Who is eligible to Register on the AISR?
The AISR provides a competitive alternative to other International Ship Registers and is available to Australian companies that own or operate ships.
Eligibility for entry on to the AISR is that ships are at least 24 metres in tonnage length and are either:
a) trading ships that are Australian-owned ships;
b) trading ships that are wholly owned by Australian residents, or by Australian residents and Australian nationals;
c) trading ships that are operated solely by Australian residents, or by Australian nationals, or by both;
d) trading ships that are on demise charter to Australian based operators.
Subsection 3(1) of the Shipping Registration Act 1981 provides definitions of ‘Australian owned ships’ and ‘Australian residents’. Companies that have not been incorporated in Australia do not meet these definitions.