OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

Tariff (SISEINOP)

Article 43

The rates in Euros (EUR) for the evaluation and approval of Construction, Modification and Repair Projects of Ports and Port-type Constructions are established as follows:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Evaluation of Construction, Modification, Repair and Installation Projects of Ports (Commercial, Fishing, Sport and Scientific Research), Fixed or Floating Platforms onshore and offshore.	67
2	Evaluation of Construction, Modification, Repair, and Installation Projects of Port Type Constructions	67
3	Approval or Renewal of Construction Projects, Port Repairs and Port-type Constructions.	25

Article 44

The rates are fixed in Euros (EUR) for the Inspection and Certification for the Verification of the Gross Mass of Full Containers for export.

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
–	Inspection and Certification for the Verification of the Gross Mass of Full Containers for Export.	67

Article 45

The fees in Euros (EUR) for the Evaluation of Dossiers for the application for the granting of a port legal figure are established as follows:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Evaluation of files of private legal entities for the purpose of considering the granting of a Port Legal Figure to operate, manage and maintain Commercial, Fishing, Sport and Scientific Research Ports (Concession, Operating Concession).	63
2	Evaluation of Files of Public Entities or State Companies, for the purpose of considering the granting of a Port Legal Figure to operate, manage and maintain Ports or Port-type Constructions (Authorization).	83
3	Elaboration of Port Legal Figure Contract for Commercial, Fishing, Sport and Scientific Research Ports.	42
4	Evaluation of Dossiers and preparation of the contract for the Port Legal Figure for the purpose of operating, managing and maintaining operations in Port Type Constructions (Authorization).	42

Article 46

The rates are fixed in Euros (EUR) for the concept of Physical and Documentary Inspection of Ports and Port-type Constructions, annual or upon voluntary request of Port or Port-type Construction Administrators:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Physical/Documentary Inspection of Ports: Commercial, Fishing, Marinas and Scientific Research.	25
2	Physical/Documentary Inspection of Ports, or Port-type Constructions of Public Bodies or State Enterprises	25
3	Physical/Documentary Inspection of Port Type Constructions	8

Article 47

The rates in Euros (EUR) for the annual certification of ports with loading and unloading operations of solid bulk cargoes, according to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code), are established as follows:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Annual Safety Certificate for Bulk Vegetable Loading and Unloading Operations.	67
2	Annual Safety Certificate for Bulk Ore Loading and Unloading Operations.	83

Article 48

The fee in Euros (EUR), for the concept of issuance of the Special Cabotage Permit and the Domestic Navigation Permit by way of Exception is fixed as follows: One Euro (1.00 EUR) for each Gross Tonnage Unit (GTU); according to the following: 1 GTU = 1.00 EUR.

Article 49

The rates in Euros (EUR) for registration and annual operation authorization for shipping companies and agencies; certifiers, consolidators and freight forwarders; multimodal transportation, maritime brokerage and other companies in related activities of the aquatic sector, except for diving operators, are established according to the following table:

PROCEDURE	(EUR)
Registration and Initial Certification	417
Extension of Operation Authorization	375
Renewal verification	333

Article 50

The fees in Euros (EUR) for registration, authorization of extension of operation and annual renewal are established for diving operating companies, according to the following table:

Type of Dive Operator	PROCEDURE	(EUR)
Recreational	Registration and Initial Certification	375
Recreational	Authorization of extension of operation	333
Recreational	Renewal verification	292
Industrial	Registration and Initial Certification	583
Industrial	Authorization for Extension of Operation	500
Industrial	Renewal verification	458

Article 51

The fee in Euros (EUR) for the concept of Initial Registration of Operation, Renewal and Incorporation of new routes of Mass Transportation of Passengers, with validity of one (01) year, is fixed as follows: one Euro (1.00 EUR) for each unit of gross tonnage (GT) of each of the vessels that will be used in the operation of such route, according to the following: 1 GT = 1.00 EUR.

Article 52

The fee in Euros (EUR), for the concept of issuance of the Special Permit to Stay in the jurisdictional waters of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, for sport vessels of foreign flag, is fixed as follows: five Euros (5 EUR) for each Gross Tonnage Unit (UAB); according to the following: 1 UAB = 5 EUR.

Article 53

The rates in Euros (EUR) for the evaluation of the Integrated Security Management System for Port Operations (SISEINOP) of marinas are set as follows:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Evaluation of the Integrated Safety Management System for marina port operations.	265

Article 54

The rates are set in Euros (EUR) taking into account the number of vessels registered in its inventory for the annual inspection regarding the compliance with the Implementation of the Integrated Security Management System for Port Operations (SISEINOP), of the marinas according to the following table:

ITEM	ANNUAL SUPERVISION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTEGRATED SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PORT OPERATIONS (SISEINOP) FOR MARINAS.	(EUR)
1	From 5 to 100 vessels	250
2	From 101 to 200 vessels	290
3	More than 200 vessels	330

Article 55

The rates in Euros (EUR) for the evaluation of the Integrated Security Management System for Port Operations (SISEINOP) in commercial fishing ports, commercial general cargo ports, commercial ferrominero ports, oil terminals and chemical terminals and other commercial ports are fixed according to the following table:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Evaluation of the Integrated Security Management System for Port Operations for commercial ports, fishing ports, commercial general cargo ports, commercial ferrominero ports, oil and chemical terminals and other commercial ports.	530

Article 56

The rates are set in Euros (EUR), for the annual inspection of compliance with the implementation of the Integrated Security Management System for Port Operations (SISEINOP), for commercial fishing ports, commercial general cargo ports, commercial ferrominero ports, oil terminals and chemical terminals and other commercial ports, according to the following table:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Commercial fishing ports	400
2	Commercial general cargo ports	425
3	Ferrominero commercial ports	440
4	Oil and chemical terminals	460
5	Other commercial ports	375

Article 57

The rates are fixed in Euros (EUR), for the annual inspection related to the verification of the operational procedures of the certifying companies, regarding the handling and disposal of waste from ships or port facilities that provide such service.

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Annual inspection to verify the operational procedures of the certifying companies regarding the handling and disposal of waste from ships or port facilities that provide this service.	360

Article 58

The rates are fixed in Euros (EUR), for the annual inspection related to the verification of the operational procedures to the companies and/or laboratories that carry out inspection and sampling of the ballast water tanks of the vessels.

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Annual inspection regarding the verification of operational procedures for companies and/or laboratories that carry out inspection and sampling of ships’ ballast water tanks.	350

Article 59

The rates are set in Euros (EUR) for the issuance, renewal, legalization and/or certification of the following documents: merchant marine titles, merchant marine titles for fishing activities, endorsements of titles, dispensations, certificates and administrative forms in their different denominations, as follows:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Captains and Chief Engineers	346
2	First Navigating and Engineer Officers	295
3	Second Navigating and Engineer Officers	233
4	Third officers of Navigation, Machinery and Electrotechnical Officers	175
5	Coastal and Fishing Captains	346
6	First Class Skippers and First Class Motorists	295
7	Secondary Skippers and Secondary Motorists	233
8	Fishing Officers	175
9	Chief Engineers of Fishing Vessels	295
10	Fishing Vessel Engineer Officers	233
11	Yacht Captains	346
12	First Class Sport Patterns	295
13	Secondary Sport Patterns	233
14	Third Party Sport Patterns	175
15	Recovery of material online test	83
16	Maritime Radiocommunications Inspectors, ISPS and ISM Auditors, OPIP, OPB, OPC, PDT, maritime physicians and hyperbaric medicine technicians	417
17	Naval Inspectors	417
18	Diving instructors	417
19	Industrial and rescue divers	417
20	Sport and recreational divers	346
21	Issuance due to loss or damage of credentials	417

Article 60

The rate in Euros (EUR) for the issuance of national merchant marine documents is established as follows:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Issuance of marine cards to incumbent personnel.	63
2	Duplicate for loss or deterioration of marine identification cards for personnel	83
3	Continuation of marine ballots to incumbent personnel	63
4	Issuance of marine cards for support personnel	42
5	Duplicate for loss or deterioration of marine card support staff	83
6	Continuation of the marine survey support personnel	42
8	Issuance of Sporting and Recreational Marine Personnel Cards	63
9	Duplicate for loss or deterioration of marine identification card for Marina Deportiva y Recreacional personnel.	83
10	Continuation of marine cédula marina personnel of Marina Deportiva y Recreacional	63
11	Visas for crew members of vessels over 150 (AB)	125
12	Crew role visa for loss or damage of vessels over 150 (AB)	167
13	Crew members visa for vessels of less than or equal to 150 (AB)	83
14	Re-visiting of crew member role due to loss or damage of vessels less than or equal to 150 (AB)	125
15	Diver Certificate	63
16	Reissuance due to loss or deterioration of Diver’s Certificate	83

Article 61

The rates in Euros (EUR) for the issuance, renewal or replacement of seafarers’ credentials and other related activities are established as follows:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Titles and Endorsements of Merchant Marine Officers’ Degrees	63
2	Titles and Endorsements of Merchant Marine Officer Titles for fishing activity (except Artisanal Fishing)	42
3	Certified as: Ship Surveyor, IMO Model Course Instructor, Maritime Doctors, Ship Security Officer (SSO), Company Maritime Security Officer (CSO), Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO), Designated Person ashore (DPO), Ship Inspection Specialists, Radio Surveyors, and ISPS and ISM Auditors.	208
4	Renewal of Certificates as: Naval Inspector, IMO Model Course Instructor, Maritime Doctors, Ship Security Officer (SSO), Company Maritime Security Officer (CSO), Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO), Designated Person ashore (DPO), Naval Inspection Specialists, Radioelectric Inspectors and ISPS and ISM Auditors. Certificates of Competency, General or Restricted Operator, Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU’s) Crewmember.	167
–	*(Exception: Students of the Institutes of Nautical Education registered with the National Institute of Aquatic Spaces, who carry out internships or practices on board any vessel, are exempted from the payment of this tax rate)*.	42
5	Issuance of Certificate of Sailing Time	21
7	Dispensations to Seafarers (national).	42
8	Legalizations, Certifications of Grades obtained in Examining Boards and Certified Copies of documents	42
9	Administrative Forms (“Q1”, “Q”, P. “C14”, 3, “H”, “A”)	21
10	Revalidation of Seafarer’s Degree	83
11	Permission to foreign personnel.	63
12	Renewal, issuance due to loss or deterioration of Seafarer’s documents (national)	21
13	Update for each new Seafarers’ Document Competition (national)	21
14	Renewal, issuance due to loss or deterioration of foreign seafarers’ documents	83

Article 62

The tariffs are fixed in Euros (EUR), for concept of Supervision of Institutions of Nautical Education registered before the National Institute of the Aquatic Spaces and expedition of authorizations of operation, in the following form:

ITEM	ITEM	(EUR)
1	Initial supervision for registration and authorization	417
2	Supervision for new course authorization	208
3	Renovation supervision	208
4	Issuance of Authorization to operate a Nautical Education Center or Institute	833

Article 63

The rates in Euros (EUR) for the issuance of the Continuous Synopsis Record referred to in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS-1974), for all passenger and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage or more engaged on voyages, are hereby fixed.