The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018

PART 1 U.K. Surveys, Inspections and Applications for Exemption

Interpretation U.K.

1.  In this Part, “ the statutory requirements” means requirements imposed by or under— U.K.

(a) the Act, and

(b) the statutory instruments listed in the Table in this Part.

Application of Part 1 U.K.

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph 3, this Part applies to— U.K.

(a) the inspection of a ship, its equipment or management, for the issue of—

(i) a certificate; or

(ii) a letter of acceptance in lieu of a certificate;

(b) the approval and appointment of a surveyor not employed by the Agency to undertake an inspection mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), the consideration of the results thereof and the issue of a certificate or letter of acceptance in lieu of a certificate;

(c) an application for exemption from any of the statutory requirements (and the issue of an exemption, if approved);

(d) an inspection under section 258(1) of the Act;

(e) an inspection pursuant to the statutory requirements which results in the detention of a ship to which Part I of the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2011 applies, and any subsequent inspection relating to the deficiencies which led to the detention;

(f) an inspection pursuant to the statutory requirements which results in the issue of a prevention of operation notice in accordance with regulation 9 of the Merchant Shipping (Mandatory Surveys for Ro-Ro Ferry and High Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2001 M1 and any subsequent inspection relating to the deficiencies which led to the issue of that notice.

(2) In this paragraph and paragraph 3, “certificate” means a certificate of compliance with any of the statutory requirements.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2001/152, amended by S.I. 2004/1266.

3.  Where a fee is prescribed under another Part of this Schedule in respect of an application for the issue of a certificate, that fee applies and not the fee prescribed under this Part. U.K.

Deposit and time for payment U.K.

4.—(1) A person applying in respect of a service mentioned in paragraph 2(1)(a) or (c) must, before commencement of the work, pay a deposit on account of the fee calculated by reference to an estimate of the duration of the work likely to be required and the standard hourly rate. U.K.

(2) The amount of deposit is subject to review during the course of the work, and the applicant must pay any additional sum calculated by reference to any increased estimate of the work likely to be required.

(3) At the conclusion of the work, the fee is to be recalculated by reference to the actual duration and the difference is to be paid by, or as the case may be, refunded to, the applicant.

Fees for inspections, etc. U.K.

5.  Subject to any additional fee which may be payable under Part 14 of this Schedule, the fee for a service or function to which this Part applies performed by a person employed by the Agency is to be determined by reference to the time spent in doing the necessary work and calculated at the standard hourly rate. U.K.

Table of statutory instruments imposing statutory requirements

Title of instrument	S.I. number	Amending or modifying instruments
A CREW
The Merchant Shipping (Entry into Dangerous Spaces) Regulations 1988	11988/1638	1988/2274 1993/1072 2005/2114
The Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) Regulations 1989	1989/102	1993/1072 2005/2114 2014/1614
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995	1995/1802	1996/2821
The Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards of Safety Communications) Regulations 1997	1997/529	1999/1704 2004/1266 2006/89
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997	1997/2962	1998/2411 2001/54 2014/1616 2015/21 2015/1692 2016/1026
The Merchant Shipping (Compulsory Insurance: Ships Receiving Trans-shipped Fish) Regulations 1998	1998/209	2015/664
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Employment of Young Persons) Regulations 1998	1998/2411	2002/2125 2002/2135 2015/21
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulations 1999	1999/2205	None
The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004	2004/2110	2005/1092 2008/3145 2011/2616 2014/3306 2018/68
B CREW ACCOMMODATION
The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975	1975/2220	1998/929 2002/2201
The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014	2014/1613	2018/242 2018/667
[F1 The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) Regulations 2018	2018/1106	None]
C DANGEROUS GOODS
The Merchant Shipping (Gas Carriers) Regulations 1994	1994/2464	2004/929
The Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995	1995/2498	1999/2121 2001/1638 2004/2110 2005/1092 2008/3145 2014/3306 2018/68
The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997	1997/2367	2004/2110 2011/2616
The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel etc.) (INF Code) Regulations 2000	2000/3216	None
D DIVING AND SUBMERSIBLES AND HOVERCRAFT
The Hovercraft (General) Order 1972	1972/674	1989/1351 1996/3173 2004/302
The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Construction and Survey) Regulations 1981	1981/1098	1987/306
The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Operations) Regulations 1987	1987/311	1987/1603
E FIRE AND LIFE-SAVING
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998	1998/1011	1999/992 1999/1957 2000/2687 2003/2951 2004/302 2005/2114 2010/1075
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Large Ships) Regulations 1998	1998/1012	1999/992 1999/1957 2000/2687 2001/1638 2003/2950 2003/2951 2004/302 2005/2114 2016/1025
The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Ships other than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999	1999/2721	2000/2558 2000/2687 2001/2642 2002/1473 2004/2259 2005/2114
The Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support Systems) Regulations 1999	1999/2722	2004/302 2005/2114
The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999	1999/2723	2000/2687 2001/2642 2010/680 2010/1075 2016/1025
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2003	2003/2950	2005/2114 2016/1025
F FISHING VESSEL SAFETY
The Merchant Shipping (Official Log Books) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1981	1981/570	1983/1801 1997/1511 2002/1473
The Fishing Vessels (Safety Training) Regulations 1989	1989/126	2004/2169
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Manual Handling Operations) Regulations 1998	1998/2857	1999/2205
The Fishing Vessels (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2017	2017/943	None
G LOAD LINES
The Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Regulations 1998	1998/2241	2000/1335 2005/2114 2011/603 2018/155
The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations 1999	1999/336	None
The Merchant Shipping (International Load Line Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2018	2018/155	None
H RADIO AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT
The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Rules 1974	1974/1919	1982/1292 1994/1104 1999/3210
The Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996	1996/75	2004/302 2015/664
The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998	1998/2070	1999/1957 2000/2687 2001/1638 2004/302 2005/2114 2011/1043 2016/1025
The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999	1999/3210	2002/2201 2016/1025
The Merchant Shipping (EPIRB Registration) Regulations 2000	2000/1850	None
The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2002	2002/1473	2004/302 2004/2110 2005/2114 2010/680 2010/1075 2011/2978
I CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
The Merchant Shipping (Emergency Equipment Lockers for Ro/Ro Passenger Ships) Regulations 1988	1988/2272	None
The Merchant Shipping (Emergency Information for Passengers) Regulations 1990	1990/660	2010/680 2010/1075
The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997	1997/1509	1999/0643 2004/302 2004/2151 2005/2114
The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 1998	1998/1609	2006/2055 2013/1785 2015/782 2016/354
The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998	1998/2514	2000/2687 2001/1638 2002/1650 2004/302 2004/2884
The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998	1998/2515	2000/2687 2001/1638 2002/1650 2004/302 2010/680 2010/1075
The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 1998	1998/2771	2000/0482 2002/1473 2005/2114 2013/1785 2014/1614 2015/782 2016/353 2018/242
The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000	2000/2687	2002/1473 2003/771 2004/302 2004/1107 2004/2883 2010/680 2010/1075 2012/2636 2018/53
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 2001	2001/3444	2015/21
The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004	2004/302	2004/2883 2005/2114 2006/2055 2012/2636 2016/1025
The Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ships) (Stability) Regulations 2004	2004/2884	None
The Merchant Shipping (Bridge Visibility) (Small Passenger Ships) Regulations 2005	2005/2286	2010/680 2010/1075
The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016	2016/1025	None
J PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983	1983/1106	1985/2002 1991/2885 1993/1580 2015/664
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987	1987/470	1990/2595 1997/2569 1998/254 2015/664
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1990	1990/2595	None
The Merchant Shipping (Reporting Requirements for Ships Carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods) Regulations 1995	1995/2498	1999/2121 2001/1638 2004/2110 2005/1092 2008/3145 2014/3306 2018/68
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996	1996/282	2015/664
[F2 The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019]	[F3 S.I. 2019/42]	[F4 None]
The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998	1998/1056	2001/1639 2001/2568 2002/2626 2007/3224 2009/229 2014/3306 2015/386 2016/922
The Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution) (SOLAS) Order 1998	1998/1500	None
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008	2008/2924	2010/895 2010/3035 2011/3056 2014/3076 2016/1025 [F5 2019/940]
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008	2008/3257	2010/897 2011/3056 2014/3306 2016/1025
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018	2018/68	None
K MANNING AND CERTIFICATION
The Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1984	1984/1115	1995/1428 1998/1013
The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003	2003/3049	2006/3223 2009/3348 2013/1956 2014/386 2014/431 2017/1149
The Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004	2004/1713	2009/3348 2013/1956 2014/386 2014/431
The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2015	2015/782	2018/68
L SURVEY AND CERTIFICATION
The Merchant Shipping (Mandatory Surveys for Ro-Ro Ferry and High Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2001	2001/152	2004/1266
The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2013	2013/1785	2014/1614 2018/667
The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015	2015/508	2018/53
[F6 The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2018	2018/1107	None]
M TONNAGE MEASUREMENT
The Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997	1997/1510	1998/1916 1999/3206 2005/2114
N SAFETY MANAGEMENT
The Merchant Shipping (Domestic Passenger Ships) (Safety Management Code) Regulations 2001	2001/3209	2004/302 2010/680 2010/1075 2014/1512
The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships) (Safety Code for UK Categorised Waters) Regulations 2010	2010/680	2010/1075 2011/3056
The Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 2014	2014/1512	None
O STRATEGIC SHIPS
The Merchant Shipping (Officer Nationality) Regulations 1995	1995/1427	None
P PORT FACILITIES
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003	2003/1809	2009/1176 2016/1211 2018/68
Q REGISTRATION
The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993	1993/3138	1994/541 1998/1915 1998/2976 1999/3206 2012/1809 2017/879

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5 table inserted (31.12.2018) by The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1109), regs. 1(2), 9(2)(a)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5 table substituted (1.3.2019) by The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/42), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 8(a) (with regs. 2, 5)

F3 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5 table substituted (1.3.2019) by The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/42), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 8(b) (with regs. 2, 5)

F4 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table substituted (1.3.2019) by The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/42), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 8(c) (with regs. 2, 5)

F5 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5 table inserted (30.6.2019) by The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/940), regs. 1, 4(2)

F6 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5 table inserted (31.12.2018) by The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1109), regs. 1(2), 9(2)(b)