The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1987

• Citation: S.I. 1987/548
• Sections: 2

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 6th April 1987.

Section 2

The Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1987 shall be amended as follows–

(a) in Part I, paragraph 1(2)–

(i) in section A (CREW), there shall be added at the end the following entries:

(ii) in section C (DANGEROUS GOODS) , there shall be added the following entries–

(iii) in section E (FIRE AND LIFE SAVING) , there shall be added the following entry–

(iv) in section I (RADIO AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT), the entry relating to the Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1980 shall be omitted;

(v) in section J (SHIPS – CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT), the entry relating to the Anchors and Chain Cables Rules 1970 shall be omitted;

(vi) in section K the title “OIL POLLUTION” shall be changed to “ PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION, ” and there shall be added the following entries–

(b) In Part I, paragraph 2(d), for “the Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1980” there shall be substituted “the Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1984” and for “the Merchant Shipping (Radios (Fishing Vessels) Rules 1984” there shall be substituted “the Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Rules 1974”;

(c) in Part I, paragraph 3–

(i) the words “and except in relation to the services referred to in paragraph 5 below” shall be inserted after “Subject to paragraph 4 below”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c) “under section 76(1) of the Act of 1970” shall be added after “inspection” where it first appears and the word “on” shall be inserted after “whether or not”; and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (e) the words “except in relation to section K of paragraph 1(2) above, consideration of” shall be inserted at the start;

(d) in Part I there shall be added a new paragraph–

(5) Subject to any additional charge payable under Part X of this Schedule, the fee for supervision and inspection under the Anchors and Chain Cables Rules 1970, and the issue of Certificates under those Rules, shall be determined by the amount of work involved charged at an hourly rate of £45.50

(e) in Part III for “below,” there shall be substituted “below)”;

(f) in Part V the listed fees set out in column 1 of the Table below shall be replaced by those set out in column 2 of that Table.

(g) in Part VIII, paragraph 2(2) down to the end of sub-paragraph (2)(a) shall be replaced by the following–

For the issue or renewal of a discharge book under paragraph 1 of regulation 18 or under paragraphs 1 or 2 of regulation 19 of the Regulations (except where paragraph 2(2)(b) below applies) to a seaman–

On postal applicationJ £15

OtherJ £35

(h) in Part X–

(i) for the sub-heading and the opening paragraph there shall be substituted the following–

Fees in Respect of Surveys or Inspections, in or outside the United Kingdom, for Waiting Time and Attendance at Unusual Hours, Weekends and Public Holidays.

When an inspector or surveyor is unable to start an inspection, survey or test at the appointed hour, unless this is for reasons over which the applicant, his agent or supplier has no control or

where (except for similar reasons) an inspection, survey or test is disrupted; or

where an inspector or surveyor is called upon to perform services in the United Kingdom at unusual hours, or outside the United Kingdom;

an additional fee in accordance with the following Table shall be payable–

Provided that where the inspector or surveyor is able to avoid waiting time by carrying out other available surveys or inspection work in the vicinity, for which the appropriate fees have been paid, such additional fees will not be payable.

(ii) in the heading to column 3 of the Table “ etc ” shall be deleted;

(iii) there shall be added to the Table a fourth column with the heading “Radio Surveys” and sub-heading “£ per hour or part thereof” with the entries set out in the table below, to be made in respect to the entries referred to on the left–

(1) For waiting time prior to the commencement of and during the course of a survey or inspection:

(2) For abortive visits in the United Kingdom: for the time wasted in excess of one hour at the place of survey or inspection plus the time occupied in travelling to and from the place of survey

(3) When a surveyor or inspector is called upon to perform services in the United Kingdom at unusual hours: for work undertaken during the following hours including time occupied in travelling:

(4) When a surveyor or inspector is called upon to perform services outside the United Kingdom which involve working total hours in any one week in excess of normal weekly employment hours, for the excess hours of work