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46 CFR 2.10-101: -101 Annual vessel inspection fee.

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  1. Title 46—Shipping
  2. CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
  3. SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC
  4. PART 2—VESSEL INSPECTIONS
  5. Subpart 2.10—Fees

(a)(1) Unless otherwise provided by this subpart, each vessel required to have a Certificate of Inspection is subject to the annual vessel inspection fee listed in table 2.10-101 for its vessel category.

(2) A vessel certificated for more than one service must pay only the higher of the two applicable fees in table 2.10-101 of this section.

(b) The vessel owner or operator must pay the annual vessel inspection fee each year on or before the vessel's user fee anniversary date, unless the fee has been prepaid under § 2.10-105 of this subpart.

(c) Payment of the annual vessel inspection fee entitles a vessel to all inspection services related to compliance with its Certificate of Inspection, including but not limited to the inspection for renewal of the Certificate of Inspection, reinspections (annual and periodic inspections), hull (drydock) inspections, deficiency inspections, damage surveys, repair and modification inspections, change in vessel service inspections, permit to proceed inspections, drydock extension inspections, and all inspections required for the issuance of international certificates.

(d) Entitlement to inspection services for the current year remains with the vessel if it is sold. The entitlement to inspection services may not be transferred to any other vessel.

Table 2.10-101—Annual Vessel Inspection Fees for U.S. and Foreign Vessels Requiring a Certificate of Inspection

Any inspected vessel not listed in this table $1,030

Freight Barges:

Length not greater than 150 feet 495

More than 150 feet but not more than 300 feet 610

More than 300 feet 955

Freight Ships:

Length not greater than 100 feet 1,425

More than 100 feet but no more than 300 feet 1,870

More than 300 feet 5,410

Industrial Vessels:

Length not greater than 200 feet 1,435

More than 200 feet 2,550

Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs):

Drill ship MODUs 6,710

Submersible MODUs 4,695

Self-elevating MODUs 4,695

Semi-submersible MODUs 8,050

Nautical School Vessels:

Length not greater than 100 feet 835

More than 100 feet but not more than 200 feet 1,450

More than 200 feet 7,205

Oceanographic Research Vessels:

Length not greater than 170 feet 840

More than 170 feet but not more than 240 feet 1,980

More than 240 feet 3,610

Offshore Supply Vessels:

Length not greater than 140 feet 1,135

More than 140 feet 1,470

Offshore Supply Vessels: Alternate Reinspection Program *:

Length not greater than 140 feet 940

More than 140 feet 1,260

Passenger Barges:

Less than 100 gross tons and:

Less than 65 feet in length 300

65 feet or more in length 600

100 gross tons or more and:

Certified for fewer than 150 passengers 2,215

Certified for 150 or more passengers 2,525

Passenger Ships:

Length not greater than 250 feet:

Certified for fewer than 150 passengers 3,600

Certified for 150 or more passengers 4,050

More than 250 feet but not more than 350 feet 5,330

More than 350 feet but not more than 450 feet 6,835

More than 450 feet 14,650

Sailing School Vessels:

Length not greater than 30 feet 530

More than 30 feet but not more than 65 feet 560

More than 65 feet 980

Seagoing Towing Vessels (Inspected under 46 CFR Subchapter I):

Coast Guard option 2,747

Alternative Compliance Program option 1,850

Streamlined Inspection Program option 2,260

Small Passenger Vessels:

Less than 65 feet in length 300

65 feet or more in length 600

Tank Barges 500

Tankships:

Length not greater than 100 feet 1,295

More than 100 feet but not more than 300 feet 2,310

More than 300 feet 5,805

Liquefied Gas Tankships 12,120

Towing Vessels (Inspected under 46 CFR Subchapter M):

Coast Guard option 2,184

Towing Safety Management System option 973

* Note: Eligibility for the reduced annual vessel inspection fee for Offshore Supply Vessels is contingent upon the vessel's continued acceptance in the alternative reinspection program by the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.

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