SCOPIC 2020
(Rates applicable from 01.01.2023)
APPENDIX A (SCOPIC)1.

PERSONNEL(a)The daily tariff rate, or pro rata for part thereof, for personnel reasonably engaged on the contract, including any necessary timein proceeding to and returning from the casualty, shall be as follows:
Office administration, including communications
Salvage Master
Naval Architect or Salvage Officer/EngineerAssistant Salvage Officer/Engineer
Diving Supervisor
HSE qualified diver or an equivalent but excluding saturation or mixed gas drivers(whose rate should be agreed with the SCR or determined by the Arbitrator)
Salvage Foreman
Riggers, Fitters, Equipment Operators
Specialist Advisors – Fire Fighters, Chemicals, Pollution Control

2.

US$1,728
US$2,574
US$2,148
US$1,721
US$1,721
US$1,544
US$1,287
US$1,030
US$1,728(b)

The crews of tugs, and other craft, normally aboard that tug or craft for the purpose of its customary work are included in thetariff rate for that tug or craft but when because of the nature and/or location of the services to be rendered, it is a legal
requirement for an additional crew member or members to be aboard the tug or craft, the cost of such additional crew will bepaid.

(c)

The rates for any personnel not set out above shall be agreed with the SCR or, failing agreement, be determined by theArbitrator.

(d)

For the avoidance of doubt, personnel are “reasonably engaged on the contract” within the meaning of Appendix A sub-clause
1(a) hereof if, in addition to working, they are eating, sleeping or otherwise resting on site or travelling to or from the site;
personnel who fall ill or are injured while reasonably engaged on the contract shall be charged for at the appropriate daily tariff
rate until they are demobilised but only if it was reasonable to mobilise them in the first place.

(e)

SCOPIC remuneration shall cease to accrue in respect of personnel who die on site from the date of death.

TUGS AND OTHER CRAFT
(a)

(i)

Tugs, which shall include salvage tugs, harbour tugs, anchor handling tugs, coastal/ocean towing tugs, off-shore
support craft, and any other work boat in excess of 500 b.h.p., shall be charged at the following rates, exclusive offuel or lubricating oil, for each day, or pro rata for part thereof, that they are reasonably engaged in the services,including proceeding towards the casualty from the tugs location when SCOPIC is invoked or when the tugs aremobilised (whichever is the later) and from the tugs position when their involvement in the services terminates to areasonable location having due regard to their employment immediately prior to their involvement in the services
and standing by on the basis of their certificated b.h.p.:
For each b.h.p. up to 5,000 b.h.p.
For each b.h.p. between 5,001 & 12,000 b.h.p.
For each b.h.p. between 12,001 & 20,000 b.h.p.
For each b.h.p. over 20,000 b.h.p.

(ii)

US$3.79
US$2.71
US$1.90
US$0.95

Any tug which has aboard certified fire fighting equipment shall, in addition to the above rates, be paid:
US$934 per day, or pro rata for part thereof, if equipped with Fi Fi 0.5
US$1,864 per day, or pro rata for part thereof, if equipped with Fi Fi 1.0
for that period in which the tug is engaged in fire fighting necessitating the use of the certified fire fightingequipment.

1.8.1999
1.9.2000
1.1.2005
1.1.2006
1.7.2007
1.1.2011
1.1.2014
1.1.2017
1.1.2020
18.3.2020
1.1.2023(iii)

Any tug which is certified as “Ice Class” shall, in addition to the above, be paid US$1,864 per day, or pro rata forpart thereof, when forcing or breaking ice during the course of services including proceeding to and returning fromthe casualty.

(iv)

For the purposes of paragraph 2(a)(i) hereof tugs shall be remunerated for any reasonable delay or deviation for thepurposes of taking on board essential salvage equipment, provisions or personnel which the Contractor reasonably
anticipates they shall require in rendering the services which would not normally be found on vessels of the tugs
size and type.

(b)

Any launch or work boat of less than 500 b.h.p. shall, exclusive of fuel and lubricating oil, be charged at a rate of US$5.63 foreach b.h.p.

(c)Any other craft, not falling within the above definitions, shall be charged out at a market rate for that craft, exclusive of fuel andlubricating oil, such rate to be agreed with the SCR or, failing agreement, determined by the Arbitrator.

(d)

All fuel and lubricating oil consumed during the services shall be paid at cost of replacement and shall be treated as an out ofpocket expense.

(e)

For the avoidance of doubt, the above rates shall not include any portable salvage equipment normally aboard the tug or craft
and such equipment shall be treated in the same manner as portable salvage equipment and the Contractors shall bereimbursed in respect thereof in accordance with Appendix A paragraphs 3 and 4(i) and (ii) hereof.

(f)

SCOPIC remuneration shall cease to accrue in respect of tugs and other craft which become a commercial total loss from thedate they stop being engaged in the services plus a reasonable period for demobilisation (if appropriate) PROVIDED that such
SCOPIC remuneration in respect of demobilisation shall only be payable if the commercial total loss arises whilst engaged in
the services and through no fault of the Contractors, their servants, agents or sub-contractors.

3.

PORTABLE SALVAGE EQUIPMENT(a)The daily tariff, or pro rata for part thereof, for all portable salvage equipment reasonably engaged during the services, including
any time necessary for mobilisation and demobilisation, shall be as follows:

Equipment

Rate – US$Generators
Up to 50 kW
51 to 120 kW
121 to 300 kW
Over 301 kW

101
215343600

257430686
171,458

Distribution Boards
Up to 50 kW
51 to 120 kW
121 to 300 kW
Over 301 kW

101
215
343
600

Hoses: Per 6 Metres or 20 Feet
Air Hose¾”
2”
Layflat
2”
4”
6”
Rigid
2”
3”
4”
6”
8”

714
1825
35
25
2935
4352

Miscellaneous Equipment
Air Bags, less than 5 tons lift
Air Bags 5 to 15 tons lift
Air Lift 4”
Air Lift 6”
Air Lift 8”
Air Tugger, up to 3 tons
Chain Saw
Container handling package
Communications package
Damage Stability Computer and Software
Echo Sounder, portable
Extension Ladder
Hydraulic Jack, up to 50 tons
Hydraulic Jack, up to 120 tons
Hydraulic Powerpack up to 40kW
Hydraulic Powerpack 75kW
Pressure washer, water
Pressure washer, steam
Rigging Package, heavy
Rigging Package, light
Steel band Saw
Tirfors, up to 5 tonnes
Thermal Imaging Camera
Tool Package, per set
Ventilation Package
VHF Radio
Z Boat, including outboard up to 14 feetZ Boat, including outboard over 14 feet

Rate – US$

Protective Clothing/Safety Equipment

Compressors
185 Cfm
600 Cfm
1200 Cfm
Air Manifold
Blower; 1,500m³/min.

Equipment

67
343
171
343
513
129
35
271
271
427
4335
67
129
81
129
429
772
686
343
35
18429
298
35
18343
600

Diving Equipment
High Pressure Compressor 3500 psi/17 Cfm
271
High Pressure Compressor 5500 psi/5 Cfm
156
Decompression Chamber with Medical Lock439
Decompression Chamber: Two Man, including compressor
856
Decompression Chamber: Four Man, including compressor 1,199
Hot Water Diving Assembly429
Underwater Magnets
35
Underwater Drill
35
Shallow Water Dive Spread386

Breathing Gear
Hazardous Environment Suit
Cooler; Evaporative; 36”, 9800 Cfm, 110v
Heater 55,000/110,000 Btu
Gas Monitor; Four Gas Types
Nitrogen Generator – 1500 SCFH @ 96%, 220v
PPE; Ascending/Descending package: 4 Man
PPE; Bunker Gear Pkg: 1 Man
PPE; Chemical Suit Pkg: Class A: 1 Man
PPE; Chemical Suit Pkg: Class B: 1 Man
PPE; Cold Weather 1st Response Kit
PPE; Confined Space Entry 2 Man package, withCommunications
PPE; Survival Suit, Immersion
Ventilation Pkg: Vane Axial: 1,500 Cfm
Ventilation Pkg: Venturi Type: 4,000 Cfm

87
171
136
339
238
3,320
474
170
196
35
47712
14
136
156

Pollution Control Equipment
Hot Tap Machine, including support equipment
Oil Boom, 24”, per 10 metres
Oil Boom, 36”, per 10 metres
Oil Boom, 48”, per 10 metres
Ballast/Fuel storage Bins upto 10,000 litres
Ballast/Fuel storage Bins 10,000 to 25,000 litres
Ballast/Fuel storage Bins 25,000 to 50,000 litres

1,714
53
171
333
101
136
171

Pumping Equipment
Air
1”
2”
3”
Diesel2”
4”
6”Electrical Submersible
2”4”6”
Hydraulic
3”
6”
8”

88
129
150
87
155
205
87
257
1,028
677
1,028
1,714

Lighting Systems
Halogen system
Lighting String, per 50 feet
Light Tower
Underwater Lighting System, 1,000 watts

136
43
87
129

Winches
Up to 5 tons, including 50 metres of wire
Up to 10 tons, including 50 metres of wire
Up to 20 tons, including 50 metres of wire

203
238
339

Fenders
Yokohama
1.00m. x 2.00m.
2.50m. x 5.50m.
3.50m. x 6.50m.

129
257
430

Low Pressure Inflatable
3 metres
6 metres9 metres12 metres
16 metres

120
120
257
429
429Shackles
Up to 50 tonnes
51 to 120 tonnes
121 to 200 tonnes
Over 200 tonnes

17355387

Equipment

Rate – US$Welding & Cutting Equipment
Bolt Gun
Oxy-acetylene Surface Cutting Gear
Underwater Cutting Gear
Underwater Welding Kit
250 Amp Welder
400 Amp Welder

Rate – US$

Storage Equipment
514
4387
87
257
343

12’ Container
20’ Container

4367(b)Any portable salvage equipment engaged but not set out above shall be charged at a rate to be agreed with the SCR or, failingagreement, determined by the Arbitrator.

(c)

The total charge (before bonus) for each item of portable salvage equipment, owned by the contractor, shall not exceed themanufacturer’s recommended retail price on the last day of the services multiplied by 2.0.

(d)Compensation for any portable salvage equipment lost or destroyed during the services shall be paid at the replacement cost.
(Provided that the total of such compensation and the daily tariff rate (before bonus) in respect of that item does not exceed theactual cost of replacing the item at the Contractor’s base with the most similar equivalent new item multiplied by 2.5.)(e)

All consumables such as welding rods, boiler suits, small ropes etc. shall be charged at cost and shall be treated as an out ofpocket expense.

(f)

The Contractor shall be entitled to remuneration at a stand-by rate of 50% of the full tariff rate plus bonus for any portablesalvage equipment reasonably mobilised but not used during the salvage operation provided

(g)

4.

Equipment(i)

It has been mobilised with the prior agreement of the owner of the vessel or its mobilisation was reasonable in thecircumstances of the casualty, or(ii)

It comprises portable salvage equipment normally aboard the tug or craft that would have been reasonably
mobilised had it not already been aboard the tug or craft.

SCOPIC remuneration shall cease to accrue in respect of portable salvage equipment which becomes a commercial total loss
from the date it ceases to be useable plus a reasonable period for demobilisation (if appropriate) PROVIDED that such
SCOPIC remuneration in respect of demobilisation shall only be payable if the commercial total loss arises while it is engaged
in the services and through no fault of the Contractors, their servants, agents or sub-contractors.

DOWNTIME
If a tug or piece of portable salvage equipment breaks down or is damaged without fault on the part of the Contractor, their servants,
agents or sub-contractors and as a direct result of performing the services it should be paid for during the repair while on site at the standby rate of 50% of the tariff rate plus uplift pursuant to sub-clause 5(iv) of the SCOPIC clause.
If a tug or piece of portable salvage equipment breaks down or otherwise becomes inoperable without fault on the part of the Contractor,
their servants, agents or sub-contractors and as a direct result of performing the services and cannot be repaired on site then:(a)

If it is not used thereafter but remains on site then no SCOPIC remuneration is payable in respect of that tug or piece of
portable salvage equipment from the time of the breakdown.

(b)

If it is removed from site, repaired and reasonably returned to the site for use SCOPIC remuneration at the standby rate of 50%of the tariff rate plus bonus pursuant to sub-clause 5(iv) of the SCOPIC clause shall be payable from the breakdown to the date
it is returned to the site.

(c)

If it is removed from the site and not returned SCOPIC remuneration ceases from the breakdown but is, in addition, payable forthe period that it takes to return it directly to base at the stand-by rate of 50% of the tariff rate plus bonus pursuant to subclause 5(iv) of the SCOPIC clause.