1987 No. 548
MERCHANT SHIPPING
MARINE POLLUTION

The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1987

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by–

  1. (i)
    section 33 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention Act) 19491;
  2. (ii)
    section 1(1)(d) of the Anchors and Chain Cables Act 19672;
  3. (iii)
    section 6 of the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Act 19703;
  4. (iv)
    section 84 of the Merchant Shipping Act 19704;
  5. (v)
    section 17 of and Schedule 5 to the Merchant Shippping Act 19745;
  6. (vi)
    section 21(1) and (3)(r) of the Merchant Shipping Act 19796;
  7. (q04vii)
    article 3(2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 19877;
and now vested in him8 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the consent and approval of the Treasury (except in respect of the powers conferred by the Act of 1974) hereby makes the following Regulations:

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 6th April 1987.

2.

The Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 19879 shall be amended as follows–

(a)

in Part I, paragraph 1(2)–

(i)

in section A (CREW), there shall be added at the end the following entries:

Merchant Shipping (Safety Officials and Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 1982

876

1984/93

Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1985

1306

Merchant Shipping (Protective Clothing and Equipment) Regulations 1985

1664

Merchant Shipping (Certification of Marine Engineer Officers and Licensing of Marine Engine Operators) Regulations 1986

1935

(ii)

in section C (DANGEROUS GOODS), there shall be added the following entries–

Merchant Shipping (Chemical Tankers) Regulations 1986

1068

Merchant Shipping (Gas Carriers) Regulations 1986

1073

(iii)

in section E (FIRE AND LIFE SAVING), there shall be added the following entry–

Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1986

1066

(iv)

in section I (RADIO AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT), the entry relating to the Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1980 shall be omitted;

(v)

in section J (SHIPS – CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT), the entry relating to the Anchors and Chain Cables Rules 197010 shall be omitted;

(vi)

in section K the title “OIL POLLUTION” shall be changed to “PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION,” and there shall be added the following entries–

Merchant Shipping (IBC Code) Regulations 1987

549

Merchant Shipping (BCH Code) Regulations 1987

550

Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 1987

551

(b)

In Part I, paragraph 2(d), for “the Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1980” there shall be substituted “the Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Regulations 1984” and for “the Merchant Shipping (Radios (Fishing Vessels) Rules 1984” there shall be substituted “the Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Rules 1974”;

(c)

in Part I, paragraph 3–

(i)

the words “and except in relation to the services referred to in paragraph 5 below” shall be inserted after “Subject to paragraph 4 below”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (c) “under section 76(1) of the Act of 1970” shall be added after “inspection” where it first appears and the word “on” shall be inserted after “whether or not”; and

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (e) the words “except in relation to section K of paragraph 1(2) above, consideration of” shall be inserted at the start;

(d)

in Part I there shall be added a new paragraph–

“5.

Subject to any additional charge payable under Part X of this Schedule, the fee for supervision and inspection under the Anchors and Chain Cables Rules 1970, and the issue of Certificates under those Rules, shall be determined by the amount of work involved charged at an hourly rate of £45.50”;

(e)

in Part III for “below,” there shall be substituted “below)”;

(f)

in Part V the listed fees set out in column 1 of the Table below shall be replaced by those set out in column 2 of that Table.

Column 1

Column 2

£

£

145

150

210

215

45

47

80

83

(g)

in Part VIII, paragraph 2(2) down to the end of sub-paragraph (2)(a) shall be replaced by the following–

  • “For the issue or renewal of a discharge book under paragraph 1 of regulation 18 or under paragraphs 1 or 2 of regulation 19 of the Regulations (except where paragraph 2(2)(b) below applies) to a seaman–

    1. (a)
      1. (i)

        On postal applicationJ £15

      2. (ii)

        OtherJ £35”;

(h)

in Part X–

(i)

for the sub-heading and the opening paragraph there shall be substituted the following–

“Fees in Respect of Surveys or Inspections, in or outside the United Kingdom, for Waiting Time and Attendance at Unusual Hours, Weekends and Public Holidays.

  1. (i)

    When an inspector or surveyor is unable to start an inspection, survey or test at the appointed hour, unless this is for reasons over which the applicant, his agent or supplier has no control or

  2. (ii)

    where (except for similar reasons) an inspection, survey or test is disrupted; or

  3. (iii)

    where an inspector or surveyor is called upon to perform services in the United Kingdom at unusual hours, or outside the United Kingdom;

an additional fee in accordance with the following Table shall be payable–

Provided that where the inspector or surveyor is able to avoid waiting time by carrying out other available surveys or inspection work in the vicinity, for which the appropriate fees have been paid, such additional fees will not be payable.”;

(ii)

in the heading to column 3 of the Table “etc” shall be deleted;

(iii)

there shall be added to the Table a fourth column with the heading “Radio Surveys” and sub-heading “£ per hour or part thereof” with the entries set out in the table below, to be made in respect to the entries referred to on the left–

Radio Surveys

£ per hour or part thereof

1.

For waiting time prior to the commencement of and during the course of a survey or inspection:

for periods not in excess of one hour

No fee

for periods in excess of one hour–

for surveys in the United Kingdom

£49.00

for surveys abroad

£98.00

2.

For abortive visits in the United Kingdom: for the time wasted in excess of one hour at the place of survey or inspection plus the time occupied in travelling to and from the place of survey

£49.00

3.

When a surveyor or inspector is called upon to perform services in the United Kingdom at unusual hours: for work undertaken during the following hours including time occupied in travelling:

Mondays to Fridays inclusive between 6pm and 8am and all day Saturday

£24.50

Sundays and Public Holidays

£49.00

4.

When a surveyor or inspector is called upon to perform services outside the United Kingdom which involve working total hours in any one week in excess of normal weekly employment hours, for the excess hours of work

£12.30 per hour

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

Michael Spicer
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1987. They increase the fees payable in respect of the registration of ships by approximately 3.6%. The Regulations include further regulations for services in respect of which hourly fees are payable, in particular the Regulations made to implement the coming into force of Annex II (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) to the Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of Ships 1973 (MARPOL).

These Regulations also make clarifications, and correct errors, in the main Regulations.