Definitions:

• Environmental Mangement (EMC) charges:
  • The Environmental Management Charge or EMC is a charge payable by most commercial operators granted permits by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). This includes operators conducting tourist programs and non- tourist commercial charters plus those operating facilities in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP). Visitors to the reef participating in a tourist activity are now liable to pay the charge to the permit holder. The role of the operator in relation to the charge is to collect and remit the charge to the GBRMPA. Charges will be collected for the first 3 days of an extended charter. Fourth or subsequent days of an extended charter will only be collected if the visitor participates in an activity with another permit holder.
    
    
• Port charges:
  • Port charges are determined by the Cairns Port Authority. Every passenger coming through the Cairns Marlin Marina pays a passenger levy to the Cairns Port Authority. This levy is collected by the operators and remitted to the authorities.
    
    
• Fuel and Administration charges:
  • These fees and charges have been set by the individual operators and they can therefore vary from one operator to another.