Annual Fees
The following annual fees can be ordered:
- Coastal fee (vessels over 500 GT).
- Pilotage readiness fee (vessels subject to compulsory pilotage).
- Safety fee in the Oslo Fjord (Horten VTS).
- Safety fee in Rogaland (Kvitsøy VTS).
Vessels over 500 GT in domestic trade that pay an annual fee for the coastal fee this year will automatically be charged an annual fee for the coastal fee for the following year. If these vessels are subject to compulsory pilotage and/or required to pay fees to a maritime traffic control centre (VTS), the annual fee for a pilotage fee or safety fee must be ordered by the vessels themselves. New vessels in domestic trade must also order the annual fee themselves for the first year.
The annual fee for the coastal fee corresponds to the coastal fee for 33 calls to port (66 arrivals or departures), while the annual fee for the safety fee corresponds to 50 calls to port in the area of coverage. The annual fee for the pilotage readiness fee varies according to the size of the vessel and corresponds to 18 to 46 calls to port.
Fee rates for 2012 with examples
Fee rates for 2011 with examples
Questions concerning annual or seasonal fees can be addressed to:
Nordland Department for Maritime Traffic
P.O. Box 183
N-8551 LØDINGEN
Telephone: +47 76 98 68 00
E-mail:
Questions concerning fees for individual sailings can be addressed to the department stated as the reference on the invoice.
Duty to Report
Vessels that have not used a state pilot and are required to pay a coastal fee and/or pilotage readiness fee must send an electronic message regarding the sailing to the Norwegian Coastal Administration's messaging system SafeSeaNet Norway before embarking on the voyage. A breach of this duty to report can entail an administrative fee.
Vessels that are required to pay a coastal fee and only sail in domestic trade must pay a coastal fee in the form of an annual or seasonal fee.
Vessels subject to compulsory pilotage that primarily sail within the boundaries for waters that are subject to fees or between Norwegian ports shall pay the pilotage readiness fee in the form of an annual fee. This obligation is independent of whether or not the vessel has a pilot on board.
Invoicing
The Norwegian Coastal Administration issues invoices for individual sailings based on the reported sailings for vessels not subject to compulsory pilotage, reported sailings for vessels subject to compulsory pilotage that are sailing with a pilot exemption certificate, completion of pilotage assignments, issuance/renewal/change of a pilot exemption certificate, completion of a pilot exemption certificate examination and sailings subject to fees in VTS areas.
Annual fees are invoiced on the basis of the annual fees that the customer himself has ordered through the Norwegian Coastal Administration's messaging service SafeSeaNet Norway. The invoicing basis for individual sailings is prepared locally. All invoices are issued centrally from the Norwegian Coastal Administration's Administration and Accounting Centre in Honningsvåg.
The normal payment terms are 30 days net from the date of the invoice. Annual fees that are ordered shortly before a new fee year or during the fee year have a shorter payment deadline.