To be able to apply for a new registration, you must meet and declare your eligibility to join the UK Ship Register. The requirements are set out below:
The following persons are qualified to be the owners of ships to be registered on Part 1 the Register:
- UK citizen
- British dependant territories citizen
- British overseas citizen
- company incorporated in one of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries
- citizen of a EU member state exercising your rights under articles 48 or 52 of the EU Treaty in the UK
- company incorporated in any British overseas possession which has its principal place of business in the UK or those possessions
- company in an European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG)
- Commonwealth citizens
- citizens listed in Schedule 6
- non-United Kingdom nationals who are settled in the United Kingdom
- bodies corporate incorporated in a Commonwealth state
- bodies corporate incorporated in a country listed in Schedule 6
If none of the qualified owners are resident in the UK, a representative must be appointed who is either of the following:
- an individual resident in the UK
- a company incorporated in one of the EEA countries with a place of business in the UK
To continue to the registration process click on the relevant ship icon.
