Light-dues liability: owners must declare and pay tonnage-based charges for deck and excluded spaces before port clearance. Light-dues under the Lighthouse Act, 1927 are payable by the owner or master on arrival and departure and are recoverable by the Proper Officer; tonnage for assessment is determined per the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1987, with open deck spaces and excluded spaces converted to tonnage by calculating cubic capacity and dividing by the prescribed factor. Owners, masters or agents must declare volumetric capacity and computed tonnage of deck cargo and other spaces not included in Net Tonnage, and if inadequate information is provided a Surveyor will determine tonnage with inspection costs borne by the owner or master. No port clearance will be granted until all light-dues are paid.
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Light-dues liability: owners must declare and pay tonnage-based charges for deck and excluded spaces before port clearance.
Light-dues under the Lighthouse Act, 1927 are payable by the owner or master on arrival and departure and are recoverable by the Proper Officer; tonnage for assessment is determined per the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1987, with open deck spaces and excluded spaces converted to tonnage by calculating cubic capacity and dividing by the prescribed factor. Owners, masters or agents must declare volumetric capacity and computed tonnage of deck cargo and other spaces not included in Net Tonnage, and if inadequate information is provided a Surveyor will determine tonnage with inspection costs borne by the owner or master. No port clearance will be granted until all light-dues are paid.
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