(1) F or piloting vessels to and from any harbor or port in the Virgin Islands, from sunrise to sunset:
DRAFT | FEE |
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Up to and including 11 feet | $1.00 per foot |
12 feet, and over | 2.00 per foot |
(2) From sunset to sunrise, add 50 percent to day pilotage.
(3) Ships in ballast, and ships of 15,000 gross tons and over add 50 percent to pilotage in, for docking.
(4) For mooring or shifting berths within the harbor, bays, wharves, or dry dock, half pilotage.
(5) For pilotage around the Island of St. Thomas, the Island of St. Croix, or the Island of St. John, special arrangements will be made by the Commissioner of Commerce or his designee and the agent or the captain of the vessel.
(6) Fractional parts of a foot less than 6 inches will not be counted. Fractional parts of a foot 6 inches or more will be considered an additional foot.
(7) Vessels commissioned by the United States or foreign governments, yachts, and vessels under 100 gross tons are exempt from pilotage, except when the services of a pilot are requested.