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

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Determination of Charges, 2022

Part 2 : Ship Registration, Licensing, and Tonnage Measurement

9. Ship registration

 

(1) A charge of R1 186 is payable for the following services:
(a) Issuing a carving and marking note which covers one visit to the ship;
(b) Inspection of a carving and marking note which covers one visit to the ship; and
(c) 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; and
(d) registering a ship on bareboat charter:

 

Item

Tonnage of a Ship

Local Charge

International Charge

(1)

<25 GT and <24m Pleasure Vessels

R 2 523

R 3 538

(2)

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

R 4 748

R 6 649

(3)

≥200 GT but <1000 GT

R 9 500

R 13 291

(4)

≥1000 GT

R 8 R 9 500 plus R 955 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R31 654

R 13 291 plus R 1 326 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R33 550

 

(3) A fee of R 1 520 is payable for the issue or endorsement of any Registration Certificate including:
(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; and
(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 particulars:

 

Item

Tonnage of a Ship

Charge

Local Charge

International Charge

(1)

<25 GT and <24m Pleasure Vessels

R 2 358

R 3 301

(2)

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

R 4 693

R 6 576

(3)

≥200 GT but <1000 GT

R 7 044

R 9 864

(4)

≥1000 GT

R 9 500 plus R 955 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R 30 293

R 113 291 plus R 1 326 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R 33 549

 

(5) The following charges are payable for the relevant service:
(a) granting a temporary pass in the place of a registration certificate—R 1 520;
(b) issuing a Continuous Synopsis Record, or any amendment or revision of the record, for a ship – R 1 186;
(c) Transcript of Registration at time of registration—R 1 186; and
(d) Transcript of Register subsequent to registration—R 1 186.