Cost recovery arrangements for marine radio

We received no submissions to the consultation.

On 11 September 2025, the Minister for Communications approved the Cost Recovery Implementation Statement: Maritime certificates of proficiency, handbooks and associated administrative services for 2025 calendar year (the marine radio CRIS). You can access the finalised statement from the key documents box above and our main CRIS web page. 

Key updates include a 10% increase in fees from 6 October 2025 to cover rising expenses incurred by the AMC.

We have prepared a draft Cost Recovery implementation Statement (CRIS), which reports on how the AMC implements cost recovery charging for providing regulatory services relating to:

• marine radio certificates of proficiency
• the marine radio operators handbook
• the marine VHF radio operators handbook.

The draft CRIS contains the AMC’s financial and demand forecasts for the 2025 calendar year until 31 July 2027. It also outlines a proposed 10% increase to marine radio fees from September 2025 to cover rising expenses incurred by the AMC.