Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1992

The Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships)
Amendment Rules, 1992 

MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT
 (Shipping Wing)

  NOTIFICATION
 (Merchant Shipping)

New Delhi, the 5th May, 1991 

G.S.R.479(E).--- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) of section 74, of the Merchant shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of ships) Rules, 1987, namely :--

 1.         (1)        These rules may be called the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Amendment Rules, 1992.

(2)        They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2.         In the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1987

(i)         in rule 2, clause (s) shall be omitted.
(ii)         in rule 10, for the word and figure "Schedule 1" the word and figure" appendix VII" shall be substituted."
(iii)        in rule 13, for the word and figure "Schedule II" the word and figures "Appendix VIII, shall be substituted.
(iv)        for Appendix VIII, the following Appendix shall be substituted, namely:--

 

APPENDIX VIII

(See Rule 13) 

 (a)        Measurement for issue of International Tonnage Certificate (1969) or Indian Tonnage Certificate.
(i)  First measurement of an Indian ship or a foreign ship;
 
Re-measurement including under deck tonnage volume.
 Ships less than 20 mtrs. in length
Rs. 600/-
 
Ships 20 mtrs. in length & above Rs.4000/- +
   
For each 100 tons or part thereof of the gross tonnage Rs.50
 
(ii) Re-measurement not involving under deck
tonnage volume.
 
For measurement of each as passenger above upper deck Rs.500/-
 
For measurement for each of the following space,viz Rs.1000/-
 
Appendage
Cargo compartment
Number of an spaces for passengers
Water ballast spaces.
Bunker spaces
Stores rooms
(b) For inspection at the request of owners or by a
statutory authority for verification of tonnage and
when no re-measurement
is required
Rs.500/-
   
(c) For measurement of space occupied by
 cargo under rule 10   
Rs.500/- for each space
   
(d) Measurement of Suez Canal and Panama Canal Tonnage  
 
(i) For first measurement of a ship for Suez Canal or Panama Canal Tonnage Certificate. The fee in (a) (i)
 plus three-fifths
 of that fee
   
(ii)For a Suez Canal and a Panama Canal Tonnage
Certificate if the measurement are made at the same time.
Two and Quarter
 times the fee in (a)(i)
   
(iii) For re-measurement of a ship following alteration in other than under deck. Fees as in (a)(ii)
   
(e) (i)For issue of International Tonnage Certificate (1969) or Indian Tonnage Certificate Rs.500/-
   
(ii) For issue of duplicate  International Tonnage
Certificate (1969) or Indian  Tonnage Certificate.
Rs.300/-
   
(iii) For issue of Suez Canal or Panama Canal Tonnage Certificate Rs.1000/-
   
(iv)For issue of an additional copy of Suez Canal or Panama Canal Tonnage Certificates. Rs.750/-
   
(v) For supply of details of Suez Canal or Panama Canal  Tonnage Calculations to the owner. Rs.1000/-

 

[F.No.ST/11013/5/91-MA]
 K.PADMANABHACHARY, Under Secy.

 

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