Fees for services—domestic commercial vessel safety

These fees are for certificates of competency, certificates of operation, certificates of survey, the surveyor accreditation scheme, and National Law exemptions.

Annual fee change

Annual indexation shall apply to specified fees. The indexation factor applied to 2025-26 is 2.4%. The new indexed fees are effective from 1 July 2025

Fees for domestic commercial vessel safety2024-252025-26 Rate 
from 1 July 2025
Certificate of competency
Application for a new certificate of competency - near coastal 
Coxswain grade 1 $ 180 $ 184
Coxswain grade 2 $ 180 $ 184
Coxswain grade 3 $ 180 $ 184
General purpose hand $ 180 $ 184
Sailing master coastal $ 180 $ 184
Sailing master offshore $ 180 $ 184
Marine engine driver grade 2 $ 180 $ 184
Marine engine driver grade 3 $ 180 $ 184
Master inland waters $ 180 $ 184
Master less than 24 metres $ 180 $ 184
Engineer class 3 $ 311 $ 318
Marine engine driver grade 1 $ 311 $ 318
Master less than 45 metres $ 311 $ 318
Master less than 100 metres $ 311 $ 318
 
Application to renew a certificate of competency - near coastal
Coxswain grade 1 $ 165 $ 168
Coxswain grade 2 $ 165 $ 168
Coxswain grade 3 $ 165 $ 168
General purpose hand $ 165 $ 168
Sailing master coastal $ 165 $ 168
Sailing master offshore $ 165 $ 168
Marine engine driver grade 2 $ 165 $ 168
Marine engine driver grade 3 $ 165 $ 168
Master inland waters $ 165 $ 168
Master less than 24 metres $ 165 $ 168
Engineer class 3 $ 263 $ 269
Marine engine driver grade 1 $ 263 $ 269
Master less than 45 metres $ 263 $ 269
Master less than 80 metres $ 263 $ 269
 
Other services for certificate of competency - near coastal
Application to vary to existing certificate of competency (i.e. remove a restriction, add an endorsement, change name on certificate) $ 165 $ 168
Application to replace a lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate of competency $ 165 $ 168
Conduct an examination (if applicable) $ 412 $ 421
 
Certificate of operation
Application for a new certificate of operation $ 234 $ 239
Application to renew a certificate of operation $ 234 $ 239
Application to vary an existing certificate of operation $ 218 $ 223
Application to voluntarily suspend a certificate of operation $ 250 $ 256
Application to replace a certificate of operation $  41 $  41
 
Certificate of survey
Application for a new certificate of survey $ 444 $ 454
Application to renew a certificate of survey $ 247 $ 252
Application to vary an existing certificate of survey $ 229 $ 234
Application to voluntarily suspend a certificate of survey $ 250 $ 256
Application to replace a certificate of survey $ 41 $ 41
 
Unique identifiers
Application for a unique vessel identifier $ 191 $ 195
 
Marine surveyor accreditation
Application 1 to 5 categories of surveying $ 1,760 $ 1,802
Application 6 to 10 categories of surveying $ 2,698 $ 2,762
Application 11 to 16 categories of surveying $ 3,636 $ 3,723
Application to renew marine surveyor accreditation $ 317 $ 324
Application to replace a lost or stolen accreditation card $ 55 $ 56
Application to vary an existing accreditation $ 328 $ 335
 
National Law exemptions
Application for scheme non-survey (exemption 2) $ 221 $ 226
Application for an operation beyond survey time (exemption 6) $ 269 $ 275
Application for temporary operations permit (exemption 7) $ 350 $ 358
Application for class C restricted operations (exemption 40) $ 382 $ 391
Application for an exemption from the application of the National Law, or specified provisions of the National Law $ 288 (hourly rate) $ 294 (hourly rate)
Application for an approval, under a marine order, of an equivalent means of compliance $ 288 (hourly rate) $ 294 (hourly rate)

Note: Fees are in Australian Dollars and excluding Goods & Services Tax (GST).

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Last updated: 1 July 2025