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THE GOVERNMENT PRICING COMMITTEE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
86/2000/QD-BVGCP
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Hanoi, November 10, 2000
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DECISION
ON THE PILOTAGE CHARGE RATES APPLICABLE TO
SEA-GOING SHIPS TRANSPORTING CARGO BETWEEN VIETNAMESE SEAPORTS
THE DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNMENT PRICING COMMITTEE
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No.01/CP of January 5, 1993 stipulating
the tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Government Pricing
Committee;
Pursuant to the Government’s
Decree No.13/CP of February 25, 1994 promulgating the Regulation on management
of maritime activities at seaports and maritime zones in Vietnam;
Pursuant to Joint Circular No.02/TTLB of April 12, 1993 of the Government
Pricing Committee and the Ministry of Communications and Transport on the
management of seaport charges;
Pursuant to the agreement of the Finance Ministry (in Official Dispatch
No.4124/TC-TCDN of October 6, 2000) on seaport service charge rates;
After consulting the concerned branches,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To promulgate together with this Decision the
Table of pilotage charge rates, applicable to:
1. Sea-going ships of domestic economic sectors,
sea-going ships of foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam transporting
passengers and/or cargo between Vietnamese seaports for domestic consumption
(excluding goods turned out by the export-processing zones for on-the-spot
export);
2. Special-use sea-going ships (crude oil
tankers, ships transporting unpacked cement or liquefied gases) chartered from
foreign countries with the permission of the Ministry of Communications and
Transport for transporting goods between Vietnamese seaports for domestic
consumption or transporting semi-finished products involved in production
chains.
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Article 3.- This Decision takes effect as from January 1,
2001 and replaces the Government Pricing Committee’s
Decision No.128/VGCP-CNTDDV of October 28, 1997 and the relevant guiding
documents.
DIRECTOR OF
THE GOVERNMENT PRICING COMMITTEE
Nguyen Ngoc
Tuan
TABLE
OF PILOTAGE CHARGE RATES
(Promulgated together with the
Government Pricing Committee’s
Decision No.86/2000/QD-BVGCP of November 10, 2000)
I. UNIT
PILOTAGE CHARGE RATES:
1. Charge rates applicable to all regions
(except for a number of routes which are subject to separate regulations):
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- Leaving ports: 17.5 dong/GRT-nautical mile.
- Moving bridges: 58 dong/GRT.
The minimum charge level:
- For each time a pilot leads a ship entering or
leaving a port: 170,000 dong.
- For navigation within a port: 115,000 dong.
2. Pilotage charge rates applicable to a number
of routes:
2.1. The route for piloting ships from Dinh An
to Hau river lane:
- Entering ports: 23 dong/GRT-nautical mile.
- Leaving ports: 23 dong/GRT-nautical mile.
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The minimum charge level:
- For each time a pilot leads a ship entering or
leaving a port: 1,150,000 dong.
- For navigation within a port: 115,000 dong.
2.2. Route for piloting ships within oil rig
areas:
- Piloting ships to mooring places: 115
dong/GRT.
- Piloting ships to leave the areas: 115 dong/GRT.
2.3. Ship piloting route in Kien Giang province:
- Binh Tri and Hon Chong areas: 27
dong/GRT-nautical mile.
- Phu Quoc: 43 dong/GRT-nautical mile.
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- Entering the port: 41 dong/GRT-nautical mile.
- Leaving port: 41 dong/GRT-nautical mile.
2.5. Route of Cua Lo, Xuan Hai and Ben Thuy
(Nghe Tinh port area):
- Entering the port: 55 dong/GRT-nautical mile.
- Leaving the port: 55 dong/GRT-nautical mile.
The minimum charge level for each time a pilot
leads a ship entering or leaving a port: 500,000 dong.
2.6. Route of Dam Mon port (Van Phong bay):
- Entering the port: 30 dong/GRT-nautical mile.
- Leaving the port: 30 dong/GRT-nautical mile.
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- For each time a pilot leads a ship entering or
leaving a port: 300,000 dong.
- For navigation within a port: 110,000 dong.
2.7. Route from Buoy Zero to Nghi Son port
(Thanh Hoa province)
- Entering the port: 35 dong/GRT-nautical mile
- Leaving the port: 35 dong/GRT-nautical mile
The minimum charge level for each time a pilot
leads a ship entering or leaving a port: 300,000 dong.
- Each time of navigation within the port: 50
dong/GRT.
The minimum charge level for each time a ship
navigates within the port: 100,000 dong/ship.
3. Upon asking for a pilot, the ship owner must
notify such pilot 8 hours in advance. In case of change in the scheduled time
or cancellation of the pilotage, the pilot must be notified of such change or
cancellation 6 hours in advance. Past that time limit, the ship owner shall
have to pay an awaiting charge. The awaiting period shall be calculated as
follows:
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3.2. If the pilot has left the place of
departure, the awaiting period shall be calculated from the departure till the
time he/she returns to the such place.
3.3. The pilot shall wait for the sea-going ship
at the rendezvous place for no more than 5 hours. Past that time limit, the
pilot request shall be considered canceled. In cases where the pilot has
already been on board, but the ship cancels the request, the pilot-requesting
person shall have to pay pilotage charge for the piloted distance at the charge
rate prescribed at Point I/1 and I/2.
3.4. In cases where the pilot, who has
discharged the pilotage, is retained by the ship-master, the awaiting surcharge
shall be calculated according to the retaining hours. The awaiting charge for
pilots shall be calculated at the following charge rates:
- For pilots: 17,500 dong/person-hour.
- For pilots and means: 115,000 dong/hour.
4. The ship owner shall have to pay pilotage
surcharge in the following cases where:
4.1. The sea-going ship is in an itinerary for
testing its machinery and equipment or readjusting its compass, or
extraordinarily asks for a pilot (other than cases specified at Point 3): The
surcharge rate is 10% of the charge rate.
4.2. The sea-going ship cannot self-propel due
to technical problems: The surcharge rate is 50% of the charge rate.
4.3. If the sea-going ship does not go straight
to the destination port but asks for permission to anchor en-route (except for
routes where night navigation is not allowed and ships must anchor till
morning), the ship owner shall have to pay expenses for means needed to carry
the pilot.
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II. SOME
REGULATIONS ON PILOTAGE CHARGE CALCULATION:
1. Tonnage units:
1.1. For dry carriers: It shall be the largest
gross registered tonnage (GRT) inscribed in certificates granted by the
Registry.
1.2. For liquid cargo tankers (other than
subjects specified at Point II/1.4): The tonnage for pilotage charge
calculation shall be equal to 85% of the largest gross registered tonnage (GRT)
inscribed in the Registry’s
certificates, irrespective of whether the ships have separate ballast water
tanks or not.
1.3. For passenger ships (other than subjects
specified at Point II/1.4): The tonnage for pilotage charge calculation shall
be equal to 50% of the largest gross registered tonnage (GRT) inscribed in the
Registry’s certificates.
1.4. For ships with a gross registered tonnage
of over 40,000 GRT entering or leaving Vietnamese ports for repair: The tonnage
for pilotage charge calculation shall be equal to 50% of the largest gross
registered tonnage (GRT) inscribed in the Registry’s
certificates. The minimum charge level shall be equal to the seaport service
charge rate applicable to ships with a gross registered tonnage (GRT) of 40,000
GRT.
1.5. For sea-going ships of which the tonnage is
not inscribed, their tonnage shall be calculated with the following converting
rates:
- Cargo ships: 1.5 tons in registered tonnage
shall be equivalent to 1 GRT.
- Tug ships and push ships: 1 CV shall be
equivalent to 1 GRT.
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In cases where sea-going ships are a convoy of
barges and tug ships (or push ships), the tonnage for pilotage charge
calculation shall be the total GRT of such barges and tug ships (or push
ships).
2. Time units:
One hour is equivalent to 60 minutes; any
fraction of under 30 minutes shall be reckoned a half hour, and over 30 minutes
shall be reckoned one hour.
3. Charge-calculating distance shall
be nautical miles. Any fraction of under one nautical mile shall be reckoned
one full nautical mile.
4. The unit rates specified in the pilotage
charge rate table are presumptive ones and also applicable to extra working
time and public holidays prescribed in the Labor Code.-