WAC 16-240-054. Service cancellation fee

A service cancellation fee applies when service is requested and then canceled. (1) When an applicant requests a shift to provide service before or after the inspection office's established hours, a cancellation fee applies as follows: (a) When a service is requested before or after an office's standard Monday through Friday shifts, or anytime on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays; and (b) The requested service is canceled after 2:00 p.m. of the last business day before the requested service; then (c) A service cancellation fee according to WAC 16-240-060 , Table 1, will be charged per employee scheduled. (2) When service is requested for a vessel inspection, a cancellation fee applies as follows: (a) When a vessel inspection is requested and then canceled after 2:00 p.m. of the last business day before the requested service; and (b) The service cancellation fee will be charged per employee scheduled to inspect the vessel. (3) When a facility has an approved permanent staffing request letter in place for the day, night, swing, or graveyard shift, the department waives the cancellation fee for the permanently staffed shift.