A ship owner must complete the Online RS06 Appointment for RS06 to make billing arrangement to accept communication charges and the Inmarsat Network Access Fee (NAF) with the Service Providers (SPs).

A ship owner must also complete the Online Inmarsat Service Activation Form (SARF) for PSA3306 to activate the shipboard Inmarsat terminal(s). Deactivation of terminal(s) will be done by PSA3306 whenever required.

CHARGEABLE SERVICE FEES

TYPE OF SERVICES	FEES (USD)	FLAGS
Deposit	1,000.00 1	Hong Kong, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Singapore, Tuvalu
Annual Administrative Fee 3	250.00	Hong Kong, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Singapore, Tuvalu
Activation Fee (per terminal)	300.00	Hong Kong, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Singapore 2, Tuvalu
Inmarsat Updates (per vessel)	100.00	Hong Kong, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Singapore 2, Tuvalu
Terminal Replacement (per terminal)	100.00	Hong Kong, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Singapore 2, Tuvalu
Inmarsat Unbarring (per terminal)	100.00	Hong Kong, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Singapore 2, Tuvalu
Deactivation Fee (per terminal)	200.00	Hong Kong, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Singapore 2, Tuvalu
Closure Fee 3	100.00	Hong Kong, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Singapore, Tuvalu
Change of Preferred LESO (per terminal)	100.00	Hong Kong, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Singapore, Tuvalu
Note: 1 USD2000 if billing address is outside Singapore 2 To add 9% GST 3 Not applicable for Single Delivery Voyage (SDV)

Please note that the security deposit will only be refunded within 3-6 months from date of service termination after offsetting any outstanding bills. All refunds will be made to customers’ bank accounts. In order to prevent money laundering or other misconduct, refund of deposits to third-party accounts will not be allowed. Deposit should not be treated as advance payment for monthly bill(s).

There will be no pro-rated refund of annual administrative fee upon premature termination.

COMMUNICATION & HANDLING CHARGES (COMMISSION)

The total communication charges charged by MCS will be what is charged by the Inmarsat service provider (ISP) plus MCS’s handling charge (commission).

The handling charge for radio communications is 5% of the total charges in the bill from MCS’s Preferred Service Providers (Marlink and KDDI). For the other service providers (including the coast radio stations), the handling charge is 20% of the total charges in the bill.

The handling charge for the monthly NAF is 25% for bills from any of the Inmarsat Preferred LESOs.

Note:

The ship owner must instruct the Master to ensure that the Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) unit is functioning properly to avoid generation of numerous false SSAS messages. Such messages from the SSAS unit, and all other messages generated due to improper configuration of shipboard Inmarsat terminal(s) incurs very high traffic volume and cost which will be borne by the owner. The ship owner must hereby agree unconditionally to settle all charges (including for Inmarsat Services) originated from the ship.

BILLS & PAYMENT

MCS shall invoice the ship owner the ship communication charges and the NAF on a monthly basis. The amount due on the bill(s) shall be payable within thirty (30) days from the date of the bill. The account of each bill shall be considered accepted if no objection is received within fourteen (14) days from the date of the said bill.

A notice (reminder) shall be served to recover any arrears. The SPs and the Administration concerned may be notified as soon as it is established that MCS is unable to collect payment for the vessel(s). This information will enable the SPs to cease accepting calls in order to prevent the delinquent debt(s) from ballooning. Failure to settle outstanding payments after repeated reminders may lead to vessel(s) being barred globally from communication services.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

• Cheque Payment – for local banks (SGD and USD)
  • All local cheques shall be made payable to "MCS (FE) PTE LTD"
• Internet Banking Payment
  • In USD to DBS Account No. 0012-001914-01-5-022
  • In SGD to DBS Account No. 012-901482-6 or PayNow (UEN: 200104936C)
• PayPal
  
  Available when logged into our portal at mcs.maritimecomms.com (10% surcharge applies).
  
  Click here to proceed with Online Payment.
• Telegraphic Transfer (USD only - remitter to bear ALL bank charges. Any resulting shortfall shall remain payable)
  
  Quote following for TT payment.
  Beneficiary Bank’s Details
  DBS BANK LTD
  12 Marina Boulevard
  DBS Asia Central
  Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3
  Singapore 018982
  Swift Address: DBSSSGSG
  Beneficiary's Details
  DBS Account No. : 0012-001914-01-5-022
  DBS Account Name : MCS (FE) PTE LTD
  

Note:
Regardless of the payment option, a ship owner is to email the payment details (with Invoice Ref. No., payment acknowledgement slip, etc) to accounts@maritimecomms.com to enable MCS to trace funds and confirm receipt.

NO HARD COPIES PROVIDED

MCS does not provide hard copies of bills/invoices/reports to customers.

• You may print the electronic bills/invoices directly from our email and it is treated as original.
• The electronic bill/invoice sent from mcs@maritimecomms.com (directly to your company’s listed parties) verifies the authenticity of the bill/invoice.
• The LRIT Conformance Test Report is issued in electronic format (PDF).
• Fees are chargeable for mailing/courier services for any request of hard copies of bills/invoices/reports.

INMARSAT DEACTIVATION & CEASED WITH RS06

When the ship registry of a vessel is closed or deleted, the ship owner must inform RS06 to deactivate the Inmarsat terminal(s) to prevent incurring further charges for the vessel.
On completion of deactivation of terminal(s), RS06 will cease as the AA for the vessel. The ship owner is still liable for payment of all communication charges and NAF prior to the deactivation date.

CHANGE OF FLAG, OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, ETC

Customer must notify RS06 as soon as possible when there is a change of flag, ownership, management, etc.

Upon notification, MCS would take action to deactivate the shipboard terminal(s) or obtain agreement from new owner/management, etc to appoint RS06 as AA.

For failure to comply with the above, the owner, management, etc will be responsible for any outstanding payment incurred up to the date of the official notification.

RIGHT TO CLOSE / TERMINATE SERVICES

MCS shall be entitled to, at any time, unilaterally close or terminate its services if MCS deems that the ship or owner/manager is not complying with its Terms and Conditions, or is involved in any illegal activities, or is listed in any national or international sanctioned lists (eg. OFAC), or is in violation of any sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council. MCS shall not be liable for any claims from owners attributable to the closure or termination of its services.