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The Pilots' Union still promises battle over the tariff system
Bellomo: the reference to the conglobate pay of the first officer must represent only the starting point, and certainly not the final datum
July 4, 2022
On the first point, Bellomo specified that he remains convinced that 'the real, legitimate and permitted expenses are only those aimed at meeting the needs of the pilotage service as indicated by Articles 110 - paragraph 1 - and 120 of the Regulation to the Navigation Code and those, regardless whether admitted or not, implicitly and explicitly authorized by the maritime authority'. Therefore - he noted - the ministerial indications for which any "non-expense admissible" must not be understood as non-legitimate and that expenses in excess of the value established by the tariff table are however allowed, they can only arouse a strong perplexity. However - said Bellomo - the Pilots' Union, while maintaining without prejudice to the reasons that led to the appeal to the TAR, in the stubborn hope to be heard will continue to participate in the meetings of the working group.
About the second point, that of the basic element, which is the element of the mathematical formula for the adjustment of the tariff of pilotage services relating to pilots' remuneration and is referring to the remuneration of the first officer on board based on the national collective agreement in force, it is - he noted the president of the UPI - of a very controversial issue that remains "a fundamental point for the quality of the service guaranteed by the pilots, rendered by professionals who possess very high levels of specialization, selected through public competitions'. According to Bellomo there is a risk that many pilots, "in the perspective of roles and tasks more rewarding, prefer to make their skills available of more far-sighted and enlightened subjects". The President of the association specified that the UPI, however, "does not gives up" and will fight so that, "in the calculation of the basic element, the reference to the aggregate pay of the first officer will have to represent only the point of departure, and certainly not the final datum».
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On the first point, Bellomo specified that he remains convinced that 'the real, legitimate and permitted expenses are only those aimed at meeting the needs of the pilotage service as indicated by Articles 110 - paragraph 1 - and 120 of the Regulation to the Navigation Code and those, regardless whether admitted or not, implicitly and explicitly authorized by the maritime authority'. Therefore - he noted - the ministerial indications for which any "non-expense admissible" must not be understood as non-legitimate and that expenses in excess of the value established by the tariff table are however allowed, they can only arouse a strong perplexity. However - said Bellomo - the Pilots' Union, while maintaining without prejudice to the reasons that led to the appeal to the TAR, in the stubborn hope to be heard will continue to participate in the meetings of the working group.
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