SHIP REGISTRATION

Belize ship registration

Belize offers several types of ship registration. Below are the registration types and the documents needed for normal registration.

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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

  1. Apply online: choose the service, fill in your details and upload your documents.
  2. We send you the quote as soon as the flag registrar replies. Confirm the price.
  3. Receive your invoice by email and pay by bank transfer.
  4. We process everything and send you the certificate: a copy first, then the original by courier.

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