Collapse to view only § 2.10-101 - Annual vessel inspection fee.
- § 2.10-1 - Applicability.
- § 2.10-5 - Exemptions.
- § 2.10-10 - Waivers.
- § 2.10-20 - General requirements.
- § 2.10-25 - Definitions.
- § 2.10-101 - Annual vessel inspection fee.
- § 2.10-105 - Prepayment of annual vessel inspection fees.
- § 2.10-115 - Changes in vessel service.
- § 2.10-120 - Overseas inspection and examination fees.
- § 2.10-125 - Fees for examination of foreign tankships.
- § 2.10-130 - Fees for examination of foreign mobile offshore drilling units.
- § 2.10-135 - Penalties.
§ 2.10-1 - Applicability.
(a) This subpart establishes inspection and examination fees for all owners or operators requesting certification, including those for vessels that are required to have a Certificate of Inspection and those required to have a Certificate of Compliance.
(b) The fees in this subpart do not apply to:
(1) Vessels being inspected for the initial issuance of a Certificate of Inspection;
(2) Foreign passenger vessels;
(3) Training vessels operated by State maritime academies;
(4) Public vessels of the United States except for Maritime Administration vessels; and
(5) Publicly owned ferries.
§ 2.10-5 - Exemptions.
(a) Vessels owned or operated by a non-profit organization may be exempted from payment of the fees required by this subpart, only if the vessel is used exclusively for one or more of the following:
(1) Training youth in boating, seamanship, or navigation skills;
(2) Educating youth in a course of marine environmental studies;
(3) Providing excursions for persons with disabilities as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) [42 U.S.C. 12102(2)]; or
(4) Providing medical services.
(b) Vessels owned or operated by the Federal government or the government of any State or political subdivision thereunder may be exempted from the fees required by this subpart provided the vessel is used exclusively for one or more of the purposes listed in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) The term used exclusively in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section does not preclude:
(1) The carriage of adult volunteers or crew, or
(2) The vessel's use for fundraising activities without regard to the age of the participants aboard the vessel, provided revenues raised are for the operation and maintenance of the vessel and that such fundraising activities do not exceed one day of fundraising for each month of the vessel's operating season.
(d) Vessel owners or operators may submit a written request for exemption to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the Marine Inspection Zone in which the vessel normally operates. The exemption request must provide the vessel name, the vessel identification number, and evidence that the organization and the vessel meet the criteria set forth in this section. The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection will endorse and forward the request to Commandant (CG-DCO-83) for decision.
§ 2.10-10 - Waivers.
The Commandant (CG-DCO-83) will waive collection of vessel inspection fees in this subpart for a Federally-owned or operated vessel if the fee would be directly paid by an agency acting as the vessel owner using Federal appropriated funds. By October 1 of each year, Federal agencies shall provide Commandant (CG-DCO-83) with a list of the names and vessel identification numbers of vessels for which a fee waiver is requested.
§ 2.10-20 - General requirements.
(a) Unless otherwise specified, vessel owners must pay the fees required by this subpart before inspection or examination services are provided.
(b) Fees required by this subpart must be paid in U.S. currency by check or money order, drawn on a U.S. bank, and made payable to the U.S. Treasury. Payment may also be made by credit card or wire transfer.
(c) All payments must be accompanied by the vessel name and its vessel identification number.
(d) Unless otherwise specified or if payment is made through www.pay.gov, fees required by this subpart must be submitted using one of the following methods:
(1) For COI and COC Inspections:
(i) For payment by credit card, online through www.pay.gov, or U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center (OGR), 1430A Kristina Way, Chesapeake, VA 23326.
(ii) For payment by check, made payable to U.S. Treasury, with delivery by postal service, USCG Vessel Inspections Fees, P.O. Box 979118, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.
(iii) For payment by check, made payable to U.S. Treasury, with delivery by overnight courier, USCG Vessel Inspection Fees, Lockbox No. 979118, U.S. Bank Government Lockbox, 1005 Convention Plaza, ATTN: GOVERNMENT LOCKBOX, SL-MOC1 GL, St. Louis, MO 63101.
(2) For Overseas Inspection Fees:
(i) For payment by credit card, U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center (OGR), 1430A Kristina Way, Chesapeake, VA 23326.
(ii) For payment by check, made payable to U.S. Treasury, with delivery by postal service, USCG User Fees, P.O. Box 979125, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.
(iii) For payment by check, made payable to U.S. Treasury, with delivery by overnight courier, USCG User Fees, Lockbox No. 979125, U.S. Bank Government Lockbox, 1005 Convention Plaza, ATTN: GOVERNMENT LOCKBOX, SL-MOC1 GL, St. Louis, MO 63101.
(e) For purposes of this subpart, the address for Commandant (CG-DCO-83), Attn: Office of Budget Execution, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7318, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7318.
(f) Information concerning a vessel's user fee anniversary date may be obtained from any Coast Guard Coast Guard Sector, Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, or Marine Safety Detachment.
§ 2.10-25 - Definitions.
The following definitions apply to this subpart:
Alternative Compliance Program option means the option described in 46 CFR part 8, subpart D.
Annual vessel inspection fee means the fee charged for inspection and related services provided by the Coast Guard to determine whether a vessel meets the requirements to maintain its Certificate of Inspection.
Coast Guard option means an option used by—
(1) A vessel inspected under a 46 CFR subchapter that is not participating in the Alternative Compliance Program described in 46 CFR part 8, subpart D;
(2) A vessel inspected under a 46 CFR subchapter that is not participating in the Streamlined Inspection Program described in 46 CFR part 8, subpart E; or
(3) A vessel inspected under 46 CFR subchapter M that is not participating in the Towing Safety Management System option described in 46 CFR part 138.
Drill ship MODU means a mobile offshore drilling unit with a ship shape displacement hull intended for operation in the floating condition.
Ferry means a vessel that is used on a regular schedule—
(1) To provide transportation only between places that are not more than 300 miles apart; and
(2) To transport only—
(i) Passengers; or
(ii) Vehicles, or railroad cars, that are being used, or have been used, in transporting passengers or goods.
Freight barge means a non-self-propelled vessel carrying freight for hire.
Freight ship means a self-propelled freight vessel.
Freight vessel means a motor vessel of more than 15 gross tons that carries freight for hire, except an oceanographic research vessel or an offshore supply vessel.
Industrial vessel means a vessel which, by reason of its special outfit, purpose, design, or function engages in certain industrial ventures. For the purposes of this subpart, this classification includes such vessels as dredges, cable layers, derrick barges, and construction and wrecking barges, but does not include vessels which carry passengers or freight for hire, OSVs, oceanographic research vessels, or vessels engaged in the fisheries.
Liquefied gas tankship means a self-propelled vessel equipped with cargo tanks primarily designed to carry liquefied or compressed gases in bulk.
Mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) means a vessel capable of engaging in drilling operations for the exploration or exploitation of subsea resources that is: seagoing and 300 or more gross tons and self-propelled by machinery; Seagoing and 100 or more gross tons and non-self-propelled; or more than 65 feet in length and propelled by steam.
Nautical school vessel means a vessel operated by or in connection with a nautical school or an educational institution under section 13 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986, Public Law 99-640.
Non-profit organization means an organization under Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) section 501(c) which is exempt for the purposes of federal income taxation.
Oceanographic research vessel means a vessel that is being employed only in instruction in oceanography or limnology, or both, or only in oceanographic or limnological research, including those studies about the sea such as seismic, gravity meter, and magnetic exploration and other marine geophysical or geological surveys, atmospheric research, and biological research.
Offshore supply vessel or OSV means a vessel that—
(1) Is propelled by machinery other than steam;
(2) Does not meet the definition of a passenger-carrying vessel in 46 U.S.C. 2101(22) or 46 U.S.C. 2101(35);
(3) Is more than 15 gross tons; and
(4) Regularly carries goods, supplies, individuals in addition to the crew, or equipment in support of exploration, exploitation, or production of offshore mineral or energy resources.
Passenger barge means a non-self-propelled passenger vessel, including a prison barge or a barge which carries occupied recreational vehicles.
Passenger ship means a self-propelled passenger vessel.
Passenger vessel means a vessel of at least 100 gross tons:
(1) Carrying more than 12 passengers, including at least one passenger for hire;
(2) That is chartered and carrying more than 12 passengers;
(3) That is a submersible vessel carrying at least one passenger for hire; or
(4) That is a ferry carrying a passenger.
Political subdivision means a county, district, parish, township, city or similar governmental entity established within a State.
Publicly owned means, owned by (1) the federal government, or (2) the government of any State or political subdivision thereunder.
Sailing school vessel means a vessel of less than 500 gross tons, carrying more than 6 individuals who are sailing school instructors or sailing school students, principally equipped for propulsion by sail even if the vessel has an auxiliary means of propulsion, and owned or demise chartered and operated by a qualified organization during such times as the vessel is operated exclusively for the purposes of sailing instruction.
Seagoing towing vessel means a commercial vessel 300 gross tons or more engaged in or intending to engage in the service of pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside, and that makes voyages beyond the Boundary Line as defined by 46 U.S.C. 103, and has been issued a Certificate of Inspection under the provisions of subchapter I of this chapter.
Self-elevating MODU means a mobile offshore drilling unit with movable legs capable of raising its hull above the surface of the sea.
Semi-submersible MODU means a mobile offshore drilling unit with the main deck connected to an underwater hull by columns or caissons, that is intended for drilling operations in the floating condition.
Small passenger vessel means a vessel of less than 100 gross tons:
(1) Carrying more than 6 passengers, including at least 1 passenger for hire;
(2) That is chartered with the crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner's representative and carrying more than 6 passengers;
(3) That is chartered with no crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner's representative and carrying more than 12 passengers;
(4) That is a submersible vessel carrying at least one passenger for hire; or
(5) That is a ferry carrying more than 6 passengers.
State means a State of the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands and any other territory or possession of the United States.
Streamlined Inspection Program option means the option described in 46 CFR part 8, subpart E.
Submersible MODU means a mobile offshore drilling unit intended for drilling operations in the bottom-bearing condition, having the main deck connected to an underwater hull or pontoons by way of columns or caissons.
Submersible vessel means a vessel that is capable of operating below the surface of the water.
Tank barge means any tank vessel not equipped with means of propulsion.
Tank vessel means a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, oil or hazardous material in bulk as cargo or cargo residue.
Tankship means any tank vessel propelled by power or sail, including an integrated tug and barge designed to operate together only in the pushing mode.
Towing Safety Management System option means the option described in 46 CFR part 138 for towing vessels subject to 46 CFR subchapter M.
Towing vessel means a commercial vessel engaged in or intending to engage in the service of pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside.
User fee anniversary date means the date on which a vessel's annual inspection fee is due each year. Once established by the Coast Guard, a vessel's user fee anniversary date remains fixed for as long as the vessel remains in service.
Vessel identification number (VIN) means a U.S. official number, a number assigned by a State, a number assigned by the Coast Guard, or a Lloyd's Register of Shipping identification number issued to a U.S. or foreign commercial vessel for purposes of vessel identification. For U.S. vessels, VIN means the number listed on the Certificate of Inspection. For foreign vessels, VIN means either the Lloyd's Register of Shipping identification number or the number assigned by the Coast Guard.
Youth means an individual 21 years of age or younger.
§ 2.10-101 - Annual vessel inspection fee.
(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.
§ 2.10-105 - Prepayment of annual vessel inspection fees.
(a) Vessel owners may prepay the annual vessel inspection fee for any period of not less than three years, and not more than the design life or remaining expected service life of the vessel.
(b) To prepay the annual vessel inspection fee for a period of three or more years, the owner must submit a written request to Commandant (CG-DCO-83) specifying the vessel identification number and the period for which prepayment is to be made.
(c) The total of the annual fees for the requested prepayment period will be discounted to its net present value using the following formula:
Where:(d) When the annual vessel inspection fee has been prepaid, the entitlement to inspection services for the prepayment period attaches to the vessel and remains with the vessel if it is sold. The entitlement to inspection services may not be transferred to any other vessel.
(e) If a vessel is removed from Coast Guard certification and the vessel owner surrenders the vessel's Certificate of Inspection, the owner may request a refund of the remaining prepayment amount. The annual vessel inspection fee will not be refunded for the year in which the Certificate of Inspection is surrendered. The request for refund must be submitted to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection to whom the Certificate of Inspection is surrendered. The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection will endorse and forward the request to Commandant (CG-DCO-83) for decision.
§ 2.10-115 - Changes in vessel service.
(a) If a vessel certificated for a single service, changes service, the annual vessel inspection fee is not adjusted during the year in which a change in service occurs. The annual vessel inspection fee for the new vessel category is payable on the vessel's user fee anniversary date immediately following the date of the change in service.
(b) If a change in service occurs and the annual vessel inspection fee has been prepaid, Commandant (CG-DCO-83) will recalculate the prepayment amount based on the new vessel category and advise the owner of available prepayment options.
§ 2.10-120 - Overseas inspection and examination fees.
(a) In addition to any other fee required by this subpart, an overseas inspection and examination fee of $4,585 must be paid for each vessel inspection and examination conducted outside the United States and its territories. This fee does not apply to vessel inspections and examinations conducted in Canada, Mexico, or the British Virgin Islands.
(b) The overseas inspection and examination fee for each vessel must be received before an overseas inspection or examination is conducted.
§ 2.10-125 - Fees for examination of foreign tankships.
Each foreign tankship of a country party to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 as amended, must pay:
(a) For examination for the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance under § 2.01-6(a)(2)(i) of this part, or examination for the annual endorsement to a Certificate of Compliance, a fee of $1,100.
(b) For examination for the issuance of a Tank Vessel Examination Letter under § 2.01-6(a)(3) of this part, a fee of $1,100.
§ 2.10-130 - Fees for examination of foreign mobile offshore drilling units.
Each foreign mobile offshore drilling unit must pay:
(a) For examination for the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance indicating compliance with the design and equipment standards of either the documenting nation or the International Maritime Organization Code for Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, a fee of $1,830.
(b) For examination for the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance indicating compliance with the design and equipment standards of 46 CFR part 108, the inspection fee listed in table 2.10-101 of this subpart for the same type of mobile offshore drilling unit.
§ 2.10-135 - Penalties.
(a) A vessel owner or operator who fails to pay a fee or charge established under this subpart is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty.
(b) In addition to the fees established in this subpart, the Coast Guard may recover collection and enforcement costs associated with delinquent payments of, or failure to pay, a fee. Coast Guard inspection and examination services may also be withheld pending payment of outstanding fees owed to the Coast Guard for inspection and examination services provided.
(c) Each District Commander or Officer in Charge Marine Inspection may request the Secretary of the Treasury, or the authorized representative thereof, to withhold or revoke the clearance required by 46 U.S.C. app. 91 of a vessel for which a fee or charge established under this part has not been paid or until a bond is posted for the payment.