South African Maritime Safety Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 5 of 1998)NoticesDetermination of Charges, 2021Part 2 : Ship Registration, Licensing, and Tonnage Measurement9. Ship registration, etc |
| (1) | A charge of R 1 117 is payable for the following services |
| (a) | Issuing a carving and marking note and inspection of the marking which covers one visit to the ship. |
| (b) | Renewing a ship’s registration |
| (2) | The charges in the table below are applicable for the purposes of Initial Registration as well as the following conditions; |
| (a) | registering a ship anew upon change of ownership; |
| (b) | registering a ship anew upon sale under a certificate of sale; |
| (c) | registering a ship anew because of alterations to the ship; |
| (d) | registering a ship on bareboat charter: |
Item |
Tonnage of a Ship |
Local Charge |
International Charge |
(1) |
<25 GT and <24m Pleasure Vessels |
R 2 376 |
R 3 332 |
(2) |
≥25GT and ≥24m pleasure vessels but <200 GT |
R 4 472 |
R 6 263 |
(3) |
≥200 GT but <1000 GT |
R 8 948 |
R 12 519 |
(4) |
≥1000 GT |
R 8 948 plus R889 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R 29 817 |
R 12 519 plus R 1 249 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R 31 603 |
| (3) | A fee of R 1 431 is payable for the issue or endorsement of any Registration Certificate |
| (a) | granting a new registration certificate where the original has been mislaid, lost, or destroyed; |
| (b) | registering alterations to a ship in the register; |
| (c) | registering the transfer or transmission of ownership of a ship or of a share in a ship; |
| (d) | registering a mortgage instrument; |
| (e) | registering the transfer of a mortgage; |
| (f) | registering the transmission of an interest in a mortgage; |
| (g) | registering the discharge of mortgage; |
| (h) | changing a ships home port; |
| (i) | issuing a deletion certificate, |
| (4) | the following charges are applicable for the survey of a ship to determine its suitability to be registered in the Republic, including verifying the ship’s: |
Item |
Tonnage of a Ship |
Charge |
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Local Charge |
International Charge |
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(1) |
<25 GT and <24m Pleasure Vessels |
R 2 221 |
R 3 109 |
(2) |
≥25GT and ≥24m pleasure vessels but <200 GT |
R 4 420 |
R 6 194 |
(3) |
≥200 GT but <1000 GT |
R 6 635 |
R 9 291 |
(4) |
≥1000 GT |
R 8 948 plus R 899 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R 28 534 |
R 12 519 plus R 1 249 for every 500GT or part thereof over 1000 GT, subject to a maximum of R 31 602 |
| (5) | The following charges are payable for the relevant service |
| (a) | granting a temporary pass in the place of a registration certificate—R 1 431; |
| (b) | issuing a continuous synopsis record, or any amendment or revision of the record, for a ship - R 522; |
| (c) | Transcript of Registration at time of registration—R 1 117 ; |
| (d) | Transcript of Register subsequent to registration—R 1 117. |