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South African Maritime Safety Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 5 of 1998)

Notices

Determination of Charges, 2022

Part 3 : Ship Safety and Security and Pollution Prevention

Division 1 - Ship safety services

27. Approval of plans and stability books

 

(1) A charge of R 1 186 per hour or part thereof is payable for the scrutiny and approval of plans for any new construction, alteration, rebuilding, registration, or refurbishment of a ship and subject to this subregulation, the following charges are payable for the inspection and approval of a ship's stability book or stability statement where the charges cover the following:
(a) The initial submission of stability books and plans and perusal; and
(b) The service includes two visits to the ship:

 

Item

Tonnage of ship

Local Charge

International Charge

Passenger Ships

Other Ships

Passenger Ships

Other ships

(1)

< 25 tons (or < 14m LOA)

R 1 186

R 1 186

R 1 654

R 1 156

(2)

≥ 25 tons (or ≥ 14m LOA) but < 100 tons (or < 24m LOA)

R 4 668

R 3 364

R 6 534

R 4 571

(3)

≥ 100 but < 500 tons

R 5 865

R 4 103

R 8 217

R 5 755

(4)

≥ 500 but < 1 600 tons

R 6 984

R 4 887

R 9 774

R 6 844

(5)

≥ 1 600 but < 10 000

tons

R 11 650

R 8 156

R 16 306

R 11 415

(6)

≥ 10 000 tons

R 48 603

R 33 999

R 68 053

R 47 642

 

(2) If additional ship visits, re-submissions and inspections are required to complete the approval due to any act or omission of the owner, an additional charge of R 1 186 per hour or part thereof plus subsistence and travel is payable for each resubmission or inspection.

 

(3) A charge of R 1 186 per hour, or part thereof is payable for the witnessing and verification of an inclining experiment, including a report if necessary.