LegalizeS.I. No. 475/1998 - Merchant Shipping (Fees) Order, 1998
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2 amending acts · 2010-12-17, S.I. No. 594/2010 - Merchant Shipping (Fees) Order 2010
11.2 The agreement and official log book of a ship for one voyage, or in case of running agreements for one half year, are to be regarded as constituting one record.
Engagement and Discharge of Seamen
11.3 The fee payable for the engagement or discharge of seamen before a Superintendent or a duly appointed deputy shall be as follows:
| 11.3.1 for each man | £6 |
Additional fees for the engagement and discharge of seamen on board ship
4 The fees specified in this paragraph shall be payable for the engagement or discharge of seamen on board ship and the minimum fee for any visit of a Superintendent to a ship for the purpose of the engagement or discharge of such seamen shall be£46 plus:
| 11.4.1 for each of the first 36 men engaged or discharged | £12 |
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| 11.4.2 if more than 36 men but not more than 100 men are engaged or discharged | £102 |
| 11.4.3 for every 50 men or fraction of 50 in excess of 100 engaged or discharged | £29 |
11.4.4 for any seaman engaged on board a ship immediately after discharge on board that ship the additional fee payable by reason of such engagement on board ship shall be half that specified in this paragraph.
11.4.5 the actual travelling expenses of the Superintendent and any assistance between the Mercantile Marine Office and the ship shall be charged in addition in every case.
Other services on board ship
| 11.5 The fee payable for attendance of the Superintendent on board ship by request to render a service other than the engagement or discharge of seamen (e.g. to attest the insertion of a new clause in the agreement) shall be | £46 |
Overtime charges
11.6 The scale of fees payable for overtime shall be as follows:
| 11.6.1 Monday to Friday between 4.30 p.m. and 9.15 a.m | |
| £57 per hour. | |
| 11.6.2 Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays | £108 per hour. |
Waiting time during office hours
11.7 Where the engagement or discharge of a crew takes place on board ship during office hours but does not commence at the time stated on the form of application the following fees for waiting time shall be payable:
| 11.7.1 for the first complete half hour and every half hour or part hour thereafter | £29 |
11.7.2 where the waiting time extends beyond office hours a fee for that part of the waiting time which is outside office hours shall be calculated separately at the rates specified in paragraph 11.6.
Indentures of apprenticeship
| 11.8 For registration of indenture of apprenticeship | £12 |
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| 11.8.1 For copy of apprenticeship indenture, save in cases where the indenture has been lost by shipwreck or fire at sea, when a copy will be issued free | £6 |
Inspection of Registers and Miscellaneous Central Register of Ships
11.9 The fees payable shall be as follows:
| 11.9.1 for inspection of one register | £12 |
| 11.9.2 for a copy of the transcript of a ship's register, with particulars of ownership at time of first registry | £29 |
| 11.9.3 for a copy of the record of transactions subsequent to registry per folio of 90 words or portion thereof | £12 |
Registers and Records respecting Seamen and Passengers
11.10 The fees payable shall be as follows:
| 11.10.1 for inspection of a ship's records, for inspection of one record | £6 |
| 11.10.2 for search in registers and records on behalf of applicants, the estimated cost of the labour shall be charged. | |
| 11.10.3 for a certificate of service | £12 |
| 11.10.4 for a certificate of deposit of any document | £6 |
| 11.10.5 for a certificate respecting birth, death or marriage — search for one year, extract | £12 |
| 11.10.6 for any other certified extract or copy of documents, for each folio log, list, etc.,per day, | £6 |
| 11.10.7 for attendance at courts of justice for the production of official logs, list, etc., per day, | £68 |
- (1) Where an officer attends to produce documents at the hearing of two or more separate cases in the same court on the same day, only one attendance fee shall be charged if the solicitor requiring the attendance is the same in all the cases. If different solicitors are concerned the full attendance fee shall be charged for each case. In all events the fee of£12 a day for each document produced shall be charged.
| 11.10.8 for each document produced in proceedings in courts of justice, per day | £12 |
11.10.9 for a certified copy of any declaration or document, a copy of which is made evidence by the Merchant Shipping Acts, or a certified copy of or extract from a document declared by the Merchant Shipping Acts to be admissible in evidence, where:
| (1) the declaration or document relates to registry of a ship | £12 |
| (2) the declaration or document relates to other matters | £6 |
| 11.10.10 for inspection of register of seamen | £6 |
Replacement of Certificates
11.11 The fee payable for renewal of certificates, shall, subject to sub-paragraph .4, be as follows:
| 11.11.1 for Deck Officer and Marine Engineer Officer Certificates of Competency or Service | £23 |
| 11.11.2 for other Certificates of Competency or Qualification or Proficiency | £12 |
| 11.11.3 for a copy of Sight Test Certificate | £6 |
11.11.4 where any certificate mentioned in sub paragraphs .1 to .3 was lost as a result of shipwreck or fire at sea no fee shall be payable.
Discharge Book and Seaman's Identity Card
11.12 The fees payable shall, subject to paragraph .4, be as follows:
| 11.12.1 for Seaman's Record Book and Certificates of Discharge (Dis A.),including the issue of a Seaman's Identity Card where this is applied for at the same time | £12 |
| 11.12.2 for Seaman's Identity Card where this is applied for separately | £12 |
| 11.12.3 for entry of voyages in the Seaman's Record Book and Certificates of Discharge (Dis. A) per voyage | £3 |
| 11.12.4 for replacement of Dis. A or Seaman's Identity Card on foot of loss due otherwise than by shipwreck or fire at sea | £12 |
Signal Letters
| 11.13 The fee payable for the allotment of signal letters, including the marking of the letters on the vessel's certificate of registry shall be | £29 |
SECOND SCHEDULE
FEES FOR REGISTRATION, TRANSFER AND MORTGAGE OF SHIPS
Notes
I. Fees under this Schedule are payable to Registrars of Ships.
II. Vessels belonging to the Commissioners of Irish Lights and vessels solely employed in fishing are exempt from the fees mentioned in this Schedule.
Transactions in the Ships Register and Inspection of the Register
On initial registry, registry anew, re-registry, and transfer of registry:
| 1.1 Ships not exceeding 1,500 tons | £159 |
| 1.2 Ships exceeding 1,500 tons | £198 |
On the transfer, transmission, mortgage and transfer of mortgage, according to the gross tonnage of ship or shares transferred, mortgaged or transmitted (e.g. the transfer of one sixty-fourth share in a ship of 6,400 tons gross equals transfer of 100 tons gross):
| 2.1 Ships not exceeding 400 tons | £51 | |
| 2.2 and for every 1,000 tons (if any) or fraction thereof in excess of 400 tons, an additional sum of | £29 | |
| 3. Inspection of Register Book | 3. Inspection of Register Book | £12 |
Copies of documents
| 4. 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 at the time being and details of outstanding encumbrances | £29 |
| 5. Certified copy of any declaration or document, a copy of which is made evidence by the Merchant Shipping Acts | £12 |
| 6. Any other certified extract from the register book, for each folio of 90 words or portion thereof | £12 |
THIRD SCHEDULE
FEES OF RECEIVERS OF WRECK
NoteFees
Fees under this Schedule must be paid to the appropriate Receiver of Wreck.
| 1. For every report required to be sent by a Receiver of Wreck to the Secretary of Lloyd's in London the fee payable shall be | £6 |
| 2. For wreck taken into custody by a Receiver of Wreck the fee payable shall be 7.5 per cent of the value of the wreck. | |
| 3. In cases in which any services are 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,£57 for each day during which the Receiver is employed on that service. | |
| 4. In addition to the fees mentioned in the foregoing Articles of this Schedule the expenses incurred in a particular case by a Receiver of Wreck shall be payable. |
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 30th day of November, 1998.
Dr Michael Woods TD
The Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources.
The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Order.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 3^rd day of December, 1998.
Mr Charles McCreevey TD
Minister for Finance
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Order prescribes increased fees payable for various services in relation to shipping and seamen.
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