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Pilots' income

The maritime pilot gets personal pilot fees for his self-employed profession. His income is paid out by his brotherhood, which collects the pilot fees for him. Pilot fees are paid by every vessel that required pilot services.

Money flow

The price for pilot services is defined in the Pilot Tariff Regulation (PTR). The PTR is announced by the Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Developement in the German Federal Gazette. Since the legislator installed a monopoly for safety and environmental reasons, the tariff authority is with the government.

Pilot fees depend on vessel's size (gross tonnage, GT) and service duration (district length). The GT-dependency allows for distribution of costs according to ship's size. The average duration of the pilotage provides for a factor that incorporates pilot duty times.

The average size of ships that employ pilot services pay exactly for the average duration it takes to guide the vessel through the district. The per-hour-price is equal nationwide.

The actual pilot fees can be extracted from the PTR-tables for the district.

In case the governmental-fixed income is within certain limits in a certain time period, the table values remain the same. If it differs, the table values are to be adjusted accordingly.

To keep control over the pilots' income, the governmental authorities verify all relevant factors once a year.



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