • 1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the basic charge for a passage, other than a movage, through International District No. 1 or any part of it, and its contiguous waters, is $20.93 for each kilometre ($34.83 for each statute mile), plus $465 for each lock transited.

  • (2) The minimum and maximum basic charges for a through trip through International District No. 1 and its contiguous waters are $1,017 and $4,467, respectively.

  • (3) The basic charge for a movage in International District No. 1 and its contiguous waters is $1,534.

  • (4) If a ship, during its passage through the Welland Canal, docks or undocks for any reason other than instructions given by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, the basic charge is $66.63 for each kilometre ($109.49 for each statute mile), plus $407 for each lock transited, with a minimum charge of $1,361.

  • (5) The basic charge, other than that specified in subsection (4), for a pilotage service in International District No. 2 and its contiguous waters set out in column 1 of the following table is set out in column 2:

    	Column 1	Column 2
    Item	Pilotage Service	Basic Charge ($)
    1	Through the Welland Canal, if the pilot is changed at Lock 7,
    	(a) for that portion of the passage between the northern limit of the Canal and Lock 7	2,511
    	(b) for that portion of the passage between Lock 7 and the southern limit of the Canal	2,511
    2	Between Southeast Shoal and Toledo or any point on Lake Erie west of Southeast Shoal	2,684
    3	Between points on Lake Erie west of Southeast Shoal	1,585
    4	Between Southeast Shoal and the Port Huron Change Point or any point on the St. Clair River, if the pilot is not changed at the Detroit pilot boat	4,669
    5	Between Southeast Shoal and Detroit, Windsor or any point on the Detroit River	2,684
    6	Between Southeast Shoal and the Detroit pilot boat	1,942
    7	Between Toledo or any point on Lake Erie west of Southeast Shoal and the Port Huron Change Point, if the pilot is not changed at the Detroit pilot boat	5,412
    8	Between Toledo or any point on Lake Erie west of Southeast Shoal and Detroit, Windsor or any point on the Detroit River	3,485
    9	Between Toledo or any point on Lake Erie west of Southeast Shoal and the Detroit pilot boat	2,684
    10	Between Detroit, Windsor or any point on the Detroit River and any point on the Detroit River	1,585
    11	Between Detroit, Windsor or any point on the Detroit River and the Port Huron Change Point or any point on the St. Clair River	3,513
    12	Between the Detroit pilot boat and any point on the St. Clair River	3,513
    13	Between the Detroit pilot boat and the Port Huron Change Point	2,727
    14	Between points on the St. Clair River	1,585
    15	Between the Port Huron Change Point and any point on the St. Clair River	1,942

  • (6) The basic charge for a pilotage service in International District No. 3 and its contiguous waters set out in column 1 of the following table is set out in column 2:

    	Column 1	Column 2
    Item	Pilotage Service	Basic Charge ($)
    1	Trip, other than a movage, between the southern limit of the District and the northern limit of the District or the Algoma Steel Corporation Wharf at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	3,706
    2	Trip, other than a movage, between the southern limit of the District and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, or any point in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, other than the Algoma Steel Corporation Wharf at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	3,103
    3	Trip, other than a movage, between the northern limit of the District and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, including the Algoma Steel Corporation Wharf at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, or Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	1,395
    4	Movage	1,395

  • (7) An additional charge of $250 is payable for each embarkation or disembarkation of a licensed pilot at the Detroit pilot boat.

  • (8) An additional charge of $131 is payable for each change of pilot at Lock 7 of the Welland Canal.

Undesignated Waters and Contiguous Waters

• • 2 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the basic charge for a pilotage service set out in column 1 of the following table is set out in column 2:

    	Column 1	Column 2
    Item	Pilotage Service	Basic Charge ($)
    1	Being present on board, for a six-hour period or part of a six-hour period, in the undesignated waters and contiguous waters of
    	(a) Lake Ontario	1,180
    	(b) Lake Erie	1,033
    	(c) Lake Huron, Lake Michigan or Lake Superior	745
    2	Docking or undocking each time in the undesignated waters and contiguous waters of
    	(a) Lake Ontario	1,124
    	(b) Lake Erie	795
    	(c) Lake Huron, Lake Michigan or Lake Superior	713

  • (2) If a ship with a pilot on board makes a direct transit of the undesignated waters and contiguous waters of Lake Erie between Southeast Shoal and Port Colborne, the basic charges set out in subsection (1) are not chargeable unless

    • (a) the ship is required by law to have a pilot on board in those waters; or

    • (b) the pilot provides pilotage services in those waters at the request of the master of the ship.

  • (3) The basic charge for pilotage services consisting of a lockage and a movage between Buffalo and any point on the Niagara River below the Black Rock Lock is $2,031.

Detention

• • 3 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), if a pilot is detained for the convenience of a ship at the end of the pilot’s assignment or during an interruption of the passage of the ship through designated waters or contiguous waters, an additional basic charge of $95 is payable for each hour or part of an hour that the pilot is detained.

  • (2) The maximum basic charge payable under subsection (1) for any 24-hour period is $2,280.

  • (3) No basic charge for the detention of a pilot is payable under this section during an interruption of the passage of a ship

    • (a) that is caused by ice, weather or traffic, unless the interruption is during the period beginning on December 1 in a year and ending on April 8 in the next year; or

    • (b) that ends during a period in respect of which a basic charge is set out in item 1 of the table to subsection 2(1).

Delays

• • 4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the departure or movage of a ship to which a pilot has been assigned is delayed for the convenience of the ship for more than one hour after the pilot reports for duty at the designated boarding point, a basic charge of $95 is payable for each hour or part of an hour of that delay, including the first hour.

  • (2) The maximum basic charge payable under subsection (1) for any 24-hour period is $2,280.

Cancellations

• • 5 (1) A basic charge of $1,973 is payable each time there is a cancelled order or cancelled sail.

  • (2) If there is a cancelled order more than one hour after the pilot reports for duty at a designated boarding point, a basic charge of $95 is payable for each hour or part of an hour, including the first hour, between the time that the pilot reports for duty and the time of the cancelled order. The maximum basic charge for any 24-hour period is $2,280.

  • (3) If there is a cancelled order after a pilot reports for duty at a designated boarding point, a basic charge is payable in an amount equal to reasonable travel and other expenses incurred by the pilot in travelling from their home base to the designated boarding point and back to their home base.

Assignment of More than One Pilot

• 6 If more than one pilot is assigned to a ship, the basic charges set out in this Schedule must be multiplied by the number of pilots assigned.

Slow-Moving Ships

• • 7 (1) If a ship exchanges pilots in accordance with subsection 8.1(1) of the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations, the basic charges set out in this Schedule must be multiplied in accordance with section 6.

  • (2) If a ship that is required to exchange pilots under subsection 8.1(1) of the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations does not do so because no licensed pilot is available for an exchange, the basic charges set out in this Schedule must be doubled.

  • (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a ship that is required to exchange pilots under subsection 8.1(1) of the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations because the ship was slowed down by ice, weather or traffic.

Overcarriage

• • 8 (1) If a pilot is unable to board a ship at the normal boarding point and must, in order to board it, travel beyond the area for which the pilot’s services are requested, a basic charge of $567 is payable for each 24-hour period or part of a 24-hour period during which the pilot is away from the normal boarding point.

  • (2) If a pilot is carried on a ship beyond the area for which the pilot’s services are requested, a basic charge of $567 is payable for each 24-hour period or part of a 24-hour period before the pilot’s return to the place where the pilot normally would have disembarked.

  • (3) In addition to the basic charges set out in subsections (1) and (2), there must be a charge in an amount equal to reasonable travel and other expenses incurred by a pilot that are directly associated with the requirement to travel to or from a place other than the pilot’s normal boarding or disembarking place.

Request for Pilotage Services — Short Notice

• 9 If a request for pilotage services is made with less than 12 hours’ notice and those services are provided, an additional charge of $3,569 is payable.