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Registration of Ships

Provisional Registration

Following documents are required to Register a Vessel under Flag of Comoros:

Application Form to Register to a Ship: Download here

The attached form should be completed as appropriate. Upon completion must be stamped and signed by ship's owners

 

Bill of Sale

In case that the Ownership under the Flag is same as under ship's existing Flag, a copy of the last Bill of Sale is required. In this Bill of Sale the signature of sellers must be notarized and the copy should be authenticated as "certified true copy of the original one" by a Notary, Lawyer, Consul, or any other official authority.

In case that a new Bill of Sale is executed and consequently the ownership under the Flag is different than the Owner under existing Flag, this Bill of Sale is required. In this Bill of Sale a Notary, Lawyer, Consul, or any other official authority must verify the signatures of both Sellers and Buyers.

Good-Standing Certificate

An updated good-standing certificate of the owning company of the vessel is necessary.

Non Encumbrance OR Deletion Certificate

An updated Non Encumbrances or Deletion certificate of the vessel from its existing Registry is mandatory.

Confirmation from Ship's Class Society

A fax confirmation should be sent directly to our Company by the ship's Classification Society confirming that they will issue its Class & Trading Certificates under the Flag upon the completion of its Registration and Surveys.

Confirmation from Radio Traffic Accounting Authority

A fax confirmation addressed to the "Maritime Administration of the Flag" must be sent to this company directly from ship's Radio Traffic Accounting Authority confirming that the vessel is in contract with them.

Confirmation from Vessel's P&I Club

A fax confirmation addressed to the "Maritime Administration of the Flag" must be sent to this Company directly from vessel's P&I club confirming that the vessel has been insured.

ITC'69

Copy of ship's full term ITC"69 (International Tonnage Certificate 1969) under the existing flag is required.

Copies of Ship's Existing Governmental Certificates

Copies of Registration, Radio Station License and Minimum Safe Manning Certificates of the vessel under the existing Flag are also required.

ISM Certificates

If ISM Code is applicable for your vessel, copies of existing DOC and SMC certificates need to be submitted.

After the receipt of all previous mentioned documents through fax or e-mail and provided the simultaneous settlement of the applicable fees, the Provisional Registration can be executed by us.

Management Agreement

If ISPS Code is applicable for your vessel, a copy of the management agreement between vessel's Owners and the Managing Company is required.

Application Form for Continuous Synopsis Record (C.S.R.)

If ISPS Code is applicable for your vessel, the Owners/Managers must apply for the issuance of the C.S.R. under the Union of Comoros Flag, using the specifying form.

Declaration of Company Security Officer (C.S.O.) Form

If ISPS Code is applicable for your vessel, the relative form is required.

C.S.R. From Previous Flag

If ISPS Code is applicable for your vessel, the existing C.S.R. from the previous flag is required.

 

Permanent Registration

Within three months from the date of Provisional Registration of the vessel, following documents must be submitted to us in original in order to be able to proceed in ship's Permanent Registration:

• Original Application Form
• Original notarized Bill of Sale
• Original Deletion Certificate from previous Flag
• Original ships Carving and Making note Filled in and Stamped by Class Surveyor
• Original Radio Installation Inspection Report duly filled & Stamped by Class Surveyor and vessel's Operator / Master.
• Copies of valid Class & Statutory Certificates plus SMC (if applicable)
• Copy of DOC of the vessel's Operator
• Copy of valid ISSC (if the ISPS Code is applicable)
• C.S.R. from the previous Flag indicating that the vessel was deleted from the Registry, according to the requirements of SOLAS Convention, Ch. XI, Reg. 5, Para. 7 (if the ISPS Code is applicable)

Bareboat Registration

• Application Form
• Updated Good standing Certificate (of the owning company)
• Copies of ISM Certificates (DOC & SMC) if applicable
• Copy of International Tonnage Certificate
• Confirmation from vessel's Classification Society (if applicable)
• Confirmation from responsible Radio Accounting Authority plus AAIC
• Payment of Registration Fees and Annual Taxes (as per Master Tariff)
• Transcript of Register from the Foreign Registry
• Copy of the Bareboat Chapter party
• Written consent from the Foreign Registry