Yacht Registration - Isle of Man

Yacht Registration – Isle of Man

Isle of Man Yacht Registration

The Isle of Man Ship Registry offers the following advantages that together make up a unique package:

• Political and Financial stability– the Isle of Man has a long history of a political stability and is an OECD ‘white-listed’ jurisdiction
• Mortgage Registration – providing flexibility and security of finance
• Ownership – extensive list of accepted countries for ship ownership structures
• English Law– the Isle of Man operates on a system of English law
• Demise/Parallel Registration – the Isle of Man enables parallel registration with other states, both demise-in and demise-out registration to provide solutions for owners.
• British register– flying the British Red Ensign as a badge of quality
• Professional services– the Isle of Man offers the full range of professional maritime services to assist with the registration, ownership and management of vessels and crew
• Port State Control – strong performance on MOU white lists and USCG Qualship 21 program; includes 1st place on the 2018 Paris MoU White List.
• Out-of-hours registrationto suit shipyard times/closing meetings around the world
• 24/7 emergency responseby Principal Surveyors (key decision makers)
• Ease for shipyards– no change required to convention standard ship specifications
• Technical expertise– in-house survey and policy teams on hand for advice and consultation
• Network of surveyors– in key global shipping locations
• Pragmatic approach to regulationwith a focus on solutions
• Customer service– strong focus on swift response and building relationships
• Flag State Inspection regimeusing its own exclusive surveyors
• Fees – simple annual fee providing cost effective registration, inspection and certification
• Seafarers Documents – rapid, on-line process for STCW endorsements
• All vessel types– a team fully experienced in the full range of merchant ships, offshore vessels and commercial and pleasure yachts.