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

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Determination of Charges, 2024

Part 3 : Ship Safety and Security, and Pollution Prevention

Division 1 - Ship safety services

15. Survey of ship (other than passenger ship) for local general safety certificate or certificate of fitness

 

(1) Subject to subregulations (2), (3), (4), and (5), the following charges are payable for the survey of a ship, other than a passenger ship, for a local general safety certificate, with or without a local safety exemption certificate, or a certificate of fitness:

 

Item

Description of ship

Charge

(1)

Rowing boats

R 409

(2)

Mechanically propelled ships and sailing ships < 6 metres in length

R 637

(3)

Ships ≥ 6 but < 9 metres in length

R 996

(4)

Ships ≥ 9 metres in length but < 25 tons (or ≤14m LOA)

R 2 010

(5)

Ships ≥ 25 (or >14m LOA) but < 100 tons

R 4 222

(6)

Ships ≥ 100 but < 500 tons

R 6 959

(7)

Ships ≥ 500 but < 1 600 tons

R 11 194

(8)

Ships ≥ 1 600 but < 3 000 tons

R 16 710

(9)

Ships ≥ 3 000 tons

R 22 331

 

(2) Charges in the tables forming part of subregulation (1) covers one visit to the ship where following special circumstances are applicable:
(a) For item (1) – (4) in the tables, the survey covers all parts of the ship including the hull inspection and inspection of radio installations except for Category A and seagoing passenger vessels.
(b) The survey excludes the hull [Determination 20], where the survey thereof requires the ship to be dry-docked, slipped, or lifted by a synchro-lift or crane, the ship's radio installations [Determination 19], nor the scrutiny of plans or stability books [Determination 27].
(c) Groups of boats appearing on a single certificate will be charged at R 1 425 per hour or part thereof.

 

(3) If additional visits are required to those in subregulation (2) above, an additional charge of R 1 425 per hour or part thereof is applicable.

 

(4)

(a) Where surveys are conducted by appointed local small vessel surveyors other than officers, an administration fee of R 164 is payable by the surveyor to SAMSA with each return of the documentation.
(b) This fee includes the issuing of a local general safety certificate, certificate of fitness or a hull certificate and is not an additional charge to those contemplated in subregulation (1) above.
(c) The charges in subregulation (1) may not be amended by the surveyors who must issue a receipt as envisaged by [Determination 6].
(d) The R 164 due to SAMSA is borne by the surveyor concerned and payable at the responsible SAMSA office.

 

(5) Where a service is provided in calculating and issue of a SAMSA buoyancy certificate or related document a fee of R 1 425 per hour or part thereof is payable.