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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 2 - Pollution prevention services

44. Transhipment of oil and other harmful substances

 

(1) A charge of R 1 425 per hour or part thereof, subject to a minimum of R 24 242, is payable to approve a person to conduct a transfer of any oil or other prescribed harmful substance from any ship or tanker within a prohibited area in terms of section 21(1)(b) and section 21(2) of the Marine Pollution (Control and Civil Liability) Act 1981, in order to consider and impose any conditions to which such act shall be performed.

 

(2) A charge of R 1 425 per hour or part thereof, subject to a minimum of R 24 242, is payable to approve an application for the transfer of oil from a ship or tanker to another ship or tanker within a prohibited area in terms of regulation 14, subregulation (1) and (2) of the Regulations relating to the prevention and combating of pollution of the sea by oil, 1984.

 

(3) A charge of R 1 425 per hour or part thereof, is payable to review and approve a person appointed to conduct a transfer operation in terms of regulation 18 of the Regulations relating to the prevention and combating of pollution of the sea by oil, 1984.

 

(4) A charge of R 1 425 per hour or part thereof, is payable by a receiver ship to approve an application to receive oil into its fuel tanks for its own use, from a ship or tanker in a harbour in a prohibited area, where:—
(a) the oil is not obtained from such harbour, but
(b) the laden ship is based in such harbour; and approved to conduct oil transhipments,

in terms of regulation 14 of the Regulations relating to the prevention and combating of pollution of the sea by oil, 1984.

 

(5) In addition, levies are payable as per the Determination of levies regulations, as amended.