The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1987

PART VIII SEAMEN'S DOCUMENTS

Fees for the Issue of British Seamen’s Cards and Discharge Books

1.  In this Part “the Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Documents) Regulations 1972(1); and the person to whom a British Seaman’s Card or a discharge book has been issued is referred to as the holder of it.

Service	Fee
2.  — (1) For the issue of a British Seaman’s Card:— (a) to a British Seaman under regulation 5 of the Regulations:
(i) on postal application	£15
(ii) Other	£35
(b) to a person who would, but for the provisions of regulation 9 of the Regulations, be regarded as the holder of a British Seaman’s Card:
(i) on postal application	£15
(ii) Other	£35
(c) to a person who has ceased to be regarded as the holder of a British Seaman’s Card because it has been lost, destroyed or defaced through shipwreck or fire at sea	No fee
(2) For the issue of a discharge book under paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of regulation 19 of the Regulations to a seaman—
(a) who, in accordance with regulation 18(1)(b) of the Regulations, produces a Seaman’s Record Book (as defined in regulation 1(2)(h) of the Regulations), which has been issued to him, or a discharge book of which he would, but for the provisions of regulation 25(b) of the Regulations, be regarded as the holder:
(i) on postal application	£15
(ii) Other	£35
(b) to whom a Seaman’s Record Book (as so defined) has been issued or who was the holder of a discharge book, which in either case has been lost, destroyed or defaced through shipwreck or fire at sea	No fee

(1)

S.I. 1972/1295, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.