Accreditation Fees

The Nautical Institute is a not-for-profit organisation and will carry out the assessment at full cost recovery plus administrative overheads.

Typical costs are as follows:

• Pre-course assessment, reviewing documentation - two person-days
• Course assessment – two person-days x 2
• Travel and accommodation as relevant
• Expenses, taxis, meals if relevant
• Follow-up action, providing certification etc. - one person-day
• Any local tax

• • Audit Days: 2 Auditors for two days (IF additional audit required for STR, Shuttle Tanker, Revalidation or Oil Spill Response Courses, additional audit days at rates specified will apply).
  • Travel Days: 2 Auditors for total amount of travel time.
  • Pre-audit check of documents and post-audit reporting, half day each by each auditor, totalling 2 days
  • Travel costs, (taxi/flights etc.)
  • Hotel costs (and meals as required).
  • Others, as required.
  • Annual DPTEG Fees £1850, payable at time of audit, pro-rated if applicable.

Daily rate: From 1 January 2025 the date rate service charge by The Nautical Institute is £1132.00(including management fee) per man day.

Application

To initiate the accreditation process, training providers should contact the Nautical Institute's Qualifications Marine & Offshore Accreditation team at: accreditations@nautinst.org

The Nautical Institute will then provide the necessary application and agreement forms.