Safety inspection fees for floating craft
Ministry of Transport
- What it costs
- 2,000 to 300,000 FCFA
- Reference code
MR027-FR-21- Last changed at source
- 29 July 2026
2,000 to 300,000 FCFA
depending on which option applies
Category
- Paddle-driven dugout canoes, 0–5 gross tons (fixed fee)
- 2,000 FCFA
- Motorized pirogues and vessels of 0–20 gross tons (fixed fee)
- 10,000 FCFA
- Motorized pirogues and vessels of 21–30 gross tons (fixed fee)
- 20,000 FCFA
- Vessel or craft with a gross tonnage of less than 50 tons (fixed fee)
- 30,000 FCFA
- Vessel or craft with a gross tonnage exceeding 50 tons but less than 100 tons (fixed fee)
- 50,000 FCFA
- Vessel or craft with a tonnage exceeding 100 tons (fixed fee)
- 100,000 FCFA
- A fixed duty of 100,000 FCFA plus a proportional duty of 50 FCFA per gross tonnage with a minimum collection of
- 300,000 FCFA
Art 27, LF 2025
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What this is
The safety inspection of floating craft conducted by the Ministry of Transport is a technical assessment ensuring that boats, ships, and vessels comply with maritime and inland waterway safety standards. It is essential for obtaining authorization to navigate and for preventing accidents. The inspection applies to commercial vessels, inland waterway craft, dredgers, and pirogues. Inspection teams check several critical aspects: hull condition, buoyancy, lifesaving equipment, navigation systems, and tonnage compliance (volume and cargo capacity).
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