Organization : Marine & Water Bureau
Service Name : Operating Licence of Regular Maritime Passenger Transport & Ferry Route Permit
City: Macao/Macau
Country : China
Website : http://www.marine.gov.mo/
Read More: http://portal.gov.mo/web/guest/info_detail?infoid=711803
Operating Licence of Regular Maritime Passenger
Operating Licence of Regular Maritime Passenger Transport & Ferry Route Permit :
Application for operation licence of regular maritime passenger transport activities and ferry route permits, which entitle operators to operate maritime passenger services taking the Macao Special Administrative Region as a port of departure, transit or destination.
Related : Water Bureau Marine Maritime Registration For Ships Macau : www.statusin.org/11755.html
Relevant Service (Relevant Information):
Renewal
Replacement
“Ferry Route Permits” with Newly Added Routes
Target Groups and Application Eligibility:
Entities operating regular maritime passenger tranport services which take the ferry terminals of the Macao Special Administrative Region (hereinafter MSAR) as a port of departure, transit or destination.
Pursuant to Administrative Regulation No.34/2009, entities which meet the following requirements can only be granted the licence to operate regular maritime passenger tranport services:
1. companies with maritime passenger transport as their major business;
2. companies established in the MSAR or which have an appointed representative, according to the Commercial Law, when established outside of MSAR;
3. when legally established in the MSAR, its capital, fully paid, should not be less than MOP10,000,000;
4. when legally established outside of MSAR, its transferable capital should not be less than MOP10,000,000;
5. provide the adequate qualifications and credibility of operating regular maritime passenger transport services;
6. demonstrate to be financially, technologically and professionally capable;
7. operators must incorporate at least two supervisors with senior maritime qualifications and more than two years of management experience.
Application Approach: In writing.
Required Document:
1. Application letter for licence should be addressed to the Director of Marine and Water Bureau. It must be signed by a person with binding power over the applicant and his/her identity and signature must be notarised.
2. The application must be submitted with the following documents:
** the applicant’s updated and certified business registration certificate. If the company is established outside of MSAR, documents with the same validation must be attached;
** documents proving the capital of the company has been fully paid or allocated for the operation of business in MSAR;
** list of members of the board and managers, as well as the supervisory body, if any, of the applicant;
** if the applicant is established outside of MSAR, identification of the appointed representative must be attached;
** criminal proof of member of the applicant’s supervisory body or appointed representative, issued by the entity of where the workplace is;
** curriculum vitae of each of the management staff, together with supporting documents of maritime qualifications and professional experience, when the applicant is established outside of MSAR;
** certified copies of contractual documents of the ship management company, if any;
** supporting documents of professional qualifications of crew and cabin crew;
** the balance sheet of the applicant’s last 3 fiscal years, if any;
** any other information which the applicant considers relevant to consideration of the application.
3. The proposal should include the following:
** estimated commencement date of business;
** a ferry terminal or more of MSAR as a port of departure, transit or destination;
** ferry routes for operation;
** estimated passenger flow of each ferry route;
** sailing schedule of each ferry route;
** tariff table for each ferry route;
** number of vessels for each ferry route;
** information of each vessel in operation, including name, port state, ship model, gross tonnage, registration number of IMO, ship owner, passenger capacity and if any, ship management company;
** documents which prove the vessel capable of operating on a permanent and stable basis;
** safety and rescue plan which safeguard the crew and vessels during tropical cyclones;
** contingency plan for tackling emergencies happening during sailing and in the ferry terminals;
** allocation plan of staff which provides logistics support to the ferry terminals in MSAR;
** insfrastructures and other facilities which need to be installed and used for the operation of business in the ferry terminals of MSAR, with other purposes of use stated;
** documents of consent, issued by jurisdictional entities other than MSAR, which permit related ferry routes to open.
Supplementary Document:
For the complete examination of the application, the applicant must provide clarification or additional documents that are necessary in accordance with the requirements of the Marine and Water Bureau.
Document must be presented: (Inapplicable to this service item)
Other Helpful Document: (Inapplicable to this service item)
Document Required Upon Approval: (Inapplicable to this service item)
Charges (or Taxes): Fees levied according to the Dispatch of Chief Executive No. 415/2009:
issuance of licence:MOP 20,000;
issuance of ferry routes permit:MOP 10,000(each route permission).
Deposit: Operators must ensure full compliance with the obligations of operating maritime passenger services by providing deposits to the MSAR and settling all necessary fines. The amount of deposit is 20% of the capital of the company or the allocated capital, if the operator is established outside of MSAR. The deposit is provided after issuance of the licence until the day prior to the commencement of operation. The deposit can be paid by cash, bank guarantee or performance bond, on first demand.
Payment Instructions:
Payment Period
Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Except public holidays)
Payment Notice:
By cash, bank draft or certified cheque
(Bank draft and certified cheque are payable to the “Direcção dos Serviços de Assuntos Marítimos e de Água”.)
Time Needed: 90 days upon receipt of application.
(If the operators are requested for clarifications or additional documents, the period referred in the preceding paragraph shall be counted from the day of submission to the Marine and Water Bureau.)
Quality Criteria:
Performance Pledge:
For clarification or resubmission of documents:the applicant will be notified within 15 days upon receipt of application;
The processing of application for implementing special fares or other promotional offers:a reply will be given within 15 days upon submission of all necessary documents.
Remark:
Notice for application:
1. After evaluation of the navigation conditions of fairways and maritime infrastructures, especially the capacity of maritime ferry terminals, the Marine and Water Bureau will decide whether to accept new applications, based on the real situation. If new application can be accepted, it will be announced during the application period;
2. The licence is valid for 10 years from the date of issuance and is renewable for the same period, on condition that the applicant proves to fulfill the requirements of operating related services;
3. The operation of maritime passenger tranport services which take the ferry terminals of MSAR as a port of departure, transit or destination is subject to obtaining approval from the Marine and Water Bureau. Entities granted with an operation licence of maritime passenger services may apply for a new ferry route from the Marine and Water Bureau. Application for operation licence of ferry routes must be attached with a proposal prepared according to the abovementioned requirement No.3, with necessary arrangements. All ferry routes should commence operation within 180 days from the date of notification of approval, and are subject to revocation of the permit.
Documents required to be processed/applied in advance
1. notarisation of the signature of the person with binding power;
2. certified copy of registration certificate;
3. documents proving the capital of the company has been fully paid or allocated for the operation of business in MSAR;
4. certified copies of contractual documents of the ship management company;
Place of application: Legal Affairs Bureau, Public Notary Office.