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Fees for services—domestic commercial vessel safety

These fees are for certificates of competency, certificates of operation, certificates of survey, the surveyor accreditation scheme, and exemptions.

Annual fee change

From 1 July 2024, National System (domestic commercial vessel safety) fees will increase by 3.6% when the 2024-25 indexation factor is applied. 

Application for a new certificate of competency—near coastal 
Coxswain grade 1$ 174
Coxswain grade 2$ 174
Coxswain grade 3$ 174
General purpose hand$ 174
Sailing master coastal$ 174
Sailing master offshore$ 174
Marine engine driver grade 2$ 174
Marine engine driver grade 3$ 174
Master inland waters$ 174
Master less than 24 metres$ 174
Engineer class 3$ 301
Marine engine driver grade 1$ 301
Master less than 45 metres$ 301
Master less than 100 metres$ 301

 

Application to renew a certificate of competency—near coastal 
Coxswain grade 1$ 160
Coxswain grade 2$ 160
Coxswain grade 3$ 160
General purpose hand$ 160
Sailing master coastal$ 160
Sailing master offshore$ 160
Marine engine driver grade 2$ 160
Marine engine driver grade 3$ 160
Master inland waters$ 160
Master less than 24 metres$ 160
Engineer class 3$ 254
Marine engine driver grade 1$ 254
Master less than 45 metres$ 254
Master less than 100 metres$ 254

 

Application to replace or vary a certificate 
Application to vary to existing certificate of competency
(i.e. remove a restriction, add an endorsement, change name on certificate)
$ 160
Application to replace a lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate of competency$ 160
Conduct an examination (if applicable)$ 398

 

Certificate of operation 
Application for a new certificate of operation$ 226
Application to renew a certificate of operation$ 226
Application to vary an existing certificate of operation$ 211
Application to voluntarily suspend a certificate of operation$ 242

 

Certificate of survey 
Application for a new certificate of survey$ 429
Application to renew a certificate of survey$ 239
Application to vary an existing certificate of survey$ 222
Application to voluntarily suspend a certificate of survey$ 242
Application for a unique vessel identifier$ 185

 

Surveyor accreditation scheme 
Application 1 to 5 categories of surveying$ 1,699
Application 6 to 10 categories of surveying$ 2,605
Application 11 to 16 categories of surveying$ 3,510
Application to renew marine surveyor accreditation$ 306
Application to replace a lost or stolen accreditation card$ 54
Application to vary an existing accreditation$ 317

 

National Law exemptions 
Application for scheme non-survey (exemption 2)$ 214
Application for an operation beyond survey time (exemption 6)$ 260
Application for temporary operations permit (exemption 7)$ 338
Application for class C restricted operations (exemption 40)$ 369
Application for an exemption from the application of the National Law, or specified provisions of the National Law

$ 278

(hourly rate)

Application for an approval, under a marine order, of an equivalent means of compliance

$ 278

(hourly rate)

Note: Fees are in Australian Dollars and excluding Goods & Services Tax (GST).

Related information

Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Regulation 2013

Last updated: 28 July 2023