Delaware Code § 23-131

Pilotage rates
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(a) For services rendered on and after January 1, 1990, the rates of pilotage for conducting a vessel from the Capes of the Delaware to a
point on the Delaware River no further upriver than the Delair Railroad Bridge between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Delair, New
Jersey, or from a point on the Delaware River no further upriver than the Delair Railroad Bridge between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and
Delair, New Jersey, to the Capes of the Delaware shall be, in either case, the charge resulting from the following computation:
1″=.1 4″=.3 7″=.6 10″=.8
2″=.2 5″=.4 8″=.7 11″=.9
3″=.3 6″=.5 9″=.8
(1) a. A charge, to be known as a unit charge, will be made for each pilotage, determined by length overall (in feet) multiplied by the
extreme breadth (in feet) of the vessel, divided by 100.
b. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall be applied:
1. "Length overall" shall be the distance between the forward and after extremities of the vessel.
2. "Extreme breadth" shall be the maximum breadth between the outside of the shell platings of the vessel.
3. All measurements shall be in feet and in inches (United States). Inches shall be converted as follows:
(2) The charges per unit are as follows:
Effective January 1, 2025, $17.26 per unit.
Effective January 1, 2026, $17.78 per unit.
Effective January 1, 2027, $18.31 per unit.
Effective January 1, 2028, $18.86 per unit.
(3) There is a minimum charge of 200 units and a maximum unit charge as follows:
Effective January 1, 2025, 1,550 units.
Effective January 1, 2026, 1,600 units
Effective January 1, 2027, 1,600 units.

Effective January 1, 2028, 1,600 units.
(b) Every such vessel bound to the breakwater for orders shall pay pilotage fees as follows: A sum equal to 1/2 of the inward rates of
pilotage to the port of Philadelphia, and the same fees when outwardbound from the breakwater; provided, however, if the pilot bringing
such ship or vessel to the breakwater be there discharged, and the ship or vessel afterward proceed to Philadelphia or any other port or
place on the Delaware Bay or River, it shall make the usual signal for a pilot, and continue to make such signal till reaching Brandywine
Light, and if spoken by, or offered the services of, a duly licensed Delaware pilot before reaching Brandywine Light, shall be obliged to
employ such pilot and pay such pilot for services rendered as follows: On and after January 1, 1990, the rates of pilotage for conducting a
vessel from the Capes of the Delaware to a point on the Delaware River no further upriver than the Delair Railroad Bridge between
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Delair, New Jersey, or from a point on the Delaware River no further upriver than the Delair Railroad
Bridge between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Delair, New Jersey, to the Capes of the Delaware shall be, in either case, the charge
resulting from the following computation:
1″=.1 4″=.3 7″=.6 10″=.8
2″=.2 5″=.4 8″=.7 11″=.9
3″=.3 6″=.5 9″=.8
(1) a. A charge, to be known as a unit charge, will be made for each pilotage, determined by length overall (in feet) multiplied by the
extreme breadth (in feet) of the vessel, divided by 100.
b. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall be applied:
1. "Length overall" shall be the distance between the forward and after extremities of the vessel.
2. "Extreme breadth" shall be the maximum breadth between the outside of the shell platings of the vessel.
3. All measurements shall be in feet and in inches (United States). Inches shall be converted as follows:
(2) The charges per unit are as follows:
Effective January 1, 2025, $17.26 per unit.
Effective January 1, 2026, $17.78 per unit.
Effective January 1, 2027, $18.31 per unit.
Effective January 1, 2028, $18.86 per unit.
(3) There is a minimum charge of 200 units and a maximum unit charge as follows:
Effective January 1, 2025, 1,550 units.
Effective January 1, 2026, 1,600 units.
Effective January 1, 2027, 1,600 units.
Effective January 1, 2028, 1,600 units.
(c) The Board shall establish and enforce charges for additional services, including, but not limited to, provisions for transporting
charges and a credit policy, including carrying charges and attorney's fees.

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