Regulation 5 Payment for travel, subsistence and other expenses
Where a fee is determined by reference to the amount of work involved, whether on or off a ship, the fee may include an amount for the time spent travelling, save that—
travelling time in excess of 4 hours for each visit to a ship in the United Kingdom is to be disregarded;
where it is necessary for a surveyor or inspector to travel from the United Kingdom to a ship located abroad and back to the United Kingdom, travelling time in excess of 10 hours in any period of 24 hours is to be disregarded.
The cost of travel and subsistence incurred in visiting a ship outside the United Kingdom is to be reimbursed to the Agency in addition to the fee payable under these Regulations.
Expenses incurred in respect of any service provided to the Agency by a person not employed by the Agency is to be reimbursed to the Agency in addition to the fee payable under these Regulations.