Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (FEES) REGULATION - SECT 31

Fees for giving advices and examination of plans

(1) The fee to be paid in respect of a visit by a specified officer to a local
vessel that is certificated under the Certification and Licensing Regulation
for a particular class and a particular type, as a relevant service, for the
purpose of giving advice as to whether or not the vessel is suitable to be
certificated for another class or another type, is $365.

(2) The fee to be paid in respect of a visit by a specified officer to a local
vessel that is not certificated under the Certification and Licensing
Regulation, as a relevant service, for the purpose of giving advice as to
whether or not the vessel is suitable to be certificated for a particular
class and a particular type, is $365.

(3) The fee to be paid in respect of an examination by a specified  officer of
plans relating to the structure, machinery or equipment of a local vessel, as
a relevant service, for the purpose of giving advice as to whether or not that
structure, machinery or equipment complies with the requirement under the
Ordinance, is, for each hour of the examination  period of a specified officer
for the examination, $1115.

(4) In subsection (3), "examination period" (審閱期間), in relation to an
examination by a specified officer of plans, means—

   (a)  the period of time, in hours, during which the examinations continues;
        or

   (b)  if that period of time is not a whole number, the period of time
        rounded up to the next whole number.

"examination period" (審閱期間)