One of our main duties as a local authority is to inspect ships which arrive at Grangemouth Docks in order to protect the Public, Environmental and Animal Health of the UK.
The International Health Regulations came into force on 15 June 2007. One of the changes from the previous regulations is the replacement of deratting and deratting exemption certificates with ship sanitation control and control exemption certificates.
The requirement for a ship sanitation certificate has been implemented in Scotland by The Public Health (Ships) (Scotland) Regulations 1971, as amended and includes the checking of:
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Water supply
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Food safety
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Pest control
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Structure and equipment
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Swimming pools/Spa pools
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Waste disposal
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Crew accommodation
Fees and charges apply for ship inspections.
Falkirk Council, in line with many other local authorities and port health authorities within the UK apply the recommended scale of charges as agreed by the Association of Port Health Authorities|. These were reviewed in January 2011, to come in force in April 2011.
Ship inspection charges (as of 01 April 2011)
Ship inspection charges
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Gross Tonnage
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Charge (£)
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Up to 1000
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70
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Up to 1001 to 3000
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105
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3,001-10,000
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160
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10,001 -20,000
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210
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20,001-30,000
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265
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Over 30,000
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320
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With exception of:
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Vessels with the capacity to carry between 50 and 1000 persons – £320
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Vessels with the capacity to carry more than 1000 persons – £550
Extra charges may be added for exceptional costs such as launch hire, lengthy journeys to the port or laboratories, out of hours visits and samples taken.