You will need to complete a ship registration proforma, which provides us with the necessary information to check your ship qualifies for UK registration. This can be completed on this website Proforma.
If your ship(s) qualifies for registration you will be assigned a Customer Account Manager (CAM), your dedicated focal point of contact for administration and general policy matters, who will guide you through the transfer of your ship(s) on to the UK Ship Register. In addition, you will also be assigned a Customer Service Manager (CSM) who will deal with the technical issues regarding the survey and inspection of your ship(s) during the ‘Flag-In’ process.
Further information about registration on the UK Ship Register is available on:
| Tel: | +44 (0) 23 8032 9197 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 23 8032 9447 |
| email: | ukshipregister@mcga.gov.uk |
Registration
The Customer Account Manager (CAM) will assist you throughout the registration process whether on-line via this website or with your manually completed form which is available through your CAM.
Your completed application form can be submitted via this website, together with the appropriate fee(s) paid by credit card or submitted electronically by BACS, details of which, along with our current fee structure, are available on this website. Alternatively, it can be posted along with the appropriate support documentation and fee(s) to:
UK Ship Register - RSS,
Anchor Court,
Keen Road,
Cardiff,
CF24 5JW
United Kingdom.
Required Documents
In support of either application method, the following documents are required for Part 1 registration and can be obtained from this website through the links below, or through your CAM. Once completed, they can be submitted on-line, by email, fax or post to the UK Ship Register - RSS in Cardiff at the above address.
Any documents used to support your application which are in a foreign language must be accompanied by a translation and must be certified as correct by a Public Notary.
Forms:
| MSF 4740 | - Application to register a ship (available as part of online application) |
| MSF 4740A | - Application to register a ship over 500gt (available as part of online application) |
| MSF 4738 | - Application to Register a Bareboat Charter Ship |
| MSF 4727 | - Declaration of Eligibility for a Merchant ship |
| MSF 4735 | - Declaration of Eligibility to register a Bareboat Charter Ship |
| MSF 4705 | - Title Document (Bill of Sale or Builder’s Certificate) |
| MSF 4736 | - Mortgage of a Ship to secure Account Current etc/other obligation |
| MSF 4737 | - Mortgage of a Ship to secure Principal Sum and Interest |
| MSF 4739 | - Notice of Mortgage Intent |
The above forms are all available on the Forms and Documents page.
Supporting Documentation
- Copy of Certificate of Incorporation (If owner/charterer is a body corporate)
- Certificate of Survey for Tonnage & Measurement
- International Tonnage Certificate (ITC69)
- Builders Certificate (for new builds)
For ship(s) currently registered on another Register:
- An extract/transcript from the current Register;
- A written undertaking to provide deletion certificate after registration onto UK Ship Register;
- A copy of the ship’s current Continuous Synopsis Record;
- Charter Party Agreement if the ship(s) is Bareboat Chartered
To speed up the registration process for Part 1 Merchant Ships, faxed documents can be initially accepted with the originals being submitted within six weeks. There is no annual fee to be on the UK Ship Register although a small charge is made for the renewal of registration every five years.
