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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 National Law exemptions.

Annual fee change

Annual indexation is applied to specified fees. The indexation factor applied to 2024-25 is 3.6%. The indexed fees below are effective from 1 July 2024.

Application for a new certificate of competency—near coastal 
Coxswain grade 1$ 180
Coxswain grade 2$ 180
Coxswain grade 3$ 180
General purpose hand$ 180
Sailing master coastal$ 180
Sailing master offshore$ 180
Marine engine driver grade 2$ 180
Marine engine driver grade 3$ 180
Master inland waters$ 180
Master less than 24 metres$ 180
Engineer class 3$ 311
Marine engine driver grade 1$ 311
Master less than 45 metres$ 311
Master less than 100 metres$ 311

 

Application to renew a certificate of competency—near coastal 
Coxswain grade 1$ 165
Coxswain grade 2$ 165
Coxswain grade 3$ 165
General purpose hand$ 165
Sailing master coastal$ 165
Sailing master offshore$ 165
Marine engine driver grade 2$ 165
Marine engine driver grade 3$ 165
Master inland waters$ 165
Master less than 24 metres$ 165
Engineer class 3$ 263
Marine engine driver grade 1$ 263
Master less than 45 metres$ 263
Master less than 100 metres$ 263

 

Application to renew a certificate of competency  
Application to vary to existing certificate of competency
(i.e. remove a restriction, add an endorsement, change name on certificate)
$ 165
Application to replace a lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate of competency$ 165
Conduct an examination (if applicable)$ 412

 

Certificate of operation 
Application for a new certificate of operation$ 234
Application to renew a certificate of operation$ 234
Application to vary an existing certificate of operation$ 218
Application to voluntarily suspend a certificate of operation$ 250
Application to replace a certificate of operation$ 41

 

Certificate of survey 
Application for a new certificate of survey$ 444
Application to renew a certificate of survey$ 247
Application to vary an existing certificate of survey$ 229
Application to voluntarily suspend a certificate of survey$ 250
Application to replace a certificate of survey$ 41
Application for a unique vessel identifier$ 191

 

Surveyor accreditation scheme 
Application 1 to 5 categories of surveying$ 1,760
Application 6 to 10 categories of surveying$ 2,698
Application 11 to 16 categories of surveying$ 3,636
Application to renew marine surveyor accreditation$ 317
Application to replace a lost or stolen accreditation card$ 55
Application to vary an existing accreditation$ 328

 

National Law exemptions 
Application for scheme non-survey (exemption 2)$ 221
Application for an operation beyond survey time (exemption 6)$ 269
Application for temporary operations permit (exemption 7)$ 350
Application for class C restricted operations (exemption 40)$ 382
Application for an exemption from the application of the National Law, or specified provisions of the National Law

$ 288

(hourly rate)

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

$ 288

(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