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A.S.C.A. § 20.1401 Pilot fees compulsory
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Pilotage is not compulsory, but regular pilot fees shall be charged whether a pilot is employed or not. Pilotage may not be chargeable, however, when the services of a pilot are not available when requested. History: 1962, PL 7-27.
A.S.C.A. § 20.1402 Requests for pilots
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(a) Requests for pilots shall be made to the Port Director. (b) Inbound Vessel. A pilot cannot always be provided unless the request is made 24 hours before the vessel’s arrival. Once the estimated time of arrival at the pilot station is established, 1 hour of leeway is permissib…
A.S.C.A. § 20.1403 Determination of fees
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(a) Pilotage fees shall be based on the draft of a vessel. (b) Pilotage fees shall be 350 for all vessels, plus an additional fee of $3 per foot of draft or fraction thereof for all vessels over 12 feet. Notwithstanding the above, when the services of a pilot are actually require…
A.S.C.A. § 20.1404 Exemption
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Any vessel that carries passengers or freight, or both, between the islands of American Samoa and any island in the South Pacific Ocean, owned by any person carrying on business in American Samoa and used in connection with such business, and the master of which is a duly authori…