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PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AUTHORITY
OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS
SUPPLEMENT No. 6 To
TARIFF 100-A & Bulk Terminal Tariff 1-A
Cancels Supplement No. 5
NOTICE TO ALL PORT USERS:
SECURITY SURCHARGE
At the December 9, 2008 Port Commission meeting, the Commissioners approved a Security Surcharge
of
10.0% effective January 1, 2009 on all wharfage and dockage.
ApprovedbyPortCommissiononMarch8,2011:
SecuritySurchargeof
7.5%effectiveApril1,2011onallwharf ageanddockage
BY AUTHORITY OF THE PORT COMMISSION
JOHN P. LARUE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
222 POWER STREET
PO BOX 1541
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78403
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PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AUTHORITY
OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS
TARIFF 100-A
Effective May 1, 1999
(Cancels Tariff 100)
NAMING
Rates, Rules and Regulations
Applying on the Public and Private Wharves
BY AUTHORITY OF THE PORT COMMISSION
JOHN P. LARUE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
222 POWER STREET
PO BOX 1541
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78403
ISSUED BY:
Margaret Iglesias-Turner
General Cargo and Tariff Manager
222 Power Street PO Box 1541
Corpus Christi, Texas 78403
Phone: 361-885-6156
Fax: 361-882-7110
ORIGINAL TITLE PAGE EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1999
Tariff 100-A Section One
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Abbreviations, Definitions & Symbols Item No. Revision Effective
Agent or Vessel Agent 100
Original 1-May-99
Authority or Port Authority 100
Original 1-May-99
Barge, Ocean 100
Original 1-May-99
Barge, Inland Waterway 100
Original 1-May-99
Berth 100
Original 1-May-99
Bonded Storage 100
Original 1-May-99
Cargo 100
Original 1-May-99
Checking 100
Original 1-May-99
Coastwise Traffic 100
Original 1-May-99
Container 100
Original 1-May-99
Cubic Meter 100
Original 15-Apr-13
Day 100
Original 1-May-99
Dockage 100
Original 1-May-99
Export Traffic 100
Original 1-May-99
Free Time 100
Original 1-May-99
Handling 100
Original 1-May-99
Harbormaster 100
Original 1-May-99
Heavy Lift 100
Original 1-May-99
Import Traffic 100
Original 1-May-99
Inner Harbor 100
1st Revised 8-Sept-09
Intercoastal Traffic 100
Original 1-May-99
Intracoastal Traffic 100
Original 15-July-10
Liner Service 100
Original 1-May-99
Loading and Unloading 100
Original 1-May-99
Marginal Tracks 100
Original 1-May-99
Metric Ton 100 Original 15-Apr-13
Net Ton 100 Original 15-Apr-13
N. O. S. 100
Original 15-July-10
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Point of Rest 100
Original 1-May-99
Port Commission 100
Original 1-May-99
Port Employee 100
Original 1-May-99
Refinery Terminal Fire Company 100
Original 1-May-99
Shed and/or Wharf Use Hire 100
Original 1-May-99
Ship 100
Original 1-May-99
Shipside 100
Original 1-May-99
Terminal Facilities 100
1
st
Revision 1-Jan-10
Terminal Storage 100
Original 1-May-99
Ton 100
Original 1-May-99
Transferring 100
Original 1-Jan-10
Transfer Facilities 100
Original 1-Jan-10
Usage 100
Original 1-May-99
User 100
Original 1-May-99
Vessel 100
1st Revised 8-Sept-09
Waterways 100
1st Revised 8-Sept-09
Wharf 100
Original 1-May-99
Wharfage 100
Original 1-May-99
Wharf Demurrage (Penalty) 100
Original 1-May-99
Section One
ABBREVIATIONS, SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS
ITEM 100
Unlessotherwiseprovidedelsewhereherein,thefollowingAbbreviations,Symbolsand Definitions
apply.
ABBREVIATIONS
$ - U.S. Currency % - Percent
CBM or cbm – Cubic Meter
CWT - Hundredweight or Per 100
Pounds
CuFt - Cubic Foot ft - feet
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DWT - Deadweight Ton
FMC - Federal Maritime
Commission
FTZ - Foreign Trade Zone LBS or lbs - Pounds
GRT - Gross Registered Ton LOA - Length Overall
ISO - International Standards Organization NOS - Not Otherwise Specified
MBF - Thousand Board Feet O/T - Other Than
MT or mt – metric ton
SYMBOLS
(A) Denotes Increase
(C) Denotes Change in Wording Resulting in Neither Increase Nor Decrease in Rates or Charges
(D) Denotes Deletion
(E) Denotes Expiration
(G) Denotes General Increase or Decrease
(I) Denotes New or Initial Matter
(N) Denotes Reissued Matter
(R) Denotes Reduction
DEFINITIONS
AGENT or VESSEL AGENT - The party or entity which submits the application for a berth.
AUTHORITY or PORT AUTHORITY - Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas (A
Political Subdivision of the State of Texas).
BARGE, OCEAN - A non self-propelled vessel used on ocean waters.
BARGE, INLAND WATERWAY - A non self-propelled vessel used on inland waterways.
BERTH - The water area at the edge of a wharf, including mooring facilities, used by a vessel while docked.
BONDED STORAGE - Storage accomplished under bond payable to the United States Treasury
Department until cleared by the United States Customs Service.
CARGO - Anything being transported to, from or in the jurisdiction of the Port Authority and involving use
of the Terminal, public or private docks.
CHECKING - The service of counting and checking cargo against appropriate documents for the account
of the cargo or the vessel or other person requesting same.
COASTWISE TRAFFIC - All traffic between any two Atlantic or Gulf Coast ports of the United States.
CONTAINER - A standard (I.S.O) marine container 20 feet in length or longer.
CUBIC METER – A unit of volume of 35.3 cubic feet.
DAY - A consecutive period of 24-hours or fraction thereof.
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DOCKAGE - The charge assessed against a vessel for berthing at a wharf, pier, bulkhead, or bank, or for
mooring to a vessel so berthed.
EXPORT TRAFFIC - All traffic moving from the continental United States to port not within the continental
United States.
FREE TIME - The specific period during which cargo may occupy space assigned to it on terminal property
free of wharf demurrage or terminal storage charges, immediately prior to the loading or subsequent to the
discharge of such cargo on or off vessels.
HANDLING - The service of physically moving cargo between point of rest and any place on the terminal
facility, other than the end of ship’s tackle.
HARBORMASTER - The person designated Harbormaster by the Port Authority and such persons,
assistants or representatives.
HEAVY LIFT - The service of providing heavy lift cranes and equipment for lifting cargo.
IMPORT TRAFFIC - All traffic moving from not within the Continental United States to the continental United
States.
INNER HARBOR - The waters of the channel, basins and canals west of the high-level Harbor Bridge at
Corpus Christi and also the canals in Rincon Industrial Park. See also Item 674
INTERCOASTAL TRAFFIC - All traffic between Atlantic and Gulf ports of the United States and West
Coast of the United States.
INTRACOASTAL TRAFFIC – All traffic along the Atlantic and Gulf ports of the United States.
LINER SERVICE - Vessels making regularly scheduled calls for the receipt and delivery of cargo at the
Port of Corpus Christi.
LOADING AND UNLOADING - The service of loading or unloading cargo between any place on the
terminal and railroad cars, trucks, or any other means of land transport, to or from the terminal facility.
MARGINAL TRACKS - Railroad tracks on the wharf apron within reach of ship’s tackle.
METRIC TON – A unit of weight of 2,204.6 pounds.
NET TON – A unit of weight of 2,000 pounds.
N.O.S – Not Otherwise Specified.
POINT OF REST - The area on the terminal facility which is assigned for the receipt of inbound cargo
from the vessel and from which inbound cargo may be delivered to the consignee, and that area which is
assigned for the receipt of outbound cargo for vessel loading.
PORT COMMISSION - The governing body of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County,
Texas.
PORT EMPLOYEE - Employees and servants of the Port Authority.
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REFINERY TERMINAL FIRE COMPANY - A private, non-profit company, which owns and operates
firefighting equipment and provides fire protection services.
SHED AND/OR WHARF USE HIRE - A charge assessed against a vessel for loading or discharging
cargo and utilizing wharf sheds and/or wharf for the assembly or distribution of cargo.
SHIP - Any self-propelled vessel suitable for use on ocean waters.
SHIPSIDE - The location of cargo within reach of ship's tackle or in the berth space, in accordance with
the customs and practices in the Port of Corpus Christi.
TERMINAL FACILITIES - Any wharves, docks, sheds, warehouses, land, transfer facilities, grain elevators,
cotton compresses, structures, freight handling machinery, equipment and appliances of all kinds, railroad
tracks and roadways, situated within jurisdiction of and owned or leased by Authority. (C) 1-1-2010
TERMINAL STORAGE - The service of providing warehouse or other terminal facilities for the storage of
inbound or outbound cargo after the expiration of free time, including wharf storage, shipside storage,
closed or covered storage, open or ground storage, bonded storage, and refrigerated storage, after storage
arrangements have been made.
TON - A unit of weight of 2,000 pounds (short ton or net ton), or 2,204.6 pounds (metric ton).
TRANSFERRING – Moving cargo from one rail car to another, from a rail car to a truck, or from a truck to
a rail car. (I) 1-1-2010
TRANSFER FACILITIES – Any trackage, land and/or roadways that the Port Authority provides to a User
for Transferring cargo. (I) 1-1-2010
USAGE - The use of the terminal facilities by any rail carrier, lighter operator, trucker, shipper or consignee,
their agents, servants and/or employees, when they perform their own car, lighter or truck loading and
unloading.
USER - Any person or entity using Terminal Facilities or to whom or for whom any service, work or labor is
furnished, performed, done or made available by the Port Authority, or any person or entity owning or having
custody of cargo moving over such facilities.
VESSEL - Any vessel used for the transportation by water of marine cargo, whether self-propelled or non
self-propelled and shall include in its meaning the owner thereof. See also Item 674 (C) 9-8-2009
WATERWAYS - The Corpus Christi Ship Channel, LaQuinta Channel with its tributary channel known as
Jewel Fulton Canal, the Inner Harbor and the canals in Rincon Industrial Park, the channels connecting
them with the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, and all other channels or canals within the jurisdiction of the
Port Authority. See also item 674 (C) 9-8-2009
WHARF - Any wharf, pier, quay landing or other stationary structure to which a vessel may make fast or
which may be used in the transit or handling of cargo or passengers including other terminal facilities
alongside which vessels may lie, or which are suitable for and are used in the loading, unloading,
assembling, distribution or handling of cargo.
WHARFAGE - A charge assessed against the cargo or vessel on cargo passing or conveyed over, onto or
under wharves or between vessels (to or from barge, lighter or water) when berthed at a wharf or when
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moored in a slip adjacent to a wharf within jurisdiction of the Authority. Wharfage is solely the charge for
use of a wharf and does not include charges for any other service.
WHARF DEMURRAGE (PENALTY) - A charge assessed against cargo remaining in or on terminal facilities
after the expiration of free time unless arrangements have been made for storage.
END OF SECTION ONE
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Tariff 100-A Section Two
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Miscellaneous Charges and Tariff Provisions Item No. Revision Effective
Application and Interpretation of Tariff 205 Original May 1, 1999
Assignment of Berth and Conditions of Assignment 285 3
rd
Rev (A) Feb 1, 2015
Bunkers and Fuel Oil Delivered to Vessel by Tank
Truck
230 2
nd
Rev (C) June 8, 2012
Cargo Statements Required 210 2
nd
Rev (C) June 1, 2012
Charges for Cleaning Wharves and Sheds 275 1st Rev (A) Feb 1, 2005
Charges for Corpus Christi International Seamen's
Center
220 Original May 1, 1999
Charges for Special Services 240 Original May 1, 1999
Electricity 235 Original May 1, 1999
Facility Use Fee
288
Original Jan 1, 2010
Free Time and Storage 280 4
th
Rev (A) May 10, 2011
Fumigation Requirement 255 Original May 1, 1999
Holidays for Port Authority Employees 260 Original May 1, 1999
Loading and Unloading Charges Applicable to Rail and
Truck
245 Original May 1, 1999
Pallet Use Charges 286 2nd Rev (N) July 8, 2003
Payment of Charges and Responsibility Therefore;
Extension
of Credit and Liens
200 1
st
Rev (C) June 1, 2012
Receiving and Stacking Cargo in Transit Sheds 287 Original May 1, 1999
Shed and/or Wharf Use Hire 270 Original May 1, 1999
Transshipment or Reshipment of Cargo 265 Original May 1, 1999
Water 225 1
st
Rev (A) Oct 1, 2013
Wharfage Charges on Cargo Not Shipped by Water 215 Original May 1, 1999
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Section Two
MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES AND TARIFF PROVISIONS
ITEM 200 (C) Eff. 6-1-2012
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF CHARGES; EXTENSION OF CREDIT; LIENS
The owner, shipper or consignee of the cargo is responsible for charges for (a) Wharfage, (b) Wharf
Demurrage and (c) loading and unloading (if not absorbed by the ocean carrier); the Port Authority,
however, cannot recognize the numerous shippers or consignees who may be responsible for certain Port
Authority charges; therefore, such charges must be collected for, and remitted to, the Port Authority by the
vessel for whom the cargo was received, loaded to, or unloaded from, her owners and agents, or other duly
authorized person renders the vessel’s owners and agents, or other authorized person, jointly and severally
liable, as guarantors, for payment of the Wharfage, Demurrage and Loading and Unloading Charges.
Unless credit for its charges has been extended by the Port Authority, all Port Authority invoices for its
charges pursuant to this tariff or other agreement are due and payable in United States currency thirty (30)
days after the invoice date. Payment for all charges must be remitted according to stated terms regardless
of when the vessel, her Owners and/or Agents are reimbursed. If payment is not made by the person or
persons, or entity or entities, to whom credit has been extended by the Port Authority according to the terms
of such credit extension, then such person or persons, entity or entities may be, following the failure to
properly make payment, placed on a cash payment basis and on a published delinquent party list by the
Port Authority. The Port Authority reserves the right to estimate the amount of and collect in advance
charges pursuant to this tariff which may accrue against the vessel, its Owners and/or Agents, or against
cargo received for, loaded to, or discharged from a vessel using the Terminal Facilities.
The vessel, her owners and agents must make timely payment of Port Authority charges pursuant to this
tariff regardless of when, or if, the same are reimbursed by others for such charges.
The Port Authority may at any time, or from time to time, extend credit to any User or other person or entity
engaging in business with the Port Authority pursuant to this tariff, as amended, upon terms agreed upon
between them, or such person or entity may be authorized to use Terminal Facilities by providing a surety
bond issued by a corporate surety company on a form agreed upon by the Port Authority which surety bond
may cover one transaction or transactions occurring during a stated period of time, but in every case must
be for an amount equal to 125% of the maximum Port Authority charges to be covered by the surety bond.
If a limit of credit established by the Port Authority, or the limit of the surety bond, is reached, the Port
Authority may require additional security for the extension of, or addition to, the limit of credit or the surety
bond.
If credit has not been extended to a person or entity responsible for the payment of Port Authority charges
pursuant to this tariff, then the Port Authority may estimate the amount of, and collect in United States
currency for, in advance of the use of Terminal Facilities, all charges which may be expected to accrue
against a vessel, her owners and agents, or against cargo received for, loaded to, or discharged from a
vessel using the Terminal Facilities and use of the Terminal Facilities may be denied by the Port Authority
until an advance payment, or a deposit toward payment, of the estimated charges is made. The Port
Authority may, from time to time after a vessel commences to use the Terminal Facilities, revise its estimate
of charges to be accrued, and require additional advance payment, of deposit, for the vessel, her owners
and agents, and if the same is not promptly paid, terminate the vessel’s use of the Terminal Facilities.
The Port Authority has a lien, maritime or otherwise, against the vessel responsible for charges incurred
pursuant to this tariff, as amended. Presentation by the Port Authority of its invoices to the vessel’s owners,
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agents, stevedores or other representatives is done as a matter of accommodation and convenience and
does not constitute a waiver of the Port Authority liens against the vessel for its charges.
ITEM 205
APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF TARIFF
Rates, rules and regulations contained in this tariff shall apply equally to all Users of the waterways and
Terminal Facilities on the effective date shown in this tariff or amendments thereto.
The use of the waterways and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority is consent to the terms
and conditions of this tariff, and amendments hereto, and an agreement on the part of all such Users to pay
all charges based upon this tariff, and amendments thereto, and to be governed by all rules and regulations
herein contained.
ITEM 210 (C) Eff. 6-1-2012
CARGO STATEMENT, WHARFAGE TRANSACTION FORM, SHIP’S MANIFEST AND ACCESS TO
RECORDS REQUIRED
All vessels, their owners and/or agents using Terminal Facilities or private dock facilities for delivering or
receiving cargo shall file with the Port Authority’s accounting department a wharfage transaction form.
Such wharfage transactions shall be reported on a processed wharfage transaction form provided by the
Port Authority.. The Port Authority’s form is to be accompanied with certified Manifests and Bills of Lading
in either printed or electronic form, showing the weight, measurements and description of all cargo loaded
or unloaded. Any other data required for proper statistical information may be requested by the Port
Authority.
The wharfage transaction form on inbound cargo must be filed not later than ten (10) consecutive days
(Saturday, Sunday and Holidays included) after arrival of the vessel. The wharfage transaction form on
outbound cargo must be filed not later than 10 (ten) consecutive days (Saturday, Sunday and Holidays
included) after vessel sailing.
All invoices are due and payable thirty (30) days after the invoice date. Payment for all charges must be
remitted according to stated terms regardless of when the vessel, her Owner and/or Agents are
reimbursed. Any invoice remaining unpaid forty five (45) days after the invoice date will be considered
delinquent. Continued failure to comply with terms set forth herein may result in being placed on a cash
payment basis and on a delinquent party list by the Port Authority.
All Users of private and public port facilities as noted above shall be required to permit Port Authority
representatives reasonable access to manifests of cargo, receiving reports and all other documents
necessary for the purpose of audit for ascertaining the correctness of wharfage transaction reports filed or
securing necessary data to permit estimate of wharfage transaction charges.
Failure to file the Port Authority’s wharfage form and certified documentation within the time specified may
constitute cause for suspension of berth assignment, suspension of credit, or suspension of other vessel
privileges until such failure is remedied.
The Port Authority reserves the right to estimate the amount of and collect in advance charges pursuant
to this tariff which may accrue against vessels, its Owners and/or Agents, or against cargo received for,
loaded to, or discharged from a vessel using the Terminal Facilities.
ITEM 215
WHARFAGE CHARGES ON CARGO NOT SHIPPED BY WATER
Cargo placed on a wharf shall be considered to have incurred wharfage charges when placed on the wharf
whether or not such cargo is eventually loaded on a vessel.
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ITEM 220
CHARGES OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL SEAMEN'S CENTER
Dues and assessments levied by the Corpus Christi International Seamen’s Center, a schedule of which is
on file with the Port Authority, represent the charges of that non-profit organization for recreational, cultural,
etc., services and facilities available without discrimination to seamen of vessels of all countries visiting the
Port of Corpus Christi.
ITEM 225 (A) Eff. 10-1-2013
WATER
A charge for water shall be made at $8.00 per 1,000 gallons. An additional charge of $25.00 for each
connection at Terminal Facilities will also be assessed.
ITEM 230 (C) Eff. 6-8-2012
BUNKERS, FUEL OIL, TANK TRUCK TO VESSEL
Bunkers and fuel oil may be delivered by tank truck upon prior application to the Harbormaster who will
designate time and place on the docks that deliveries can be made. A charge of $25.00 per tank truck
delivery per vessel will be made. Bunkering vessels from trucks is not permitted at Port Authority oil docks
during cargo transfer.
ITEM 235
ELECTRICITY
Electricity will be supplied to User directly by Central Power and Light Company. In cases where it would
be impractical to do so, the Port Authority may supply electricity, if possible, pursuant to prior arrangements
with the Harbormaster.
ITEM 240
CHARGE FOR SPECIAL SERVICES
Any labor or material required for special services not specifically covered herein may be, upon written
application, provided at actual cost plus twenty percent, or flat rate prices may be quoted by the Executive
Director or his designated representative. Such quotations include, but are not limited to, establishment of
new or initial rates and charges, and changes in existing rates and charges. The Port Authority reserves
the right to quote rates or to provide special services at its convenience and has no obligation or duty to
quote on or render such service.
ITEM 245
LOADING AND UNLOADING OF RAIL CARS AND MOTOR TRUCKS
The service of loading and unloading rail cars and motor trucks is performed by stevedoring and freight
handling firms licensed to work at the Port of Corpus Christi. The Port Authority also reserves the right to
perform rail car and truck loading and unloading services. A current list is available on the Port’s website at
www.portofcorpuschristi.com
ITEM 255
FUMIGATION REQUIREMENTS
Bagged agricultural products that remain in Port Authority transit sheds for a period of forty-five days must
be fumigated within 10 days thereafter, which fumigation must be repeated within 10 days after each
successive forty-five day period that the cargo remains in the transit sheds.
All expense of fumigation is for the account of the cargo owner, shipper, consignee or whoever has care,
custody and control of the cargo.
If fumigation is not performed as required herein, the Port Authority may fumigate such bagged agricultural
products and bill the cargo owner, shipper, consignee or whoever has care, custody and control of the
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cargo for the cost for such fumigation. The Port Authority has a lien on such cargo for all its costs of
fumigation, which are not paid.
ITEM 260
HOLIDAYS FOR PORT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES
New Year's Day (January 1)
President's Day ( 3rd Monday in February)
Good Friday (Friday before Easter)
Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
Fourth of July
Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November)
Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas (December 25)
When a holiday falls on Saturday, it will be observed on the preceding Friday. When a holiday falls on
Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday.
ITEM 265
TRANSSHIPMENT OR RESHIPMENT OF CARGO
Cargo discharged from vessels for the transshipment to a vessel over the Port Authority’s General Cargo
Docks, having paid inward wharfage, if reloaded within thirty days will be given free wharfage on the outward
movement. Time will be computed from the first 7:00 a.m. after completion of discharge to 7:00 a.m. of the
day loading begins.
ITEM 270
SHED AND/OR WHARF USE HIRE
Vessels loading or discharging cargo and using wharf sheds and/or wharf for assembly or distribution of
such cargo will be assessed a shed and/or wharf use charge based on the quantity of cargo loaded or
discharged as follows: [See Exceptions]
1) Under 500 net tons $125.00
2)
500 net tons and under 1,000 net
tons
$225.00
3)
1,000 net tons and under 5,000 net
tons
$400.00
4) 5,000 net tons and over $525.00
Exceptions
[1] Will not apply at the Bulk Terminal.
[2] Will not apply on cargo handled directly between vessels and rail cars or trucks.
[3] Will not apply to vessels loading or discharging liquid cargo through pipelines.
[4] Will not apply to vessels loading grain.
[5] Will not apply on cargo handled over open wharves.
ITEM 275 (A) Eff. 2-1-2005
CHARGE FOR CLEANING WHARVES AND SHEDS
Vessel owners, operators, agents and other Users assigned to use wharves and transit sheds of the Port
Authority are responsible for cleaning the property assigned for their use. If User does not clean the Port
Authority property assigned for use, the Port Authority will provide labor and equipment to clean such
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property and charge the responsible person or entity cost plus twenty-percent, minimum $200.00, per wharf
or shed or portion thereof. See also Item 240 herein.
ITEM 280
FREE TIME AND STORAGE (C) (A) Eff. 5-10-2011
All cargo, except dry bulk commodities, handled over the Port Authority's general cargo wharves, placed in
open storage areas or on other Authority property, shall be subject to the free time and storage charges set
forth in this item. The Authority does not engage in the business of storage or warehousing of property on
its wharves and except for damage or injury particularly caused by its own negligence, Authority is not
responsible for loss or damage to property remaining thereon. All property landed or received on any of
Authority's wharves, open storage areas or other Authority property, is placed there at the risk of the owner
thereof, and Authority has the right to remove any or all of such property to any part of the wharves, open
storage areas or other Authority property, at its convenience and at the risk and expense of the owner, or
such property may be removed and stored elsewhere, without notice, and at the risk and expense of the
owner, and Authority will retain possession of all property so removed until all charges are paid. Dry bulk
commodities may be accepted by Authority subject to negotiation of free time and storage.
"FREE TIME": The period during which cargo or other property may occupy space on Port Authority
wharves, open storage areas or other Authority property, assigned to it, free of storage charges immediately
prior to loading or discharging such cargo. All Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are included in computing
free time. Free time does not apply on shipments not loaded on or discharged from a vessel. The free time
and storage stated herein is subject to available space and arrangements prior to cargo or other property
arrival at Terminal Facilities. Users shall provide Authority with notice of intent to store cargo or other
property beyond the free time stated in this item, and such notice shall also state the date by which all cargo
or other property will be removed.
PART ONE- ON-DOCK FREE TIME AND STORAGE ALL CARGO EXCEPT DRY BULK
On-dock storage charges on all inbound and outbound cargo are the responsibility of the cargo owner,
shipper, receiver or their agents, individually and collectively. On-dock free time and storage charges are
as follows:
Free Time - All Cargo 30 Days - Free time begins the first 7:00 a.m. after cargo is placed on the wharf
and ends when all cargo is removed from the wharf.
Covered Storage Charges (Except Cotton) - After expiration of free time, storage charges apply per
square foot per 30-day period or fraction thereof as follows:
On-dock covered storage ……. $0.75 per square foot
Off- dock covered storage…. $0.50 per square foot
Storage Charges - Cotton and Cotton Linters in bales - After expiration of free time $0.10 per bale per 24-
hour period or fraction thereof.
PART TWO - OPEN STORAGE
Authority may offer long-term storage subject to prior request and available space of $2,500.00 per acre
(or fraction thereof) per month.
ITEM 285 (A) Eff. 2-1-2015
ASSIGNMENT OF BERTH AND CONDITIONS OF ASSIGNMENT
Vessel owners or their agents desiring a berth for vessels of any kind at any Authority Terminal Facility
must as far in advance as possible of the date of docking, make application in writing for same to the
Harbormaster on a form prescribed by the Authority specifying the date of docking, sailing and the nature
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and quantity of cargo to be handled. Qualified Barge Tows (see Note 1) will be classified as ships for
purposes of berth assignments.
Assignment of berth to vessels will be on first-come first-served basis. The Harbormaster maintains a record
of arrival times for all vessels, which is used for berth assignments. Arrival time for ships and ocean barges
will be at the time of anchorage on the bar or at the time a vessel crosses the bar and declares to be ready
in all respects to commence operations. Arrival time for Qualified Barge Tows and other inland waterway
barges to queue for Port public docks will commence upon arrival at mile marker 512 of the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway (GIWW).
To expedite the handling of vessels (See Note 1) and avoid congestion when there are more vessels to
be assigned to specific berths than can be accommodated at one time, vessels already in berth may be
ordered by the Harbormaster to work continuously at their own expense. A vessel refusing or unable to
work continuously may be ordered to vacate its berth by the Harbormaster, regardless of the reason for
the vessel’s refusal or inability to work continuously, including circumstances which are beyond its control.
Failure of a vessel to vacate its berth when ordered to do so shall subject the vessel owners or their
agents to payment of an additional dockage charge at the rate of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per
vessel per hour or fraction thereof. Assessment of this additional dockage charge shall not affect the right
of the Port Authority to effect removal of such vessels at the cost, risk and expense of the vessel owners
or their agents. When a vessel refuses to vacate its berth when ordered to do so under the
provisions of this item, its owners or their agents, individually and collectively, will indemnify and
hold harmless the Port Authority against all claims by incoming vessels assigned to the same
berth for delay caused by failure of the vessel to vacate the berth.
An inland waterway barge or barges (see note 1) assigned to occupy a berth for loading or unloading will
have the right to finish loading or unloading. However, if ordered by the Harbormaster to work continuously
and to vacate the berth when loading or unloading is finished such barge or barges will be subject to the
additional dockage and other provisions of stated in this Item.
Ships, ocean barges and Qualified Barge Tows have preference at all Port Authority berths over tows of
less than four inland waterway barges.
Vessels awaiting berth will load or unload in turn. Port Authority management has the right to change the
turn of vessels when confronted with congestion, the urgent need to load or unload a particular cargo, or to
otherwise facilitate operations. The Port Authority is not responsible for delays to vessels at or seeking
berths regardless of the cause of such delay.
NOTE 1: For the purpose of applying the provisions of this item, Qualified Barge Tows will be treated the
same as ships and ocean barges for berth turn. A “Qualified Barge Tow” means (1) an inland waterway
barge tow of not less than four barges which gives its written notice of arrival requesting to be classified
as such to the Harbormaster’s Office as far in advance as possible prior to its arrival at Mile Marker 512 of
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW); (2) enters the Inner Harbor as a unit and remains a unit in the
Inner Harbor until all of its cargo operations are completed; (3) hires a tug that will remain with the barges
throughout dock occupancy in the Inner Harbor to conduct barge shifting; (4) pays Dockage per Item 300
D.
ITEM 286
PALLET USE CHARGES (N) Effective July 8, 2003
A supply of serviceable cargo pallets is available for use by Freight Handlers and Stevedores. To avoid
congestion these pallets must be used until the supply is exhausted, after which additional pallets owned
or furnished by the Freight Handler or Stevedore performing the work may be used. If a party other than
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the owner of these pallets is using the pallets, the party shall pay a charge of $2.50 per net ton for Pallet
Use to the pallet owner.
In the case of cargo pallets removed from the shed and taken alongside the vessel or into the hold of the
vessel, the party using the pallets is required to return them immediately into the shed adjacent to the
vessel’s berth in an acceptable manner or place them in locations as directed by the Director of Operations
or his designated representative.
The party or parties using cargo pallets, other than their own, will be held responsible to the pallet owner
for lost or damaged pallets while in their possession and/or use. Pallets shall be returned to owner in a
clean and acceptable condition. In the case of damage to pallets by a party or parties using pallets other
than their own, the cost of repairing or replacing said pallets will be assessed against and collected from
such party by the owner of the pallets.
ITEM 287
RECEIVING AND STACKING CARGO IN TRANSIT SHEDS
For the service of checking, receiving and stacking cargo, the stevedore unloader will charge three and
one-half cents ($0.035) per 100 pounds to the stevedore loading the vessel.
ITEM 288 (C) (8-11-2010)
FACILITY USE FEE
Upon request by a User, the Port Authority will attempt to provide the User with suitable Transfer and/or
storage Facilities for cargos arriving by rail or truck, if any are available, which is not guaranteed,. The Rail
Company User may enter into a non-exclusive track use agreement with the Authority before using the
Authority’s Transfer Facilities; this agreement may include a track use fee and a short-term storage option.
A Facility User Fee will equal the quantity of the transferred cargo multiplied by the Authority’s then current
wharfage rate for the type of cargo. Authority is not responsible for, nor will it provide, any transfer services.
ENDOFSECTIONTWO
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Tariff 100-A Section Three
Dockage Charges 300 15
th
Revision
Jan 1, 2016
(A)
Harbor Safety Fee 301 4
th
Revision
Jan 1, 2014
(R)
Section Three
DOCKAGE CHARGES
ITEM 300
DOCKAGE CHARGES
Dockage charges apply to vessels moored to any Port Authority Terminal Facility property or moored to
vessels so berthed, except the Bulk Terminal.
UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED DOCKAGE RATES AND MINIMUM CHARGES COMPUTED PER
24-HOUR PERIOD OR FRACTION THEREOF.
PART ONE – SELF-PROPELLED VESSELS AND SEA GOING BARGES
A. DOCKAGE FOR SELF-PROPELLED VESSELS, SEA GOING DRY CARGO BARGES, SEA
GOING TANK BARGES OVER 360 FEET LOA, INTEGRATED TUG BARGES (ITB), AND
ARTICULATED TUG BARGES (ATB) WILL BE CHARGED ON VESSEL’S LENGTH OVERALL
(LOA) AS SHOWN IN LLOYDS REGISTER OF SHIPS AT THE FOLLOWING RATES. DOCKAGE
FOR ITB AND ATB VESSELS WILL BE INCLUSIVE OF THE TUG.
LOA IN FEET
DOCKAGE RATE PER
FOOT (R)
0 – 199 $2.81
200 – 399 $3.70
400 – 499 $5.21
500 – 599 $7.01
600 – 699 $8.03
700 – 799 $10.35
800 – 899 $12.47
900 & OVER $14.89
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LOA IN METERS
DOCKAGE RATE
PER METER (R)
0 – 60.95 $9.22
60.96 – 121.91 $12.14
121.92 – 152.39 $17.09
152.4 – 182.87 $23.00
182.88 – 213.35 $26.35
213.36 – 243.83 $33.96
243.84 – 274.31 $40.91
274.32 & OVER $48.85
Due to differences in rounding between feet and meters, dockage will be calculated and charged
on the basis of feet.
B. Dockage for non self-propelled Inland Waterway Dry Cargo Barges: $157.93 per 24-hour period
or fraction thereof. See Notes 1 and 2 (A) 1-1-2014
C. Dockage for Ocean Going and Inland Waterway Tank Barges 360 ft or less LOA will be charged
the following rates per function per 24-hour period or fraction thereof. See Notes 1 and 2 (A) 1-
1-2014
Loading, Unloading, Standby
max 200’
LOA
$157.93
>200’- 360’
LOA
$236.90
>360’ LOA
per LOA dockage
table (A)
D. Dockage for Qualified Barge Tows (see Item 285, Note 1): $2,250.00 per 24-hour period or fraction
thereof.
PART TWO (D)
Provisions Deleted
PART THREE – MOORING OF DRILLING RIGS AND RELATED OFFSHORE
EQUIPMENT
Dockage rates for mooring drilling rigs and related offshore equipment will be quoted on request.
PART FOUR – CRUISE AND RELATED VESSELS (D)
Provisions Deleted
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PART FIVE – VESSELS IN REPAIR STATUS (D) 1-1-2010
Provisions Deleted
PART SIX – DOCKAGE FOR ALL VESSELS AT THE BULK TERMINAL (C) 6-1-2012
Provisions of Part Six deleted. See Port of Corpus Christi Bulk Terminal Tariff 1-A for rates and
terms.
NOTES APPLICABLE TO ITEM 300:
NOTE 1: (N) Dockage rates in this Item will be based on the length overall (LOA) of vessels as shown in
Lloyds Register of Ships or Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States (U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers), including changes thereto and reissues thereof, or as determined by the Port Authority. The
Port Authority has the right to admeasure any vessel and use such measurements as the basis for
determining dockage charges.
NOTE 2: Agents of vessels shall be responsible for payment of, and will be billed for, all charges accrued
by a vessel or for which the vessel ultimately becomes liable, as well as for all charges for services of any
nature to the cargo which may be performed at the specific request of such agents for the vessel.
Because the Port Authority cannot recognize the many parties involved in barge transportation, the owner
of each barge moving into, from or within the jurisdictional boundaries, is responsible for all dockage
charges accrued by a barge.
Prior to accruing dockage charges, the Port Authority may be instructed to invoice dockage charges to
another responsible party who shall guarantee payment in writing of the assignment of responsibility.
ITEM 301
HARBOR SAFETY FEE (R) (1-1-2014)
All commercial ships and barges entering or operating in the Authority’s Waterways shall be assessed a
Harbor Safety Fee (HSF), as provided herein, to assist in defraying the administration, maintenance and
operation expenses of a fire response vessel and marine patrol vessels, including personnel and
equipment. For the purposes of the Harbor Safety Fee, the “Authority’s Waterways” means, collectively,
the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, the La Quinta Channel, the Jewel Fulton Canal and the Rincon Canals.
For commercial ships and barges entering the Authority’s Waterways the HSF is as follows:
Ships………$1,153.00
Barges…….$ 132.00
The HSF for entering the Authority’s Waterways will be billed upon departure.
For commercial cargo barges that are in the Authority’s Waterways for a period of thirty (30) consecutive
days or more without leaving the Authority’s Waterways, an HSF of $530.00 will be assessed for each
continuous 30-day period. The HSF for each continuous 30-day period will be billed monthly.
If any marine firefighting services should be rendered by Authority to any ship or barge, or rendered for the
protection of bulkheads, piers, wharves, landings, appurtenances or other property of third persons, such
services, including the labor and materials used, shall be charged to the vessel receiving such services, or
to the owner of such bulkheads, piers, wharves, landings, approaches, buildings, appurtenances or other
property, in accordance with the fees to be quoted by the Port Authority.
ENDOFSECTIONTHREE
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Tariff 100-A Section Five
Loading, Unloading and Wharfage Charges Item no. Revision Effective
Cargo N.O.S. 500 12th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk and Gaseous Bulk 501 10th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Automobiles 508 7th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Beans, Lentils and Peas, Dry in Sacks or
Packages
510 8th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Containerized Cargo(D)ItemDeleted
519 1
st
Revision Nov 10, 2009
Cotton and Cotton Linters in Bales 521 8th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Flour or Bulger in Sacks or Packages 523 10th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Grain in Sacks or Packages 524 9th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Grain and Grain Products in Sacks or
Packages
525 10th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Grain in Bulk 526 8th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Iron and Steel Articles 528 12th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Lumber 530 Original Jan 1, 2016
Machinery & Machinery Parts, N.O.S. 534 9th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Military Cargo 535 12th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Milk, Dehydrated or Powdered, in Sacks or
Packages
536 10th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Production
Platforms, Jackets, Spars and Related
Structures
537 6th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Passengers 538 7th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Project Rates 540 14th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Proppants, Ceramic, Oil or Gas Well Fracturing
in Bags or Super Sack
541 7th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Refrigerated Cargo 542 8th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Rice and Rice Products in Sacks or Packages 543 10th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Rigs, Drilling 544 10th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Sand, Aggregates, Gravel Caliche and
Limestone in bulk handled over Inner Harbor
Terminal Facilities except the Bulk Terminal
545 9th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Vegetable Oil, Edible 548 7th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Vehicles 549 8th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Vessels, Pressure, Refining or Processing,
Iron or Steel
551 9th Revision Jan 1, 2016
Wind Turbines and Components 555 8th Revision Jan 1, 2016
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Section Five
LOADING, UNLOADING AND WHARFAGE RATES
ALL WHARFAGE charges are in cents per net tons of 2,000 pounds or metric tons of 2,204.6 pounds and
apply to all shipment at actual weight, except as otherwise noted.
A minimum wharfage charge of $35.00 is charged on all cargo.
As provided in Item 245 herein loading and unloading of rail cars and trucks is performed by firms licensed
to work at the Port of Corpus Christi. These firms should be contacted for rate and service quotations. A
current list is available on the Port’s website, www.portofcorpuschristi.com. (C) 1-1-2010
ITEM No / COMMODITY LOADING / UNLOADING WHARFAGE
ITEM 500(A) 1-1-2016 All
Cargo N. O. S.
-
$3.39 net ton or $3.00 cbm
ITEM 501
Wharfage on all dry bulk and
liquid bulk cargo transferred
across Port Authority wharves
and docks, unless otherwise
specified herein:
A. (A) 1-1-2016 All dry bulk,
except bulk grain.
B. (A) 1-1- 2016 All liquid bulk
cargo including but not limited to
crude and refined petroleum,
petroleum products,
petrochemicals, chemicals and
other bulk liquids except liquefied
natural gas (LNG)
C. (A) 1-1-2016 Natural Gas in
liquid (LNG) or gaseous form
-
$1.40 net ton/$1.54 metric ton
BaseRate(R)–Eff.1‐1‐2015
$0.0987per42galbarrel.
$0.0288 per thousand cubic feet
gaseous or liquid equivalent.
ITEM 508
Automobiles (See Item 549)
ITEM 510 (A) 1-1-2016
Beans, Lentils and Peas, dry in
sacks or packages (See Items
286-287)
-
$0.67 net ton
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ITEM 519 (D) 11-10-2009
Containerized Cargo - Item Deleted
ITEM 521 (A) 1-1-2016
Cotton and Cotton Linters in
Bales
-
$0.60 per bale
ITEM 523 (A) 1-1-2016
Flour or Bulgar in sacks or
packages (See Items 286-287)
-
$1.55 net ton
ITEM 524 (A) 1-1-2016
Grain, Barley, Corn, Darso,
Feteria, Hegari, Kaffir, Milo,
Oats, Rye, Wheat and other
whole grains in sacks or
packages (See Items 286-287)
-
$1.55 net ton
$1.70 metric ton
ITEM 525 (A) 1-1-2016
Grain and Grain Products
consisting of not more than 25
percent of other ingredients, in
sacks or packages (See Item
287)
-
$1.55 net ton
$1.70 metric ton
ITEM 526 (A) 1-1-2016
Grain in bulk loaded over any
A
uthority Terminal Facility except
the Bulk Terminal
-
$0.31 net ton
ITEM 528 (A) 1-1-2016
Iron and Steel Articles
NOS
Pig Iron, Hot Briquette Iron,
Direct Reduced Iron, Bars,
Billets, Slabs, Plate loaded to or
from open rail cars or trucks
Coils on Skids
Pipe loaded to or from open rail
cars or trucks
Scrap Metal
- $2.21 net ton -
$2.44 metric ton
$2.21 net ton -
$2.44 metric ton
$2.21 net ton -
$2.44 metric ton
$2.21 net ton -
$2.44 metric ton
$1.76 net ton -
$1.94 metric ton
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ITEM 530(I) 1-1-2016
Lumber
$3.39 net ton or $3.00 cbm
ITEM 534 (C) 4-15-2013; (A) 1-1-
2016
Machinery & machinery parts,
NOS
Machinery, agricultural, self-
propelled, non self-propelled,
implements and parts.
Machinery, grading, earth moving or
road building:
Set Up or Knocked Down & Parts
-
$3.39 net ton or $3.00 cbm
$3.39 net ton
$3.74 metric ton
$3.39 net ton
$3.74 metric ton
ITEM 535 (A) 1-1-2016
Military cargo, including wheeled and
tracked vehicles, military ordinance
and equipment
Helicopters
-
$6.39 net ton
$7.06 metric ton
$123.38 each
ITEM 536 (A) 1-1-2016
Milk, dehydrated or powdered,
in sacks or packages
-
$1.80 net ton
$1.98 metric ton
ITEM 537 (A) 1-1-2016
Offshore oil and gas drilling and
production platforms, jackets, spars
and related structures.
$3.39 net ton
$3.74 metric ton
ITEM 538 (A) 1-1-2016
Passengers, per person:
- Disembarking from ship to shore
$6.17
Embarking from shore to ship $6.17
In transit $6.17
ITEM 540 (A) 1-1-2016
Project Rates - Applicable only to materials and equipment to be employed in the construction or
one-time development of a named facility used for a major governmental, charitable, manufacturing,
resource development, public utility or public service purpose and also including disaster relief
projects. Either the shipper or consignee and none of the materials must undertake such
construction or development or equipment shall be for the purpose of resale or other commercial
distribution.
Project Cargo N.O.S. (A) 1-1-2016
HRSG Modules (A) 1-1-2016
- $3.39 net ton or $3.00 cbm
$3.38 net ton
$3.73 metric ton
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ITEM 541 (A) 1-1-2016 Proppants,
Ceramic, Oil or Gas Well Fracturing
in Bags or Super Sacks
- $1.65 net ton
$1.82 metric ton
ITEM 542 (D) 1-1-2014
Refrigerated Cargo – Item Deleted
-
ITEM 543 (A) 1-1-2016
Rice and rice products in sacks or
packages (see Item 286-287)
-
$1.55 net ton
$1.70 metric ton
ITEM 544 (A) 1-1-2016
Rigs, drilling, all kinds, including
parts and accessories
-
$3.39 net ton or $3.00 cbm
ITEM 545 1-1-2016
Sand, aggregates, gravel caliche
and limestone in bulk handled over
Inner Harbor Terminal Facilities
except the Bulk Terminal
-
$1.40 net ton
$1.54 metric ton
ITEM 548 (A) 1-1-2016
Vegetable oil, edible, for human
consumption, in tins or drums, for
export only, sponsored by the U.S.
Dept. of Agriculture, or donated by
charitable organizations for relief
purposes only
-
$1.50 net ton
$1.65 metric ton
ITEM 549 (A) 1-1-2016
Vehicles: Automobiles, automobile
trucks, freight and passenger,
tractors and trailers.
-
$5.85 net ton
$6.45 metric ton
ITEM 551 (A) 1-1-2016
Vessels, pressure, refining or
processing, iron or steel
-
$4.20 net ton
$4.62 metric ton
ITEM 555 (A) 1-1-2016
Wind Turbines and Components
-
$3.27 net ton or $1.77 cbm
ENDOFSECTIONFIVE
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Tariff 100-A Section Six
Rules and Regulations Item no. Revision Effective
Access to Port Property 669 6th Rev Nov 17, 2015
Authority of Harbormaster to Act in Emergencies 640 Original May 1, 1999
Authority to Board Vessels 601 Original May 1, 1999
Berthing of Vessels Abreast 610 Original May 1, 1999
Best Management Practices to Prevent Pollution
of Harbor Waterways from Storm Water and
Other Sources
654 Original May 1, 1999
Bunkering from Tank Trucks 639 2
nd
Rev (C) June 8, 2012
Bunkering of Vessels 622 1st Revision July 15, 2001
Cargo Pumps at Shore Terminals Serving
Terminal Facilities Must be Equipped with By
Passes
657 Original May 1, 1999
Cleaning of Boiler Tubes by Blowing Prohibited 619 Original May 1, 1999
Diesel of Gasoline Powered Equipment or
Vehicles Prohibited on Docks During Loading or
Unloading
666 Original May 1, 1999
Discharging and Loading of Barges With Liquid
Bulk at Oil Docks
668 Original May 1, 1999
Discharge of Waste of Any Kind or Form
Including Dirty Ballast Prohibited
618 Original May 1, 1999
Environmental Responsibility of Users 676 Original July 10, 2012
Environmental Management System 677 Original July 10, 2012
Explosives "Class A" and Military Explosives 627 Original May 1, 1999
Firefighting Services Available 655 Original May 1, 1999
Handling of Dry Bulk Commodities Left on
Terminal Facilities
632 Original May 1, 1999
Handling of Hazardous Material 628 Original May 1, 1999
Hazardous Conditions 641 Original May 1, 1999
Hatches and Ullage Holes Required to be
Closed While Vessels Load or Unload
644 Original May 1, 1999
Hose Connections Used by Mobile Transfer
Facilities
649 1
st
Revision May 10, 2011
Investigation of Suspicious Activities 675 Original Sep. 8, 2009
Jurisdiction of Port of Corpus Christi Authority of
Nueces County, Texas, Port Commission
600 1st Revision Sept 15, 2004
Liability for Damage to Port Authority Property 615 Original May 1, 1999
Limits of Liability 671 Original May 1, 1999
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Lines required for Emergency Use 621 Original May 1, 1999
Loading, Unloading Directly To, From or
Between Tank
Vessels Prohibited
651 Original May 1, 1999
Loading or Unloading During Storms 650 Original May 1, 1999
Loading or Unloading Not Permitted While Tugs
or Towboats Alongside Vessel
648 1
st
Revision May 10, 2011
Manning of Vessels 603 Original May 1, 1999
Marine Patrol Division 673 Original Sep. 8, 2009
Mooring Structures 605 Original May 1, 1999
Observance of Loading and Stacking Limitations
at Public Facilities
629 Original May 1, 1999
Obstruction or Removal of Firefighting
A
pparatus
Prohibited
624 Original May 1, 1999
Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Texas Oil Spill
Prevention Response Act of 1991
670 Original May 1, 1999
Operation of Winches Prohibited While Vessels
are Loading or Unloading Flammable Materials
652 Original May 1, 1999
Permit Requirements When Making Repairs or
Other Operation Including Welding, Burning or
Other Similar Operations
620 Original May 1, 1999
Pleasure Craft and Amphibious Aircraft
Prohibited in Inner Harbor
616 1st Revision (D) Sep. 8, 2009
Preventing Spillage of Various Materials into the
Inner Harbor
631 Original May 1, 1999
Procedures for Dockmen to Follow in Case of
Fire or Ruptured Hose
647 Original May 1, 1999
Proper and Safe Mooring of Vessels 604 Original May 1, 1999
Quality and Testing of Cargo Hoses 658 Original May 1, 1999
Repairs to Vessels and/or Port Facilities During
Loading or
Unloading
645 Original May 1, 1999
Reporting Accidents 611 Original May 1, 1999
Reporting Defective Aids 617 Original May 1, 1999
Responsibility for Injury or Loss of Cargo 606 Original May 1, 1999
Responsibility for Oil Dock Operation 643 Original May 1, 1999
Responsibility for Preparing Tank Vessels for
Save Loading and Unloading
642 Original May 1, 1999
Responsibility for Raising Sunken Vessels 662 Original May 1, 1999
Responsibility for Reporting Hazardous Cargo 626 Original May 1, 1999
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Restriction on the Operation of Non-Commercial
Vessels and Tempering with Commercial
Vessels or Docks
674 Original Sep. 8, 2009
Right to Move Vessels 602 Original May 1, 1999
Safe and Strong Gangway 612 Original May 1, 1999
Shifting Vessels Ahead or Astern Around Other
Vessels Requires Pilot
663 Original May 1, 1999
Shifting Vessels Ahead or Astern With Lines 633 Original May 1, 1999
Signal to be Used in Case of Fire 625 Original May 1, 1999
Smoking and Open Fires Prohibited 630 Original May 1, 1999
Speed of Vessels in Inner Harbor 607 Original May 1, 1999
Stevedore and Freight Handlers License 667 2
nd
Revision Jan 19, 2016
Storage of Equipment and Materials for Handling
Cargo in or on Public Port Facilities
634 Original May 1, 1999
Storing Cargo on Roadways and Streets
Prohibited
637 Original May 1, 1999
Swimming and Fishing Prohibited 613 1st Revision Sept 15, 2004
Tankermen Required to Load or Unload
Unmanned Tank Barges
664 Original May 1, 1999
Use of Anchors Forbidden While Vessels are
Berthed
623 Original May 1, 1999
Use of any Device other than Standard Devices 638 Original May 1, 1999
Use of Compressed Air to Discharge Cargo
Hose Prohibited
659 Original May 1, 1999
Use of Fire Extinguishers and Mufflers on Cargo
Handling Power Equipment
635 Original May 1, 1999
Use Of Unmanned Aircraft Prohibited on/over
Port of Corpus Christi (PCCA) Property
614 Original Dec 15, 2015
Use of Public Port Facility for Turning Vessels
Prohibited
609 Original May 1, 1999
Use of Public Port Facility to Reduce Speed of
Vessels Prohibited
608 Original May 1, 1999
Unauthorized Releases on Port Property 672 Original April 12, 2005
Vapor-Proof Flashlights Required 653 Original May 1, 1999
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Section Six
RULES AND REGULATIONS
ITEM 600 (C) 9-15-2004
JURISDICTION OF THE PORT COMMISSION OF THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AUTHORITY OF
NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS
The geographical boundaries of the Port Authority are co-extensive with Nueces and San Patricio
Counties, Texas, and the Port Authority through the Port Commission exercises jurisdiction over the
waterways and public port facilities and all vessels using the waterways. The Port Commission has the
power and authority to regulate and fix charges for the use of the Terminal Facilities.
The Port Commission is authorized to make and enforce rules and regulations to facilitate navigation and
commerce, and to ensure safe and equal conveniences to every User. All vessels using the waterways
shall conform to these rules and regulations. These rules and regulations are to apply within the Port’s
jurisdictional waters unless otherwise stated herein. All Users of the Terminal Facilities, by their use,
consent to be bound by Tariff 100-A including these rules and regulations as they exist or may be amended
from time to time.
Refusal or failure to comply with these rules and regulations may result in an order to vacate a Terminal
Facility, or to cease loading or unloading or any other order deemed necessary or advisable by the
Executive Director, Port Commission or Harbormaster.
ITEM 601
AUTHORITY TO BOARD VESSELS
Any vessel within Port Authority jurisdiction must permit port employees to board the vessel at any time to
carry out Port Authority business.
ITEM 602
RIGHT TO MOVE VESSELS
Whenever, in the opinion of the Harbormaster it is deemed necessary, or advisable in order to facilitate
navigation and commerce, or for the protection and safety of a vessel or vessels or other property, that any
vessel in the waterways be moved or the position thereof changed, the Harbormaster may order and
enforce the removal or shifting of such vessel at the vessel’s expense to such place as may be assigned
for the vessel. Written or oral notice of any order may be given the master or another person in charge of
the vessel, who shall comply with the order. In case of failure or neglect to comply with such order, the
Harbormaster has the right to cause the vessel to be moved or removed as ordered at the expense and
risk of the vessel and her owners, agents and charterers.
ITEM 603
MANNING OF VESSELS
All self-propelled vessels in the Port's jurisdictional waters shall be manned at all times by at least one
person with authority to take charge of the vessel and carry out the orders of the Harbormaster to act in
case of emergency. Such vessel shall also be manned at all times by and with a sufficient crew to take any
action required by the Harbormaster or in an emergency, unless the vessel is in lay-up status.
ITEM 604
PROPER AND SAFE MOORING OF VESSELS
Vessels moored to any Terminal Facility shall use a sufficient number of lines in good condition and of
adequate size and strength to assure that the vessel is properly and safely moored and the vessel shall be
breasted against the breasting structure as closely as possible with mooring lines taut at all times.
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At Terminal Facilities mooring lines shall be placed only on structures provided for the purpose of mooring
vessels and shall not be made fast in any way to any other portion of the Terminal Facility including
supporting piles or fender piles.
ITEM 605
MOORING STRUCTURES
The Port Authority provides and maintains mooring structures at each dock it owns. The Port Authority
hereby expressly disclaims any representation or warranty of suitability or adequacy of its mooring
structures for use by a vessel. The Port Authority or port employees will not be liable for damages
resulting from the failure of any mooring structure found by a vessel or her crew unless caused by the
negligence of the Port Authority. All defects or inadequacies in mooring structures at a Terminal Facility
must be promptly reported to the Harbormaster.
ITEM 606
RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURY OR LOSS OF CARGO
Except for damage or injury caused by its negligence, the Port Authority will not be responsible for the injury
or loss of any cargo being loaded or unloaded at the Terminal Facilities, or while on wharves or in
warehouses awaiting shipment or delivery, and will not be responsible for any delay to same; nor will the
Port Authority be responsible for injury to or loss of cargo at its Terminal Facilities caused by fire, smoke,
leakage or discharge of water from fire protection sprinkler systems; collapse of building, shed, wharves,
subsidence of floors or foundations; breakage of pipes, nor for loss or injury caused by rats, mice, moths,
weevils or other animals or insects, frost or the elements, nor shall it be liable for any delay, loss or damage
arising from combination of strikes, tumult, insurrection, or acts of God; nor from any of the consequences
of any of these contingencies unless the same is caused by Authority's negligence.
ITEM 607
SPEED OF VESSELS IN THE INNER HARBOR
Vessels entering the Inner Harbor may not exceed a safe maneuvering and steerage speed and will not
create any unusual wake. Vessels violating the speed restriction described herein are liable for any damage
to any Terminal Facility caused by unusual wake.
ITEM 608
USE OF TERMINAL FACILITY TO REDUCE SPEED OF VESSELS PROHIBITED
Vessels may not make fast, tie or fasten lines of any kind or size to any part of a Terminal Facility for the
purpose of reducing the vessel’s speed, and they will he held responsible for any damage caused by doing
so.
ITEM 609
USE OF TERMINAL FACILITY FOR TURNING VESSELS PROHIBITED
The use of any part of any Terminal Facility to turn vessels is prohibited, and violators will be held
responsible for any damage caused by doing so.
ITEM 610
BERTHING OF VESSELS ABREAST
Ships or Ocean Barges must not berth abreast of another vessel at any Transfer Facility or private port
facility without written permission from the Harbormaster. Barges must not berth abreast in the canals in
Rincon Industrial Park without written permission from the Harbormaster. Barges in the Port of Corpus
Christi must berth in accordance with the Harbormaster’s instructions.
ITEM 611
REPORTING ACCIDENTS
Any fire, accident, pollution, or other casualty of any kind whatsoever, occurring on a dock or involving a
vessel, or onboard a vessel on the waterways, whether within or outside the Inner Harbor, must be reported
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immediately to the Harbormaster by telephone, radio or by other means available. Oil and chemical spills
entering or having the potential to enter navigable waters must be reported immediately to the Harbormaster
as stated in Item 670 herein.
A collision between vessels or a collision between a vessel and stationary object, must be reported to the
Harbormaster and Authority in a written report of same within 72-hours of the event, be furnished to the
Authority’s executive director separately by the pilot and the master, owner or agent of the vessel, provided,
however, in the case of a minor collision where a vessel is underway and proceeding to the open sea, there
being no need of repair, said report may be mailed by the master of the vessel from the next port at which
it calls, and provided further that, in all cases of collision, a report by the vessel's master, owner or agent
does not relieve the pilot of his duty to report within the specified time.
ITEM 612
SAFE AND STRONG GANGWAY
Ships and all Barges must have a safe, strong and properly secured gangway of adequate length to permit
the safe passage of persons to and from the vessel. If the Authority questions the safety of a gangway, the
U. S. Coast Guard shall make the determination of adequacy.
ITEM 613 (C) 9-15-2004
SWIMMING AND FISHING PROHIBITED
Swimming, snorkeling, recreational scuba diving and fishing within the limits of the Inner Harbor are
prohibited. Violators will be subject to prosecution.
ITEM 614 (I) 12-15-15
USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PROHIBITED OVER PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AUTHORITY
(PCCA) PROPERTY
A. Definitions:
1. Unmanned Aircraft System: Includes the unmanned aircraft (UA) and all of the associated
support equipment, control station, data links, telemetry, communications and navigation
equipment, etc., necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft. The UA is the flying portion of
the system, flown by a pilot via a ground control system, or autonomously through use of an
on-board computer, communication links and any additional equipment that is necessary for
the UA to operate safely.
2. Critical Infrastructure Facility: any one of the following, if completely enclosed by a fence or
other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if clearly marked with
a sign or signs that are posted on the property, are reasonably likely to come to the attention
of intruders, and indicate that entry is forbidden:
a. a petroleum or alumina refinery;
b. an electrical power generating facility, substation, switching station, or electrical control
center;
c. a chemical, polymer, or rubber manufacturing facility;
d. a water intake structure, water treatment facility, wastewater treatment plant, or pump
station;
e. a natural gas compressor station;
f. a liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility;
g. a telecommunications central switching office;
h. a port, railroad switching yard, trucking terminal, or other freight transportation facility;
i. a gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or
fractionation of natural gas;
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j. a transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station;
k. a steelmaking facility that uses an electric arc furnace to make steel; or
l. a dam that is classified as a high hazard by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality;
B. Prohibition:
1. In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 423, Section 423.0045 “Offense:
Operation of Unmanned Aircraft over Critical Infrastructure Facility,” a person commits an
offense if the person intentionally or knowingly: (1) operates an unmanned aircraft over a critical
infrastructure facility and the unmanned aircraft is not higher than 400 feet above ground level;
(2) allows an unmanned aircraft to make contact with a critical infrastructure facility, including
any person or object on the premises of or within the facility; or (3) allows an unmanned aircraft
to come within a distance of a critical infrastructure facility that is close enough to interfere with
the operations of or cause a disturbance to the facility. T
EX. GOV'T CODE § 423.0045(b).
2. Exemptions provided for in Texas Government Code § 423.0045(c) are applicable to this Item
614.
3. Violations of Texas Government Code, Chapter 423, will be investigated and presented to the
respective County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
4. Application for approval to operate a UA over PCCA property may be made to the PCCA
Executive Director, or designated representative, by submitting a completed application found
on the PCCA Website, or available at the PCCA Police & Security Dept. 1002 E. Port Ave.
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401. The application may be found at www.portofcorpuschristi.com,
Police/Security menu tab, “Unmanned Aircraft Operation Application.” Simply follow the
instructions provided therein.
5. The application will be reviewed and responded to within a reasonable period of time.
ITEM 614 (D) 11-17-15
POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND OTHER PROHIBITED ITEMS
ITEM 615
LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO PORT AUTHORITY PROPERTY
Users causing damage to or destruction of Port Authority property shall be liable to the Port Authority for
all costs, including attorney's fees, of repair or replacement of all property damaged or destroyed.
If damage is caused to any Terminal Facility or other property of the Port Authority, the User to whom such
Terminal Facility or other property has been assigned must make a written report of the occurrence to the
Authority’s Executive Director, including the date and time the damage occurred, a description thereof, the
names, addresses and business connections of such User, and the parties, or persons causing such
damage, as well as the names, addresses, and business connections of witnesses to the occurrence, and
all other available pertinent facts and information with respect thereto. Such report shall be made within 48-
hours following the occurrence that causes the damage; however, a verbal report shall be made
immediately to the Harbormaster.
ITEM 616 (D) 9-8-2009
PLEASURE CRAFT AND AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT PROHIBITED IN THE INNER HARBOR
The provisions of Items 673, 674 and 675 apply.
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ITEM 617
REPORTING DEFECTIVE AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Except in Rincon Canal, the U. S. Coast Guard maintains lights and aids to navigation located along the
Corpus Christi Ship Channel and its navigable tributary channels. Lights that are not burning or aids that
are damaged or not in their proper position will be reported to the office of Captain of the Port, U. S. Coast
Guard, Corpus Christi, Texas or to the Harbormaster's office.
U.S. Coast Guard Corpus
Christi
Telephone 361-939-6393
Harbormaster's Office Telephone 361-882-1773 or
361-882-4932 (Emergencies)
All aids to navigation discrepancies in the Rincon Canal must be reported to the Harbormaster.
ITEM 618
DISCHARGE OF ANY WASTE, INCLUDING DIRTY BALLAST, PROHIBITED
The discharge of waste of any kind or form whatsoever, including dirty ballast, garbage and plastic into the
waterways or upon any Terminal Facility or private port facility is prohibited unless permitted under Annexes
I, II or V or MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships).
ITEM 619
CLEANING OF BOILER TUBES BY BLOWING PROHIBITED
Vessels propelled by steam are prohibited from cleaning boiler tubes by blowing them down while in the
jurisdiction of the Port Authority.
ITEM 620
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS WHEN MAKING REPAIRS OR OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDING
WELDING, BURNING, RIVETING OR OTHER SIMILAR OPERATIONS
Activities in the Port of Corpus Christi such as repairs or operations involving welding, burning, riveting or
other fire producing actions or hotwork is not permitted on any tank vessel (tank ship or tank barge) until
(a) an inspection has been made to determine that such activities can be undertaken safely and (b) a
hotwork permit has been issued by the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port. The inspection must be made
by a certified marine chemist and a certificate issued by the chemist certifying the vessel is safe and free
of gas and stating the number of hours that such activities are expected to take. Such activities may not
begin until a berth is assigned by the Harbormaster. Areas on vessels requiring a hotwork permit for repairs
or alterations includes but are not limited to:
1. Within or on the boundaries of cargo tanks which have been used to carry flammable or combustible
liquids, gases, or chemicals in bulk, or within spaces adjacent to such cargo tanks; or
2. Within or on the boundaries of fuel tanks, or within spaces adjacent to such fuel tanks; or
3. To pipe lines, heating coils, pumps, fittings or other appurtenances connected to such cargo or fuel
tanks; or
4. In pump rooms.
Activities such as those stated in the first paragraph of the Item including "hotwork" on freight or non-tank
vessels not carrying explosives or dangerous cargoes does not require a "hotwork" permit, nor will the
Coast Guard issue a permit in such cases. However, all such "hotwork" should be carried out under the
supervision of qualified vessel personnel, and be in keeping with good marine practice. The Coast Guard
Captain of the Port has the right to require a permit for non-tank vessels in special circumstances. Also, a
"hotwork" permit may be required on any vessel conducting repairs or alterations while at a Terminal Facility
where dangerous cargo or explosives are located, loaded or discharged.
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"Hotwork" on all Terminal Facilities under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority where there is handling,
storing, stowing, loading, discharging or transporting of oil or hazardous materials does not require a
hotwork permit issued by the U. S. Coast Guard. However, all "hotwork" on public oil and cargo docks that
are a part of Authority's Terminal Facilities must comply with the requirements of 33 Code of Federal
Regulations 154.735. The Harbormaster's office must be advised of any activities involving welding, burning
or "hotwork".
ITEM 621
LINES REQUIRED FOR EMERGENCY WORK
At the discretion of the Harbormaster, all self-propelled vessels berthed at any Terminal Facility or private
port facility may be required to place wire lines, forward and aft on the offshore side of the vessel, extending
down to a point just above the water, for use in towing the vessel in case of emergency.
ITEM 622 (C) 5-10-2011
BUNKERING OF VESSELS AT PUBLIC DOCKS
Vessels at public docks may be bunkered from barges or fixed dock valves, manifolds or piping provided
the Harbormaster is notified in advance of same and U. S. Coast Guard regulations for oil transfer are
complied with. Bunkering of ships from a barge is prohibited when the ship is loading or unloading cargo
with a flashpoint of 105 degrees (F) or less.
ITEM 623
USE OF ANCHORS FORBIDDEN WHILE VESSELS BERTHED
Except in an emergency at the direction of the ship's master or pilot, ships may not use anchors while
berthed at any Terminal Facility. Anchors must be in their raised position while the vessel is moored to a
Terminal Facility. The Harbormaster shall be notified immediately if an anchor is released into the water.
ITEM 624
OBSTRUCTION OR REMOVAL OF FIRE FIGHTING APPARATUS PROHIBITED
Except for use to fight a fire, no person shall obstruct or interfere with the access to, nor in any manner,
disturb any fire extinguisher, fire hose, fire hydrant or any other fire fighting appliance installed in or upon
any Terminal Facility.
ITEM 625
SIGNAL TO BE USED IN CASE OF FIRE
In the event of fire on board any vessel, the vessel shall sound a continuous blast of the whistle for a period
of not less than 10 seconds as an alarm indicating a fire on board or at the Terminal Facility or private port
facility to which the vessel is moored. Such signal shall be repeated at intervals to attract attention, but it
shall not be considered as a substitute for, but shall be used in addition to, other means of reporting a fire.
This signal shall not be used for any other purpose.
To communicate with the Refinery Terminal Fire Company, the City Fire Department and Harbormaster to
report a fire, call the following telephone numbers:
Refinery Terminal Fire
Company
882-7801
City Fire Department 911
Harbormaster 882-1773
Harbormaster Emergency Only 882-4932
The Harbormaster's office may notify by radio on the following marine frequencies:
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Channel 12 - 156.6 MHz and Channel 16 - 156.8 MHz
Call letters KKQ796 HARBOR
ITEM 626
RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPORTING HAZARDOUS CARGO
Except for tank vessels designed for transporting flammable materials, the master of any vessel entering
the Port shall advise the Harbormaster immediately upon docking of hazardous cargo aboard the vessel,
including any gunpowder, dynamite or other explosives, or flammable materials stating the quantity and the
location of each in the vessel. The master shall comply with any instructions issued by the Harbormaster
pertaining to such cargo and the handling thereof.
ITEM 627
EXPLOSIVES CLASS "A" AND MILITARY EXPLOSIVES
For the protection and safety of Nueces County, Texas, and its inhabitants, and any Terminal Facility or
private port facility, as well as vessels and all other watercraft, the transportation, handling, loading
discharging or stowage of commercial Class ìAî explosives or military explosives, (except small arms
ammunition without explosive bullets) is subject to the following rules and regulations.
1. Unless the Harbormaster has issued it a permit after being provided a written application and copy
of the vessel's manifest, no vessel (other than United States Government vessels) entering the
Inner Harbor may have onboard explosives in quantities exceeding 1,000 pounds net explosive
content.
2. Users must file with the Harbormaster a copy of the U. S. Coast Guard permit to handle, stow, load,
discharge, or transport explosives unless the U. S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port has waived
permit requirements by letter to the Harbormaster.
3. Explosives booked for loading onboard a vessel for outward movement by water and approved by
the Harbormaster may not be brought into any Terminal Facility for loading onboard a vessel prior
to the sailing date of such vessel. Handling of such cargo to or from, on or across, such Terminal
Facility shall be a continuous operation from land transport to the vessel. Inbound explosives must
be moved directly to land transport and removed from Port Authority property without delay. Under
no circumstance will such cargo be permitted to be stored on any Terminal Facility.
4. The Harbormaster is the representative of the Port Authority to cooperate with the Coast Guard for
supervision of the movement of explosives between land transport and the vessel.
5. In all cases, the handling of such Explosives is subject to (a) directives, rules or regulations issued
by the Harbormaster; and (b) all applicable federal and state laws, municipal ordinances, and any
rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
6. The Port Authority may refuse the use of its waterways and Terminal Facilities for handling,
explosives which are considered by the Harbormaster as constituting undue risk to a Terminal
Facility or the citizens of Nueces County, Texas.
ITEM 628
HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Materials classified as hazardous by the U. S. Coast Guard or the U. S. Department of Transportation will
be accepted by the Port Authority for handling in waterborne commerce only if such materials and the
manner in which they will be handled comply with U.S. Coast Guard and U. S. Department of Transportation
rules and regulations governing the transport or handling of hazardous materials and all OSHA applicable
federal and state laws and municipal ordinances, and any rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
For the protection and safety of the citizens of Nueces County, Texas, and the Terminal Facilities or private
port facilities the Harbormaster may issue such directives concerning the safe handling of hazardous
materials within or upon the Waterways.
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The Port Authority may refuse the use of its Waterways or its Terminal Facilities for the handling of
hazardous materials, which are considered by the Harbormaster as constituting undue risk to a Terminal
Facility or the citizens of Nueces County, Texas.
ITEM 629
OBSERVANCE OF LOAD AND STACKING LIMITATIONS AT TERMINAL FACILITIES
Any User desiring to use a Terminal Facility for the handling of cargo of a kind that might exceed Terminal
Facility load limits or stacking limitations or in any way might damage or endanger such Terminal Facility,
must first obtain written permission or special instructions, from the Harbormaster.
ITEM 630
SMOKING AND OPEN FIRES PROHIBITED
Except in designated smoking areas, smoking or open fires, matches or cigarette lighters are prohibited at
any Terminal Facility. All vessels at Terminal Facilities shall display suitable signs about the deck, written
in language to which the ship belongs, as well as in English, stating the areas where smoking is not allowed.
It shall be the master’s responsibility to see that the crew, workers and others on board the vessel comply
with this regulation.
ITEM 631
PREVENTING SPILLAGE OF VARIOUS MATERIALS INTO THE INNER HARBOR
The Harbormaster may require vessels loading or unloading dry bulk commodities in the Inner Harbor to
stretch protective cloth, plastic or other similar materials or devices between the dock and the vessel to
prevent spillage of such materials into the Inner Harbor.
ITEM 632
HANDLING OF DRY BULK COMMODITIES LEFT ON TERMINAL FACILITIES
Users handling dry bulk commodities at Terminal Facilities must, at their cost, remove as directed by the
Harbormaster, all such commodities left at the Terminal Facility. If the same are not promptly removed, the
Harbormaster may have the commodities removed and all costs thereof, plus 20%, will be charged to the
User.
ITEM 633
SHIFTING VESSELS AHEAD OR ASTERN WITH LINES
Vessels may be shifted ahead or astern with lines at a Terminal Facility and without a pilot, only if the
Harbormaster is so notified in advance of shifting and approves shift.
ITEM 634
STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR HANDLING CARGO IN OR ON TERMINAL
FACILITIES
Storage of equipment or materials (except flammable materials) in or on a Terminal Facility if necessary for
handling cargo is permitted only on a temporary basis in areas designated or approved by the
Harbormaster. The Harbormaster may direct in writing conditions for stored equipment or materials to be
moved from a storage area, and if such direction is not complied with the Harbormaster may remove all
equipment and materials from the area in question and store same at the expense of the owner of the
equipment or materials.
ITEM 635
USE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND MUFFLERS ON CARGO HANDLING POWER EQUIPMENT
All cargo handling equipment powered by internal combustion engines working in or on a Terminal Facility
must be equipped with proper spark arrestor mufflers and National Fire Protection Association approved
fire extinguishers which must be readily accessible in the area where such equipment is working or attached
to such equipment. Powered cargo handling equipment must not be fueled on any Terminal Facility where
cargo of flammable or explosive nature is being handled or stored. All fueling must be done in areas
approved by the Harbormaster.
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ITEM 637
STORING CARGO ON ROADWAYS AND STREETS PROHIBITED
Cargo may not be stored on any public roadway or street adjacent to or near any Terminal Facility unless
permitted by the Harbormaster.
ITEM 638
USE OF ANY DEVICE OTHER THAN DEVICES PROVIDED FOR OPENING TERMINAL FACILITY
DOORS IS PROHIBITED
Terminal Facility doors are equipped with door opening devices. Opening doors by any other means such
as forklifts, cranes, levers, etc., is prohibited. Users shall report any inoperative door to the Harbormaster.
Users failing to comply with this rule will be responsible for damage caused by failure to do so.
ITEM 639
BUNKERING FROM TANK TRUCKS (C) 6-8-2012
Bunkers and fuel oil delivery by tank truck will be permitted at any public dry cargo Terminal Facility only
by written permission of the Harbormaster and at a place or places designated and approved by the
Harbormaster for such purposes. Trucks must be grounded before loading begins. Bunkering is not
permitted at any Terminal Facility designated as an oil dock during cargo transfer operations. Bunkering
of fueling may not proceed until the U.S. Coast Guard declaration of inspection (DOI) had been properly
completed and signed. All bunkering operations shall comply with the provision of the Items 649 herein.
ITEM 640
AUTHORITY OF HARBORMASTER TO ACT IN EMERGENCIES
Notwithstanding anything in this tariff to the contrary, the Harbormaster has the ability to take any action
deemed necessary or advisable by the Harbormaster to prevent or handle emergencies.
ITEM 641
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
If hazardous conditions of any kind develop during any loading, unloading or any other type of operation at
any Terminal Facility or private port facility, operations shall cease immediately and the Harbormaster shall
be notified.
ITEM 642
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREPARING TANK VESSELS FOR SAFE LOADING AND UNLOADING
During loading or unloading of tank vessels at any Terminal Facility designated as an oil dock, a ship’s
officer, or certified tankerman who is properly licensed and qualified and familiar with the loading or
unloading operations must be on duty at all times. A sufficient number of experienced crewmembers must
also be on duty at all times for the safe loading or unloading of cargo.
Prior to and during all cargo and fuel transfer operations, all scuppers must be properly plugged and sea
valves closed and sealed. The ship’s officer, or tankerman, in charge must be a licensed officer or certified
tankerman and must inspect the vessel to assure that it is ready for loading or unloading. Loading or
unloading shall not begin until a representative of the User loading or unloading the vessel has given
approval to start, the required means of communication has been established, and the U.S. Coast Guard
declaration of inspection (DOI) has been properly completed and signed.
ITEM 643
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OIL DOCK OPERATION
Any user of any public port facility designated as an oil dock for loading or unloading vessels, (which loading
and unloading shall include the operation of valves and displacing of pipe lines or transfer of products
between owners) shall be responsible for having dock personnel experienced in handling flammable
materials present at the public port facility at all times during transfer and/or loading or unloading.
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ITEM 644
HATCHES AND ULLAGE HOLES REQUIRED TO BE CLOSED WHILE VESSELS ARE BEING
LOADED OR UNLOADED.
During the loading or unloading of tank vessels or tank barges at Terminal Facilities, all hatch covers
must be closed. All ullage openings except those in tanks being loaded or unloaded must be properly
plugged during cargo transfer operations. Approved flame screens must be in ullage openings during
loading or unloading except while sampling, checking or topping off the tanks. Unless the vessel is gas-
free, all hatches and ullage openings must be closed when any tug boat or other vessel is alongside and
shall not be opened until danger of sparks or other sources of ignition no longer exist.
ITEM 645
REPAIRS TO VESSELS AT TERMINAL FACILITIES DURING LOADING OR UNLOADING
Repairs to a vessel at a public port facility designated as an oil dock during loading or unloading of the
vessel is limited to minor repairs. Such repairs may not be made without written approval of the
Harbormaster, and if required, the Coast Guard Captain of the Port will issue a "hotwork" permit. During
such repairs the main propulsion plant of the vessel may not be disabled, and must be able to propel the
vessel upon order of the Harbormaster.
ITEM 647
PROCEDURES FOR DOCKMEN TO FOLLOW IN CASE OF FIRE OR RUPTURED HOSE
In case of fire, ruptured hose or major leak at any Terminal Facility designated as an oil dock, the
dockmen shall immediately stop cargo operations.
ITEM 648
LOADING OR UNLOADING NOT PERMITTED WHILE TUGS OR TOWBOATS ARE ALONGSIDE
VESSEL (C) 5-10-2011
Except as permitted by the Harbormaster, tugboats, towboats or supply vessels are not be permitted
alongside a tank ship at any Public Terminal Facility designated as an oil dock while the vessel is loading
or unloading. Other vessels may be permitted alongside for bunkering as provided in Item 622 herein.
ITEM 649
HOSE CONNECTIONS USED TO TRANSFER OIL, ETC., TO A SHIP (C) 5-10-2011
Hoses used to transfer oils, lubricants or chemicals to a ship from a Mobile Transfer Facility may not have
any joints or connections over, on, or under the water. Hoses used for this purpose must be of high quality,
in good repair, comply with applicable U. S. Coast Guard regulations at 33 Code of Federal Regulations
154. Portions of the hose may be suspended over the water, float on the water, or submerged as long as
the hose is one continuous length in the area over, on, or under the water.
ITEM 650
LOADING OR UNLOADING DURING STORMS
In addition to requirements contained in the applicable U. S. Coast Guard regulations, the Harbormaster
may direct the discontinuance of loading or unloading at any Terminal Facility or private facility designated
as an oil dock during electrical storms, high winds, or at any time during inclement weather.
ITEM 651
LOADING OR UNLOADING TO, FROM OR BETWEEN TANK VESSELS PROHIBITED
Direct loading or unloading of cargo from tank barge to tank ship, tank barge to tank barge, tank ship to
tank barge, or tank ship to tank ship is prohibited at any Terminal Facility designated as an oil dock unless
approved in writing by the Harbormaster.
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ITEM 652
OPERATION OF WINCHES PROHIBITED WHILE VESSELS ARE LOADING OR UNLOADING
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
Vessel winches may not be operated during the loading or unloading of flammable materials at any Terminal
Facility or private port facility designated as an oil dock unless the winches are of the type designed to
handle lines or hoses necessary to load or unload flammable materials.
ITEM 653
VAPOR PROOF FLASHLIGHTS
Vapor proof flashlights approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and required by
the U. S. Coast Guard must be used exclusively aboard tank vessels or tank barges on any Terminal Facility
or private port facility designated as an oil dock when flammable materials are being loaded or unloaded.
ITEM 654
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO PREVENT POLLUTION OF HARBOR WATERWAYS FROM
STORM WATER AND OTHER SOURCES
Users must take every possible precaution to prevent pollution of the Waterways. POCCA requires that
Best Management Practices (BMPs) be observed to prevent pollution of the Waterways from storm water
or other port sources.
By memorandum, the Executive Director shall specify those BMPs that are to be employed by POCCA, its
lessees, and those who operate on or use Terminal Facilities. A copy of the Executive Director’s
Memorandum shall be available for inspection at POCCA’s Administrative Offices at 222 Power Street,
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401, and may be amended from time to time as Authority deems necessary or
convenient.
ITEM 655
FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES AVAILABLE
Fire fighting services are available from the Refinery Terminal Fire Company, a non-profit corporation which
owns and operates firefighting equipment and maintains limited supplies of chemicals for extinguishing
petroleum fires and equipment and materials for fighting other kinds of fires.
Upon written request directed to the Refinery Terminal Fire Company by the master, agent or other person
in charge of any vessel, the fire fighting services of the Refinery Terminal Fire Company will be requested
for the vessel by the Harbormaster. If such services are rendered, the vessel, her owners and charterers
must pay the Refinery Terminal Fire Company for the fire protection services rendered.
The Authority may, in the interest of public safety of its Waterways, its Terminal Facilities, or other vessels
on the Waterways when determined by Authority's Executive Director or Harbormaster, request the
Refinery Terminal Fire Company render fire fighting services for any vessel, her owners, agents, or
charterers. If such services are rendered, the vessel, her owners, agents, and charterers must pay to the
Port Authority the cost incurred by it for the services rendered by the Refinery Terminal Fire Company.
The services of the Refinery Terminal Fire Company may also be used if the Authority's Executive Director
or Harbormaster deems it necessary or advisable in the interest of public safety for the citizens or property
of Nueces County, Texas, Authority employees, Users or the general public on or near a Terminal Facility
or other property owned by the Port Authority when there is a fire or hazard involving public or privately
owned vehicles or other types of equipment or property of any kind. If such service is rendered the owner
or operator of the vehicle or any other type of equipment or property must pay the cost of fire services of
the Refinery Terminal Fire Company.
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Nothing contained herein shall be construed as obligating the Port Authority to furnish or render fire fighting
services or to collect charges incurred for such services. The Port Authority is not responsible for the failure
or refusal of the Refinery Terminal Fire Company or any other party to render such services and is not
responsible for their errors and omissions.
ITEM 657
CARGO PUMPS AT SHORE TERMINALS SERVING TERMINAL FACILITIES MUST BE EQUIPPED
WITH BYPASSES
Pumps used for transfer of cargo between shore and vessels berthed at any Terminal Facility designated
as an oil dock which are capable of building up pressure in excess of 125 pounds per square inch on the
cargo hose must be equipped with bypasses, relief valves, or other approved means of preventing
excessive pressure on the cargo hose due to closed valves or obstructions in the hose. Pressure relief
devices shall be set to function so that the designed pressure strength of the cargo hose will not be
exceeded. Relief devices must be tested at least once a calendar year and written certification made that
such devices are functioning properly.
ITEM 658
QUALITY AND TESTING OF CARGO HOSES
U. S. Coast Guard rules and regulations require that cargo hoses used at Terminal Facilities and private
port facilities designated as oil docks be stenciled with the name of the product for which the hose may be
used, the maximum allowable working pressure, and the hose marked for identification. The date of
manufacture and date of last test may be omitted if the information is recorded at the facility of the person
or entity using the hose. Coast Guard rules state that the test pressure must not be stenciled on the hose.
Supports for cargo hoses shall be provided which will prevent chafing or kinking of the hose during cargo
transfer operations. Users must comply with these rules.
ITEM 659
USE OF COMPRESSED AIR TO DISPLACE CARGO HOSE LIQUIDS PROHIBITED
The use of compressed gas, including compressed air, is not permitted to displace the liquid in cargo hoses
in service at any Terminal Facility designated as an oil dock.
ITEM 662
RESPONSIBILITY FOR RAISING SUNKEN VESSELS
All vessels entering the waterways must be seaworthy and not in danger of sinking. It is the responsibility
of vessel owners, their charterers and agents to see that the vessel captain and crew abide by all rules and
regulations promulgated by the U.S. Coast Guard and take every safety precaution possible to prevent the
vessel’s sinking. However, if for some reason a vessel sinks while in the waterway, it shall be the
responsibility of the owner, charterer and agent to raise and remove the vessel from the Waterways without
delay. In the event the owner, charterer and agent fails to raise a vessel, the Port Authority may raise the
vessel and store same, and the owner, charterer and agent will be liable for all costs of doing so.
ITEM 663
SHIFTING VESSELS AHEAD OR ASTERN AROUND OTHER VESSELS REQUIRES PILOT
Vessels berthed at any Terminal Facility may be shifted ahead or astern around another vessel or other
vessels only with a pilot onboard and only if the Harbormaster is notified in advance and approves the
vessel shifting in writing.
ITEM 664
TANKERMAN REQUIRED TO LOAD OR UNLOAD UNMANNED TANK BARGES
A certified tankerman is required onboard unmanned tank barges at all times while loading or unloading
at any Terminal Facility or private port facility designated as an oil dock.
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ITEM 666
DIESEL OR GASOLINE POWERED EQUIPMENT OR VEHICLES PROHIBITED ON OIL DOCKS
DURING LOADING OR UNLOADING
Diesel or gasoline powered equipment or vehicles will are not permitted on any Terminal Facility or private
port facility designated as an oil dock during ship or barge loading or unloading.
ITEM 667 (I) Effective: 1-19-16
STEVEDORE AND/OR FREIGHT HANDLING LICENSE
1. LICENSE REQUIRED
From January 1, 1991, no person, firm, corporation or other business entity shall operate as or carry on the
business of a stevedore or freight handler at the Port of Corpus Christi unless and until there shall first have
been obtained from the Port Authority a license authorizing such stevedoring or freight handling activity. As
used in this Item, “stevedore” or “stevedoring” includes persons, firms, corporations or other business
entities and their subsidiaries, engaged in the activity of loading and/or unloading commercial cargo
vessels, excluding bulk liquid cargo; “freight handler” or “freight handling” includes persons, firms,
corporations or other business entities and their subsidiaries, engaged in physically loading or unloading
railcars or trucks or engaged in any other cargo handling operations, except bulk liquid cargo, in or on the
Terminal Facility of the Authority. As used in this Item 667, “stevedore”, “stevedoring”, “freight handler”,
and “freight handling” shall not include loading or unloading cargo to or from a site situated within the
jurisdiction of Authority, and leased by Authority to a lessee and the loading or unloading is done by lessee’s
employees.
2.APPLICATIONFORLICENSE
Application for (i) a stevedore and freight handling license, or (ii) a freight handling license, with
accompanying fee shall be submitted to the Port Authority. Copies of the Application Form are available
upon request. Licensing fees are specified in Paragraph 5 of this Item. Initial license and subsequent
renewals shall be in effect for one calendar year from January 1 through December 31. New applications
may be submitted and new licenses may be issued during a calendar year; however, fees shall not be
prorated for part of a year and renewals shall be as provided in Paragraph 4 of this Item 667.
3. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION
The Port Authority shall review the application and may require additional information. If, after review of an
application by the Port Authority, the applicant is found to be a competent operator with past practices which
demonstrate a commitment to safe and efficient performance of stevedoring and/or freight handling, and
skill, experience, equipment and personnel necessary to do so, the applicant will be so notified by the Port
Authority and a license issued to the applicant. Applicants not found will be so notified.
4. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AND RENEWAL
Issuance of a license shall be evidenced by the dated signature of a duly authorized Port Authority
representative on the Application Form. Acceptance of a license shall signify consent of the licensee to
comply with various tariffs of the Port Authority the Rules and Regulations of the Port Authority contained
in Tariff 100-A.
Licenses will be issued for a period of one year from January 1 through December 31. The Port Authority
will mail and/or electronically send notices of renewal, including invoices for the Annual Renewal Fee, to all
licensees, on or about December 1 of each year. The renewal period shall extend from the postmark or
electronic date on which the renewal notice is mailed or electronically sent through the last day of January
of the year of renewal. A license will automatically expire unless the Port Authority receives the application
for renewal with renewal fee no later than the last day of January of the year of renewal. Failure to renew
within the prescribed time will require the filing of a new original application including original application
fee if the person, firm, corporation or other business entity desires to continue providing stevedoring or
freight handling services at the Port of Corpus Christi.
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A license may be revoked or renewal denied if the licensee fails to comply with the Authority's tariff, including
but not limited to the Rules and Regulations of the Port Authority contained in Tariff 100-A, is no longer in
business or has been inactive continuously for six months immediately preceding notice of revocation or
denial of renewal, unless good cause is shown for inactivity. No stevedoring or freight handling operations
may be undertaken by a licensee while their license is expired, is suspended, or has been revoked, or while
action is pending on a new original application.
5. LICENSE FEES
Resident Stevedores and Freight
Handlers (Notes 1,2,3,4)
ORIGINAL APPLICATON FEE
$5,000.00
ANNUAL RENEWAL
$1,000.00
Non-Resident Stevedores and
Freight Handlers (Notes 2,3,4)
ORIGINAL APPLICATON FEE
$5,000.00
ANNUAL RENEWAL
$1,000.00
Resident
Freight Handlers (Notes 1,2,3,4)
ORIGINAL APPLICATON FEE
$3,000.00
ANNUAL RENEWAL
$600.00
Non-Resident
Freight Handlers (Notes 2,3,4)
ORIGINAL APPLICATON FEE
$3,000.00
ANNUAL RENEWAL
$600.00
Note 1: As used in this Item, “Resident Stevedores and Freight Handlers” include only those persons, firms,
corporations or other business entities that operate as a stevedore or freight handler in or on the Terminal
Facilities of the Port Authority on a regular, recurring basis, and maintain full time offices, staff and
equipment in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Note 2: As used in this Item, "Non-Resident Stevedores and Freight Handlers" includes all other persons,
firms, corporations or other business entities not defined in Note 1 above.
Note 3: Application fees are non-refundable and will not be prorated for fractional parts of a year, except as
provided in Paragraph 6 of this Item.
Note 4: Non-Resident Stevedores and Freight Handlers are required to provide a local telephone number
and a local representative who may be contacted while stevedoring or freight handling operations are being
conducted. The name of the representative and the phone number shall be provided to the Harbormaster's
office prior to commencement of any stevedoring or freight handling operations.
6. LICENSES ARE NON-TRANSFERRABLE
A license may not be transferred, assigned or otherwise used by anyone other than the licensee named in
the license without prior written approval of the Port Authority. Any person, firm, corporation or other
business entity acquiring a going business from a licensee hereunder may qualify for a license upon written
application to the Port Authority. If, after review of an application by the Port Authority, the applicant is
found to be a competent operator with past practices which demonstrate a commitment to safe and efficient
performance of stevedoring and/or freight handling, and skill, experience, equipment and personnel
necessary to do so, the Port Authority may grant a transfer of license and in its sole discretion may waive
the license application fee. Any attempt to transfer or assign a license contrary to this provision may be
cause for revocation of the license.
7. STEVEDORE AND/OR FREIGHT HANDLER INSURANCE
Without limiting the indemnity obligations or liabilities of licensee, or its insurers, provided in this Tariff 100-
A, licensee agrees at all times its Stevedore and/or Freight Handlers license is in effect to carry and maintain
at its sole expense policies of insurance (“the Policies”) of the types and in the minimum amounts as follows:
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A. For all its employees engaged in performing work, workers' compensation required by the
Texas Workers’ Compensation Code, and employer's liability insurance with limits of at least
$500,000.00 each employee accident and disease, or such similar insurance which is in
accordance with state and federal law applicable to said employees. If there is an exposure of
injury to employees under the US Longshoreman’s and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act, the
Jones Act or under the laws, regulations or statutes applicable to maritime employees, coverage
shall be included for such injuries or claims.
B. Commercial General Liability (CGL) coverage (including "contractually assumed liability"
coverage) with policy limits of at least $1,000,000.00 per occurrence and $2,000,000.00 general
aggregate at the Leased Premises
C. Business Auto Liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles, with a policy limit
of $1,000,000.00 (Combined Single Limit.)
D. Umbrella liability coverage limits of not less than $5,000,000.00 over and above the
underlying primary coverage limits stated in subparagraph A, B and C in this Section.
E. Dependent on the pollution potential of the proposed operation, a Pollution Legal Liability
policy with a limit of not less than $5,000,000.00 per occurrence may be required.
Further, Authority shall be furnished, to the attention of Authority’s Director of Operations, prior to licensee
being issued its license, as proof of the insurance required of licensee a certificate or certificates of
insurance (and the endorsements required in this Paragraph 7 shall be attached to the certificate or
certificates of the insurance) describing the Policies, which certificates must be acceptable, in their form
and content, to PCCA. Each of the Policies will be endorsed to (a) (except for Workers' Compensation and
employer's liability insurance) name Authority, its Commissioners, officers, officials, employees and agents
as an additional insured (b) provide that it will not be suspended, voided, canceled or reduced in coverage
or limits without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to Authority, Attention: Director of Operations, and
(c) provide that notwithstanding any language in any policy of insurance held by Authority (“Authority
Insurance”) to the effect that the Authority Insurance is primary, the policy or policies held by licensee are
primary coverage and the Authority Insurance is non-contributory so that Authority Insurance will not share
with the Policies
In addition, the Policies shall be endorsed to provide as follows (or an ISO form endorsement containing
the equivalent wording may be used): "Underwriters or the company or companies issuing this policy agree
that, if the named insured is required, by written contract, to name any other person, firm or organization
as an additional insured on this policy for claims arising out of acts, or the failure to act, by the named
insured, then such other person, firm or organization shall automatically be deemed to be an additional
insured under this policy without any further action, but only to the extent required under said written
contract." Licensee shall deliver to Authority certificates of renewal at least thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration date of each of the Policies and copies of new policies at least thirty (30) days prior to terminating
any of the Policies. The deductible or self-insured retention for each of the Policies must be stated in the
certificate of insurance provided to Authority if either exceeds $50,000.00; and, in such event, Authority
may decline to issue the applicant's license, without any liability on the part of Authority to licensee. The
company writing each of the Policies must possess a current rating with A.M. Best Company of at least A:
VI. If licensee neglects or refuses to provide any insurance required herein, or if any insurance is canceled,
Authority may procure such insurance at licensee's expense, and Authority is entitled to reimbursement
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from licensee for all amounts spent to procure and maintain the insurance, with interest on such expense
at a rate of 10% annually from the date licensee receives Authority’s notice of payment until reimbursement.
WAIVER OF SUBROGATION. As a condition to the issuance of a license, licensee waives every
claim which arises or may arise in its favor against Authority during the existence of licensee's
license or any renewal or extension thereof for any and all claims against it, or for loss of, or damage
to, any of its property covered by applicable insurance policies, to the extent that such claim, loss
or damage is covered or recoverable under said insurance policies. Said waiver shall be in addition
to, and not in limitation or derogation of, any other waiver or release contained in this Tariff 100-A
with respect to any loss of or damage to licensee's property. Licensee agrees to immediately give
to each insurance company which has issued to it policies of insurance applicable to provisions of
this Item 667 of Tariff 100-A written notice of the terms of the waiver set forth in this Paragraph 7
and to have said insurance policies properly endorsed, if necessary, to prevent the invalidation of
said insurance coverage by reason of said waiver; and licensee will provide to Authority a copy of
said endorsement or endorsements or evidence that such endorsement is not necessary to prevent
the invalidation of the insurance coverage by reason of such waiver.
8.STEVEDOREAND/ORFREIGHTHANDLERENVIRONMENTALPERFORMANCE
Licensee certifies that it currently has or will have in place an Environmental Management System (EMS)
by December 31, 2016. Authority will provide assistance necessary for Licensee to develop and implement
an EMS by December 2016 through workshops and training in person with Licensee’s employees. After
December 31, 2016, Licensee shall provide documentation of a fully implemented EMS program for all
operations occurring at or on Authority property. Documentation at a minimum shall include a list of team
members and an organizational chart to show roles and responsibilities within the organization, a
description of the Plan-Do-Check-Act process, and documented procedures for legal and other
requirements and compliance, setting environmental priorities and objectives and targets, document control
and record management, training and competence, communication, emergency preparedness and
response, management programs for set priorities including monitoring and measurement, internal audit,
non-conformity, corrective and preventative actions, and management review. In lieu of providing EMS
program documentation, Licensee at its own expense can obtain external certification of the EMS to the
ISO 14001:2015 standard and provide documentation of certification to the Authority. A document with a
summary of the annual management review which includes, but is not limited to, details on environmental
improvements made during the previous calendar, listing of identified non-conformances and associated
corrective actions, results of the internal audit and/or external audit, and initiatives recommended by
management for the coming year shall also be provided to the Authority prior to Dec 31 each year.
At a minimum, Licensee’s EMS shall comply with Authority’s EMS requirements which are outlined in the
EMS Compliance Requirements for Port Users Environmental Performance located on the Authority
website at www.portofcorpuschristi.com. Quarterly, the Licensee will be graded on the environmental
performance at Authority public docks and laydown yards and leased properties. Performance will be rated
using the Port Corpus Christi Environmental Performance Score Card. Licensee’s right to use Authority
public docks and laydown yards will be determined by Licensee’s maintenance of a quarterly score of 80%
or better and an overall annual average of at least 85%.
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ITEM 668
DISCHARGING AND LOADING OF BARGES WITH LIQUID BULK AT OIL DOCKS
A. Simultaneous barge operations, by a single User only, are permitted when:
1. Both barges are discharging; or
2. Both barges are loading; or
3. Discharging of one barge and loading of the other barge with crude oil or products exceeding a
flashpoint of 105 degrees F is occurring.
EXAMPLES OF PRODUCTS
GREATER THAN 105 DEGREES F.
Gas Oil
No. 6 Oil
Slurry
Low Sulphur Wax
Residual
105 DEGREES F. OR LESS
Benzene
Raffinate
Pentane
Naphtha
Crude Oil
B. Nothing in the above shall prohibit a User from establishing specific procedures for loading and
discharging crude oil or products with a flashpoint higher than 105 degrees F. All Users shall provide the
Harbormaster’s office with a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for all crude oil or products regularly
handled at Terminal Facilities. The MSDS shall contain the flashpoint of the crude oil or product. When
the flashpoint of a product is unknown or is other than specified in the MSDS, the flashpoint provided by
test results of the User shall be used.
C. The number of tankermen required for simultaneous barge operations shall be that required by the U.S.
Coast Guard.
ITEM 669 (C) 11-17-2015
ACCESS TO PORT AUTHORITY PROPERTY
PART ONE - RESTRICTED ACCESS
A. Definitions:
1. Escort: an individual, who has been issued a TWIC, who engages in escorting, as defined in the Maritime
Transportation Security Act (MTSA), 33 C.F.R. § 101-107, and who assumes the responsibility for
accompanying authorized non-TWIC holder(s) into a TWIC secure area.
2. Escorting: ensuring that the escorted individual is continuously accompanied while within a TWIC secure
area in a manner sufficient to observe whether the escorted individual is engaged in activities other than
those for which escorted access was granted.
3. Restricted Area: the infrastructure or locations identified in an area, vessel, or facility security
assessment or by the owner/operator that require limited access and a higher degree of security protection.
4. TWIC Secure Area: the area over which an owner/operator has implemented security measures for
access control, and includes restricted areas within TWIC secure areas.
5. Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC): a common identification credential for all
personnel requiring unescorted access to secure areas of MTSA-regulated facilities and vessels, and all
mariners holding Coast Guard-issued credentials. Individuals who meet TWIC eligibility requirements are
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issued a tamper-resistant credential containing the worker's biometric (fingerprint template) to allow for a
positive link between the card and the individual.
B. To promote public safety and efficient operations, the Port Authority may restrict access to part of or all
Terminal Facilities and other designated TWIC Secure and Restricted Areas within its jurisdiction. Users,
however, are responsible for the security of any area of a Terminal Facility in which the User’s cargo or
other personal property is located. The Port Authority is not responsible for providing escorts to non-TWIC
holding personnel of Users. The User is responsible for providing TWIC holding escorts to accompany
and/or monitor, as applicable, their non-TWIC holding personnel.
C. Before being authorized to escort a non-TWIC individual, the TWIC-holding escort must have prior
authorization from the Port Authority to enter a Port facility (e.g. gate list, company letterhead document).
Each authorized escort must complete the “Escort Agreement” form provided at the guard station. Each
escort will be given a copy of the “Escort Rules.” TWIC Escorts shall comply with all rules pertaining to
escorting non-TWIC individuals. The TWIC escort and its employer assume all liability for penalties levied
against the Port Authority for failure of the respective escort to comply with escorting responsibilities
mandated by 33 C.F.R. §105 and other applicable U.S. Coast Guard requirements.
D. Docks, piers, and wharves, within secure areas, are restricted areas. Warehouses, designated open
cargo storage areas adjacent to, or otherwise within the same immediate area of restricted areas, are
designated TWIC secure areas. A TWIC is required for unescorted access to these TWIC secure and
restricted areas at all times.
PART TWO – AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED TO ENTER UPON PORT AUTHORITY PROPERTY
The security measures for control of access to Port Authority Property listed below are intended to fulfill the
following purposes:
• Deter the unauthorized introduction of dangerous substances and devices, including any device intended
to damage or destroy persons, vessels, facilities or ports.
• Secure dangerous substances and devices that are authorized by the Port Authority and the owner or
operator to be on the facility; and control access to the facility.
1. TWIC/PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD
A. Except as otherwise noted in this paragraph, all persons requiring unescorted access to TWIC secure
areas must possess, and present, a TWIC, before such access is granted. Federal officials are not required
to obtain or possess a TWIC card. Except in cases of emergencies or other exigent circumstances, in order
to gain unescorted access to a TWIC secure area, a federal official must present his/her agency’s official
credential. Law enforcement officials, in the actual discharge of their official duty, at the State or Local level
are not required to obtain or possess a TWIC to gain unescorted access to TWIC secure areas. State and
local emergency responders are exempt from the requirement to have a TWIC when they are responding
to an emergency.
B. At most Port Authority facilities, access to the facility is gained either through a guard manually logging
the individual, or by the individual scanning their TWIC against a TWIC reader. In order to use TWIC
readers, individuals must enroll their TWIC into the Port Authority Access Control System (instructions
provided below). If an individual has not enrolled his or her TWIC with the Port Authority, the individual will
be required to present their TWIC, and one additional acceptable form of identification to the security guard
at the access control point to the facility before access will be given. See 33 C.F.R. § 101.515. Individuals
may enroll their TWIC into the Port Authority AMAG Access Control System. There is no fee for such
enrollment. To enroll a TWIC with the Port Authority, the individual must meet with the Port Access &
Administrative Specialist at the Port Security Command Center, 1002 E. Port Avenue, Corpus Christi,
Texas, 78401 (no appointment is needed). The individual must have a signed company letterhead
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document reflecting the request for authorization to enter a certain facility (or facilities), as well as the period
of time (days/hours of the day) that entry will be necessary. Individuals desiring to enroll their TWIC with
the Port Authority must know their TWIC Personal Identification Number (PIN) to be able to enroll their
TWIC. NOTE: If the PIN has been forgotten, the individual must request the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) TWIC Office to reset their PIN. When an individual has successfully enrolled their
TWIC into the Port Authority Access Control System, the TWIC is the only identification that will be required
to be presented by that individual to gain authorized and unescorted access to a Port Authority facility, in
most cases. Port employees are issued Port Identification cards, in addition to their TWIC (if the employee
is required to have a TWIC).
C. If an individual cannot present a TWIC because it has been lost, damaged or stolen, and he or she has
previously been granted unescorted access to the facility and is known to have had a valid TWIC, the
individual may be given unescorted access to TWIC secure areas for a period of no longer than seven (7)
consecutive calendar days, or in accordance with the most current U.S. Coast Guard guidance, if the
following requirements are met:
1. The individual has reported the TWIC as lost, damaged or stolen to TSA as required in 49 C.F.R. §
1572.19(f); and
2. The individual can present another identification credential that meets the requirements of 33C.F.R. §
101.515; and
3. There are no other suspicious circumstances associated with the individual’s claim of loss or theft.
D. If an individual cannot present his or her TWIC for any other reason, he or she may not be granted
unescorted access to the TWIC secure area. The individual must be under TWIC escort, as described
above, at all times when inside of a TWIC secure area.
E. With the exception of Federal, State and Local Regulatory & Law Enforcement/Emergency responders,
all persons granted unescorted access to TWIC secure areas of the facility must be able to produce his or
her TWIC upon request.
F. Personal vehicles that require access to TWIC secure areas of the Port Authority may be issued a decal,
for a fee, that will permit them to remain within authorized areas on the facility. Vehicle decals expire, and
must be renewed, annually. See Part Four.
G. TWIC cards expire on the 5th anniversary from date of issue. Individuals must renew their TWIC
enrollment in the Port Access Control System annually. Port Authority employee ID cards expire, and must
be renewed, annually.
H. 33 C.F.R. § 105.257 entitled “Security Measures for newly-hired employees” applies to Port Authority
personnel only. The Port Authority has an internal policy that addresses 33 C.F.R. § 105.257.
Tenant/Customer/Visitor newly-hired employees without a TWIC, require a TWIC escort in accordance with
33 C.F.R. § 105 and this Tariff Item.
PART THREE –SEAFARER ACCESS& VISITOR PASSES
A. SHIPS’ CREW MEMBERS AND OTHER SEAGOING PERSONNEL
Ships’ crew members and other seagoing personnel calling at Terminal Facilities may be permitted access
to Terminal Facilities, without a TWIC, for purposes of performing their assigned work on the dock
immediately adjacent to the vessel. Otherwise, Ships’ crew members and other seagoing personnel must
comply with TWIC regulations. The Port Authority Facility Security Officer (FSO), through his/her
designated representative, will ensure the vessel Master or Vessel Security Officer (VSO), and ship’s agent
be made aware of approved, no cost means of seafarer access between the vessel and the facility Access
Control Point (gate).
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B.VISITOR PASSES
Visitor passes will be issued to casual visitors at Access Control Points upon presentation of a photo ID
issued by a city, state or federal agency and upon verification that the person has received Port Security
authorization to enter a facility. Visitors must be escorted by a TWIC holder while in TWIC secure areas.
Escorts must remain with their visitors while in TWIC secure areas. Vehicle and visitor passes must be
surrendered/retrieved when the vehicle/person departs from the terminal facilities.
PART FOUR – OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON PORT AUTHORITY PROPERTY
A. All vehicles entering upon Port Authority property are subject to security screening at any time while on
the facility. If the driver of a vehicle refuses to permit such security screening, access will be revoked and/or
denied.
B. Only authorized vehicles may be operated in or on Terminal Facilities. If, in the judgment of the Port
Authority, the use, driving, operating or parking of a motor vehicle does, or will interfere with the efficient
and safe operations within Terminal Facilities, then designated Port Authority representatives, including the
Port Authority’s security and police personnel, may order such vehicle(s) out of the area, or may order the
removal of the vehicle from the Terminal Facility. The Port Authority may order the removal of vehicles not
in compliance with this provision, and in such event all towing and storage will be charged to the owner of
the vehicle.
C. Certain areas have been or may be designated for parking and are so marked. Automobiles or other
vehicles must be parked in these areas. Automobiles or other vehicles that are not parked in designated
parking areas may be subject to removal as noted above.
D. Part Four is subject to Tariff Item 666 entitled Vehicles Prohibited on Docks During Loading or Unloading.
PART FIVE– AUTHORIZED VEHICLES
A. Only the following vehicles will be permitted to drive into TWIC secure areas:
• Port Authority owned;
• Official government vehicles;
• Personal vehicles displaying a Port Authority issued decal; or
• Clearly marked contractor or vessel servicing company vehicle actively engaged in loading or unloading
cargo, servicing a vessel or requiring access for some other authorized purpose.
B. Taxicabs and other conveyances-for-hire must display a Port Authority vehicle decal prior to being
permitted access into secure areas.
C. For purposes of this section, “clearly marked” means company signage on the vehicle that is printed
legibly, and that is of font size that would permit a reasonable person to easily read the information from at
least 15’ from the side of the vehicle. Decals for personal vehicles owned by Port Authority employed
personnel must be authorized by the Director of the Port department that the Port employee has been
assigned to. There is no charge for decals issued to Port Authority personnel.
D. Registration Fee for a vehicle decal is Ten Dollars ($10.00). The fee may only be paid by cash or by a
company issued check. Persons desiring a vehicle decal must present a company letterhead document
that reflects the company authorization for the individual to be issued a vehicle decal. That authorization
may be contained in the same company letter requesting authorization be granted for the individual(s) to
enter a restricted/TWIC secure Terminal Facility. Port Security staff will require the individual to provide
proof of motor vehicle liability insurance and proof of state vehicle registration, and, if applicable, state
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inspection, as required by the applicable laws of the State of Texas. Failure to furnish satisfactory proof of
liability insurance may result in denial of access to or upon restricted/TWIC secure Terminal Facilities.
E. Vehicle decals are non-transferable. Vehicle decals are valid for one year. Vehicles whose liability
insurance expires within the year may obtain one renewal at no charge. Vehicle decals must be affixed to
the front windshield of the authorized vehicle in a position where it can be clearly seen. When a vehicle is
sold, traded, destroyed or the owner no longer is employed or associated with the Port Authority, the decal
must be removed and returned to the Port Authority Police Department.
A. The Port Authority may recognize vehicle access decals or “rear view mirror hangers” issued by
designated Port Industries or other Texas Ports.
PART SIX – PROHIBITED ITEMS
A. In accordance with the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 and Title 33, U.S. Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 105, the possession of firearms, ammunition, personal chemical
dispensing devices, tire deflation devices, or other devices designed or adapted primarily to
inflict bodily injury or serious bodily injury are prohibited within any Port of Corpus Christi
Authority (PCCA) secure/restricted area, as defined in the PCCA Facility Security Plan and
approved by USCG Sector Corpus Christi.
B. Individuals requesting access to a PCCA secure/restricted area who are in lawful possession of
a firearm, or other device, will be required to secure the firearm or device in a lockable storage
locker at the primary access control point to that secure/restricted area. The firearm, or other
device, shall be returned to the individual when the individual leaves the secure/restricted area.
C. Federal, State, and Local law enforcement officials, acting in the actual discharge of their official
duties, and/or when authorized by statute, are exempt from the provisions in this Part Six.
D. Alcoholic Beverages, as defined by Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, Title 1, Chapter 1, Sec.
1.04(1), are prohibited on Port property, Terminal facilities, or within Secure/restricted areas,
except as provided herein;
1. Part Six, Section D, does not apply to vessel crewmembers provided that the
Master/Captain of the respective vessel, or their designated authorized representative
has communicated authorization for crewmembers to bring alcoholic beverages aboard
the respective vessel; such authorization will be provided to the Port of Corpus Christi
Authority Harbormasters office, or the Port of Corpus Christi Authority Security
Command Center.
2. Part Six, Section D, does not apply when the possession of Alcoholic Beverages has
been specifically authorized by the Port of Corpus Christi Authority Executive Director,
or that individual’s authorized designated representative.
E. Illegal drugs, narcotics, and controlled substances, as defined and as deemed unlawful by
provisions Texas Health and Safety Code, and amendments thereto, are prohibited on PCCA
property, Terminal facilities, or within PCCA secure/restricted areas.
ITEM 670
OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990 - TEXAS OIL SPILL PREVENTION ACT OF 1991
Users must comply with the applicable provisions of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the Texas Oil
Spill Prevention Act of 1991 (TOSPRA), and any federal rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, with
respect to any and all operations conducted at or on the Transfer Facilities designated as oil docks. Upon
reasonable request from the Port Authority, Users shall furnish proof of compliance. The failure of any User
to be in compliance with OPA or TOSPRA may result in the User being denied access to the Terminal
Facilities until User provides satisfactory proof of compliance. User must comply with all terms and
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conditions of the User's Agreement covering a Terminal Facility regardless of whether such User is a
"Frequent User" or "Occasional User" as those terms are defined in the User's Agreement for such Terminal
Facility.
With respect to Users' compliance with OPA and TOSPRA, User is responsible for discharges or any
pollution resulting from its operations at a Terminal Facility. Except for its own negligence, the Port
Authority assumes no responsibility for spills or any pollution caused by any User, and any such
User shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Port Authority from any loss, cost, expense,
damage, judgment or other liability resulting from spills or pollution caused by a User.
All spills of oil or chemicals into the Inner Harbor or other navigable waters of the United States within
Nueces County, Texas, shall immediately be reported to the Harbormaster. The person or entity responsible
for such spill must also make the proper spill notifications to federal and state authorities.
ITEM 671
INDEMNITY
Users by their use of the Terminal Facilities or Waterways consent to release and discharge
Authority from liability for, and assume the risk of loss or damage to, the property of the User, and
the personal injury or death of any person employed by the User, and agree to defend, indemnify,
reimburse and hold harmless Authority, its agents, servants, employees and Port Commissioners,
from all claims, causes of action, demands, damages and liabilities of any kind or character,
including but not limited to claims, causes of action, demands, damages and liabilities in any matter
resulting from, arising out of or caused, in whole or in part, by User’s fault of any kind, including
but not limited to willful misconduct, negligence, gross negligence, deliberate acts, strict liability in
tort, breach of warranty, express or implied, or breach of any term or condition of the Authority’s
tariff, as amended, including that caused by any of the activities of User’s agents, contractors,
employees, invitees or licensees directly or indirectly related to use of the Terminal Facilities or
Waterways by the User, save and except such damages as may be caused by the negligence of the
Authority, its agents, contractors, employees, invitees or licensees, it being intended that the User
will indemnify Authority for the User’s proportionate fault, including but not limited to negligence,
which causes such damages. Should the User fail or refuse after written notice to participate in the
settlement of a claim for damages, then Authority may settle with the claimant without prejudice to
Authority's indemnity rights set forth herein, it being agreed that a settlement after notice to the
User will constitute a settlement of the proportionate fault, including but not limited to negligence
of both the User and Authority, which settlement may later be apportioned between Authority and
the User.
ITEM 672 (I) 4-12-2005
UNAUTHORIZED RELEASES ON PORT PROPERTY
Users are responsible for the cleanup of any vapor, liquid, or solid materials accidentally or intentionally
released, whether spilled, leaked, pumped, poured, emitted, emptied, discharged, released, injected,
escaped, leached, placed, left, dumped or disposed of, on Port Authority property without the Port
Authority's prior written consent. Any such release is referred to herein as an "Unauthorized Release.”
Except for its own negligence, the Port Authority assumes no responsibility for any Unauthorized
Release by any User, and the User responsible for an Unauthorized Release will indemnify, hold
harmless and defend the Port Authority from any loss, cost, expense, damage, judgment or other
liability resulting from such Unauthorized Release. Cleanup of all Unauthorized Releases must comply
with applicable local, state, and federal regulations. Where no cleanup regulations apply, cleanup activities
shall be to the standards established by the Port Authority in its sole discretion. Documentation of such
cleanup shall be provided to the Port Authority at its request.
All Unauthorized Releases shall immediately be reported to the Port Authority. The User responsible for an
Unauthorized Release must also make the proper notifications to the appropriate local, state, and federal
authorities and to the Port Police Department at (361) 882-1182. Unauthorized Releases not reported to
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the Port Authority shall be investigated by the Port Police Department and the responsible User identified.
Upon the occurrence of an Unauthorized Release, the Port Authority may initiate cleanup activities deemed
at its discretion as necessary to protect human health and prevent additional property damage. The User
responsible for an Unauthorized Release will reimburse the Port Authority for all cleanup costs incurred by
the Port Authority in connection with such Unauthorized Release, and will pay an additional amount to the
Port Authority equal to 20% of such reimbursement.
ITEM 673 (I) 9-8-2009
MARINE PATROL DIVISION
A. Since September 11, 2001, the Port Authority has been implementing a system of layered security, law
enforcement measures, and response capabilities to enhance the integrity of its critical infrastructure.
These efforts have enhanced the safety of the Port of Corpus Christi, the industries surrounding the
Port of Corpus Christi, and the Coastal Bend community as a whole. National Security Presidential
Directive 41, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 13 (NSPD-41/HSPD-13) and the State of Texas
Homeland Security Strategic Plan 2005-2010 address concerns and vulnerabilities that exist which
terrorists, foreign and domestic, may seek to exploit. The Texas maritime domain remains one of those
areas of vulnerability. To better mitigate that vulnerability, the Port Commission has established the
Marine Patrol Division of the Port Authority’s Police Department.
B. The mission of the Marine Patrol Division is as follows:
1. Protect, secure, and defend the ship channels and waterways in the jurisdiction of the Port
Authority (see Item 600) and the facilities served by those ship channels and waterways;
2. Promote the health, safety, and general welfare of any person using the ship channels and
waterways in the jurisdiction of the Port Authority;
3. Prevent terrorist attacks on ship channels and waterways in the jurisdiction of the Port
Authority and the facilities served by those ships channels and waterways.
4. Collaborate and work in partnership with those local, state, and federal public safety agencies
that have concurrent jurisdiction with the Port Authority over the ship channels and waterways
in the Port Authority’s jurisdiction to protect, secure and defend these ship channels and
waterways.
To meet this mission, Port Police Officers in the Marine Patrol Division will patrol the ship channels
and waterways within the Port Authority’s jurisdiction on a regular basis using marine patrol craft
as directed by the Port Authority’s Executive Director, Director of Operations, and Police Chief. Port
Police Officers are appointed by the Port Commission and must be state certified Texas peace
officers.
C. Port Police Officers in the Marine Patrol Division have the same powers and duties as a peace officer
described by Article 2.12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, including the powers of arrest
described in the Texas Penal Code, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Texas Transportation Code,
and Texas Water Code. In exercising these duties and powers of arrest, Port Police Officers are bound
by both the U.S. Constitution and the State of Texas Constitution.
D. The Marine Patrol Division’s primary areas of focus will be the following channels and waterways within
the jurisdiction of the Port Authority—Inner Harbor of the Port of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Ship
Channel, Rincon Canals, La Quinta Channel, Jewell Fulton Canal, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Lydia
Ann Channel, and the area of the Port Aransas jetties. All other adjoining and adjacent waterways
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within the Port Authority’s jurisdiction remain areas of authorized marine patrol activities, but are
secondary areas with regard to routine marine patrols.
E. Item 674 provides specific information pertaining to operation of non-commercial vessels, as defined
therein, within the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and adjoining waterways. Item 674 also describes areas
within the Port Authority’s jurisdiction where non-commercial vessel traffic is prohibited.
ITEM 674 (I) 9-8-2009
RESTRICTIONS ON THE OPERATION OF NON-COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND TAMPERING WITH
COMMERCIAL VESSELS OR DOCKS
A. Definitions: (applicable to only Items 674 and 675)
1. Commercial Vessel: any vessel engaged in a commercial trade or that carries passengers
for hire.
2. Inner Harbor: that part of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel extending westward from the
east vertical plane of the Harbor Bridge to the shoreline at the west end of the channel.
3. Intentionally: a person acts intentionally, or with intent, with respect to the nature of his
conduct or to a result of his conduct when it is his conscious objective or desire to engage
in the conduct or cause the result.
4. Non-Commercial Vessel: any vessel used for pleasure or other non-commercial activities,
including without limitation pleasure boats, fishing boats, non-commercial small boats, and
other recreational watercraft such as canoes, kayaks, rowboats, sailboats, sailboards, jet
skis, rafts, tubes, and amphibious aircraft.
5. Recklessly: a person acts recklessly, or is reckless, with respect to circumstances
surrounding his conduct or the result of his conduct when he is aware of but consciously
disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will
occur. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that its disregard constitutes a gross
deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all
circumstances as viewed from the actor’s standpoint.
6. Vessel: any watercraft or barge used or capable of being used for transportation on water.
7. Waterways within the Jurisdiction of the Port Authority: the Corpus Christi Ship
Channel, the portions of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Lydia Ann Channel within
the geographical boundaries of the Port Authority, the La Quinta Channel, the Jewell
Fulton Canal and the Rincon Canals.
B. Prohibited Activities:
1. No person may launch or attempt to launch a non-commercial vessel into the waters of the
Inner Harbor without the permission of the Port of Corpus Christi Harbormaster and/or the
U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Corpus Christi; or
2. No person may operate a non-commercial vessel on the waters of the Inner Harbor without
the permission of the Port of Corpus Christi Harbormaster and/or the U.S. Coast Guard
Captain of the Port Corpus Christi.
3. No person may intentionally or recklessly operate a non-commercial vessel on the
waterways within the jurisdiction of the Port Authority in a manner that causes interference
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with the safe movement of a commercial vessel on these waterways. This would usually
be indicated by causing the commercial vessel to sound the danger signal (repeated blasts
of the ship’s whistle or horn, with a minimum of five short blasts).
4. No person may intentionally or recklessly operate or maneuver a non-commercial vessel
on the waters of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in a manner that requires governmental
authorization without that authorization.
5. No person may intentionally or recklessly abandon a non-commercial vessel in the Corpus
Christi Ship Channel.
6. No person may intentionally or recklessly affix or attempt to affix any physical item to any
part of a commercial vessel or dock on the waterways within the jurisdiction of the Port
Authority without authorization from the Master of the commercial vessel, or owner of the
dock, the Master’s or owner’s designated representative, or any lawful local, county,
state, or federal authority.
C. Penalties:
A person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this Item 674 commits an offense that
is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500 for each offense.
ITEM 675 (I) 9-8-2009
INVESTIGATION OF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES
A. The Port Authority recognizes and values the importance of both the area’s recreational boating
and fishing community as well as the attractiveness of our waters to tourists, both foreign and
domestic. The economy of the Coastal Bend region derives a significant benefit through such
tourism. Tourism, coupled with the significance of the Port Authority’s involvement in global
maritime transportation systems, creates a potential target for terrorists.
Personnel from the Port Police and Security Department are tasked with first-responder duties
related to the deterrence, detection, prevention, and initial response to terrorist activity involving
the Port Authority, which includes activities related to the planning and preparatory stages of a
terrorist act. The planning and preparatory stages typically involve surveillance, sketching,
videotaping, and photographing of specific critical infrastructure such as facilities, docks, vessels,
security systems, and other relevant information.
B. Definitions:
1. Suspicious Activity: an activity or behavior engaged in by a person that, while in and of
itself is not an apparent violation of any law or regulation, does present a concern for the
safety of another or the safety of the property of another that, through an objective
assessment of the totality of the circumstances, warrants inquiry by a public safety official
or law enforcement officer with local, county, state, or federal authority.
2. Field Interview: an interaction between a Port Police Officer and another person based
on consent (consensual encounter) and which is terminable by either party.
3. Temporary Detention: A detention of a person when a Port Police Officer observes
specific and articulable events which give rise to a reasonable suspicion that illegal
activity may be in progress, giving rise to the necessary detention and questioning of the
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person.
C. Port Police will respond to and investigate reports of suspicious activities that are related to or
directed toward the Port Authority or industries in the Port of Corpus Christi, whether directly or
indirectly, under the following guidelines:
1. A report of suspicious activity in and of itself does not mandate the temporary detention
or field interview of a person.
2. Port Police Officers will, whenever practical, gather enough information to construct a
totality of information to determine the reasonableness of concluding that the activity or
behavior is suspicious before actually making contact with the person engaged in the
activity or behavior.
3. Port Police Officers will not arrest an individual for failure to comply with a field interview
unless a violation of the law has occurred or the circumstances authorize an arrest under
Article 14.03(a)(1) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
D. Suspicious activity or behavior may involve and include, but is not limited to:
1. Casing access control points to facilities, critical infrastructure, and waterways;
2. Engaging in surveillance of personnel, facilities, critical infrastructure, and waterways;
3. Sketching of facilities or critical infrastructure;
4. Videotaping or photographing specific critical infrastructure (e.g., the support structure of
the harbor bridge);
5. Making false emergency reports to first responders to determine response time and the
number of units that respond;
6. Making ready to enter the Inner Harbor with scuba or snorkel related equipment; or
7. Walking toward the Inner Harbor from the area of the Nueces River while carrying a small
kayak.
E. In and of itself, suspicious activity or behavior does not typically include:
1. A person taking a single distant or near photograph of a passing commercial vessel;
2. A group or individual near the Harbor Ferry dock taking a picture of the Harbor Ferry or of
various tourist views from a point of view in that area or in similar areas;
3. A vessel operator who has legally anchored the vessel in an authorized area upon the
waterways within the Port Authority’s jurisdiction;
4. A person lawfully fishing upon the waterways within the Port Authority’s jurisdiction; or
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5. Any other activity or behavior that, lacking any other information, a reasonable person or
a seasoned, trained, experience law enforcement officer would deem as not rising to the
level of suspicious conduct, activity, or behavior.
ITEM 676 (I) 7-10-2012
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY OF USERS
Users operations at the Terminal Facilities will not violate any applicable federal, state, or local laws or
regulations pertaining to health or the environment. Users must take all necessary precautions at Users’
expense to prevent pollution from Users’ activities at the Terminal Facilities, including, without limitation,
nuisance dust and storm water pollution. Users’ will obtain all required permits for Users operations prior
to commencing such operations and will maintain these permits throughout the duration of such
operations.
ITEM 677 (I) 7-10-2012
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The Authority has an Environmental Management System in place at the Bulk Terminal, Maintenance
Facility, and the Public Cargo Docks and Laydown Areas. Users conducting activities in these areas will
comply with the applicable requirements of the Environmental Management System. Details of the
Environmental Management System are available for review at the Authority’s Administrative Offices at
222 Power Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401, and may be amended from time to time as Authority
deems necessary or appropriate.
END OF SECTION SIX
