What other documentation is required?
As the registration of a ship gives good title to the registered owners, it is necessary that the owner provide sufficient information to ensure that the title claimed is fully substantiated. An application for registration must be accompanied by:
details of any previous registration;
the tonnage certificate (if applicable);
bills of sale tracing the vessel's ownership back to the builder;
in order of preference, three proposed names for the ship;
proposed home port for the ship (this must be an approved home port).
The Registrar should be informed if you have problems tracing previous owners or the builder. The Registrar will then give you all possible advice on meeting the requirements for registration. It is essential that the documentation is correct, as mistakes once incorporated in the registration documents, can only be rectified at the direction of the courts.