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Standby Charges
A standby charge will be assessed any vessel arriving Port Angeles and requesting a pilot at a time more than 2 hours from the scheduled time, or the scheduled time as amended.

In the event the vessel does not sail from any port within 1 hour of the time the pilot was requested to be aboard the vessel, standby charges will commence from the original time the pilot was to be aboard.

When a pilot is required to stay aboard a vessel and is not actually engaged in the duties of piloting, he shall be provided a clean, habitable room and clean sanitary facilities, at least comparable to the accommodations of the vessel's officer personnel. If such facilities cannot be provided, the pilot will not be kept aboard the vessel. If a pilot is kept aboard under any circumstances against his will, appropriate standby charges will be assessed.

Slowdown Charges
When a vessel chooses not to maintain its normal speed for reasons determined by the vessel and not the pilot, and when the difference in arrival time is 1 hour or greater from the predicted arrival time, had the vessel maintained its normal speed, an hourly slowdown charge for the difference in arrival time will be assessed.