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Unit OT 18-35, Level 18, Central Park Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, P.O. Box 18006, United Arab Emirates
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04 Aug 2020 / South Africa
With effect from 24 August 2020, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) levy will be adjusted.
LEVIES
1. Ships required to hold a local safety certificate issued in terms of the Merchant Shipping Act 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)
- R 20.37 per metre overall length or part thereof per calendar year or part thereof, payable to the Authority at the same time as the charge for the initial or renewal survey of the ship for the issue of a local safety certificate
2. Fishing vessels not required to hold a local safety certificate issued in terms of the Merchant Shipping Act 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)
- R 139.43 per 100 tons or par thereof, payable to the National Ports Authority upon each call at a commercial port.
3. Coasting ships (not being ships referred to in item 1)
- R139.43 per 100 tons or part thereof per calendar month or part thereof
(a) Payable to the National Ports Authority
(b) If a coasting ship calls at a port outside the Republic of South Africa or the Republic of Namibia, then item 4 also applies.
4. All other ships
- R 139.43 per 100 tons or part
(a) Payable upon first entry into the territorial waters of the Republic after a voyage from a port or place outside the Republic, except in the case of a ship engaged solely in victualling, stores, spares or changing crew beyond port limits.
(b) Payable to the National Ports Authority in the case of a ship calling at a commercial port, or to the Authority in any other case unless proof of prior payment to the National Ports Authority is produced.
The levy determination does not apply to:
(a) ships in distress;
(b) ships in innocent passage;
(c) ships used solely for sport or recreation;
(d) ships belonging to the South African Police Service;
(e) ships belonging to the South African National Defence Force or the defence force of another state;
or
(f) ships belonging to the National Sea Rescue Institute.
For further details of the adjusted levy and information about operations in South Africa, contact GAC South Africa at [email protected]