Types of Belize ship registration
- Normal registration
- Bareboat charter registration (dual registration)
- Special registration for delivery
- Special registration for scrap
- Fishing vessel registration
- Yacht registration
Documents for normal registration
- Completed application form
- Ownership details and national ID or passport
- A notarized bill of sale, or a notarized builder’s certificate if the vessel is a new building
- Certificate of good standing of the applicant company
- Permission to transfer, or cancellation of the foreign registry
- Proof that the vessel is free of liens
- Request for a waiver of age
- An original deletion certificate, or a certified copy of the extract of registry from the previous flag administration
- Copy of the radio accounting authority contract
- Vessel seaworthiness report
- An original or certified copy of a tonnage certificate issued by an authorized survey company
- Proof of liability insurance, including oil pollution, bunker pollution and Nairobi wreck removal insurance, as applicable
- Certificate of no objection from the primary flag administration, for bareboat charter-in registration
Seafarer documents
For a Belize seaman book, see Belize seaman book for ratings.
How to start
- Apply online: choose the service, fill in your details and upload your documents.
- We send you the quote as soon as the flag registrar replies. Confirm the price.
- Receive your invoice by email and pay by bank transfer.
- We process everything and send you the certificate: a copy first, then the original by courier.
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