Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (FEES) REGULATION - SECT 12

Fees for surveys for issue of certificates of survey and certificates of inspection

(1) Subject to sections 16 and 17, the fee to be paid under section 17(4)(b)
of the Survey Regulation is—

   (a)  in the case of an application for survey, for the purposes of the
        issue of a certificate of survey valid for not more than 3 months, of
        a local vessel of a type described in column 2 of Part 3 of Schedule
        3—

        (i)    for the first 3 relevant visits to the vessel for the survey,
               1/2 of the fee specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the
               type of vessel; and

        (ii)   for each subsequent relevant visit to the vessel for the
               survey, 1/8 of the fee specified in column 3 of that Part
               opposite the type of vessel;

   (b)  in the case of an application for survey, for the purposes of the
        issue of a certificate of survey valid for more than 3 months, of a
        local vessel of a type described in column 2 of Part 3 of Schedule
        3—

        (i)    for the first 3 relevant visits to the vessel for the survey,
               the fee specified in column 3 of that Part opposite the type of
               vessel; and

        (ii)   for each subsequent relevant visit to the vessel for the
               survey, 1/4 of the fee specified in column 3 of that Part
               opposite the type of vessel;

   (c)  in the case of an application for survey, for the purposes of the
        issue of a certificate of survey, of a floating dock that is not
        classed with a classification society is—

        (i)    for the first hour of the service period of each specified 
               officer for the survey, $3270; and

        (ii)   for each subsequent hour of the service period of each
               specified officer for the survey, $1115;

   (d)  in the case of an application for survey, for the purposes of the
        issue of a certificate of inspection, of a Class IV vessel that falls
        within section 15(2)(b) of the Survey Regulation—

        (i)    for the first 3 relevant visits to the vessel for the survey,
               $2200; and

        (ii)   for each subsequent relevant visit to the vessel for the
               survey, $550.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), each visit by each specified officer
to a local vessel for the purposes of a survey is counted as one relevant
visit to the vessel for the survey.