Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Scale of Dues, Rates and General Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Notification 2007

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Oct 2007

No. S 523

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act

(Chapter 170A)

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Scale of Dues, Rates and General Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Notification 2007

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 (1), (7) and (8) of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, hereby makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement

1. This Notification may be cited as the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Scale of Dues, Rates and General Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Notification 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2007.

Amendment of Schedule

2. The Schedule to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Scale of Dues, Rates and General Fees) Notification (N 2) is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph 9 (including the sub-heading) of Part II and substituting the following paragraph:

Charges for fire-fighting, oil spill response and
anti-pollution services

9.—(1) The charges for fire-fighting, oil spill response and anti-pollution services provided by the Authority to save life or property are as follows:

Rate per hour or part thereof from the time the vessel leaves the base to the time it returns to base and is no longer required

Rate per day for usage of services exceeding 8 hours in a day

Standby rate per day or part thereof, for the period that the vessel is on standby at a forward storage area or base or in transit

(a) for the deployment of a fire-fighting craft

$1,200

$9,600

$4,800

(b) for the deployment of an anti-pollution vessel as follows:

(i) a fire-fighting craft or tug used as an anti-oil pollution craft

$875

$7,000

$3,500

(ii) a launch

$220

$1,700

$850

(iii) a workboat or hydrographic craft used as a command craft

$550

$5,000

$2,500

(iv) a garbage collection craft used as an anti-oil pollution craft

$260

$2,050

$1,025

Rate per day or part thereof

Standby rate per day or part thereof, for the period that the equipment is on standby at a forward storage area or base or in transit

(i) a rapid response container

$4,500

$2,250

(ii) 250-metre length of open water boom

$4,850

$2,425

(iii) 100m3 inflatable oil storage barge

$9,000

$4,500

(iv) 45-tonne/hour oil skimmer

$1,600

$800

(v) 30-tonne/hour vacuum skimmer

$650

$325

(vi) 12-metre dispersant spray system

$300

$150

(vii) a dispersant eductor

$150

$75

(d) manpower charges of between $50 to $300 per hour or part thereof, according to the seniority of the officer deployed;

(e) dispersants to be charged at cost, with additional charges for the storage and handling thereof;

(f) an administrative charge at 6% of the total charges payable to the Authority, for total charges up to $1 million, or such lower amount as may be determined by the Authority for total charges exceeding $1 million.

(2) Where the oil spill response or anti-pollution services are provided by an operator or equipment owner other than the Authority, the charges payable shall be computed according to the applicable rates set out in the Schedule to the Memorandum of Understanding entered into on 24th September 2007 between the Authority and the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF), which document may be updated from time to time, and is made available on the Internet through the official website of the Authority at http://www.mpa.gov.sg.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “Jurong Fishing Port” in paragraphs 15 (3) and 16(1) of Part VII and substituting in each case the words “Jurong Fishery Port”.

[G.N. Nos. S 741/2004; S 575/2005; S 113/2006; S 316/2007]

Made this 28th day of September 2007.

PETER ONG

Chairman,
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

[MPA 46/01.C06.V03/LSK; AG/LEG/SL/170A/2005/5 Vol. 1]

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