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Ships Registration

  • DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR PROVISIONAL/PERMANENT REGISTRATION
  • PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION
  • HOW TO APPLY
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  • AGREEMENT / MOU S CONFORMING TO STCW REG. I/10 WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR PROVISIONAL/PERMANENT REGISTRATION

  • Bill of Sale
  • Board resolutions of buying and selling companies (if applicable)
  • Confirmation of class
  • Deletion certificate/consent from the current registry.
  • Current Statutory certificates (copies)
  • No vessel shall be registered unless at the time of registration, such vessel is classed by one of the following classification societies.(IACS Member Societies)
  • Any other documents as per the following Regulations
    1. Merchant Shipping (Registration of Sri Lankan Ships owned by Sri Lankan Companies with Foreign Shareholders) Regulation (No.257/5-1983)
    2. Merchant Shipping(Registration) Regulations, no. 1 of 2006 (No. 1,469/22)
    Class E-mail Website
(for more specific details)
 
  American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) abs-worldhq AT eagle DOT org http://www.eagle.org
  Bureau Veristar (BV) veristarinfo AT bureauveritas DOT com http://www.veristar.com
  China Classification Society (CCS) ccs AT ccs DOT org DOT cn http://www.ccs.org.cn
  Det Norske Veritas (DNV) iacs AT dnv DOT com http://www.dnv.com
  Germanischer Lloyd (GL) headoffice AT gl-group DOT com http://www.gl-group.com
  Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) ho AT irclass DOT org http://www.irclass.org
  Korean Register of Shipping (KR) krsiacs AT krs DOT co DOT kr http://www.krs.co.kr
  Lloyds Register (LR) Lloydsreg AT lr DOT org http://www.lr.org
  Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK) xad AT classnk DOT or DOT jp http://www.classnk.or.jp
  Registro Italiano Navale(RINA) info AT rina DOT org http://www.rina.org
  Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) 004 AT rs-head DOT spb DOT ru http://www.rs-head.spb.ru
       

or any other classification society acceptable to Sri Lanka Administration.

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PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION

Documents required for the issue of a provisional registration,

  1. Notarized proof of ownership (Bill of Sale or Builder’s Certificate)
  2. If the applicant owns a vessel under a foreign flag and the vessel is being
  3. transferred to Sri Lanka Flag without changing the ownership, proof of ownership duly legalized by competent authority.
  4. Cancellation certificate or consent of the current registry.
  5. Board resolutions from buying and selling companies.
  6. Certificate of class or seaworthiness certificate issued by one of the above mentioned classification societies.

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HOW TO APPLY

Inquiries and applications for Registration of Vessel/Yachts should be sent to Registrar of Ships, The Merchant Shipping Secretariat, Ministry of Ports and Higways,1st floor, 43-89, York Street,Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.

Fax No. : +94-12-441429/435160 Tele: +94-12-441429/435127
e-mail : dmsmos AT sltnet DOT lk

Vessels to be registered under Sri Lanka flag should be owned wholly either by a natural person who is a citizen of Sri Lanka or and any body corporate (off shore company)

Click here to download Handbook for Ship owners

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ADVANTAGES

  • Very competitive fees
  • Quick response time
  • 24 hours accessibility
  • No profit tax or capital gains tax or any other taxes.
  • Most favoured nation status with most of the Maritime countries
  • No other hidden costs

FEES

Click here to download Application Form of Ships Registration

 

AGREEMENT / MOU S CONFORMING TO STCW REG. I/10 WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

No

Countries

Agreement Date

Types of MOU

01

Antigua & Barbuda W.I

25th Oct. 2002

Recognized by other Country

02

Bahamas

03rd May 2001

Recognized by other Country

03

Barbados

27th June 2001

Recognized by other Country

04

Belgium

27th Apr. 2009

Recognized by other Country

05

Belize

10th May 2002

Recognized by other Country

06

Bermuda

3rd Oct. 2002

Recognized by other Country

07

Cyprus

10th Sep. 2001

Both Parties

08

Dominica

20th Jan. 2003

Recognized by other Country

09

Isle of Man

30th March 2009

Recognized by other Country

10

Japan

18th Jun. 2009

Recognized by other Country

11

Germany

Mar. 2002

Both Parties

12

Hong Kong

26th Jul. 2001

Both Parties

13

Kuwait

05th Mar. 2004

Recognized by other Country

14

Liberia

10th Jul. 2001

Recognized by other Country

15

Luxemburg

16th May 2006

Recognized by other Country

16

Malaysia

10th May 2002

Both Parties

17

Maldives

22nd May 2003

Recognized by other Country

18

Malta

24th Mar. 2003

Both Parties

19

Marshall Island

28th May 2001

Recognized by other Country

20

New Zealand

18th Dec. 2009

Both Parties

21

Norway

10th Jan. 2005

Recognized by other Country

22

Panama

14th Oct. 2002

Recognized by other Country

23

Republic of Singapore

28th May 2001

Both Parties

24

Vanuatu

20th Jan. 2003

Recognized by other Country

25

St. Vincent & Gridlines

03rd Oct. 2005

Recognized by other Country

26

United Kingdom

24th Sep. 2008

Both Parties

27

EU

22nd Nov. 2010

Recognized by other Countries

28

St.Christopher & Neviss

24 Sep 2008

Recognized by other Country

29.

Republic of Korea

20th Apr.2015

Both parties

30

Switzerland

21stJuly 2016

Recognized by other Country

31

Denmark

16th Oct 2017

Recognized by other Country

32

Portugal

16th Oct 2017

Recognized by other Country

33

Australia

25th July 2018

Both parties

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CONTACTS

Registrar of Ships,
Merchant Shipping Division,
Ministry of Ports & Shipping
1st Floor, Bristol Building,
43-89, York Street,
Colombo 01.
Sri Lanka.

Tele : +94-112-388376 / 435127, 441293/4
Fax : +94-112-435160
E-mail : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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