{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fees-regulations-1996/schedule/part-IV",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3243",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-fees-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/part/IV",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": "CERTIFICATES OF EQUIVALENT COMPETENCY",
  "text": "The fees payable under this Part are in connection with applications for certificates of equivalent competency, under the Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) Regulations 1984, the Merchant Shipping (Certification of Deck Officers) Regulations 1985 and the Merchant Shipping (Certification of Marine Engineer Officers and Licensing of Marine Engine Operators) Regulations 1986.\nService\nFee\nA Certificates\nFor consideration of an applicant’s qualifications for issue of a certificate of equivalent competency, including issue of a certificate. £14 shall be refunded if a certificate is not finally issued\n£49\nB Examinations\n1 For examination for oral competency on each occasion on which a candidate presents himself (fishing vessel):–\n(a) deck officer (fishing vessel) Class 1\n£84\n(b) deck officer (fishing vessel) Class 2\n£65\n(c) deck officer (fishing vessel) Class 3\n£84\n(d) engineering officer (fishing vessel) Class 1\n£84\n(e) engineering officer (fishing vessel) Class 2\n£65\n2 For examination for oral competency on each occasion on which a candidate presents himself (merchant ship):–\n(a) deck officer Class 1 (master mariner)\n£84\n(b) deck officer Class 2\n£84\n(c) deck officer Class 4\n£65\n(d) deck officer Class 5\n£65\n(e) marine engineer officer Class 1\n£84\n(f) marine engineer officer Class 2\n£84\n(g) marine engineer officer Class 3\n£84\n(h) marine engineer officer Class 4\n£65\n3 For examination for a sight test certificate where it is a requirement for a candidate for an examination for a certificate of competency as a deck officer (fishing vessel) in case 1(a), (b) or (c) above, or as a deck officer in case 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) above, and for the grant of a certificate to a person passing the examination\n£19\nC Endorsement and Revalidation\n1 For a dangerous cargo endorsement to a certificate of equivalent competency\n£19\n2 For the grant of a certificate of continued proficiency and updating of knowledge in respect of a certificate of equivalent competency\n£18.50",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/302",
      "affecting_title": "The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/302",
      "affecting_title": "The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/531",
      "affecting_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1998"
    },
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/1820",
      "affecting_title": "The Oil Pollution (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1997"
    },
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/3018",
      "affecting_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 1997"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/1923",
      "affecting_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1999"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3243/schedule/part/IV",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:28:39.770841+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}