Charge Rates for Boats and Scuba Tanks in Dongsha Atoll Research Station -2018
Charge Rates for Boats and Scuba Tanks in Dongsha Atoll Research Station -2018
Atoll 2 and Atoll 6
1. For profit organizations, 50,000NT$/day.
2. Non-profit organizations, 20,000 NT$/day.
3. Research projects sponsored by MOST or NSYSU, 15,000NT$/day. PI and Co-PI of the DARS project 7,500NT$/day
4. Official duties on Dongsha Island, free of charge (paid for by the DARS project).
5. Exclusive use requires prior written application and approval, no on-site application is accepted, 50,000NT$/day.
6. Each day has an 8-h duration. 50% charge for <4 h use. Time exceeding 8-h will be charged at 15% of the daily rate per additional hour. Night use incurs 50% additional fee.
7. Shared-use, the default, shares the cost and is counted by numbers of people using the boats.
8. The teams using the boats are expected to have a designated sailor helping with anchoring and docking.
Other vessels
There is no charge for other vessels, e.g., Atoll-1 (application to Marine National Park), Walker-Bay, Jet-Ski, Kayak, raft, SUP, AUV. License and/or on-site check-out are necessary before operation of the vessels. Users are expected to follow the SOP of cleaning up after use.
Scuba tanks
For-profit organizations:250NT$/cylinder; Non-profit organizations: 150NT$/cylinder. User are expected to learn how to fill up the tanks on-site, and do the fill-up.
