South African Maritime Safety Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 5 of 1998)NoticesDetermination of Charges, 2024Part 3 : Ship Safety and Security, and Pollution PreventionDivision 1 - Ship safety services15. 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. |