CROUCH HARBOUR
AUTHORITY
Schedule of Harbour Dues and Charges 2010
Harbour Dues charged
pursuant to S.26 of Harbours Act 1964 and S.54 of Crouch Harbour Act 1974
Dues on Yachts, Recreational Vessels, Fishing Vessels, Working Craft
Vessel Length Harbour Dues Payable
Feet Metres
8.00 - 15.50 2.44 - 4.73 £20.00
15.51 - 21.50 4.74 - 6.55 28.00
21.51 - 26.50 6.56 - 8.07 35.00
26.51 - 32.50 8.08 - 9.90 36.00
32.51 - 38.50 9.91 - 11.73 42.00
38.51 - 49.50 11.74 - 15.08 48.00
49.51 - 59.50 15.09 - 18.12 53.00
59.51 + 18.13 + 68.00
Waterskiing Vessels
Members of Woodham Ferrers Waterski Club £53.00
Other Waterskiing Vessels £135.00
Personal Water Craft (PWC) £135.00
Junior Fleet Dinghies
Sailing dinghies, max. length 16 ft, sailed only by
16 year olds and under £ 6.00
Club Safety Boats
/ Yard Launches £ 6.00
Launches/RIBs owned and registered to clubs and used solely for club activities
& bona fide Yard Launches
Vessels Exempt
from Harbour Dues
Canoes, Sailboards, Rowing Boats, Bona Fide Tenders under 4.87m (16’)
provided clearly marked “Tender to (Mother Vessel)”. Larger tenders
at 50% of ordinary Harbour Dues rate. CHA Vessels; Emergency Services
Vessels; RNLI Vessels.
Visiting Vessels
Vessels entering the harbour from seaward and remaining within the harbour
for not more than 28 days in total in any one period of 12 months will not
be charged Harbour Dues.
Vessel Length
Length is measured on deck from stem to stern. Include any fixed bathing platform
and any fiddlehead. Exclude bowsprits, bumkins, stern davits and external
rudders.
Harbour Dues are payable on vessels, and the requirements for display of Harbour
Dues Plaques apply, in waters adjacent to the Harbour including off-river
and mid-river marinas, basins, creeks, saltings and mud berths. (Crouch Harbour
Act 1974 S.55)
Harbour Dues Plaques
A current Harbour Dues Plaque must be displayed as required by CHA.
Vessels not displaying a current Plaque will be deemed not to have paid Harbour
Dues. It is a condition of issue of a Plaque that the PAD form is fully completed.
(Crouch Harbour Act 1974 S.56)
Penalty Charge for Non-payment of Harbour Dues
Three times ordinary rate, recoverable as civil debt (plus costs). (Crouch
Harbour Act 1974 S.58)