Appendix 4: Schedule of fee-based charges

Services to seafarers and coastal pilots

Examinations and assessments

Assessment of sea service for an:

1. certificate of competency as master, deck office or engineer, or
2. certificate of recognition of a certificate of competency as master, desk office or engineer.

Fixed fee

$168

$168

Oral examination for certificate of competency

Fixed fee

$544

$544

Computer based examination for certificate of competency

Fixed fee

$220

$220

Assessment of marine qualifications for immigration

Fixed fee

$472

$472

Undertaking a psychometric assessment

Variable

External provider cost

Written examination of theory or charts for coastal pilot’s licence – standard examination

Fixed fee

$544

$544

Written examinations of charts for coastal pilot’s licence – Whitsundays

Fixed fee

$816

$816

Oral examination for check pilot licence

Fixed fee

$816

$816

Certificates for seafarers and pilots

Initial issue of certificate of competency or proficiency

Fixed fee

$190

$190

Initial issue of certificate of recognition or competency or proficiency or certificate of equivalence

Fixed fee

$190

$190

Revalidation of certificate of competency o certificate of recognition or proficiency or certificate of equivalence

Fixed fee

$136

$136

Endorsements to active certificate of competency

Fixed fee

$112

$112

Initial issue of, or revalidation of, Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) competency certificate or certificate of recognition of GMDSS certificate

Fixed fee

$112

$112

Issue of initial coastal pilot’s licence of reissue of coastal pilot’s licence

Fixed fee

$150

$150

Issue of compass adjuster licence

Fixed fee

$190

$190

Issue of certificate of safety training

Fixed fee

$112

$112

Issue of certificate of proficiency as Marine Cook

Fixed fee

$112

$112

Additional charge for transmission of documents other than by regular mail, such as fax, email, or registered mail:

1. within Australia
2. outside Australia

Fixed fee

$40

$80

$40

$80

Inspections and surveys

Vessel design and performance—tonnage measurements and loadline

Provision of copies of tonnage calculations

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Inspections and certification for tonnage measures and loadline

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Inspections of vessels and equipment

Approvals and exemptions for a vessels, materials handling equipment or loading or unloading arrangements for a vessel, and, for second and subsequent visits, inspections of vessels, equipment, or arrangements for these matters

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Survey for initial issue or reissue of a certificate

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Follow-up visits to re-inspect deficiencies identified at initial inspections

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Other services and inspections of vessels and equipment

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Cargo inspections and approvals

Visits to vessels or loading facilities for inspections to ensure safe loading and stowage of grain

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Inspections, determinations, approvals, and exemptions for solid bulk cargoes

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Inspections, determinations, approvals, and exemptions for dangerous goods

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Inspections, certifications, approvals, and exemptions for transportation of livestock, including inspections and services for issue or endorsement of an Australian Certification for the Carriage of Livestock

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Inspections and approvals of containers for authorisations to load or unload where container is unsafe or overloaded or lacking a valid safety certificate plate or after expiry of the examination date

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Miscellaneous inspections that are compulsory, requested by the recipient, or follow-up inspections to confirm corrective action

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Other marine services

Determinations, declarations, exemptions and approvals

Determination (other than a manning level determination), declaration, exemptions, or approval

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Services relating to manning levels

Determination of manning levels

Fixed rate

$1,088

$1,088

Review existing approved manning levels

Fixed rate

$544

$544

Services relating to the international safety management code

Document of compliance or safety management certificate, including conduct initial audit or for reinstatement of document or certificate

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Scheduled periodic compliance audit relating to continuation of document of compliance or safety management certificate

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Services to pilotage providers and coastal pilotage exemptions

Licence as provider of coastal pilotage services or for reinstatement

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Scheduled compliance audit of accredited provider of coastal pilotage services

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Exemption of vessel from coastal pilotage requirements

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Exemption of seafarer from coastal pilotage requirements for exempt vessel

Fixed rate

$136

$136

Services to registered training organisations

Approval of training course

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Schedule periodic compliance audit of approved courses provided by registered training organisation

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Services to providers of vessel traffic services

Authorisation to provide vessel traffic services

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Conduct scheduled periodic compliance audit of provider of authorised vessel traffic services

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Shipping registration

Applications for registration or re-registration

Registration of ship required to be registered

Fixed fee

$2,664

$2,664

Registration of ship, other than Australian owned ship, on demise charter to an Australian based operator

Fixed fee

$3,996

$3,996

Registration of ship permitted to be registered, other than foreign owned ship on demise charter to an Australian based operator

Fixed fee

$1,554

$1,554

Transfer or transmission of ownership

Registration of transfer, transmission of ownership, for ship required by to be registered

Fixed fee

$777

$777

Registration of transfer, transmission of ownership, for ship on demise charter to Australian based operator other than an Australian owned ship

Fixed fee

$1,332

$1,332

Registration of transfer, transmission of ownership, for ship permitted to be registered, other than foreign owned ship on demise charter to an Australian based operator

Fixed fee

$444

$444

Grant of certificate

New registered certificate

Fixed fee

$222

$222

Provisional registration certificate

Fixed fee

$333

$333

Extension of period of currency of provisional certificate

Fixed fee

$222

$222

Grant of temporary pass

Fixed fee

$333

$333

Certificate of entitlement to fly Australian national flag or red ensign

Fixed fee

$222

$222

Supply deletion certificate

Fixed fee

$111

$111

Administrative services

Exemption from registration

Fixed fee

$666

$666

Request for change of name of registered ship

Fixed fee

$111

$111

Request for change of home port of registered ship

Fixed fee

$111

$111

Request for extension of time for lodging documents

Fixed fee

$167

$167

Additional charge for transmission of documents other than by regular mail, such as fax, email, or registered mail:

1. within Australia
2. outside Australia

Fixed fee

$40

$80

$40

$80

Inspections and searches

Search by staff of Australian Shipping Registration Office of register - for each period of 15 mins or remaining part

Fixed fee

$55.50

$55.50

Certified extract of register or of document forming part of or associated with Register

Fixed fee

$75

$75

Certified copy of register entry

Fixed fee

$40

$40

Certified copy of documents forming part of or associate with register - for each page

Fixed fee

$21

$21

Caveats

Lodgement of a caveat

Fixed fee

$222

$222

Services relating to a continuous synopsis record

New continuous synopsis record

Fixed fee

$555

$555

Reissue of continuous synopsis record

Fixed fee

$170

$170

Amendments to existing continuous synopsis record

Fixed fee

$390

$390

Other services

Any service not listed elsewhere

Hourly rate

$272

$272

Any service for which AMSA bears a direct expense

Variable

Direct expense

Certificate of survey

Certificate of survey

New certificate of survey

Fixed fee

$378

$382

Renew an existing certificate of survey

Fixed fee

$212

$214

Vary an existing certificate of survey#

Fixed fee

$196

$198

Voluntarily suspend a certificate of survey

Fixed fee

$214

$216

Replace a certificate of survey

Fixed fee

$37

$37

Unique vessel identifier

Unique vessel identifier

Fixed fee

$164

$165

Certificate of operation

Certificate of operation

New certificate of operation

Fixed fee

$200

$202

Renew an existing certificate of operation

Fixed fee

$200

$202

Vary an existing certificate of operation

Fixed fee

$187

$189

Voluntarily suspend a certificate of operation

Fixed fee

$214

$216

Replace a certificate of operation

Fixed fee

$37

$37

Certificate of competency

Examinations and assessments

Conduct an examination

Fixed fee

$351

$354

Certificates of competency, near coastal

New certificate of competency, near coastal:

 - Coxswain grade 1

 - Coxswain grade 2

 - General purpose hand

 - Marine engine driver grade 2

 - Marine engine driver grade 3

 - Master inland waters

 - Master less than 24 metres

Fixed fee

$155

$156

New certificate of competency, near coastal:

 - Engineer class 3

 - Marine engine driver grade 1

 - Master less than 35 metres

 - Master less than 80 metres

 - Mate less than 80 metres

Fixed fee

$267

$269

Renew an existing certificate of competency, near coastal:

 - Coxswain grade 1

 - Coxswain grade 2

 - General purpose hand

 - Marine engine driver grade 2

 - Marine engine driver grade 3

 - Master inland waters

Fixed fee

$142

$143

Renew an existing certificate of competency, near coastal:

 - Engineer class 3

 - Marine engine driver grade 1

 - Master less than 35 metres

 - Master less than 80 metres

 - Mate less than 80 metres

Fixed fee

$225

$227

Vary an existing certificate of competency (i.e. remove a restriction, add an endorsement, change of name)

Fixed fee

$142

$143

Replace a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate of competency

Fixed fee

$142

$143

Other marine services under National System*

Accreditation application fees

1 to 5 categories of surveying

Fixed fee

$1,495

$1,511

6 to 10 categories of surveying

Fixed fee

$2,292

$2,317

11 to 16 categories of surveying

Fixed fee

$3,089

$3,123

Renew existing marine surveyor accreditation

Fixed fee

$271

$274

Replace lost, stolen or destroyed accreditation card

Fixed fee

$49

$49

Vary an existing accreditation

Fixed fee

$280

$283

National law exemptions

Scheme non-survey (Exemption 2)

Fixed fee

$189

$191

Operation beyond survey time (Exemption 6)

Fixed fee

$230

$232

Temporary operations permit (Exemption 7)

Fixed fee

$298

$301

Class C restricted operations (Exemption 40)

Fixed fee

$326

$329

Exemption from the application of the National Law or specified provisions of the National Law

Hourly rate

$246

$248

Approval under a Marine Order or an equivalent means of compliance

Hourly rate

$246

$248