---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 401.420"
title: "46"
number: "401.420"
heading: "Cancellation, delay, or interruption in rendition of services."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/401.420"
---

# §401.420. Cancellation, delay, or interruption in rendition of services.

- (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a vessel can be charged as authorized in [§ 401.405](/cfr/46/401.405.md) of this part for the waters in which the event takes place, if—
  - (1) A U.S. Pilot is retained on board while a vessel's passage is interrupted;
  - (2) A U.S. Pilot's departure from the vessel after the end of an assignment is delayed, and the Pilot is detained on board, for the vessel's convenience; or
  - (3) A vessel's departure or transit is delayed, for the vessel's convenience, beyond the time that a U.S. Pilot is scheduled to report for duty, or reports for duty as ordered, whichever is later.
- (b) When an order for a U.S. Pilot's service is cancelled, the vessel can be charged for the Pilot's reasonable travel expenses for travel that occurred to and from the Pilot's base, and the greater of—
  - (1) Four hours; or
  - (2) The time of cancellation and the time of the Pilot's scheduled arrival, or the Pilot's reporting for duty as ordered, whichever is later.
- (c) Between the dates of May 1 and November 30, a vessel or owner is not liable for charges under paragraphs [(a)(1)](#a-1) or [(2)](#a-2) of this section, if the Pilot's retention or delayed departure was caused by ice or weather, as determined by the vessel Master.
- (d) A pilotage charge made under this section takes the place and precludes payment of any charge that otherwise could be made under [§ 401.405](/cfr/46/401.405.md) of this part.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2015-0497, 81 FR 11940, Mar. 7, 2016, as amended by USCG-2016-0268, 82 FR 41495, Aug. 31, 2017; 82 FR 43864, Sept. 20, 2017; USCG-2022-0025, 89 FR 76351, Sept. 17, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2104(a), 6101, 7701, 8105, 9303, 9304; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Amendments

[USCG-2015-0497, 81 FR 11940, Mar. 7, 2016, as amended by USCG-2016-0268, 82 FR 41495, Aug. 31, 2017; 82 FR 43864, Sept. 20, 2017; USCG-2022-0025, 89 FR 76351, Sept. 17, 2024]