Fees under Navigation Act 2012 and other Acts
A schedule of the fee-based regulatory charging activities are listed below, with reference to Australian Maritime Safety Authority Fees Determination 2015.
| Charge | Type | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Services to seafarers and coastal pilots | |||
| Examinations and assessments | |||
Assessment of sea service for an:
| 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:
| 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 crewing level determination), declaration, exemptions, or approval | Hourly rate | $272 | $272 |
| Services relating to crewing levels | |||
| Determination of crewing levels | Fixed rate | $1,088 | $1,088 |
| Review existing approved crewing 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:
| 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 | |
Fees under national law (national system)
In accordance with Clause 52 of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Regulation 2013, annual indexation shall apply to specified fees contained within the provisions. This is a mandatory legislative requirement.
The indexation factor is 1.1% for 2021-22, with an effective date of increase being 1 July 2021.
| Charge | Type | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |