SCHEDULE 1FEES UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1995
PART 1Surveys, Inspections and Applications for Exemption
Interpretation
1.
In this Part, “the statutory requirements” means requirements imposed by or under—
(a)
the Act, and
(b)
the statutory instruments listed in the Table in this Part.
Application of Part 1
2.
(1)
Subject to paragraph 3, this Part applies to—
(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.
F1(g)
an inspection for the purposes of an approval under regulation 9(2), or an extension of an approval under regulation 9(4), of the Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2021F2;
(h)
an inspection for the purposes of an approval under regulation 48(2), or an extension of an approval under regulation 48(5), of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022
(2)
In this paragraph and paragraph 3, “certificate” means a certificate of compliance with any of the statutory requirements.
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.
Deposit and time for payment
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.
(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.
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.
Title of instrument | S.I. number | Amending or modifying instruments |
|---|---|---|
A CREW | ||
F3The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Entry into Enclosed Spaces) Regulations 2022 | F42022/96 | F5. . . |
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 |
F6The 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 F72022/1269 |
F7The 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 |
F8. . . | F8. . . | F8. . . |
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 F92022/1269 |
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2003 | 2003/2950 | 2005/2114 2016/1025 |
F10The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020 | F112020/501 | F12None |
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 |
F13. . . | F13. . . | F13. . . |
F14The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020 | F152020/673 | F16None |
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 F172022/1269 |
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 |
F18. . . | F18. . . | F18. . . |
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 |
F19The Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022 | F202022/1169 | F21None |
F22The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Offshore Support Craft) Regulations 2022 | 2022/41 | 2022/1219 |
The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022 | S.I. 2022/1219 | None |
F23The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022 | F242022/1218 | F25None |
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 |
F26The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 | F282022/1234 | |
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 F292019/940 |
F30The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020 | 2020/621 | None |
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020 | 2020/620 | F312022/1234 |
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018 | 2018/68 | None |
F32The Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2022 | F322022/737 | F32None |
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 |
F33The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022 | F342022/1342 | F35None |
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 F362022/42 F362022/1219 |
F37The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2018 | 2018/1107 | None |
F38The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2021 | F392021/1401 | F402022/1342 |
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 |