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South African Maritime Safety Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 5 of 1998)

Notices

Determination of Charges

Part 2 : Ship Registration, Licensing, and Tonnage Measurement

9. Ship registration, etc.

 

(1) A charge of R975 of payable for the following services
(a) Issuing a carving and marking note and inspection of the marking which covers one visit to the ship.
(b) Renewing a ship’s registration

 

(2) The charges in the table below are applicable for the purposes of Initial Registration as well as the following conditions;
(a) registering a ship anew upon change of ownership;
(b) registering a ship anew upon sale under a certificate of sale;
(c) registering a ship anew because of alterations to the ship;
(d) registering a ship on bareboat charter:

 

Item

Tonnage of a Ship

Local Charge

International Charge

(1)

<25 GT and <24m Pleasure Vessels

R2 075-00

R2 910-00

(2)

≥25GT and ≥24m pleasure vessels but <200 GT

R3 905-00

R5 470-00

 

(3)

≥200 GT but <1000 GT

R7 815-00

R10 935-00

(4)

≥1000 GT

R7 815-00 plus R785 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R26 045-00

R10 953-00 plus R1 090 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R27 605-00

 

(3) A fee of R1 250-00 is payable for the issue or endorsement of any Registration Certificate
(a) granting a new registration certificate where the original has been mislaid, lost, or destroyed;
(b) registering alterations to a ship in the register;
(c) registering the transfer or transmission of ownership of a ship or of a share in a ship;
(d) registering a mortgage instrument;
(e) registering the transfer of a mortgage;
(f) registering the transmission of an interest in a mortgage;
(g) registering the discharge of mortgage;
(h) changing a ships home port;
(i) issuing a deletion certificate.

 

(4) the following charges are applicable for the survey of a ship to determine its suitability to be registered in the Republic, including verifying the ship’s:

 

Item

Tonnage of a Ship

Charge

Local Charge

International Charge

(1)

<25 GT and <24m Pleasure Vessels

R1 940-00

R2 715-00

(2)

≥25GT and ≥24m pleasure vessels but <200 GT

R3 860-00

R5 410-00

 

(3)

≥200 GT but <1000 GT

R5 795-00

R8 115-00

(4)

≥1000 GT

R7 815-00 plus R785 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R24 925-00

R10 935-00 plus R1 090 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R27 605-00

 

(5) the following charges are payable for the relevant service
(a) granting a temporary pass in the place of a registration certificate — R975;
(b) issuing a continuous synopsis record, or any amendment or revision of the record, for a ship — R455;
(c) (8) certifying a copy of an extract from the register at time of registration — R975;
(d) Certifying a copy of the of transactions recorded in the register after registration — R975.