
2018 No. 1104
Merchant Shipping
The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018
Made 16th October 2018
Laid before Parliament 22nd October 2018
Coming into force 13th November 2018
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 302 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995  and article 35 of the Hovercraft (General) Order 1972 , and with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations.
Citation, commencement and expiry
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 13th November 2018.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations cease to have effect at the end of the period of ten years beginning with the day on which they come into force.
(3) These Regulations, so far as they relate to the entry for the Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards of Safety Communications) Regulations 1997 in Schedule 1, in Part 1, in the table in paragraph 5, in section A, fourth row, cease to have effect at the end of the period of seven years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force.
Interpretation
2 
In these Regulations—
 “the Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
 “the Agency” means the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Transport;
 “inspection” includes audit, survey and test;
 “issue” includes amendment, endorsement, re-issue and renewal;
 “local office” means—
(i) one of the Agency's Marine Offices ,
(ii) an office of the Marine Management Organisation ,
(iii) an office of Marine Scotland , or
(iv) an office of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland ;
 “premium service”, in relation to a fee, means a service performed for an applicant attending in person at a local office or at the office where the register of British ships is kept , or attending a priority appointment online;
 “standard hourly rate” means—
(i) £120 per hour in respect of any work carried out after 12th November 2018 and before 13th November 2019, and
(ii) £147 per hour in respect of any work carried out after 12th November 2019; and
 “vessel” has the same meaning as  “ship” in the Act.
Fees payable to the Agency
3 

(1) The fee payable in respect of a service or other function described in Schedule 1 is the fee—
(a) specified in that Schedule in relation to that service or function, or
(b) otherwise determined under that Schedule.
(2) Where a fee is payable in respect of the issue of a certificate, the Agency is not required to issue the certificate until that fee has been paid.
Payment for travel, subsistence and other expenses
4 

(1) Where a fee is determined by reference to the amount of work involved, the fee includes an amount for the time spent travelling, except that travelling time in excess of —
(a) 4 hours for each visit to a ship or a person  in the United Kingdom, and
(b) 10 hours in any period of 24 hours for travel from the United Kingdom to a ship or a person  located abroad and back to the United Kingdom,
is to be disregarded.
(2) The reasonable cost of travel and subsistence incurred in visiting a ship or a person  outside the United Kingdom is to be reimbursed to the Agency in addition to the fee payable under these Regulations.
(3) Paragraph (4) applies to expenses reasonably incurred in respect of any assistance provided to the Agency by a person not employed by it.
(4) To the extent that the expenses referred to in paragraph (3) relate to a service or function of the Agency for which a fee is payable under these Regulations, they are to be reimbursed to the Agency in addition to that fee.
Transitional provisions
5 

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where an application for a service or other function for which a fee is payable under these Regulations is made before the day they come into force, but the service or function is provided on or after that date, the fee payable in respect of that service or function is the fee prescribed immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations.
(2) Paragraph (3) applies where—
(a) an application for a service or other function is made before these Regulations come into force,
(b) the fee payable in respect of that service or function is to be calculated by reference to an hourly rate, and
(c) any work to conduct that service or function is carried out after these Regulations come into force.
(3) The hourly rates prescribed under these Regulations apply for the purpose of calculating—
(a) the fee in respect of the service or other function carried out after the date these Regulations come into force, and
(b) any additional fee which becomes payable under Part 14 of Schedule 1 by reason of an event occurring after that date.
Revocation
6 
The Regulations specified in Schedule 2 are revoked.
Amendments
7 

(1) In each of the regulations specified in paragraph (2), for  “Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006” substitute “
                Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018
              ”.
(2) The regulations specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—
(a) regulations 11(1) and 13(1)(b) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution From Ships) Regulations 2008 ,
(b) regulations 11(1) and 13(1)(b) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 ,
(c) regulation 8(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships) Safety Code for UK Categorised Waters) Regulations 2010 ,
(d) regulation 22(3) of the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2011 , and
(e) regulations 15(1)(c) and 17(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018 .
Review
8 

(1) The Secretary of State must—
(a) carry out a review of the regulatory provision contained in these Regulations, and
(b) publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.
(2) The report must be published before 13th November 2023.
(3) Section 30(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015  requires that the report published under this regulation must, in particular—
(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision referred to in paragraph (1)(a),
(b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved,
(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate, and
(d) if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.
(4) In this regulation,  “regulatory provision” has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Nusrat Ghani

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport
We consent to the making of these Regulations
Mike Freer
Rebecca Harris

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

SCHEDULE 1
FEES UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1995

Regulation 3
PART 1 Surveys, Inspections and Applications for Exemption
Interpretation
1 
In this Part,  “the statutory requirements” means requirements imposed by or under—
(a) the Act, and
(b) the statutory instruments listed in the Table in this Part.
Application of Part 1
2 

(1) Subject to paragraph 3, this Part applies to—
(a) the inspection of a ship, its equipment or management, for the issue of—
(i) a certificate; or
(ii) a letter of acceptance in lieu of a certificate;
(b) the approval and appointment of a surveyor not employed by the Agency to undertake an inspection mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), the consideration of the results thereof and the issue of a certificate or letter of acceptance in lieu of a certificate;
(c) an application for exemption from any of the statutory requirements (and the issue of an exemption, if approved);
(d) an inspection under section 258(1) of the Act;
(e) an inspection pursuant to the statutory requirements which results in the detention of a ship to which Part I of the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2011 applies, and any subsequent inspection relating to the deficiencies which led to the detention;
(f) an inspection pursuant to the statutory requirements which results in the issue of a  prohibition of departure notice issued in accordance with regulation 8 of the Merchant Shipping (Inspections of Ro-Ro Passenger Ships and High-Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2023  and any subsequent inspection relating to the deficiencies which led to the issue of that notice.
(g) an inspection for the purposes of an approval under regulation 9(2), or an extension of an approval under regulation 9(4), of the Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2021;
(h) an inspection for the purposes of an approval under regulation 48(2), or an extension of an approval under regulation 48(5), of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022
(2) In this paragraph and paragraph 3,  “certificate” means a certificate of compliance with any of the statutory requirements.
3 
Where a fee is prescribed under another Part of this Schedule in respect of an application for the issue of a certificate, that fee applies and not the fee prescribed under this Part.
Deposit and time for payment
4 

(1) A person applying in respect of a service mentioned in paragraph 2(1)(a) or (c) must, before commencement of the work, pay a deposit on account of the fee calculated by reference to an estimate of the duration of the work likely to be required and the standard hourly rate.
(2) The amount of deposit is subject to review during the course of the work, and the applicant must pay any additional sum calculated by reference to any increased estimate of the work likely to be required.
(3) At the conclusion of the work, the fee is to be recalculated by reference to the actual duration and the difference is to be paid by, or as the case may be, refunded to, the applicant.
Fees for inspections, etc.
5 
Subject to any additional fee which may be payable under Part 14 of this Schedule, the fee for a service or function to which this Part applies performed by a person employed by the Agency is to be determined by reference to the time spent in doing the necessary work and calculated at the standard hourly rate.

Table of statutory instruments imposing statutory requirementsTitle of instrument S.I. number Amending or modifying instruments
A CREW
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Entry into Enclosed Spaces) Regulations 2022 2022/96 . . .
The Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) Regulations 1989 1989/102 
1993/1072
2005/2114
2014/1614

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995 1995/1802 1996/2821
The Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards of Safety Communications) Regulations 1997 1997/529 
1999/1704
2004/1266
2006/89

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 1997/2962 
1998/2411
2001/54
2014/1616
2015/21
2015/1692
2016/1026

The Merchant Shipping (Compulsory Insurance: Ships Receiving Trans-shipped Fish) Regulations 1998 1998/209 2015/664
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Employment of Young Persons) Regulations 1998 1998/2411 
2002/2125
2002/2135
2015/21

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulations 1999 1999/2205 None
The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004 2004/2110 
2005/1092
2008/3145
2011/2616
2014/3306
2018/68

B CREW ACCOMMODATION
The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975 1975/2220 
1998/929
2002/2201

The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Minimum requirements for Seafarers etc.) Regulations 2014 2014/1613 
2018/242
2018/667

The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) Regulations 2018  2018/1106 None
C DANGEROUS GOODS
The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2024  2024/636 None
D DIVING AND SUBMERSIBLES AND HOVERCRAFT
The Hovercraft (General) Order 1972 1972/674 
1989/1351
1996/3173
2004/302

The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Construction and Survey) Regulations 1981 1981/1098 1987/306
The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Operations) Regulations 1987 1987/311 1987/1603
E FIRE AND LIFE-SAVING
The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection: Small Ships) Regulations 1998 1998/1011 
1999/992
1999/1957
2000/2687
2003/2951
2004/302
2005/2114
2010/1075
2022/1269
2023/568
2023/1216
2024/636

. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
The Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support Systems) Regulations 1999 1999/2722 
2004/302
2005/2114

The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999 1999/2723 
2000/2687
2001/2642
2010/680
2010/1075
2016/1025
2022/1269

. . . . . . . . .
The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020 2020/501 
2022/1219
2023/787

The Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023 2023/568 None
The Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships) Regulations 1999 1999/1869 2010/680, 2010/1075, 2011/1043, 2019/649, 2021/81, 2022/1219, 2023/246 and 2023/787
F FISHING VESSEL SAFETY
The Merchant Shipping (Official Log Books) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1981 1981/570 
1983/1801
1997/1511
2002/1473

The Fishing Vessels (Safety Training) Regulations 1989 1989/126 2004/2169
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Manual Handling Operations) Regulations 1998 1998/2857 1999/2205
The Fishing Vessels (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2017 2017/943 None
G LOAD LINES
The Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Regulations 1998 1998/2241 
2000/1335
2005/2114
2011/603
2018/155

. . . . . . . . .
The Merchant Shipping (International Load Line Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2018/155 None
The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations 2024 2024/637 None
H RADIO AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT
The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Rules 1974 1974/1919 
1982/1292
1994/1104
1999/3210

The Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996 1996/75 
2004/302
2015/664

The Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998 1998/2070 
1999/1957
2000/2687
2001/1638
2004/302
2005/2114
2011/1043
2016/1025

The Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999 1999/3210 
2002/2201
2016/1025

The Merchant Shipping (EPIRB Registration) Regulations 2000 2000/1850 None
. . . . . . . . .
The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020 2020/673 2022/1219, 2025/134
I CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
The Merchant Shipping (Emergency Equipment Lockers for Ro/Ro Passenger Ships) Regulations 1988 1988/2272 None
The Merchant Shipping (Emergency Information for Passengers) Regulations 1990 1990/660 
2010/680
2010/1075

The Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997 1997/1509 
1999/0643
2004/302
2004/2151
2005/2114
2023/246

. . . . . . . . .
The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998 1998/2514 
2000/2687
2001/1638
2002/1650
2004/302
2004/2884
2023/246

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998 1998/2515 
2000/2687
2001/1638
2002/1650
2004/302
2010/680
2010/1075
2022/1269

The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 1998 1998/2771 
2000/0482
2002/1473
2005/2114
2013/1785
2014/1614
2015/782
2016/353
2018/242
2023/568

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000 2000/2687 
2002/1473
2003/771
2004/302
2004/1107
2004/2883
2010/680
2010/1075
2012/2636
2018/53
2023/568

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 2001 2001/3444 2015/21
. . . . . . . . .
The Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ships) (Stability) Regulations 2004 2004/2884 None
The Merchant Shipping (Bridge Visibility) (Small Passenger Ships) Regulations 2005 2005/2286 
2010/680
2010/1075

The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016 2016/1025 2023/568
The Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022 2022/1169 2023/246
The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Offshore Support Craft) Regulations 2022  2022/41 2022/1219
The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022 S.I. 2022/1219 None
The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022 2022/1218 None
The Merchant Shipping (Cargo and Passenger Ship Construction and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 2023/246 None
The Merchant Shipping (Small Workboats and Pilot Boats) Regulations 2023 2023/1216 None
The Merchant Shipping (Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Safety) Regulations 2024  2024/280 None
J PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Order 1983 1983/1106 
1985/2002
1991/2885
1993/1580
2015/664

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1987 1987/470 
1990/2595
1997/2569
1998/254
2015/664

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Order 1990 1990/2595 None
. . . . . . . . .
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Law of the Sea Convention) Order 1996 1996/282 
2015/664

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 S.I. 2019/42 
2021/818 
2022/1219 
2022/1234
2024/636
2024/1296

The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998 1998/1056 
2001/1639
2001/2568
2002/2626
2007/3224
2009/229
2014/3306
2015/386
2016/922

The Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution) (SOLAS) Order 1998 1998/1500 None
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 2008/2924  
2010/895
2010/3035
2011/3056
2014/3076
2016/1025
2019/940
2019/311, 2021/1108 and 2023/384

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020   2020/621  2024/570
 The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020   2020/620  2022/1234
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) Regulations 2018 2018/68 None
The Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2022 2022/737 None
The Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2024  2024/509 None
K MANNING AND CERTIFICATION
The Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1984 1984/1115 
1995/1428
1998/1013

The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003 2003/3049 
2006/3223
2009/3348
2013/1956
2014/386
2014/431
2017/1149

The Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004 2004/1713 
2009/3348
2013/1956
2014/386
2014/431

The Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022 2022/1342 None
L SURVEY AND CERTIFICATION
. . . . . . . . .
The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2013 2013/1785 
2014/1614
2018/667

The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015 2015/508 
2018/53
2018/1221
2022/41
2022/1169
2022/1219
2023/1216
2024/280
2024/636

The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2018  2018/1107 None
The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2021 2021/1401 
2022/1342

The Merchant Shipping (Inspections of Ro-Ro Passenger Ships and High-Speed Passenger Craft) Regulations 2023 2023/984 None
M TONNAGE MEASUREMENT
The Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997 1997/1510 
1998/1916
1999/3206
2005/2114

N SAFETY MANAGEMENT
The Merchant Shipping (Domestic Passenger Ships) (Safety Management Code) Regulations 2001 2001/3209 
2004/302
2010/680
2010/1075
2014/1512

The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships) (Safety Code for UK Categorised Waters) Regulations 2010 2010/680 
2010/1075
2011/3056

The Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 2014 2014/1512 None
O STRATEGIC SHIPS
The Merchant Shipping (Officer Nationality) Regulations 1995 1995/1427 None
P PORT FACILITIES
The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003 2003/1809 
2009/1176
2016/1211
2018/68

Q REGISTRATION
The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993 1993/3138 
1994/541
1998/1915
1998/2976
1999/3206
2012/1809
2017/879

PART 2 Certificates and Examinations for Officers
Interpretation
1 
In the Table of fees in this Part, references to a certificate, endorsement or examination are to a certificate or endorsement under –
(a) the Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1984 , ...
(b) the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022
(c) the Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2021and to an examination for any such certificate or endorsement.
Cancellation of application
2 
Where an application for an examination in relation to item 1 in the Table is cancelled after the prescribed fee has been paid, a refund must be made of —
(a) £152 in the case of cancellation before a notice of eligibility has been issued, or
(b) £130 in the case of cancellation after a notice of eligibility has been issued.

Table of feesItem Subject of fee Amount of fee
1 The assessment of an application for a Certificate of Competency, the practical oral part of the examination, and the issue of a Certificate once the qualifying conditions are met £220
2 Resitting an examination in relation to item 1 £159
3 An initial assessment for qualification as a marine engineer officer (merchant ship) £121
4 The replacement of a lost certificate £77
5 An application for a certificate not requiring an oral examination £77
6 The addition or removal of, or amendment to, an endorsement or tanker endorsement £73
7  A revalidation of a Certificate of Competency  £54
8  An application for a Certificate of Proficiency, except under regulations 19 and 20 of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022  £34
9  A revalidation of a Certificate of Proficiency, except under regulations 19 and 20 of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022;  £54
Premium service
3. 
Where a person requests and receives premium service for either item 1 or item 2 in the Table of fees in this Part, a fee of £150 is payable in addition to the sum of the fees paid on the same occasion.
PART 3 Certificates of Equivalent Competency
Interpretation
3 
In the Table of fees in this Part, references to a certificate, endorsement or examination are to a certificate of equivalent competency or endorsement under—
(a) the Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1984, or
(b) the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022and to an examination for any such certificate or endorsement.
Withdrawal or rejection of application
4 
Where an application in relation to item 2 in the Table is withdrawn or rejected after the prescribed fee has been paid, on the grounds that the applicant does not meet the preliminary criteria for detailed assessment, £50 must be refunded.

Table of feesItem Subject of fee Amount of fee
1 Interim application for assessment in case of urgency £74
2 An application for consideration of a person's qualifications for issue of a certificate, including the issue thereof £109
3 The issue of a subsequent temporary certificate £109
4 The issue of a certificate as an officer £74
5 An oral examination for competency £134
6 An oral examination to assess both a candidate's standard of English and knowledge of United Kingdom legal and administrative processes £126
7 
An oral examination to assess either (but not both) a candidate's—
(a) standard of English; or
(b) knowledge of United Kingdom legal and administrative processes
 £86
8 The addition or removal of, or amendment to, an endorsement or tanker endorsement £73
9 A revalidation of a Certificate of Equivalent Competency £109
PART 4 Table of miscellaneous qualifications

Table of feesItem Subject of fee Amount of fee
1  An examination for a licence as marine engine operator or senior marine engine operator under regulation 8 of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022;  £215
2 
An application for—
(a) a certificate of qualification as efficient deck hand, or
(b) a certificate of proficiency in survival craft,
where the examination has been taken at a centre specially approved by the Secretary of State
 £34
3  An application for a certificate of proficiency as an able seafarer deck under regulation 19, or an able seafarer engine under regulation 20 of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022;  £34
4 
An examination by an approved medical practitioner for a medical fitness certificate under the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medical Examination) Regulations 2010 or the Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018—
(a) carried out on or after 13th November 2018 but before 13th November 2019
(b) carried out on or after 13th November 2019 but before 13th November 2020
(c) carried out on or after 13th November 2020
 
£95
£105
£115

5 An application for a Vessel Traffic Services Certification Logbook in accordance with Marine Guidance Note 434  £57
6 An application for a Yacht Rating Certificate in accordance with Merchant Shipping Notice 1862  £57
7 An application for a Watch Rating Certificate under regulation 17 or 18 of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022; £57
8 An examination for a Compass Adjuster's Certificate in accordance with Marine Guidance Note 279  £462
PART 5 Boatmasters' Licences and Certificates

In this Part—
(a) the following expressions—
 “boatmaster's licence” and related expressions, and
 ...
 “relevant local knowledge endorsement”,
 ...
 ...
(b) “specialist endorsement” means an endorsement other than a relevant local knowledge endorsement.

Table of feesItem Subject of fee Amount of fee
1 The combined practical and oral assessment for the boatmaster's licence, taken on the same occasion £241
2 The practical test part of the assessment for the boatmaster's licence £195
3 The oral test part of the assessment for the boatmaster's licence £65
4 The issue of a boatmaster's licence ... or paper endorsement £23
5 The revalidation of a boatmaster's licence ... or paper endorsement £31
6 
The upgrading of—
(a) a boatmaster's licence of any Tier or Level; or
(b) ...
 £31
7 
The inclusion of—
(a) an additional operation; or
(b) an additional operational area
on a Tier 2 boatmaster's licence
 £62
8 The replacement of a lost boatmaster's licence ... except where the loss occurred through no fault of the holder £23
9 
An assessment for a specialist or relevant local knowledge endorsement on a boatmaster's licence—
(a) if taken with a generic licence assessment;
(b) if taken separately
 
£109
£212

. . . . . . . . .
PART 6 Safe Manning Documents

In this Part, references to “safe manning documents” are to the documents referred to in regulation 55 of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 2022.

Table of feesItem Subject of fee Amount of fee
1 An application for a  safe manning document £199
2 An application for an amendment to a  safe manning document £141
3 The issue of a  safe manning document  for a sister ship where the manning requirements are identical to the ship which has previously been issued a  safe manning document £83
PART 7 Exemptions

Table of feesItem Subject of fee Amount of fee
1 An application for an exemption from the requirements of any of the statutory instruments mentioned in Section K of the Table in Part 1 of this Schedule— 
 (a) involving one ship or person only £119
 (b) involving more than one ship or person £119, plus £40 for each further person or ship included in the initial exemption or added later
PART 8 Registration, Transfer and Mortgage of Ships (other than Fishing Vessels) and Related Matters
Interpretation
1 
In this Part,  “ship” includes a ship registered under section 17 of the Act (ships bareboat chartered-in by British charterers) but does not include a fishing vessel.
Calculation of fees
2 

(1) The fees prescribed in the Table of fees are subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Where a person requests and receives premium service, the fee prescribed in column (4) is payable in addition to the fee prescribed in column (3) or, where more than one fee is prescribed in respect of one transaction, in addition to the aggregate of those fees.
(3) Where a person applies, on any one occasion, for the registration of more than one change in the Register in respect of the same ship for which more than one fee would be payable under item 9, 10 or 11 in the Table of fees—
(a) the fee for the first change is £46;
(b) the fee for the second and each subsequent change is £17; and
(c) the fee for premium service is £100 in addition to the aggregate of the other fees.

Table of feesItem Subject of fee Amount of fee Premium service fee
1 The registration of a ship, including registration of a ship whose registration has expired £153 £180
2 The registration of transfer of ownership of a registered ship—  
 (a) for the first or only transfer; £105 £100
 (b) for the second and each subsequent transfer £20 n/a
3 The renewal of a registration under regulation 42 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993  £72 £100
3A  The issue of a certificate of permission £153 £180
3B  The renewal of a certificate of permission £72 £100
3C  The amendment of a certificate of permission to amend the names of owners of a ship—  
(a) for the first or only such amendment £105 £100
(b) for the second and each subsequent amendment £20 n/a
3D  The amendment of a certificate of permission to amend any entry other than the names of owners of a ship £46 £100
4 The registration of a mortgage—  
 (a) for the first or only mortgage; £101 £100
 (b) for the second and each additional mortgage £19 n/a
5 The registration of a notice of intended mortgage £37 £50
6 The issue of a duplicate certificate £32 £50
7 Issue of transcripts of entries in the Register relating to any one ship—  
 (a) for current entries; £29 £50
 (b) for other entries £46 £50
8 Personal inspection of the Register (per hour or part of an hour) £11 n/a
9 The registration of a change of name of a ship £46 £100
10 The registration of a change of port of choice £46 £100
11 The registration of a change of measurement, tonnage or engine particulars recorded in the Register £46 £100
12 Transfer to a port in a British possession £52 £100
13 Transfer from a port in a British possession £135 £100
14 An application to the Registrar for provisional registration of a ship £175 £140
15 The registration of a ship following provisional registration by the Registrar £75 £50
16 The issue of a certificate of registration for a small ship in Part III of the Register, or an amended certificate or duplicate copy of the certificate £35 £50
17 The issue of a transcript of entries in Part III of the Register relating to any one ship—  
 (a) for current entries; £29 £50
 (b) for other entries £46 £50
PART 9 Registration, Transfer and Mortgage of Fishing Vessels and Related Matters
Interpretation
1 
In this Part,  “fishing vessel” includes a vessel registered under section 17 of the Act (ships bareboat chartered-in by British charterers).
Calculation of fees
2 

(1) The fees prescribed in the Table of fees are subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Where a person requests and receives premium service, the fee prescribed in column (4) is payable in addition to the fee prescribed in column (3) or, where more than one fee is prescribed in respect of one transaction, in addition to the aggregate of those fees.
(3) Where a person applies, on any one occasion, for the registration of more than one change in the Register in respect of the same ship for which more than one fee would be payable under item 10, 11 or 12 in the Table of fees—
(a) the fee for the first change is £46;
(b) the fee for the second and each subsequent change is £17; and
(c) the fee for premium service is £100 in addition to the aggregate of the other fees.

Table of feesItem Subject of fee Amount of fee Premium service fee
1 The registration of a fishing vessel, including registration of a vessel whose registration has expired—  
 (a) with full registration; £196 £180
 (b) with simple registration £159 n/a
2 The registration of transfer of ownership of a registered fishing vessel—  
 (a) with full registration; £105 £100
 (b) with simple registration; £88 £100
 (c) where more than one transfer is registered on any occasion, for each additional transfer £21 n/a
3 The renewal of a registration under regulation 42 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993 £70 £100
4 A change of registration from simple to full registration £88 £100
5 The registration of a mortgage—  
 (a) where one mortgage only is registered; £101 £100
 (b) where more than one mortgage is registered on any occasion, for each additional mortgage £13 n/a
6 The registration of a notice of intended mortgage £37 £50
7 The issue of a duplicate certificate £32 £50
8 The issue of a transcript of entries in the register relating to any one fishing vessel—  
 (a) for current entries; £32 £50
 (b) for other entries £46 £50
9 Personal inspection of the Register (per hour or part of an hour) £11 n/a
10 The registration of a change of name of a fishing vessel £53 £100
11 The registration of a change of port of choice or port number or both £53 £100
12 The registration of a change of measurement, tonnage or engine particulars recorded in the register £53 £100
13 An application to the Registrar for provisional registration of a fishing vessel—  
 (a) with full registration; £179 £140
 (b) with simple registration £155 n/a
14 The registration of a fishing vessel following provisional registration by the Registrar £75 £50
PART 10 Registration of Hovercraft
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PART 11 Copies of, and Extracts from, Documents
1 
In this part,  “copy” means a certified copy of—
(a) a declaration or other document, a copy of which is made evidence by virtue of the Act, or
(b) an extract from a document declared by the Act to be admissible in evidence.
2 
The fee for a copy of a document is £15 for each hour or part of an hour required for copying.
3 
Where a person requests and receives premium service, a fee of £50 is payable in addition to the aggregate of the fees for copying done on the same occasion.
PART 12 Seamen's Documents
Interpretation
1 
In this Part, references to a British Seaman's Card or to a discharge book are references to the documents of those names issued pursuant to the Merchant Shipping (Seamen's Documents) Regulations 1987 .
Fees for issue of documents
2 
Subject to paragraph 4, the fee for the issue, or replacement, of a British Seaman's Card or a discharge book is £55.
3 
Where a person requests and receives premium service, a fee of £50 is payable in addition to the aggregate of the fees for documents issued on the same occasion.
Lost documents, etc.
4 
No fee is payable in respect of a replacement British Seaman's Card or discharge book where the document has been lost, destroyed or defaced through no fault of the holder.
PART 13 Compulsory Insurance Certificates
1 
The fee payable on an application for the issue of a certificate under section 164 of the Act (which relates to certificates of compulsory insurance against liability for pollution) is £31.
2 
The fee payable on an application for the issue of a certificate under section 255N  of the Act (which relates to wreck removal insurance satisfying the requirements of the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007 ) is £31.
PART 14 Additional Charges (Waiting Time, Abortive Visits and Attendance at Unusual Hours)
Interpretation
1 
In this Part,  “bank holiday” means any day to be observed as such under section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 .
Application
2 

(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), where an inspection is delayed or is disrupted during its course, or a visit to carry out an inspection is abortive, a fee calculated at the standard hourly rate for the delay caused or time wasted is chargeable.
(2) The fee mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) is not chargeable where—
(a) the delay or time wasted is less than one hour in total or is due to circumstances over which the applicant has no control; or
(b) the person carrying out the inspection is reasonably able to perform other work in the vicinity for which a fee has been paid.
3 

(1) Where any part of an inspection is carried out during the periods described in sub-paragraph (2), an additional fee of £74 per hour is chargeable for that part, unless an additional fee is chargeable under paragraphs 4 or 5.
(2) The periods mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) are—
(a) on a day other than a Saturday or Sunday, between midnight and 8 a.m, and between 6 p.m. and midnight, and
(b) at any time on Saturday.
4 
Where any part of an inspection is carried out in Scotland at any time on a Sunday or a Bank Holiday, an additional fee calculated at the standard hourly rate is chargeable for that part.
5 
Where any part of an inspection is carried out in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland at any time on a Sunday or a Bank Holiday, or on Good Friday or Christmas Day, an additional fee calculated at the standard hourly rate is chargeable for that part.
PART 15 Waste Management
1 
The fee for the Secretary of State's consideration and, if appropriate, approval or re-approval of a waste management plan prepared and submitted by a harbour authority or terminal operator in respect of a harbour or terminal pursuant, as the case may be, to regulation 6(1) or (2) or 8(1) of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003  (“the Regulations”) is charged at the standard hourly rate.
2 
The fee for the preparation by the Secretary of State of a waste management plan in respect of a harbour or terminal pursuant to regulation 9 of the Regulations is charged at the standard hourly rate.
3 
The fee for the issue by the Secretary of State of an exemption in respect of a harbour authority or terminal operator pursuant to regulation 15(1) and (2) of the Regulations, or in respect of a ship pursuant to regulation 15(3) of the Regulations, is £147.
PART 16 Strategic Ships
1 
The fee for the issue by the Secretary of State of an exemption, pursuant to section 48 of the Act (power to exempt from manning requirements), from the requirements in regulation 3 of the Merchant Shipping (Officer Nationality) Regulations 1995  relating to a strategic ship is £250.
SCHEDULE 2
REGULATIONS REVOKED

Regulation 6

Statutory Instrument S.I. number
The Hovercraft (Fees) Regulations 1997 1997/320
The Hovercraft (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 2004/1976
The Hovercraft (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 2006/2053
The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2006 2006/2055
The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 2006/3225
The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2015 2015/315