Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Commercial Vessels Amendment

(Fees) Regulation 2003

under the

Commercial Vessels Act 1979

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979.

MICHAEL COSTA, M.L.C.,

Minister for Transport Services

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are:

(a)

to increase certain fees prescribed by the Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety Manning) Regulation 1986 that are payable in respect of:

(i)	examinations for certificates of competency, and
(ii)	the issue, recognition and revalidation of certificates of competency, and
(iii)	miscellaneous other matters, and

(b)

to increase certain fees, charges and expenses prescribed by the Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986 for:

(i)	applications for permits under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979, and
(ii)	investigations of those applications, and
(iii)	miscellaneous other matters, and

(c)

to increase certain fees prescribed by the Commercial Vessels (Load Lines) Regulation 1986 for:

(i)	an initial survey and the issue of a load line certificate, and
(ii)	an initial survey and the issue of a load line exemption certificate, and
(iii)	a periodical survey, and
(iv)	a periodical inspection.

The fee increases are generally in line with the movement in the Consumer Price Index.

Published in Gazette No 138 of 12 September 2003, page 9215 Page 1
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Explanatory note

This Regulation is made under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979, including sections 17, 30, 30G (3), 38 and 52 (the general regulation-making power) and such other sections as are referred to in this Regulation.

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Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003 Clause 1

Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation

2003

under the

Commercial Vessels Act 1979

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees)

Regulation 2003.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 October 2003.

3 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety Manning) Regulation 1986

The Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety
Manning) Regulation 1986 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986

The Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986 is amended as set out in Schedule 2.

5 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Load Lines) Regulation 1986

The Commercial Vessels (Load Lines) Regulation 1986 is amended as set out in Schedule 3.

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Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003

Schedule 1	Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety Manning) Regulation 1986
Schedule 1	Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety
Manning) Regulation 1986 (Clause 3)

Schedule 3

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 3 Fees payable in connection with
certificates of competency

(Clause 13)

Part 1 Fees in respect of examinations

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Class of certificate or	Examination for which	Fee $
endorsement	fee is payable
Master Class 1, Master Class 1	All exams for the relevant	371
(limited to sail as Chief Mate),	class of certificate
Master Class 2, Master Class 2 (limited to sail as Chief Mate), Second Mate Class 1, Second Mate
Class 2
Master Class 3 or Master Class 3	All exams for the relevant	371
(limited to sail as Chief Mate)	class of certificate
Master Class 4 or Mate Class 4	All exams for the relevant	340
class of certificate
Master Class 5	All exams for the relevant	256
class of certificate
Coxswain	All exams for the relevant	129
class of certificate
Marine Engineer Class 1, Marine	All exams for the relevant	371
Engineer Class 2 or Marine Engineer	class of certificate
Watchkeeper

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Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003

Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety	Schedule 1
Manning) Regulation 1986

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Class of certificate or	Examination for which	Fee $
endorsement	fee is payable
Marine Engineer Class 3	All exams for the relevant	256
class of certificate
Marine Engine Driver Grade 1	All exams for the relevant	256
class of certificate
Marine Engine Driver Grade 2	All exams for the relevant	167
class of certificate
Marine Engine Driver Grade 3	All exams for the relevant	88
class of certificate
All classes mentioned above	Where a single written or	35
single oral supplementary exam is carried out for the relevant class of certificate
Certificate endorsed for either	Trading or fishing	88
trading or fishing operations	operations
Certificate endorsed for air-	Air-cushioned vessel	88
cushioned vessel operations	operations
Certificate endorsed for special	Special operations	88
operations
Certificate endorsed for refrigeration	Engineering knowledge—	88
operations	written
Engineering knowledge—	88
oral

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Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003

Schedule 1 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety
Manning) Regulation 1986

Part 2	Fees in respect of issue, recognition and revalidation of certificates of competency
Column 1	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Fee $
Issue of certificate under section 30H of the Act if the candidate	41
satisfies examination requirements (or those requirements except for short courses) outside NSW
Recognition of certificates of other States etc under section 30L of the Act:

(a)	by endorsement of certificate	14
(b)	by notice certifying validity	30

Revalidation of certificate under section 30I of the Act	88
Issue of duplicate certificate under section 30H (4) of the Act for	88
certificate lost or destroyed
Part 3	Miscellaneous fees
Column 1	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Fee $
Eyesight test conducted by the Minister to satisfy medical	45
requirements for issue of certificate of competency
Re-assessment of written examination paper for issue of certificate	22
of competency
Oral examination required on seamanship or coastal local	88
knowledge in connection with certificate of competency
Application for review of the Minister’s decision under clause 6 of	30
this Regulation
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Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003

Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety	Schedule 1
Manning) Regulation 1986

Column 1	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Fee $
Record of service book	24
Where, at the request of the applicant for examination, a person	Such
acting on behalf of the Minister attends at a place where the officer	reasonable fee
would not, except in response to the request, have been engaged on	as may be
official duties—travelling and accommodation expenses incurred	deemed by the
by the officer because of that attendance	Minister to cover some or all of those expenses and was notified to the applicant at the time of the request
Issue of certificate of competency where the applicant has passed	66
examinations conducted by another marine authority
Search fee—per item	35

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Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003

Schedule 2	Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986
Schedule 2	Amendment of Commercial Vessels
(Permits) Regulation 1986 (Clause 4)

Schedule 3

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 3 Fees, expenses and charges (Clause 14)

Part 1 General

1	Replacement of a permit plate that has become lost,	$66
illegible, damaged or destroyed (section 15 (5) of the Act)
2	Investigation as to whether conditions should be imposed	$234
on a deemed temporary permit (but only where conditions are imposed under section 19 (3) (b) of the Act):
In addition, for any inspection of a vessel for that purpose	$118 per hour or part of an hour
3	Work carried out in connection with:

(a)	an application for a permit and investigation of the application (including survey, examination, approval of plans, witnessing position of draught marks, witnessing of inclining tests, approval of stability data, witnessing of vessel trials and examination of information in connection with approval of plans), or
(b)	an application for approval of prototype vessel plans:
For a vessel less than or equal to 7.5 metres in length	$121 per metre (or part of a metre) of length of the vessel
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Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003

Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986 Schedule 2

For a vessel more than 7.5 metres in length $252 per metre
(or part of a
metre) of length
of the vessel

4         Work carried out in connection with an application for a permit in respect of a vessel of a design or production run for which a prototype approval has previously been issued:

For a vessel less than or equal to 7.5 metres in length	$62 per metre (or part of a metre) of length of the vessel
For a vessel more than 7.5 metres in length	$118 per metre (or part of a metre) of length of the vessel

5

Work associated with the repeated re-examination of	$118 per hour or
vessel survey plans	part of an hour

6

Investigation as to whether the suspension of a permit was $118

justified (section 22 (5) of the Act):

In addition, for any inspection of a vessel for that purpose $118 per hour or
part of an hour

7         Work carried out in respect of the survey of a vessel in accordance with its survey schedule (section 30 of the Act):

For a vessel less than or equal to 7.5 metres in length	$41 per metre (or part of a metre) of length of the vessel
For a vessel that is more than 7.5 metres in length but less	$61 per metre (or
than or equal to 15 metres in length	part of a metre) of length of the vessel

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Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003

Schedule 2 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986

For a vessel that is more than 15 metres in length $73 per metre (or
part of a metre)
of length of the
vessel

8	Issue of a replacement survey record book (clause 10 (7))	$158
9	Issue of a towage permit (clause 12):	$60
In addition, for any inspection of a vessel for that purpose	$118 per hour or part of an hour
10	Inspection, where a defect or deficiency has been revealed	$118 per hour or
by a survey under section 28 of the Act, for the purpose of	part of an hour
ascertaining whether the defect or deficiency has been rectified
11	Inspection subsequent to repairs following accident	$118 per hour or
damage (section 29 (3) of the Act)	part of an hour
12	Preliminary inspection of an existing vessel for oral advice	$197 (which is to
on survey requirements	be deducted from any subsequent application fee in relation to the vessel)
13	Conversion of a deemed temporary permit to a New South	$118 per metre
Wales permit (section 20 of the Act)
14	Reinstatement of suspended permits	$118
15	Resurvey of vessel with cancelled survey permit:
For a vessel less than or equal to 7.5 metres in length	$62 per metre (or part of a metre) of length of the vessel
For a vessel more than 7.5 metres in length	$118 per metre (or part of a metre) of length of the vessel
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Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003

Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986 Schedule 2

Part 2 Supplementary charges payable in addition to the fees, expenses and charges under Part 1

16	Survey or service carried out by a surveyor outside	$59 per hour or part
normal working hours	of an hour (including travelling time), subject to a minimum fee of $230 where the hours are not merely an extension of normal working hours
17	Attendance by a surveyor (at the request of an applicant	Such reasonable
for a vessel permit, or of a person submitting a vessel for	travel and
inspection or the issue of a towage permit) otherwise than	accommodation
at a place or time at which the surveyor is normally	expenses as are
engaged in official duties	incurred by the surveyor for the purposes of the attendance

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Commercial Vessels Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2003

Schedule 3	Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Load Lines) Regulation 1986
Schedule 3	Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Load
Lines) Regulation 1986 (Clause 5)

Schedule 2 Fees

Omit Items 1–4 from the Schedule. Insert instead:

1	Initial survey and issue of load line certificate	274
2	Initial survey and issue of load line exemption certificate	274
3	Periodical survey	274
4	Periodical inspection	91

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