26
Aug
NOBRA Outage of Office Phone System
The phone system at NOBRA is down. The number to reach dispatch is: 504-615-5880.
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12
Aug
NOBRA High Water Restrictions – Update
Effective immediately, all high water restrictions from mile 88 to mile 180 have been rescinded. Restrictions from 180 up to Baton Rouge are still in effect. ——————–I confirmed that the ‘daylight only’ transit restriction and ‘daylight only’ mooring restrictions from…
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06
Aug
Update: NOBRA Daylight Restrictions
I attended a meeting with NOBRA Board of Examiner’s President Captain Michael Heitmeier today to discuss the current daylight only transit restrictions. Those restrictions remain in place. However, Captain Heitmeier said he would be consulting senior pilots during this week…
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01
Aug
Update: NOBRA 2019 Q3 Pension Surcharge
The NOBRA 3rd QTR, 2019 Pension Surcharge is 28.00 Mills. Reported earlier (See below) CRPPA reports their Pension Surcharge beginning July 01, 2019 is 27.01 Mills. BAR reported earlier their Pension Surcharge beginning July 01, 2019 is 11.50 Mills. Reported…
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31
Jul
NOBRA Daylight Transit Restrictions – No Update
2019.04.26 BOE Letter to BOD re High Water Restriction.pdf Everyone is wondering the same thing… “When will the daylight transit restrictions be lifted?” Simply put, “I don’t know.” The enacting correspondence (see attached) doesn’t tie the restriction to any specific…
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24
Jul
NOBRA Rescinds Requirement for Pilots In Anchorages
From Captain Hathorn, President of the NOBRA Pilots: ———————- From: Stephen H Hathorn Subject: Restrictions Date: July 24, 2019 at 8:43:15 AM CDT To: Branch Ronald As the gauge at Carrollton is below 16 feet and below 40 feet in Baton Rouge, the…
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22
Jul
Update: NOBRA Daylight Only Restrictions
Captain Steven Hathorn, President of the NOBRA Pilots has forwarded the attached NOBRA notice dated April 26, 2019. This notice is dated after the February 29, 2019 NOBRA notice.Summary of the notice:—————————————— Quote: “Therefore, in order to further enhance the…
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22
Jul
Clarification – NOBRA High Water Restrictions Information
To be clear…. The NOBRA restrictions have NOT been rescinded at this time. The BR Gage is still above 40’.
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22
Jul
NOBRA High Water Restrictions Information
Because many of you have asked when the NOBRA High Water Restrictions will be rescinded; here is the language from their notice: ————————— Due to the river reaching sixteen (16) feet at the Carrollton Gage, the following restrictions will be…
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19
May
NOBRA Pilots: Outage of Office Phone System and Internet
The phone system and the internet system are both down at the office. The number to reach dispatch is: 504-615-5880. It is currently being worked on and we hope to have it back up and running as soon as possible.…
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26
Apr
New NOBRA Restrictions
Notification from: Louisiana Maritime Association Effective immediately the NOBRA Pilots have instituted a daylight only transit restriction for their entire route northbound and southbound.
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26
Apr
NOBRA Pilots: New High Water Restrictions
The Board of Examiners (BOE) for the New Orleans-Baton Rouge (NOBRA) Pilots have implemented the following restriction effective immediately: All vessel travel, north bound and south bound, on the entire NOBRA route between Mile 88.0 and Mile 234.0 AHOP shall be…
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17
Apr
NOBRA Pilots: 16′ River Level Transit Restrictions
There have been questions regarding when the NOBRA transit restrictions will be rescinded. As a reminder, as listed on the NOBRA Correspondence (See attached), the restrictions remain in effect as follows: “These emergency procedures shall remain in effect until the Baton Rouge Gage has a reading of…
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01
Mar
NOBRA Revised/Updated High Water Restrictions
Attached is the revised High Water Restrictions from NOBRA. RevisionVessels anchoring in NOBRA’s AOR with a draft of 35’ or greater (changed from 30’) shall maintain a pilot on board while at anchor to insure the safety of the vessel.…
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28
Feb
Change in NOBRA Restrictions
Notification from: Louisiana Maritime Association From NOBRA Pilots. Effective immediately the requirement to keep a pilot on board at anchor has been changed from 30 feet to 35 feet.
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27
Feb
NOBRA High Water Restrictions
Good Morning, Due to the river reaching 16’ at the Carrollton Gauge, the following restrictions will be in effect on the NOBRA Pilots’ route as of 1200 local today: MM 233.0AHP-MM 90.5AHP – southbound vessels will be daylight only…
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01
Jan
2019 NOBRA Tariff
Tariff Revisions Effective 1/1/2019 NOBRA 2019 Tariff Rates.pdf Components of Tariff Draft (minimum draft 20′) $106.61 Detention A. 1 through 3 hours…
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15
Dec
Revisesd NOBRA Pilots High Water Restriction Notice
The NOBRA Pilots have revised their High Water Restrictions to include any midstream facilities or mooring berth that require the use of boats to handle lines shall be restricted to daylight use only. Attached is the revised letter.Also —> Facilities…
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14
Dec
NOBRA Pilots High Water Restriction Notice
As a result of the Carrollton Gauge reaching 12 feet and expected to continue to rise, the NOBRA Pilots have implemented the following restriction, effective at 1200 local today: “Mooring and unmooring operations at all mid-stream transfer facilities shall be…
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28
Nov
Official Notice: NOBRA High Water Restrictions – Rescission
To Whom It May Concern: Due to the Mississippi River reaching twelve feet and falling, the restrictions on daylight mooring are rescinded. We currently have no high water restrictions along our route. Please let me know if you have any questions…
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