Safety Fee
Published: 9/14/2011, Updated: 1/2/2012
The safety fee is authorised by Act no. 19 of 17 April 2009 relating to ports and fairways (Section 24).
The following vessels are subject to fees in the various areas:
VTS Centre
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Vessels subject to fees
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Legal authority/Regulations
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| Horten |
Vessels with a maximum length of 24 metres or more in the traffic control centre's area of operation, see Section 1 of the Regulations. Certain vessels and sailings are exempt, see Section 2 of the Regulations. |
Regulations of 18 December 1998 relating to the safety fee for the use of the maritime traffic control centre for the Oslo Fjord in Horten, Vestfold, Østfold, Akershus and Buskerud |
| Brevik |
Gas tankers that load or unload north of a straight line through the northernmost point at Mølen and the northernmost point at Såsteinen. |
Regulations of 4 December 1985 relating to compensation for expenses for measures to safeguard the shipping trade in the Grenland area, Telemark |
| Kvitsøy |
Vessels with a maximum length of 24 metres or more in the traffic control centre's area of operation, see Section 1 of the Regulations. Certain vessels and sailings are exempt, see Section 2 of the Regulations. |
Regulations of 20 December 2002 relating to the safety fee for the use of the maritime traffic control centre, Kvitsøy Municipality, Rogaland |
| Fedje |
Vessels that carry hazardous or pollutive cargo and call at Statoil's port terminals at Sture and Mongstad. |
Regulations of 27 August 1992 relating to compensation for expenses for monitoring the approach to Sture and Mongstad, Hordaland |
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Vardø
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None - no safety fee |
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Safety fees are collected pursuant to:
Safety fees for the Oslo Fjord and Rogaland shall be paid every time a vessel passes the outer boundary of the area subject to fees and sails into the area subject to fees, or for every fourth instance where a vessel docks, anchors or berths in the area subject to fees, without having sailed out of the area subject to fees. The vessel's owner is responsible for payment of the safety fee.
Basis of calculation and size of the safety fee in 2012:
VTS Centre
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Basis of calculation
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Fee per call to port
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Annual fee
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| Horten (Oslo Fjord) |
GT |
NOK 0.41 |
NOK 20.50
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| Brevik (Grenland) |
Cubic metres |
NOK 4.57 |
Not possible |
Kvitsøy (Rogaland):
Rogaland in general
Kårstø |
GT
GT
|
NOK 0.27
NOK 1.08 |
NOK 13.50
NOK 54.00
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| Fedje (Sture and Mongstad) |
GT |
NOK 0.73 |
Not possible
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GT = gross tonnage unit
The safety fee is paid for each call to port in the area and is included on the invoice for approach to the port. The annual fee corresponds to 50 calls to port.