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1. GENERAL TERMS
1.1 The following document defines the list, rates and rules of charging port dues from Russian, foreign vessels and other floating objects as specified in the
Table # 1.
Dues controlled by the port of Kaliningrad include:
- Tonnage dues;
- Lighthouse dues;
- Canal dues;
- Berthing dues;
- Pilotage dues;
- Environmental dues;
- Mooring dues;
- Towing dues;
- Navigation dues.
1.2 The rates of port dues and rules on their application, established by the given document, act within the region of accomplishment of State control functions after commercial navigation by the Port Authority of Kaliningrad (herinafter - PAK).
The port dues are levied by the PAK.
The PAK has the right to delegate collection of the above mentioned port dues to other
organizations irrespective of their legal status, and also to monitor
correctness of collection and earmarked use of port dues according to the approved procedure. If the established procedure of port dues collection and their
targeted usage is not fulfilled in a proper manner, the PAK has the right to with-draw delegation of authority on collection of port dues.
1.3 The port dues are levied upon ship-owner of a vessel. The Maritime (Commercial Navigation) Code defines "ship-owner" as any physical or legal person
operating a vessel on its own behalf irrespective of, whether is it the owner of a vessel or if it uses it on different legal basis.
Foreign ship-owner has to pay port dues in US dollars, while Russian shipowner pays port dues in roubles at the rate of the Central bank of Russia on a
departure date of a vessel.
1.4 The rates of the dues are fixed in US dollars for one unit of gross tonnage of a vessel (1 GT), defined according to International Convention on Measurement of Vessels of 1969, (Table 2). The rates of the dues, specified in the Table 2, are basic for application of both extra charges and discounts.
Calculation of all kinds of the dues, except environmental, for barge-tugboat units, caravans and other floating objects, is made on total gross tonnage basis.
1.5 The 25.0%-discounts on port dues are granted to ship owners-TSRs of the
Kaliningrad Region Special Economic Zone, in respect of vessels registered at the port of Kaliningrad.
Vessels, belonging to shipowners-TSRs of the Kaliningrad Region Special Economic Zone, registered at the port of Kaliningrad and fishing at the Baltic Sea within the territorial waters of Russian Federation or internal waters of Russia, with a length less than 35.0 m. are completely exempted from paying of the port dues.
The status of a TSR of the Kaliningrad Region Special Economic Zone is
defined according to the legal regulations of the Government of Kaliningrad
Region.
1.6 The 20%-discount from the Tonnage Due and 10%-discount from all remaining port charges is granted to vessels working on lines.
The liner trade is registered in the PAK.
The basic signs of a line are:
- Fixed obligatory and optional foreign and Russian ports of call;
- Fixed for operation on a line vessels;
- Established (fixed) periodicity of call of the fixed vessels to the Russian ports.
1.7 The rates of port dues, except for the Berthing Due, are multiplied by
coefficient of 0.5 in cases of:
- Vessel is bound to the port without performance of any commercial freight or passenger operations;
- Performance of freight and passenger voyages by Russian vessels between ports of Russia or, voyages to a fish craft (from a craft).
1.8 The training vessels are exempted from all kinds of a port dues.
1.9 Type of a vessel and its specialty are defined by vessel's documents.
1.10 The PAK has the right to grant discounts on port dues extra to those stipulated in the given Ordinance.
The awarded discounts are subject to registration at the Maritime Fleet Service of the Ministry of transport of Russian Federation.
1.11 The port dues should be paid before vessel's departure from the port. The
Harbour Master has the right to reject in outward clearance from the port for a
vessel in case of non-payment of port dues levied upon it.
1.12 The Master of a ship is obliged to submit to the Harbour Master's Office the Tonnage Certificate upon arrival of a vessel to the port.
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