Regulation 4
Where a fee is determined by the amount of work involved on or off the ship:
travelling time in excess of 4 hours for each visit to a ship in the United Kingdom shall be disregarded except for the initial survey or inspection of a fishing vessel under the Fishing Vessel (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975f1 or the Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975f2;
travelling time includes the time taken to travel from the United Kingdom to a ship overseas subject to a maximum of 10 hours in any 24 hour period;
notwithstanding regulation 4(a) above, travelling time in the United Kingdom in respect of the survey of a fishing vessel for the renewal of a United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate under the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 shall be charged for at a flat rate of £45 for each of up to and including three visits required for the survey or inspection, and for any visit after the third visit required for the survey at a rate of £90 for each such visit or, if more than two hours travelling time are involved in any such visit, at a rate of £45 per hour, up to a maximum of £180 for each such visit;
the cost of travelling and subsistence incurred in visiting a ship outside the United Kingdom shall be charged additionally to the hourly rate;
time spent by a surveyor in the office in respect of the survey of a fishing vessel for a United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate under the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 or of an inspection under the Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975 shall be charged for at a rate of £45 per hour, except that in the case of a survey of a fishing vessel for the renewal of such a certificate the charge shall be at a flat rate of £180.
where the work is carried out in conjunction with a non-statutory survey for which fees are not payable under these Regulations, the work involved shall be the extra time taken to ensure compliance with the requirements for which fees are charged under these Regulations;
any specific costs incurred in respect of computer or outside services shall be charged additionally to the hourly rate.