Common use of Transit Fees Clause in Contracts

Transit Fees. For the initial annual term of this Agreement, and for each annual transit period thereafter, the Annual Transit Fee shall be due and payable pursuant to the terms of WSMC's invoice. All fees shall be payable in United States dollars and shall be determined, and from time to time amended, in accordance with the decisions of WSMC's Board of Directors and published in WSMC’s fee schedule. ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYING FEES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL REST WITH SHIP OWNER/OPERATOR/AUTHORIZED AGENT. Pursuant to section 5.1.4 of this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed in writing by WSMC, vessels that do not submit an Advanced Notice of Arrival (ANOA) Form to the US Coast Guard, must send notice of a vessel’s transit into and out of (or presence in) the WSMC Area of Coverage, in writing, to WSMC for each call or transit in the WSMC Area of Coverage by an individual vessel (or barge or vessel transit that is internal to the WSMC Area of Coverage). Each Covered Vessel will be invoiced the appropriate transit fee(s) for each transit in the WSMC Area of Coverage by an individual vessel (or internal vessel transit) as determined by WSMC's Transit Fee Schedule. Each WSMC Covered Vessel in the WSMC Area of Coverage will be charged at least one Transit Fee per annual enrollment period. Vessels that reside in the WSMC Area of Coverage that do not transit during the annual period will be invoiced pursuant to policies established by WSMC’s Board of Directors. For most vessels (except barges and vessels that make internal transits) a transit is defined as a trip into and then out of the WSMC Area of Coverage. Barges and other vessels that make internal transits may be required to submit a periodic list of trips made (as determined by WSMC) within the WSMC Area of Coverage. Pursuant to Section 5.1.5 of this Agreement, the Ship Owner/Operator/Authorized Agent will ensure that a WSMC FIELD DOCUMENT and WSMC Notification Placard are provided for use on the bridge of each Covered Vessel (or in the pilot house of the tug towing a covered barge) prior to such vessel's arrival in the WSMC Area of Coverage. In the event of a spill or threatened oil spill, the Ship Owner/Operator herein agrees to follow the notification requirements of the WSMC FIELD DOCUMENT and the WSMC Notification Placard. Pursuant to Section 5.1.6 of this Agreement, in the event of a vessel emergency that results in the discharge or substantial threat of discharge of oil into the state waters, and if not already reported to WSMC as a spill or threatened oil spill, then within one (1) hour of the onset of the emergency the Ship Owner/Operator must notify WA State (WEMD) at, 1-800-258-5990. WSMC will perform this notification to WEMD if requested. Pursuant to Section 5.1.7 of this Agreement, the Owner/Operator/Authorized Agent shall advise WSMC of any and all updates and changes to information provided in this Agreement or the Schedule of Vessel Information. Pursuant to Section 12.11 of this Agreement, this Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be signed and transmitted by facsimile (or electronically in a form that is accepted as a legal signature), with the same effect as an original signature, provided such signing party shall provide a counterpart signed original of the executed document, if requested by the other party. Pursuant to Section 13.2 of this Agreement, if this Agreement is signed by an agent or authorized representative of the Covered Vessel's Owner/Operator, such agent or authorized representative warrants his/her authority to sign this Agreement and the WSMC Member MSRC Service Agreement, and shall provide WSMC with a copy of his/her written authorization to act on behalf of the Owner/Operator to sign this Agreement and the WSMC Member MSRC Service Agreement.

Transit Fees. For the initial annual term of this Agreement, and for each annual transit period thereafter, the Annual Transit Fee shall be due and payable pursuant to the terms of WSMC's invoice. All fees shall be payable in United States dollars and shall be determined, and from time to time amended, in accordance with the decisions of WSMC's Board of Directors and published in WSMC’s fee schedule. ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYING FEES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL REST WITH SHIP OWNER/OPERATOR/AUTHORIZED AGENT. Pursuant to section 5.1.2 of this Agreement, each Covered Vessel is required to have aboard, and to make available upon request, vessel diagrams or plans, for Washington Department of Ecology inspection and/or to WSMC, for spill response. Such diagrams should show locations of cargo, fuel, and ballast tanks, including piping. Diagrams should also be available showing power plant locations, and any other locations for oil storage and/or oil transfer operations. Pursuant to section 5.1.4 of this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed in writing by WSMC, vessels that do not submit an Advanced Notice of Arrival (ANOA) Form to the US Coast Guard, must send notice of a vessel’s transit into and out of (or presence in) the WSMC Area of Coverage, in writing, to WSMC for each call or transit in the WSMC Area of Coverage by an individual vessel (or barge or vessel transit that is internal to the WSMC Area of Coverage). Each Covered Vessel will be invoiced the appropriate transit fee(s) for each transit in the WSMC Area of Coverage by an individual vessel (or internal vessel transit) as determined by WSMC's Transit Fee Schedule. Each WSMC Covered Vessel in the WSMC Area of Coverage will be charged at least one Transit Fee per annual enrollment period. Vessels that reside in the WSMC Area of Coverage that do not transit during the annual period will be invoiced pursuant to policies established by WSMC’s Board of Directors. For most vessels (except barges and vessels that make internal transits) a transit is defined as a trip into and then out of the WSMC Area of Coverage. Barges and other vessels that make internal transits may be required to submit a periodic list of trips made (as determined by WSMC) within the WSMC Area of Coverage. Pursuant to Section 5.1.5 of this Agreement, the Ship Owner/Operator/Authorized Agent will ensure that a WSMC FIELD DOCUMENT and WSMC Notification Placard are provided for use on the bridge of each Covered Vessel (or in the pilot house of the tug towing a covered barge) prior to such vessel's arrival in the WSMC Area of Coverage. In the event of a spill or threatened oil spill, the Ship Owner/Operator herein agrees to follow the notification requirements of the WSMC FIELD DOCUMENT and the WSMC Notification Placard. Pursuant to Section 5.1.6 of this Agreement, in the event of a vessel emergency that results in the discharge or substantial threat of discharge of oil into the state waters, and if not already reported to WSMC as a spill or threatened oil spill, then within one (1) hour of the onset of the emergency the Ship Owner/Operator must notify WA State (WEMD) at, 10-800000-258000-59900000. WSMC will perform this notification to WEMD if requested. Pursuant to Section 5.1.7 of this Agreement, the Owner/Operator/Authorized Agent shall advise WSMC of any and all updates and changes to information provided in this Agreement or the Schedule of Vessel Information. Pursuant to Section 12.11 of this Agreement, this Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be signed and transmitted by facsimile (or electronically in a form that is accepted as a legal signature), with the same effect as an original signature, provided such signing party shall provide a counterpart signed original of the executed document, if requested by the other party. Pursuant to Section 13.2 of this Agreement, if this Agreement is signed by an agent or authorized representative of the Covered Vessel's Owner/Operator, such agent or authorized representative warrants his/her authority to sign this Agreement and Agreement, the WSMC Member MSRC Service Agreement, and, if applicable, the GMS Oil Spill Response Services Agreement, and shall provide WSMC with a copy of his/her written authorization to act on behalf of the Owner/Operator to sign this Agreement and Agreement, the WSMC Member MSRC Service Agreement, and, if applicable, the GMS Oil Spill Response Services Agreement.

Transit Fees. For the initial annual term of this Agreement, and for each annual transit period thereafter, the Annual Transit Fee shall be due and payable pursuant to the terms of WSMC's invoice. All fees shall be payable in United States dollars and shall be determined, and from time to time amended, in accordance with the decisions of WSMC's Board of Directors and published in WSMC’s fee schedule. ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYING FEES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL REST WITH SHIP OWNER/OPERATOR/AUTHORIZED AGENT. Pursuant to section 5.1.2 of this Agreement, each Covered Vessel is required to have aboard, and to make available upon request, vessel diagrams or plans, for Washington Department of Ecology inspection and/or to WSMC, for spill response. Such diagrams should show locations of cargo, fuel, and ballast tanks, including piping. Diagrams should also be available showing power plant locations, and any other locations for oil storage and/or oil transfer operations. Pursuant to section 5.1.4 of this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed in writing by WSMC, vessels that do not submit an Advanced Notice of Arrival (ANOA) Form to the US Coast Guard, must send notice of a vessel’s transit into and out of (or presence in) the WSMC Area of Coverage, in writing, to WSMC for each call or transit in the WSMC Area of Coverage by an individual vessel (or barge or vessel transit that is internal to the WSMC Area of Coverage). Each Covered Vessel will be invoiced the appropriate transit fee(s) for each transit in the WSMC Area of Coverage by an individual vessel (or internal vessel transit) as determined by WSMC's Transit Fee Schedule. Each WSMC Covered Vessel in the WSMC Area of Coverage will be charged at least one Transit Fee per annual enrollment period. Vessels that reside in the WSMC Area of Coverage that do not transit during the annual period will be invoiced pursuant to policies established by WSMC’s Board of Directors. For most vessels (except barges and vessels that make internal transits) a transit is defined as a trip into and then out of the WSMC Area of Coverage. Barges and other vessels that make internal transits may be required to submit a periodic list of trips made (as determined by WSMC) within the WSMC Area of Coverage. Pursuant to Section 5.1.5 of this Agreement, the Ship Owner/Operator/Authorized Agent will ensure that a WSMC FIELD DOCUMENT and WSMC Notification Placard are provided for use on the bridge of each Covered Vessel (or in the pilot house of the tug towing a covered barge) prior to such vessel's arrival in the WSMC Area of Coverage. In the event of a spill or threatened oil spill, the Ship Owner/Operator herein agrees to follow the notification requirements of the WSMC FIELD DOCUMENT and the WSMC Notification Placard. Pursuant to Section 5.1.6 of this Agreement, in the event of a vessel emergency that results in the discharge or substantial threat of discharge of oil into the state waters, and if not already reported to WSMC as a spill or threatened oil spill, then within one (1) hour of the onset of the emergency the Ship Owner/Operator must notify WA State (WEMD) at, 10-800000-258000-59900000. WSMC will perform this notification to WEMD if requested. Pursuant to Section 5.1.7 of this Agreement, the Owner/Operator/Authorized Agent shall advise WSMC of any and all updates and changes to information provided in this Agreement or the Schedule of Vessel Information. Pursuant to Section 12.11 of this Agreement, this Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be signed and transmitted by facsimile (or electronically in a form that is accepted as a legal signature), with the same effect as an original signature, provided such signing party shall provide a counterpart signed original of the executed document, if requested by the other party. Pursuant to Section 13.2 of this Agreement, if this Agreement is signed by an agent or authorized representative of the Covered Vessel's Owner/Operator, such agent or authorized representative warrants his/her authority to sign this Agreement and the WSMC Member MSRC Service Agreement, and shall provide WSMC with a copy of his/her written authorization to act on behalf of the Owner/Operator to sign this Agreement and the WSMC Member MSRC Service Agreement.