The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1987

PART I SURVEYS, INSPECTIONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION

1.  In this Part of the Schedule “the statutory requirements” means any provision of the following:

(1) Primary Legislation

The principal Act, Parts III and V, the Act of 1948, the Act of 1949, the Act of 1967, the Act of 1970, and the Act of 1979, sections 20 and 21.

(2) Statutory Instruments

TITLE	S.I. Number	Amended by S.I.
A. CREW
Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) Regulations 1972	1871	1975/733 1978/36
Merchant Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices)Regulations 1980	686
Merchant Shipping (Means of Access) Regulations 1981	1729	1983/117
Merchant Shipping (Health and Safety: General Duties) Regulations 1984	408
B. CREW ACCOMMODATION
Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations 1978	795	1979/491
C. DANGEROUS GOODS
Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 1981	1747	1986/1069
D. DIVING AND SUBMERSIBLES
Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Construction and Survey) Regulations 1981	1098
E. FIRE AND LIFE SAVING
Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1980	538	1981/577 1986/1072
Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Regulations 1980	544	1981/574 1985/1194 1986/1070
Merchant Shipping (Musters) Regulations 1980	542	1981/578 1986/1071
Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1984	1218	1985/1193 1986/1070
Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Ships built before 25th May 1980) Regulations 1985	1218	1986/1070
Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Non-United Kingdom) (Non-SOLAS) Rules 1986	1248
F. FISHING VESSELS
Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1972	1872	1975/733
Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975	2220
Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1984	1115
Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975	330	1976/432 1977/313 1978/1598
G. LOAD LINES
Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Rules 1968	1053	1970/1003 1979/1267 1980/641
Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) (Length of Ship) Regulations 1968	1072
Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) (Deck Cargo) Regulations 1968	1089
Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) (Exemption) Order 1968	1116
Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) (Particulars of Depth of Loading) Regulations 1972	1841
Merchant Shipping (Grain) Regulations 1985	1217
H. MEDICAL STORES
Merchant Shipping (Medical Stores) Regulations 1986	144
I. RADIO AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT
Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1980	529	1981/582 1984/346 1984/1223 1985/1216 1986/1075
Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1980	530	1981/579 1984/1203
Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1984	1203	1985/659
Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations Surveys) Regulations 1981	583
Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Rules 1974	1919
J. SHIPS—CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
Anchors and Chain Cables Rules 1970	1453
Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction) Regulations 1980	535	1984/1220 1985/660 1986/1074
Merchant Shipping (Closing of Openings in Hulls and Watertight Bulkheads) Regulations 1980	540
Merchant Shipping (Pilot Ladders and Hoists) Regulations 1980	543	1981/581
Merchant Shipping (Automatic Pilot and Testing of Steering Gear) Regulations 1981	571
Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Regulations 1981	572	1984/1219 1985/663
Merchant Shipping (Application of Construction and Survey Regulations to other Ships) Regulations 1985	661
Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Regulations 1984	1217	1986/1067
Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Survey) Regulations 1981	573	1985/211
Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Classification) Regulations 1981	1472
Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction and Survey) Regulations 1984	1216	1986/1074
K. OIL POLLUTION
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1983	1398	1985/2040
Merchant Shipping (Reception Facilities) Order 1984	862

2.  Subject to any additional charge payable under Part X of this Schedule, the fees for the services in this Part of the Schedule shall be determined by the amount of work involved, charged at an hourly rate of £45.50, except in the case of any service in connection with:

(a) the Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1972 and the Merchant Shipping (Provision and Water) Regulations 1972, when the hourly rate shall be £30;

(b) the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 when the hourly rate shall be £37;

(c) the Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975 when the hourly rate shall be £37; and

(d) the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1980, the Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1980, the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations Surveys) Regulations 1981 and the Merchant Shipping (Radios) (Fishing Vessels) Rules 1984 when the hourly rate shall be £49.

3.  Subject to paragraph 4 below, the services in this Part of this Schedule are:

(a) any survey or inspection of a ship or its equipment for the issue, amendment, endorsement or renewal of a certificate in accordance with or showing compliance with any of the statutory requirements;

(b) any other inspection of a ship or its equipment under section 76(1) of the Act of 1970, on the application of the owner for the purpose of seeing that the ship complies with any of the statutory requirements;

(c) any other inspection otherwise than on the application of the owner to ensure compliance with the statutory requirements where a previous inspection (whether or not the owner’s application) has revealed a failure to comply with any of those requirements;

(d) any inspection or survey where the ship or any of its equipment subject to the statutory requirements has been damaged, changed or modified for the purpose of seeing that the ship complies with the statutory requirements after such damage, change or modification;

(e) any application for an exemption in accordance with the provisions of any of the statutory requirements;

(f) arranging the appointment of a surveyor not employed by the Department of Transport to undertake a survey or inspection outside the UK in accordance with the statutory requirements.

4.  Where a fee is specified in or covered by another part of this Schedule for any survey, inspection or certificate in connection with any of the statutory requirements, the fee shall be payable in accordance with that Part and not this.