§ 89-a. Pilotage on the Hudson river; rates. 1. Every foreign vessel\nand every American vessel under register, except vessels proceeding\notherwise than by sea and of less than three hundred gross registered\ntons and having a fully loaded draft of seven feet or less, entering or\ndeparting from the Hudson river north of a line running from the foot of\nMain street, Yonkers, west to Alpine, New Jersey, or navigating any of\nthe waters of the Hudson river north of said line and south of the dam\nat Troy, New York, shall take a Hudson river pilot licensed under the\nauthority of this article. Notwithstanding the provisions of this\nsubdivision, recreational vessels as defined in section 2101 (34) of\ntitle 46 of the United States Code of less than two hundred feet in\nlength may be exempted from the compulsory state pilotage requirement at\nthe discretion of the board of commissioners of pilots. Whenever the\nservices of such a pilot are refused, the master, owners or consignees\nshall pay pilotage as if one had been employed. Such pilotage shall be\npaid to the pilot first speaking or offering his services as pilot to\nsuch vessel. The pilotage authorized to be collected whenever a pilot\nshall be refused by a vessel shall be sued for and recovered in the name\nof the pilot tendering such service. Such pilotage, when recovered,\nshall belong to and may be retained by such pilot for his own benefit\nand use. Recreational vessels as defined in section 2101 (34) of title\n46 of the United States Code may be exempted from the compulsory state\npilotage requirement pursuant to this subdivision at the discretion of\nthe board of commissioners of pilots.\n 2. It shall be unlawful for any person not licensed as a Hudson river\npilot under this article to pilot or offer to pilot any foreign vessel\nor vessel from a foreign port or any vessel under register on that\nportion of the Hudson river specified in the preceding subdivision.\n 3. Violation of subdivision two of this section shall be a misdemeanor\npunishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or by\nimprisonment not exceeding sixty days. Any person employing such an\nunlicensed person to act as pilot shall forfeit and pay the sum of one\nhundred dollars to the board of commissioners of pilots.\n 4. (a) Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register\nnavigating the waters of that portion of the Hudson river specified in\nthis section shall be subject to base pilotage rates hereinafter\nspecified in this subdivision:\n (b) From or into the port of New York:\nYonkers Line\nThe following scale of charges shall be applicable:\n (1) (i) All vessels of 100 pilotage units and over shall pay $12.17\nper pilotage unit for Section 1, Lower River; Yonkers, to all ports\nthrough Hyde Park.\nThe following charges shall be applicable to Section 1, Lower River:\nUp to 50 pilotage units ........................................ $852.97\nMore than 50 and up to 100 pilotage units ..................... $1217.00\nAll vessels of 100 pilotage units and over shall pay ............ $17.19\nper pilotage unit for Section 2, Upper River; Yonkers, to all ports\nbeyond Hyde Park through Albany or Troy.\nThe following charges shall be applicable to Section 2, Upper River:\nUp to 50 pilotage units ....................................... $1406.05\nMore than 50 and up to 100 pilotage units ..................... $1719.00\nA maximum charge of up to 500 pilotage units shall be applicable.\n (ii) Twelve months after the effective date of this clause the\nfollowing base pilotage rates shall be applicable:\n All vessels of 100 pilotage units and over shall pay $12.41 per\npilotage unit for Section 1, Lower River; Yonkers, to all ports through\nHyde Park.\nThe following base pilotage rates shall be applicable to Section 1,\nLower River:\nUp to 50 pilotage units ........................................ $870.03\nMore than 50 and up to 100 pilotage units ..................... $1241.00\nA ma
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