SCHEDULE

PART VIIISEAMEN'S DOCUMENTS

Fees for the Issue of British Seamen’s Cards and Discharge Books

1.

In this Part “the Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Documents) Regulations 197221; and the person to whom a British Seaman’s Card or a discharge book has been issued is referred to as the holder of it.

Service

Fee

2.

—

(1)

For the issue of a British Seaman’s Card:—

(a)

to a British Seaman under regulation 5 of the Regulations:

(i)

on postal application

£15

(ii)

Other

£35

(b)

to a person who would, but for the provisions of regulation 9 of the Regulations, be regarded as the holder of a British Seaman’s Card:

(i)

on postal application

£15

(ii)

Other

£35

(c)

to a person who has ceased to be regarded as the holder of a British Seaman’s Card because it has been lost, destroyed or defaced through shipwreck or fire at sea

No fee

(2)

For the issue of a discharge book under paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of regulation 19 of the Regulations to a seaman—

(a)

who, in accordance with regulation 18(1)(b) of the Regulations, produces a Seaman’s Record Book (as defined in regulation 1(2)(h) of the Regulations), which has been issued to him, or a discharge book of which he would, but for the provisions of regulation 25(b) of the Regulations, be regarded as the holder:

(i)

on postal application

£15

(ii)

Other

£35

(b)

to whom a Seaman’s Record Book (as so defined) has been issued or who was the holder of a discharge book, which in either case has been lost, destroyed or defaced through shipwreck or fire at sea

No fee