§ 6-181. Definitions.

For the purpose of this division, the following words or terms have the significance below attached to them:

Checking: The service of counting and checking cargo against appropriate documents for account of the cargo or the vessel.

Conventional barge: The term "conventional barge," as referred to in section 6-206(b)(1) shall include inland (river) barges and shall also include LASH and SEABEE barges when not aboard the barge-carrying vessel (mother vessel). However, when LASH and SEABEE barges are loaded and/or unloaded from the barge-carrying vessel (mother vessel) within the port district, the mother vessel shall be assessed fees as set forth in section 6-206(b)(1). The term "conventional barge" does not include ocean or seagoing barges.

Day: In computing charges, a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours or fractional part thereof of any calendar day or days.

Director: The director of Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District. The term shall also include his authorized agent.

District: The Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District.

Harbor fee: All commercial cargo vessels which dock, moor or anchor within the district shall be assessed a harbor fee per each arrival within the geographical limits of the district, to assist in defraying the expenses of the administration and maintenance of the port and harbor, including the supervision of the shipping of the port, with the view of preventing collisions and fires, policing the river and riverfront, providing services of all kinds as required for an orderly and safe port operation, including response to vessels in distress with the means available, and to aid in extinguishing fires on vessels and equipment and in the cargo aboard such vessels or upon the public wharves, public banks and battures of the waterways of the district, and in the harbor, and upon the private wharves, docks, and immediately adjacent facilities connected thereto without any additional charge (except for the cost of supplies, material and equipment expended by the district in the performance such services).

Inland watercraft: This term shall include all vessels, private and public, operated exclusively on the United States inland waterways, employed in any maritime service, task, venture, voyage, or mission, commercial or noncommercial, of a private or public nature.

Midstream loading: Cargo unloaded from a vessel and reloaded on a vessel without being removed from a public or private wharf.

Owner: The owner, the parent company of the owner and any one hundred (100) percent owned subsidiary of said owner or parent company.

Ship: Any self-propelled seagoing vessel.

Ton: Subject to specific exception, a unit of weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds.

Gross tonnage: As used in this article, the terms "gross tonnage", "gross registered tonnage", or "gross tons" with respect to vessels engaged in foreign, coastwise or intercoastal trade shall be the tons appearing in Lloyd's Register as the official gross tonnage of the vessel. Where two (2) gross tonnages are assigned to certain vessels in association with a tonnage mark on the vessel's sides, the higher figures shall be applicable in determining gross tonnage for the purpose of assessment of charges under this tariff.

Private wharves: Those wharves that are not public wharves.

Supplemental harbor fee: A fee charged to supplement revenue necessary for the purposes herein set forth under "harbor fee" based on the weight of nonliquid cargo and on barrels of liquid cargo handled or transferred in midstream or when anchored at or moored to any dock, wharf or mooring facility, or at a public wharf if, in the future, the district has any public wharves, which it does not now have.

Tugs and towboats: Vessels which do not carry freight or passengers but are used to tow or push other vessels.

User: This term shall be deemed to include and apply to any vessel or person using any district property, facility or equipment or to whom or for whom any service, work or labor is furnished, performed, done or made available by the district.

Vessel: Any ships, tugs, tows, towboats, packets, barges, lighters or other watercrafts, self-propelled or nonself-propelled; any types of floating equipment including work barges, offshore oil platforms, oil rigs, derricks, etc.

Vessels engaged in foreign, coastwise or intercoastal trade: All ocean vessels, private and public, employed in any maritime service, task, venture, voyage or mission, commercial or noncommercial, or a private or public nature, other than inland watercraft as defined herein.

Vessel length: For the purpose of the computation of charges under this division, the term "length" or "overall length" of a vessel shall be that length as stated in the United States Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard "CG 408," Merchant Vessels of United States Directory. With respect to vessels engaged in foreign, coastwise or intercoastal trade, such overall length appearing in Lloyd's Register will be acceptable as evidence thereof. In the event of any dispute regarding the official or actual overall length of a vessel, this district reserves the right to actually measure such vessel for the purpose of determining her overall length.

(Ord. No. 164, § I(I), 8-17-77; Ord. No. 175, § 1, 12-7-77; Ord. No. 377, § 1, 5-12-82; Ord. No. 392, § 1, 8-18-82)