Merchant Shipping (Fees) Order, 1998

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 475/1998
• Year: 1998

S.I. No. 475 of 1998.
MERCHANT SHIPPING (FEES) ORDER, 1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CITATION AND COMMENCEMENT 6 DEFINITIONS 6 FEES PAYABLE FOR PASSENGER SHIP SURVEYS AND CERTIFICATION 8 FEES FOR SURVEY OF SHIPS IN DRY DOCK 10 FEES FOR EXAMINATION OF PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS 10 FEES FOR TESTING, INSPECTING AND EXAMINING PLANS OF SIDESCUTTLES, FIRE RESISTING DOORS AND MATERIALS, SHIPS' SIDE AND OTHER HULL FITTINGS 11 FEES FOR SURVEY OF SHIPS' BOILERS 11 PART 2 12 CARGO SHIPS 12 FEES FOR CARGO SHIP SAFETY CONSTRUCTION SURVEYS AND CERTIFICATION 12 PART 3 15 PASSENGER BOATS 15 FEES FOR THE LICENSING AND INSPECTION OF PASSENGER BOATS 15 PART 4 15 RADIO 15 FEES FOR A SAFETY RADIO CERTIFICATE OR A QUALIFIED SAFETY RADIO CERTIFICATE TOGETHER WITH AN EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE AND FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE RADIO INSTALLATION FOR VESSELS COMPLYING WITH THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (RADIO VESSELS COMPLYING WITH THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (RADIO INSTALLATIONS) RULES, 1983, AS AMENDED AND THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (RADIO) RULES 1992. 15
PART 5 17 SAFETY EQUIPMENT 17 FEES FOR A SAFETY EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE OR A QUALIFIED SAFETY EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE TOGETHER WITH AN EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE 17 FEES FOR INSPECTION OF THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT OF SHIPS NOT REQUIRED TO HOLD SAFETY EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATES 18 FEES FOR TESTING AND INSPECTING LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES 19 THE INSPECTION OF LIGHTS AND FOG SIGNALS ON ANY SHIP (INCLUDING ISSUE OF SURVEYOR'S REPORT OF INSPECTION) 19 PART 6 20 LOAD LINE SURVEYS AND INSPECTIONS, LOADING OF GRAIN CARGOES AND SURVEYS FOR SEAWORTHINESS 20 LOAD LINE SURVEYS AND INSPECTIONS, LOADING OF GRAIN CARGOES AND SURVEYS FOR SEAWORTHINESS 20 STABILITY REQUIREMENTS 23 EXEMPTIONS FOR DEEPER LOADING 24 EXEMPTIONS FOR SINGLE VOYAGES 25 GENERAL 26 LOADING OF GRAIN CARGOES 26 FEES FOR SURVEY FOR SEAWORTHINESS 26 PART 7 28 CREW ACCOMMODATION 28
FEES FOR INSPECTION OF CREW SPACES 28 PART 8 28 TONNAGE MEASUREMENT 28 STANDARD FEE 28 RE-MEASUREMENT OF TONNAGES 30 TONNAGE MEASUREMENT OF FISHING VESSELS 31 COPIES OF CERTIFICATES AND DETAILS OF TONNAGE CALCULATIONS 31 PART 9 31 EXAMINATIONS, TESTS AND RELATED SERVICES 31 GENERAL 31 DECK OFFICER CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY 32 ENDORSEMENT OF DECK OFFICER CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY OF SERVICE 32 MARINE ENGINEER OFFICER CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AND MARINE ENGINE OPERATOR CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION 33 ENDORSEMENT OF MARINE ENGINEER OFFICER CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY OR SERVICE 34 CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY FOR FISHING VESSEL DECK OFFICERS 34 CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY FOR FISHING VESSEL ENGINEER OFFICER 35 FEES FOR CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE (FISHING VESSELS) 36 ABLE SEAMAN (AB) AND EFFICIENT DECK HAND (EDH) CERTIFICATES 36 CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT (CPSC) 36
SIGHT TESTS 36 PART 10 38 SURVEYORS' EXPENSES 38 SURVEYORS' EXPENSES IN THE STATE OR NORTHERN IRELAND 38 SURVEYS ABROAD 38 OVERTIME CHARGES 38 PART 11 39 FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY MERCHANTILE MARINE OFFICES 39 GENERAL 39 ENGAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE OF SEAMEN 39 ADDITIONAL FEES FOR THE ENGAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE OF SEAMEN ON BOARD SHIP 39 OTHER SERVICES ON BOARD SHIP 40 OVERTIME CHARGES 40 WAITING TIME DURING OFFICE HOURS 40 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP 40 INSPECTION OF REGISTERS AND MISCELLANEOUS CENTRAL REGISTER OF SHIPS 41 REGISTERS AND RECORDS RESPECTING SEAMEN AND PASSENGERS 41 REPLACEMENT OF CERTIFICATES 42 DISCHARGE BOOK AND SEAMAN'S IDENTITY CARD 42 SIGNAL LETTERS 42 SECOND SCHEDULE 43
FEES FOR REGISTRATION, TRANSFER AND MORTGAGE OF SHIPS 43 NOTES 43 TRANSACTIONS IN THE SHIPS REGISTER AND INSPECTION OF THE REGISTER 43 COPIES OF DOCUMENTS 43 THIRD SCHEDULE 44 FEES OF RECEIVERS OF WRECK 44 NOTE 44 FEES 44
S.I. No. 475 of 1998
MERCHANT SHIPPING (FEES) ORDER, 1998
I, Michael Woods, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5 of the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1939 (No. 12 of 1939), section 5 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1952 (No. 29 of 1952), as extended by section 3 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1966 (No. 20 of 1966), section 4 of the Mercantile Marine Act, 1955 (No. 29 of 1955), section 26 of the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act, 1968 (No. 17 of 1968), section 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Certification of Seamen) Act, 1979 (No. 37 of 1979), section 31 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1992 , the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 91 of 1987 ), and by the Marine (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 301 of 1997 ) and with the consent of the Minister for Finance hereby order as follows:-
	1 Citation and Commencement	1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Order, 1998, and shall come into operation on the 14th day of December, 1998.
	2 Definitions	2. In this Order:-
"a certificate of Irish tonnage" means a certificate issued to the owner of a ship registered in the State the tonnage of which has been ascertained in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 369 of 1984 );
"a classed ship" means a ship which has been surveyed by or on behalf of an Assigning Authority (other than the Minister) and has, following such survey, been classified by that authority in accordance with standards set for ships by it and remains so classified at the date of the survey or inspection for which a fee is payable under this Order;
"alternative tonnage" means the alternative gross and register tonnages of a ship ascertained in accordance with paragraph 12 of the Fourth Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 369 of 1984 );
"assigning authority" means a body which is an assigning authority for the purpose of the load line rules for the time being in force under the Act;
"cargo ship" means a ship other than a passenger ship;
"1969 Convention Tonnages" means tonnage ascertained in accordance with Part II of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 369 of 1984 );
"crew spaces" means crew accommodation within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation on Board Ship) Regulations, 1951 ( S.I. No. 95 of 1951 );
"examination" means an examination for a certificate of competency or service or qualification or for an endorsement to any certificate conducted by an examiner appointed for that purpose by the Minister;
"Interim Scheme Tonnages" means the gross tonnage of a ship ascertained under the Interim Scheme for the tonnage measurement of certain ships adopted by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by Resolution A494(XII);
"International Tonnage Certificate" means a certificate issued under the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (1969);
"long international voyages" means a long international voyage within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act, 1952 (No. 29 of 1952);
"modified tonnage" means the gross and register tonnages of a ship ascertained in accordance with paragraph 11(3) of the Fourth Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 369 of 1984 );
"passenger ship" means a ship carrying more than 12 passengers;
"passenger boat" means any boat which is used to carry not more than 12 passengers for reward in any capacity including transport to islands, transport on rivers, carrying of people to and from work, transport in connection with sightseeing, diving, birdwatching etc.;
"sea area A1" means an area within the radiotelephone coverage of at least one VHF coast station in which continuous DSC alerting is available;
"sea area A2" means an area, excluding sea area A1, within the radiotelephone coverage of at least one MF coast station in which continuous DSC alerting is available, as may be defined in a Marine Notice;
"sea area A3" means an area, excluding sea areas A1 and A2, within the coverage of an INMARSAT geostationary satellite in which continuous alerting is available;
"sea area A4" means an area outside sea areas A1, A2 and A3;
"single tonnage" means the tonnage of a ship ascertained in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of the Fourth Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 369 of 1984 );
"sister ship" means a ship which corresponds in all major respects relevant to the measurement for tonnage with a ship the tonnage of which has been previously ascertained under the Tonnage Regulations, and for which the calculation for tonnage is available to the Certifying Authority to which, prior to the commencement of its measurement for tonnage, application has been made in writing by or on behalf of the owner of the ship requesting it to be treated as a sister ship;
"Superintendent" means a superintendent of a Mercantile Marine Office or a duly appointed deputy;
"the Act" means the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act, 1968 (No. 17 of 1968);
"the Minister" means the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources;
"the Tonnage Regulations" means the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 369 of 1984 );
"tons" means gross tons and a reference to tons:
(a) in relation to a ship having alternative gross tonnage under paragraph 12 of the Fourth Schedule to the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations, 1984 (...