New Zealand Ship Registration
New Zealand Ship Registration Requirements
The Maritime New Zealand website contains all required documents for both Parts A and B along with fee schedules and other helpful information. Part A documents:
- Application for Registration (Form SR2);
- Builder’s Certificate (or Form SR23);
- Evidences of changes of ownership (including Bills of Sale) showing ownership history from the shipyard to the current owner;
- Declaration of Ownership and Nationality (Form SR4);
- Evidence that any registration in another country has been closed (Certificate of Deletion issued by the foreign registry (if previously registered));
- Surveyor’s tonnage certificate and International Tonnage Certificate (if the vessel has been registered overseas previously you need to get these from the Seller).
- Surveyor’s fees re Tonnage Certificate and International Tonnage Certificate (MNZ delegate this to private companies and commercial rates apply);
- There are additional fees which are driven by the size of the vessel (generally over 45m and 500GT) and whether International Conventions such as MARPOL (Marine Pollution), STCW (Crew Certification and Watch-keeping) and SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) apply to the vessel;
- Application for Registration (Form SR3); and
- Evidence that registration of the ship in another country has been closed (if applicable).