Safety Fee
Published: 9/14/2011, Updated: 1/4/2013
The safety fee is authorised by Act no. 19 of 17 April 2009 relating to ports and fairways (Section 24).
VTS Centre
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Vessels subject to fees
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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) |
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 5 of the Regulations. |
GT |
NOK 0.43 |
NOK 21.50
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| Brevik (Grenland) |
Gas tankers that load or unload north of a straight line through the northernmost point at Mølen and the northernmost point at Såsteinen, see section 4, subsection 2 . |
Cubic metres |
NOK 4.90 |
Not possible |
Kvitsøy (Rogaland):
Rogaland in general
Kårstø |
Vessels with a maximum length of 24 metres or more in the traffic control centre's area of operation, see section 4, subsection 1 of the Regulations. Certain vessels and sailings are exempt, see section 5 of the Regulations.
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GT
GT
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NOK 0.27
NOK 1.08 |
NOK 13.50
NOK 54.00
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| Fedje (Sture and Mongstad) |
Vessels that carry hazardous or pollutive cargo and call at Statoil's port terminals at Sture and Mongstad, see section 4, subsection 3. |
GT |
NOK 0.74 |
Not possible
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Safety fees are collected pursuant to:
Forskrift av 27.12.2012 om sikkerhetsavgift for bruk av sjøtrafikksentralene ved Kvitsøy, Horten, Fedje og Brevik, Rogaland, Vestfold, Hordaland og Telemark (in Norwegian only).
The safety fee is authorized by the Ports and Fairway Act: Lov 17. april 2009 nr. 19 om havner og farvann, § 24 (in Norwegian only).
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. The safety fee is valid for one call to port. New regulations valid as of January 1, 2013, states that vessels with additional calls, or calls operating within the area subject to fees must pay 1/4 of the safety fee each time the vessel calls to port, mooring or anchorage within the area subject to fees. Previously vessels had to pay 100 per cent safety fee after having undertaken four voyages within the VTS area.
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.