S.R.O. 130 (KE)/94

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Ports Act, 1908 (XV of 1908), and in supersession of the Ministry of Communications Notification No. SRO.118(KE)/93 dated 14th June, 1993 and all its previous notifications on the subject, the Federal Government is pleased to direct that the charges for pilotage in the Port of Karachi shall be levied from 1-7-1997 as shown in the tables below:

TABLE "A"

PILOTAGE FEE AND PILOT DETENTION FEE

Pilotage Fee shall be charged on Merchant Vessels, Pakistan Government Vessels, or hired transports, according to their gross registered tonnage at the following rate:-

Inward, outward and Shifting within Harbour

US $ 0.15 per GRT subject to a minimum

Note (1) Sailing vessels: When towed in or out harbour shall be charged half of the pilotage fee.

Note (2) Pilotage is not compulsory on vessel of the Pakistan Navy, but if the services of a pilot are availed of by any Pakistan Naval ship the charge in accordance with this Table shall be levied.

Note (3) The Pilotage fees in respect of foreign men of war calling at this port on goodwill or courtesy visit will be exempted, in exceptional cases by KPT, only when substantiated by an application from the concerned Government/Embassy to the Govt. of Pakistan and agreed to and recommended by the Ministry of Defence to the KPT.
In case of vessel belonging to Foreign State calling at this port on goodwill or courtesy visit, the pilotatage fees will be exempted subject to an application made by the Host Department of Govt. of Pakistan.

Note (4) Any vessel which, having left the Port, is compelled to re-enter it by stress of weather or in consequence of having sustained any damage, full pilotage fee shall be charged.

Note (5) No sunset or sunrise pilotage shall be charged to a vessel requiring the services of a pilot before sunrise, if she should proceed to sea at a later hour provided such requisition is received 3 hours before sunrise.

Note (6) Whenever a pilot bring in or takes out a vessel on Friday or a public holiday, or before sunrise or after sunset, a certificate from the Master should be produced to that effect in order to secure the extra fee.

Note (7) The Master of a vessel desirous of vacating his berth either for the purpose of proceeding to sea or for any purpose whatsoever, must give the Deputy Conservator at least 24 hours notice in writing of his intention to do so, specifying therein the draft of his vessel and the time when he wishes to leave, and where a notice is cancelled.
(a) For any subsequent cancellation of the said notice, if any other vessel of the Port Trust Service is inconvenienced , at the discretion of the Board.. US $ 120.00 per act
(b) If such cancellation is not received by the Deputy Conservator at least two hours previous to the time specified that the vessel will leave her berth, whether the pilot attends or not. US $ 120.00 per act
(c) For detention of a pilot on board not ready to vacate her berth for more than one hour beyond the time for which the requisition was made.. US $ 120.00 per act
(d) For every subsequent hour or part thereof US $ 60.00 per hour

Note (8)
(a)
Extra Pilotage for Pilot's services between sunset and sunrise… US $ 120.00 per act
(b) Extra Pilotage for Pilot's services on Fridays/Holidays…. US $ 178.00 per act
(c) Extra Pilotage will not be levied when required for port convenience….

Note (9)
(a)
Special Tanker handling charges for Tankers drawing 35 Ft. or more draft.. US $ 40.00 per act
(b) Additional Extra Pilotage Fee (for piloting ships over 560 Ft. during sunset and sunrise) :-

(i)

Ships 561-590 ft. of length

US $ 46.00

per act

(ii)

Ships 591-625 ft. of length

US $ 60.00

per act

(iii)

Ships of more than 625 ft. of length

US $ 120.00

per act

(iv)

Charges for the services of Piloit Boat for emabarkation of a Pilot on Vessel at outer anchorage...

US $ 9.00

per act

TABLE "B"

PILOT ATTENDANCE FEES

1.

Services rendered to a vessel not ocmpelled to take a piot:

1.

1.

(a) If taken to or from wharf or moorings.

US $ 120.00 per act

1.

(b) If services rendered by a pilot to a vessel not exceeding 1,600 tonnes gross, in charge of a Commander Pilot, in taking it to or from wharf or moorings.

US $ 120.00 per act

2.

Securing a vessel by the stern for its convenience.

US $ 120.00 per act

In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (1) of section 33 of the Ports Act, 1908 (XV of 1908), and in supersession of the Ministry of Communications Notification No. SRO. 119 (KE)/93, dated 14th June, 1993 and all its previous notifications on the subject, the Federal Government is pleased to direct that the Port dues on the vessels entering the Port of Karachi shall be levied as shown in the Table below:-

TABLE "C"

PORT DUES

Leviable on vessels entering the Port

1.

Description

Rate of Port Due

How often charges able in respect of the same vessel

1.

Ocean-going vessels other than coastal vessels

Us $ 0.46 per GRT or fraction of a tonnee

On each entry

2.

Coastal Vessels

Us $ 0.15 per GRT or fraction thereof

Do.

3.

Country crafts of ten tonnes and upward, except fishing boats

Us $ 0.09 per registered tonnes or fraction of a tonne

Once in the same month

4.

Tug steamers or river steamers

Us $ 0.06 per GRT or fraction thereof

Once between the 1st January and the 30th June and 1st July and 31st December

5.

1.

1.

1.

(a)

Vessels entering the Port in ballast and not carrying passengers

3/4th of the Port due otherwise pay able by such vessels

Once in the same month.

(b).

Vessels entering the Port for repairs or through stress of weather and otherwise complying with the conditions laid down in (a) above.

1/2 of the dues oherwise payable by such vessels

As often as otherwise payable by such vessels.

7.

1.

1.

1.

(a)

Vessels entering the Port and taking in only provisions, water, bunker coal or liquid fuel for their own consumption.

1/2 of the dues oherwise payable by such vessels

As often as otherwise payable by such vessels.

(b)

Vessels at (a) above, if re-entering the Port within the same month with cargo or passenger

Balannc 1/2 of the dues previously conceded.

As often as otherwise payable by such vessels.

GENERAL NOTES

1.

No port dues shall be charged in respect of :-

 

 

(a)

any pleasure yacht.

 

 

(b)

any vessel, which having left the Port, is compelled to re-enter by stress of weather or in consequence of having sustained any damage.

 

 

(c)

any vessel belonging to the Pakistan navy.

 

 

(d)

any foreign man of war, calling at this port on goodwill or courtesy visit provided that an application is made by the concerned Government/Embassy to the Govt. of Pakistan for requisite exemption of Port Dues and the application is agreed to and recommended by the Ministry of Defence to the KPT.

 

 

2.

Coastal vessel means a cargo ship plying on the Pakistan coast, and includes a vessel licence under the control of Shipping Ordinance 1959 (XIII of 1959), to operate between the Ports of Pakistan.

 

 

3.

For the purposes of this Table, a month will be reckoned from the first day of the month to the last day of the same month (both inclusive) from the second day of the month to the first day of the next month (both inclusive), and so on.

 

 

TABLE-V

CHARGES ON VESSELS UNDER THE KARACHI PORTS TRUST ACT, 1886, CHARGES FOR THE USE OF WHARVES, QUAYS ETC. BY VESSELS ALONGSIDES EAST WHARVES, WEST WHARVES AND BULK OIL PIER
SCALE "A"
1. Coastal Vessels US. $ 0.08 per G.R.T. per day or part thereof. Subject to a minimum of U.S.$ 358.00 per day or part thereof
Note (1) : Coastal vessels are cargo ships plying on the Pakistan Coast and will include all vessels licensed under the control Shipping Ordinance, 1958, to operate between Ports of Pakistan.
2.
Passenger Vessels
US. $ 0.08
per G.R.T. per day or part thereof. Subject to a minimum of U.S.$ 358.00 per day or part thereof
Note (1) : Passenger vessels are vessels carrying more than 25 passengers operating to a fixed schedule and entitled to berthing priority in accordance with customs of the port.
3.
Other vessels Not specified Above
US. $ 0.08
per G.R.T. per day or part thereof. Subject to a minimum of U.S.$ 358.00 per day or part thereof

Note (1) : A country sea-going sailing vessel shall be charged US. $ 104.00 a day or part of a day.

Note (2) : A vessel berthed alongside on other vessel at the wharves will be charged berth fees at the above rates.

Note (3) : Vessels transferred from moorings to the wharf or vice versa will be charged the higher of the two fees for the day of transfer.

Note (4) : If a vessel which had left the Port re-enters in the same day, no additional berth fees will be charged even if she occupies a different berth.

Note (5) : In the event of the Master of a vessels or his Agent pleading inability to leave the wharf is being required to do so, the vessel will be charged in addition to the berth fees at the above rates a sum not exceeding US$ 473.00 per day or part thereof for the period the vessel continues to remain at the wharf, 12 hors after the receipt of such notice.

Note (6) : In the event of any vessel lying alongside any wharf allocated by the Port Trust exclusively for ship repairs, not complying and refusing to leave the wharf, after a period of two months and on the expiry of notice served by the Traffic Manger or Deputy conservator, the said vessel will become liable for payment of berthing fees as per Note 5
This charge will also apply to vessels berthed alongside other vessel on the wharf.

Note (7) : The berth fees in respect of foreign men of war calling at this port on good will or courtesy visit will be exempted, in exceptional case by K.P.T. only when substantiated by an application from the concerned Government / Embassy to the Government of Pakistan and agreed to an recommended by the Ministry of Defence to the K.P.T.

In case of vessels belonging to Foreign state calling at this Port on good will or courtesy visit, the berth fees will be exempted subject to an application made by the Host Deptt. Of Government of Pakistan.
4. Additional Charges Payable by Vessels using the pipe lines for bunkering, Loading or Discharging Petroleum Liquid Fuel etc.
(a)
Bunkering vessels
US. $ 47.00
per hour or part of an hour from the time of connection to that of disconnection of pipes
(b)
Discharging or loading vessels
US. $ 120.00
for every 24 hours or part thereof from the time of arrival alongside the wharf till completion

 

Note (8) : "All berthing fee will be calculated a 24 hours period and will start on the hour nearest to the vessel's arrival at berth mooring and finish on the nearest hour when the vessel is undberthed unmoored; For this purpose the part of an hour shall be rounded off to the nearest hour. However any additional time upilized beyond 24 hours be chanrged as for the next 24 hours minimum charges will be for 24 hours."

Note: In the case of vessels using pipe lines belonging to the oil companies a rebate of 25% will be allowed in the aforesaid charges.

SCALE "B"

RAILWAY WHARF (EXCEPT CASE OIL STEPS)

Country craft will be charged US $ 0.30 per GRT per day or part of a day.

SCALE "C"

NAPIER MOLE AND OTHER BOAT WHARVES, PIERS OR JETTIES (INCLUDING CASE OIL STEPS)

1. Discharging or loading:

Country craft will be charged US $ 0.07 per GRT per day or part of a day for 4 consecutive working days, for any subsequent period penalty charges of US $ 0.23 per GRT per day or part of a day.

Note : A vessel having discharged her cargo and gone into the stream, pays the ordinary charges US $ 0.07 per Gross registered Tonnage per day or part of a day for the first four days when again brought alongside for the purpose of loading.

2. Discharging and Loading

Country craft will be charged US $ 0.07 per Gross Registered tonne per day or part of a day for 8 consecutive working days for imports and exports on 4 consecutive working days for import an export operations excluding waiting time. For any subsequent period a penalty charge of US $ 0.23 per gross registered tonne per day or part of a day.

Note : A vessel which moves to the stream before completion of the operations described in item 1 and 2 will be treated as a vessel coming under item 1 when again brought alongside for completion of discharging and/or loading.

3. Discharged Vessel:

Country craft having discharged their cargoes and specially permitted by the Traffic Manager to be alongside any the above wharves or jetties will be charged US $ 0.07 per gross registered tonne per day or part of a day.

Note (1) : The day of arrival will count provided arrival is before 2.00 P.M.

Note (2) : Bonafide fishing boats and boats belonging to ships, customs, water police, dubashes, stevedores, doctors, surveyors, Government boats, private launches and yachts are exempted from payment of approaching fees.

Note (3) : Country craft coming alongside or in abreast position but neither discharging nor loading will be charged under Item 1 but the charges will accure from the date of alongside on in abreast position.

Note (4) : Vessels other than country craft berthed at the N.M.B. Wharf for the convenience of the port will be subject to rates under Scale 'A'

SCALE "D"

CHARGES ON PASSENGER BOATS, CARGO BOATS, BARGES, INCLUDING LASH BARGES, TUGS AND LAUNCHES ETC.

1.
Passenger Boats
US. $ 0.47
per tonne per annum
over 50 tonnes
2.
Cargo boats and barges coming alongside
the wharf for discharging or receiving cargo
or in connection therewith
US. $ 0.71
Do.
over 50 tonnes
3.
Steam tugs and steam and motor launches
US. $ 3.97
Do.
over 50 tonnes
 
over 50 tonnes
Upto 20 tonnes
over 20 and upto 50 tonnes
over 50 tonnes
4.
Cargo boats and barges including Lash Barges and other small boats both empty and loaded alongside or abreast the Port Trust wharves:
US $ 0.47
per day
over 50 tonnes
5.
Cargo boats and barges includingLash Barges and other small boatsboth empty and loaded alongsideor abreast the Port Trust wharves:
US $ 0.47
per day
over 50 tonnes
1
Each barge including Lash Barges
US $ 0.47
per day
1
1
Each cargo boat
US $ 0.24
per day
1
1
Each passenger and other small boats
US $ 0.14
per day
1
6.
Boats engaged in carrying cargo with the special privilege of carrying passengers:-
1
1
1
(a)
Steam launches each
US $ 3.97
per month or part of a month
1
(b)
Cargo boats upto 20 tonnes each
US $ 0.94
Do.
1
(c)
Cargo boats over 20 tonnes and utpo 50 tonnes each
US $ 1.87
Do.
1
(d)
Cargo boats over 50 tonnes and upto 100 tonnes
US $ 2.82
Do.
1
7.
Boats coming alongside the Port Trust wharves for taking water:
1
1
1
(a)
Boats, small
US $ 0.14
per trip
1
(b)
Cargo boats and passenger boats
US $ 0.24
per trip
1
(c)
Coasting vessels of 25 tonnes and under
US $ 0.47
per trip
1
(d)
Coasting vessels over 25 tonnes and upto 50 tonnes
US $ 0.94
per trip
1
(e)
Coasting vessels over 50 tonnes
US $ 1.87
per trip
1
8.
1
US $ 1.87
per month
1
9.
Pleasure Yacht or Ferries :
1
1
1
(a)
Pleasure Yacht or Ferries occupying any wharf or at mooring
US $ 2.65
per day
1
(b)
Pleasure Yacht or Ferries at their at their own anchor
US $ 1.99
per day
1

 

Note (8) : "All berthing fee will be calculated a 24 hours period and will start on the hour nearest to the vessel's arrival at berth mooring and finish on the nearest hour when the vessel is undberthed unmoored; For this purpose the part of an hour shall be rounded off to the nearest hour. However any additional time upilized beyond 24 hours be chanrged as for the next 24 hours minimum charges will be for 24 hours."

Note: In the case of vessels using pipe lines belonging to the oil companies a rebate of 25% will be allowed in the aforesaid charges.

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