§ 1190 Bar Pilotage Rates
This law tells how much a ship has to pay for a pilot to guide it through the Golden Gate, using the ship’s depth and size, with a set minimum fee that gets higher each year.
A cargo ship with a deepest draft of 30.5 feet and a high gross registered tonnage of 10,000 wants to go from the open ocean into a dock in 2023.
The ship’s fee is calculated by multiplying its draft by $10.26 and its tonnage by $0.09243, then adding those amounts together. Because the total is less than the 2023 minimum of $2,600, the ship must pay the $2,600 minimum.
Fee = (10.26 × Draft (feet)) + (0.09243 × High Gross Registered Tons)
Cargo ship in 2023 with 30.5‑foot draft and 10,000 tons.
Result: Draft charge: 30.5 × $10.26 = $312.93; Tonage charge: 10,000 × $0.09243 = $924.30; Total = $1,237.23. Minimum for 2023 is $2,600, so the ship pays $2,600.
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§ 1190 Bar Pilotage Rates
Last verified: January 11, 2026