Owner of vessels that are 10 metres or less in length which includes fiberglass boats now have to pay $130 annual fees.
The fees will cover the registering, surveying and also licensing of their vessels.
The vessel owners have now until the 4th of September to comply because the legislation will come into effect from the 5th.
Three mobile teams from the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji are operating in remote areas around the country offering training, registering and surveying of vessels.
MSAF Chief Executive Officer Neil Slack said when consultations was done most vessel owners want a reduction in registration and license fees.
Slacks said they have reduced the fees so the stakeholders can comply.
Slack added the relevant legislation like the Maritime transport decree and the Ship registration decree will come into effect on the 5th of September this year.
Meanwhile, a two day draft regulations workshop on MSAF will end today.
