Port Tariff #4 Flashcards
Port Tariff #4 : True of False
The safe navigation of the vessel, including piloting, is at all times the paramount duty of her master, and the presence of a port pilot on the bridge shall in no way relieve the master of his duties. The master remains at all times in full command of the vessel.
True
Any vessel subject to pilotage that wishes to decline the use of a pilot provided by the City of Los Angeles shall before entering, leaving or shifting within the Port of Los Angeles shall get permission from who?
United States Coast Guard Captain of The Port
Port Tariff #4 states the area that VTS covers basically is a circle. Where is the circles center, what radius does it cover? What is the most southern and northern land mark?
Center of radius is Pt Fermin
Covers 25 miles
Abalone Point to the south
Malibu Point to the North
Santa Monica Bay is also included
Port Tariff #4 states : Lay up” or “laid-up” passenger vessel is an idle vessel docked at a berth for more than _______hours at any Port facility with no passenger operations. Passenger vessel crew changes and vessel stores operations are permitted
48 hours
Port Tariff #4 states there are 4 Controlled Navigation Areas in Los Angeles Harbor. What are the 4 areas? Technically you cant enter these areas without written permission.
1) East Channel
2) Pier 300
3) Slip 93, Berths 98, 99, SouthWest Slip, West Basin
4) Within 100 feet of any commercial wharves with vessels larger than 300 ton
Recreational Courtesy Dock - what is the time limit of use?
What are the vessel size limits?
4 hours within a 24 hr period
100’ and 100 tons
True or False :
It shall be unlawful for any vessel, or any person in charge of any vessel, to use any dolphin at the outer end of any wharf to break or warp around, or to turn around or swing such vessel at any wharf with the stem of such vessel against the wharf
True
True or False
It shall be unlawful between sunset and sunrise to display any running lights on any vessel while lying at a wharf.
True
It shall be unlawful for any person to run or operate any vessel in any portion of Fish Harbor, the West Channel, marinas, and yacht anchorages at a rate of speed greater than ________nautical miles per hour, or in such a manner as to create or cause a hazardous wake
4.4 km ( 5 statute miles)
It shall be unlawful for any person to run or operate any vessel, drawing more than 1.5 meters of water, in any portion of the Outer Harbor at a rate of speed greater than ______nautical miles an hour
10nm
It shall be unlawful for any person to run or operate any vessel, drawing less than 1.5 meters of water, in the Outer Harbor at a rate of speed greater than ________nautical miles an hour
15nm
Tricky question. Pay attention to less than OR greater than 1.5 meter draft.
Who approves the storage of, handling, loading or transporting of explosives in the Port of LA
Chief engineer of the Fire Department
What berth can store liquid petroleum?
Berth 120
Empty drums, tanks, barrels, and other containers, used for the storage or transportation of gasoline, distillate, kerosene, or other flammable products, shall not be allowed to remain on any wharf or landing after ________of the day received without securing special permission so to do
Sunset
Port Tariff #4 talks about water skiing in the harbor. It’s kind of confusing. But i think i understood it as you cant water ski in the inner harbor, but you can in the outer with a max speed of _______
35knots (port tariff pg 170)
According to Port Tariff #4, if a vessel is to catch on fire while tied up to any pier or wharf what shall they do?
Sound 5 Prolong blast (prolonged blast is 4-6 seconds)
What is the Speed limit on wharves ?
10 mph
Weight on wharves : No loading exceeding _____pounds per square foot, or the equivalent, shall be allowed or permitted on any wharf. No motor vehicular loading shall exceed the H20-S16 Highway Loading (the H20 indicating a maximum of ____tons per truck and the S16 indicating a maximum of __________pounds per axle of semi-trailer) as defined in the Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges of the American Association of State Highway Officials.
800 lbs
20 tons
32,000 lbs
No railway loading shall exceed 32.5 tons
What berth is set aside for the exclusive joint use of the tenants of the Harbor Department occupying stalls in the Municipal Fish Market?
Berth 72
The docking of vessels at Berths 267A and 268 shall be limited to vessels not more than ______ meters in length.
23 meters
VSR - Vessel speed reduction is a voluntary program. What is the speed limit for this program? Also there are 2 tiers to this program depending on the distance out from port . What are those distances for tier 1 and tier 2?
12 knots
Tier 1 is 20 nm out
Tier 2 is 40 nm out
Vessel maintenance : Major repair or reconstruction work is defined as new or substantial exterior work encompassing more than ______percent of the hull or superstructure’s surface and must be reviewed by marina manager prior to the start of work.
25%
Except for emergency repairs to keep a vessel afloat, maintenance and repair work is not allowed between sunset and _____am
0800
The operating hours of the Recreational Courtesy Docks shall be from ____a.m. to ____p.m. daily.
0600- 10pm
Ammonium nitrate max allowable into port without special permit is what?
22.7 KT
How many hours notification for movement of radio active waste must be given?
48 hours
Empty tanks/containers must be put away or permitted to stay on wharf by what time?
Sunset of the day of delivery
True or false : it is illegal to refill motor vehicles on a wharf.
True
Outer harbor max speed limit for recreational craft is what, like water skiing?
35 knots
A prolong blast is considered to be how long?
4 to 6 seconds
Life ring preservers on wharves have a safety line attached to it with ____meters of line.
61m
How much boom must be available at oil terminals for spill mitigation?
305 lineal meters
Vessel traffic Center (VTC) is known as San Pedro Vessel traffic Center and its main areas of operation are from where to where?
Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) main operational area is where?
25 mile radius from Pt Fermin, Northern end is Malibu and southern end is Abalone pt
No Wake Zone shall include that portion of the Cabrillo Beach recreation area extending from the launch ramp to an imaginary line extending northwesterly from the west end of the municipal fishing pier to the west end of Berth 47, what is the speed limit here?
5 knots
CNA zones - how many zones? Where are they located?
4 Zones total
Zone 1 : East channel
Zone 2 : Pier 300 channel
Zone 3 : Slip 93 (berths 98,99), SW Slip, West Basin
Zone 4 : Within 100 feet of any commercial wharves capable of servicing vessels 300 gross tons and larger or any moored vessel of 300 gross tons or more
Vessels abandoned for ___days will become disposed of.
What is the NO WAKE speed limit?
30 days
5 nm
Recreational courtesy dock hours are from ___to___
Vessel maintenance in Marinas shall be less the ___percent of the hull with working hours from ___to___
6am - 10pm
8am - sunset
In the event of fire occurring on board any vessel in Los Angeles Harbor, except vessels under way, such vessel must sound_________ prolonged blasts of the whistle or siren as an alarm indicating fire on board or at the dock to which the vessel is moored.
five prolonged (each blast 4 to 6 seconds)
Who shall enforce all orders and all rules and regulations adopted by the Board relating to regulation, operation, or control of the port?
the Executive Director of the Harbor Department
In the event any damage is done to any wharf, wharf premises, facility or other property, owned by the City of Los Angeles should report such damage to whom?
Executive Director
According to the Port Tariff, what is the max amount of class A explosives allowed?
.9KT
It shall be unlawful for any vessel to bring _______ or more of ammonium nitrate into Los Angeles Harbor
22.7 KT
suitable ring life preservers with ropes or lines attached thereto at least_____ meters in length.
61 m
It shall be unlawful for any person in charge of a marine oil terminal to cause, suffer or permit such terminal to load, discharge, handle or store any petroleum or petroleum products unless not less than________ of workable oil spill booms are available on the premises
305 lineal meters
What berth is hereby set aside for the exclusive joint use of the tenants of the Harbor Department occupying stalls in the Municipal Fish Market
Berth 72 - depth 14.4
Except for emergency repairs to keep a vessel afloat, maintenance and repair work is not allowed between________
sunset and 8 a.m.
Major repair or reconstruction work is defined as new or substantial exterior work encompassing more than ________of the hull or superstructure’s surface and must be reviewed by marina manager prior to the start of work.
25%
No vessel is allowed to be made fast to or immediately in front of a Recreational Courtesy Dock over ______ hours in any _______ period
4 hrs in a 24hr period
It shall be unlawful for any vessel of over_____ feet overall and ______ gross register tons to dock at or make fast to any Recreational Courtesy Dock without first having obtained a permit so to do from the Executive Director.
100
100
The operating hours of the Recreational Courtesy Docks shall be from____ to ____ daily.
6 a.m. to 10 p.m
