Yacht registrations entail registering a vessel in an official or unofficial ships registrar. As unofficial registrars have their limitations, the articles and news items will primarily focus on formal ship’s registers and other matters related, such a ship station licences, deregistration, etc.
Poland is slowly, but steadily, becoming a flag state of proportion with regard to pleasure crafts and recreational yachting. Since the International Certificate for Pleasure Crafts (ICP) was formally banned in Portugal, Spain and Italy, yacht owners have for a large part registered their vessels in Poland. The relatively low costs and efficiently organised registration…
Microdots, microdust, nano tag….all different terms for basically the same, a minuscule small metal plate etched with a unique number. These tiny plates, with a diameter of less than half a millimetre, are hardly visible and difficult to remove, once applied. How is it applied? The microdots are added to a transparent adhesive, which…
Both foreign flagged yachts, as well as national flagged boats are in most EU nations subject to inspections by customs to verify, amongst others, if VAT commitments have been met. In the majority of the EU states a VAT Declaration issued by the national tax authorities or original invoice is accepted by customs. In Croatia…
When it comes to the sale of a yacht, jet ski or whatever type of please craft between two private people, it is apparent that a sound sales contract is of importance. Yes, there are more than enough basic sales contracts for yachts circulating the internet, but we noticed that very often essentials are…
When registering a boat in a ships registrar, one of the requirements is that the application for registration is accompanied by the original Certificate of Withdrawal, in case the vessel was previous registered else ware. Such a certificate confirms that the vessel has been removed from the ships registrar it was registered in before. This…
The French ships registrar, for pleasure crafts, makes a distinction between boats shorter and longer than 7 meters and of course if used for personal purposes or professional. Up to 1 October 2019, all pleasure crafts registered in the French ships registrar were valid until the vessel was removed from the registrar. That could…
For a non-EU passport holder, the yacht registration of a privately or corporate owned boat in the EU can be quite an undertaking. The options being offered are for a large part determined by the purpose for which the yacht will be used and the geographical area you want to sail. Ships Registrars in…
Selecting a flag for your prised boat is something that requires some preparation. Choosing a flag on the whim because it is seemingly cheap, is probably not the wisest of decisions. There are a number of factors to take into consideration, besides the price. A flag may seem to be more expensive than the other,…
What is classification and why is it that flag states require that a vessel is classified and that classification is maintained. Classification is basically nothing more than the verification of : structural strength and integrity of essential parts of the ship’s hull and its appendages; the reliability and function of the propulsion and steering…
The Netherlands Ministry of Economical and Climate Affairs, has proposed a change in the legislation of frequency space with notification obligation. The new law stipulates that in order to apply or maintain a ship station licence a vessel has to be: registered in the ships registrar of the Netherlands, which is managed by the…