Title 20 — Harbors and Navigation

(a) Dockage shall begin against a vessel when: (1) making fast to a wharf, dolphin, or other structure; (2) occupying a berth immediately alongside a wharf; (3) making fast to a vessel alongside a wharf or to another vessel already made fast to a vessel alongside a wharf; (4) the…

(a) Dockage charges shall apply to all vessels not exempted under 20.1604 as follows: (1) Vessels shall be required to pay dockage charges computed-on a gross ton per day basis or per foot of vessel length per day basis, whichever is the greater, and the charge shall be com-puted…

At the discretion of the Port Director, the day may be divided into 2 equal parts for the purpose of determining dockage due, and a vessel may be charged one-half day dockage if it occupies a berth during only one of the equal periods on any day. History: 1962, PL 7-27.

Free dockage will be accorded as follows: (1) at the discretion of the Port Director, provided actual loading and unloading operations are not being performed: (2) to government-owned or operated vessels, not engaged commercially: (3) to United States Coast Guard or other United …

The charge for use of motor launches or tugs for docking or running lines will be established by the Port Director in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act. 4.1001 et seq. History: 1962, PL 7-27; 1972, PL 12-49 § 8.

Wharfage charges shall be paid by the owners of merchandise loaded on or unloaded from any vessel, but the collection of wharfage charges must be guaranteed by the vessel or her owners or agents. Use of a wharf by a vessel, her agents or owners for loading or unloading of freight…

(a) The rates for wharfage shall apply per ton of 2,000 pounds weight or 40 cubic feet of measurement, except copra, for which the ton shall be 2,240 pounds and shall be calculated on the same basis (weight or measurement) as used by the owners of the vessel involved in determini…

The master or agent of a vessel shall employ sufficient skilled labor to insure expeditious loading and unloading of the vessel. The number required shall be determined by the Director. The Director is authorized to prescribe realistic time limits within which a vessel shall be l…

All cargo shipped by or for the Government of American Samoa or the United States Gov-ernment shall be exempt from all tonnage or wharfage fees imposed by 20.1606 through 20.1608. History: 1972, PL 12-56 § 2.