The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006

PART 4 Certificates of Equivalent Competency

1.  In a Table of fees in this Part, references—

(a) in section 1, to a certificate, endorsement or examination are to a certificate of equivalent competency or endorsement under the Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations 1997(1) and to an examination for any such certificate;

(b) in section 2, to a certificate, endorsement or examination are to a certificate of equivalent competency or endorsement under the Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1984(2) and to an examination for any such certificate.

2.  Where the fee prescribed in item 1 in Table A or Table D has been paid the fee prescribed in item 4 of that table is to be collected by means of a refund of £25 from the fee prescribed in item 1 if the application is withdrawn or rejected on the grounds that the applicant does not meet the preliminary criteria for detailed assessment.

SECTION 1: MERCHANT NAVY

Table A: Certificates

(1) Item	(2) Subject of fee	(3) Amount of fee
1.	An application for consideration of a person’s qualifications for issue of a certificate of equivalent competency, including the issue of such a certificate	£76
2.	The issue of a subsequent temporary certificate of equivalent competency	£76
3.	The issue of a certificate of equivalent competency as an officer	£25
4.	The rejection of, or failure to continue with, an application for issue of a certificate of equivalent competency	£51

Table B: Examinations

(1) Item	(2) Subject of fee	(3) Amount of fee
1.	An oral examination for competency, on each occasion a person presents himself	£141
2.	An oral examination to assess a person’s standard of English language, on each occasion he presents himself	£94
3.	An oral examination to assess a candidate’s standard of knowledge of United Kingdom legal and administrative processes, on each occasion he presents himself	£94
4.	An oral examination to assess a person’s standard of English language together with his standard of knowledge of United Kingdom legal and administrative processes, on each occasion he presents himself	£141

Table C: Endorsement and revalidation

(1) Item	(2) Subject of fee	(3) Amount of fee
1.	The addition or removal of, or amendment to, an endorsement or tanker endorsement	£52
2.	The grant of a certificate of continued proficiency and updating of knowledge in respect of (a “revalidation” of) a certificate of equivalent competency	£76

SECTION 2: FISHING VESSELS

Table D: Certificates

(1) Item	(2) Subject of fee	(3) Amount of fee
1.	An application for consideration of a person’s qualifications for issue of a certificate of equivalent competency, including the issue of such a certificate	£76
2.	The issue of a subsequent temporary certificate of equivalent competency	£76
3.	The issue of a certificate of equivalent competency as an officer	£25
4.	The rejection of, or failure to continue with, an application for issue of a certificate of equivalent competency	£51

Table E: Examinations

(1) Item	(2) Subject of fee	(3) Amount of fee
1.	An oral examination for competency, on each occasion a person presents himself	£141
2.	An oral examination to assess a person’s standard of English language, on each occasion on which the candidate presents himself	£94
3.	An oral examination to assess a candidate’s standard of knowledge of United Kingdom legal and administrative processes, on each occasion on which the candidate presents himself	£94
4.	An oral examination to assess a candidate’s standard of English language together with his standard of knowledge of United Kingdom legal and administrative processes, on each occasion on which the candidate presents himself	£141

Table F: Endorsement and revalidation

(1) Item	(2) Subject of fee	(3) Amount of fee
1.	The addition or removal of, or amendment to, an endorsement	£52
2.	The grant of a certificate of continued proficiency and updating of knowledge in respect of (a “revalidation” of) a certificate of equivalent competency	£76

(1)

S.I. 1997/348, amended by S.I. 1997/1911, 1997/2971, 2000/836 and 2006/89.

(2)

S.I. 1984/1115, amended by S.I. 1995/1428, 1997/297 and 1998/1013.