S.I. No. 594/2010 - Merchant Shipping (Fees) Order 2010.

1. Standard fees applicable in respect of tonnage measurement of ships

GT of Ship

(1)

Fee

(2)

€

Not exceeding 50

272

Exceeds 50 and not exceeding 100

545

Exceeds 100 and not exceeding 1,000

545 plus €44 for each 100GT or part thereof by which the ship exceeds 100GT

Exceeds 1,000 and not exceeding 20,000

952 plus €31 for each 100GT or part thereof by which the ship exceeds 1,000GT subject to a maximum of €6,348

Exceeds 20,000

6,348 plus €25 for each 100GT or part thereof by which the ship exceeds 20,000GT subject to a maximum of €19,046

2. The fee payable in respect of the tonnage measurement of a sister ship, or a foreign ship with an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) transferring to the Irish register, shall be 50 per cent of the appropriate fee set out in the Table at paragraph 1.

3. The fee payable in respect of the tonnage measurement or measurement of a recreational craft not engaged in trade which is of less than 15 metres length overall shall be €165.

4. The fee payable for the tonnage measurement of a fishing vessel which—

(

a

) does not exceed 100GT, shall be 50 per cent of the appropriate fee set out in the Table at paragraph 1, and

(

b

) exceeds 100GT, shall be the same as the appropriate fee set out in the Table at paragraph 1.

5. Where re-measurement of the tonnage of a ship is required as a consequence of alterations made to the ship, the fee payable shall be 50 per cent of the appropriate fee set out in the Table at paragraph 1.

6. In this Schedule, “appropriate fee” means the fee payable accordingly to the GT of the ship.

SCHEDULE 3

Overtime fees

The fees payable in respect of overtime shall be calculated as follows

(

a

) other than on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, €101 per hour, where a survey takes place between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.,

(

b

)€194 per hour, where a survey takes place on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday,

(

c

) for periods of one hour or less than one hour the fee will be charged as one hour at the appropriate overtime rate,

(

d

) for periods exceeding one hour, one quarter fee will be charged for each quarter or part quarter of an hour according to the appropriate rate but in no case shall the fee exceed the fee payable for 10 hours,

(

e

) where, through no fault of a surveyor, a survey cannot be commenced at the hour stated in the application, or cannot be completed without interruption, or if there is a delay after completion, the time during which the surveyor is kept waiting shall be charged at half the full appropriate rate subject to a maximum fee of €954,

(

f

) time spent in travelling will not be treated as overtime except for time spent on a tender between the shore and the vessel and such time will be charged at half the full appropriate overtime rate.

Article 8

SCHEDULE 4

Services provided by Mercantile Marine Offices

Matter in respect of which fee is payable

(1)

Fee

(2)

€

For personal inspection of the Register of any one registered ship

15

For the issue of a transcript of the following entries in the Register relating to any one ship

Current entries

Other entries

36

15

For the certified extract or copy of documents including vessel log books and crew agreements, for each log, record, list, etc

15

For the provision of a seafarer’s certificate of service

15

For the provision of Seaman’s Record Book and Certificates of Discharge

15

For Irish Seaman’s Identity Card

15

For entry of voyages in the Seaman’s Record Book and Certificates of Discharge per voyage

3

For replacement of Seaman’s Record Book and Certificates of Discharge or Irish Seaman’s Identity Card where loss occurs otherwise than by shipwreck or fire at sea

15

For attendance of the Superintendent on board ship by request to render a service other than the engagement or discharge of seamen

58

In addition to the fee specified in column (2) of the Table in respect of a matter mentioned in column (1), a fee based on the estimated cost of the labour shall be charged for a search carried out by the mercantile marine office on behalf of applicants in records including vessel log books and crew agreements.

Article 9

SCHEDULE 5

Fees for registration, transfer and mortgage of ships

Part 1

Fees in respect of transactions in the Ships Register

Matter in respect of which fee is payable

Fee

€

On initial registry, registry anew, re-registry and transfer of registry of ships–

not exceeding 1,500GT

exceeding 1,500GT

201

251

On the transfer, transmission, mortgage and transfer of mortgage of ship or share in ship, according to the gross tonnage of ship or share therein transferred, mortgaged or transmitted (for example, the transfer of a one sixty-fourth share in a ship of 6,400GT equals the transfer of 100GT)—

ships not exceeding 400GT

ships exceeding 400GT

64

64

plus €36 for each 1,000GT or part thereof by which the ship exceeds 400GT

For inspection of Register Book

15

Part 2

Fees in respect of providing documents

Matter in respect of which fee is payable

Fee

€

For certified copy of the particulars entered by the Registrar in the register book on the registry of the ship, together with a certified statement showing the ownership of the ship and details of outstanding encumbrances

36

For certified copy of any declaration or document a copy of which is made evidence by the Merchant Shipping Acts.

15

For any other certified extract from the register book, for each folio of 90 words or portion thereof

15

Article 10

SCHEDULE 6

Fees of Receivers of Wreck

Matter in respect of which fee is payable

Fee

€

For every report required to be sent by a Receiver of Wreck

7

For wreck taken into custody by a Receiver of Wreck

7. 5% of value of the wreck

For services rendered by a Receiver of Wreck in respect of any ship in distress (not being a wreck), or in respect of the cargo or articles belonging to the ship

8. The fees specified in Schedule 4 shall be payable in respect of services provided by mercantile marine offices.

9. In respect of the matters mentioned in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 5, there shall be payable to the Registrar of Ships concerned the fees specified in that Schedule.

10. In respect of the matters mentioned in Schedule 6, there shall be payable to the Receiver of Wreck concerned the fees specified in that Schedule.

11. Unless otherwise provided, the fees and expenses specified in this Order shall in every case be paid to the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office concerned and an official receipt shall be issued by that Office in respect of the payment concerned.

12. The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Order 1998 (

S.I. No. 475 of 1998

) is revoked.

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1

Surveys of cargo ships

Part 1

Fees payable for Cargo Ship safety construction certification

72. 00 for each day during which the Receiver is employed on that service

In addition to the fees set out in this Schedule, expenses incurred by a Receiver of Wreck in the due discharge of his or her functions in a particular case shall be payable.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

26 November 2010.

NOEL DEMPSEY,

Minister for Transport.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance,

13 December 2010.

BRIAN LENIHAN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The Order prescribes the fees payable for various services in relation to shipping and seamen under certain Merchant Shipping Acts and the

Mercantile Marine Act 1955

. The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Order 1998 (

S.I. No. 475 of 1998

) is revoked.

345. 00

Exceeds 3,000 and not exceeding 5,000

1,951.00

653.00

459.00

Exceeds 5,000 and not exceeding 10,000

3,056.00

1,019.00

717.00

Article 5

SCHEDULE 2

Tonnage measurement of ships

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

17

th December

, 2010.

I, NOEL DEMPSEY, Minister for Transport in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 210 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894,

section 5

of the

Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 1939

(No. 12 of 1939),

section 5

(as extended by

section 3

(4) of the

Merchant Shipping Act 1966

(No. 20 of 1966)) of the

Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1952

(No. 29 of 1952),

section 4

of the

Mercantile Marine Act 1955

(No. 29 of 1955),

section 43

of the

Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Wreck) Act 1993

(No. 34 of 1993) and the Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (

S.I. No. 842 of 2005

), with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows