Gesnautic Department of ship registration under Polish flag

What is the Polish Flag?

Flagging in Poland means fulfilling the obligation to have the boat registered to sail in Spanish jurisdictional waters.

In Spain, recreational craft between 2.5 and 24 metres must be registered. Royal Decree 875/2014 on nautical qualifications, in its provisions, establishes that Spanish citizens can have the boat registered in foreign countries. This rule, together with the rest of the legislation on the subject, leads many shipowners and patrons to have their boats on foreign flags, such as the Polish flag.

The Maritime Register of Poland is an official institution that is dependent on the Polish Ministry of Marine Economy and Inland Navigation. The main feature and advantage is that it is an official flag, granted by a state. In other words, the Polish Flag is a Pavilion.

Requirements for flagging in Poland

The requirements for flagging in Poland are laid down by the Polish Maritime Register for boats and boats. It is easy to comply with the prescribed ones in order to fly the Polish flag. In short, you must meet the following points:

  • If the boat has been registered in a country previously, you must provide the Certificate of Drop. -Although the Dutch ICP is not a maritime register, Poland accepts the withdrawal it issues to start the registration process-
  • If the boat is new, the purchase invoice, broken down VAT.
  • If it is second-hand, the contract of sale that proves ownership.
  • In view of the fact that the settlement of transmission tax is imperative, although it is not a document that is included in the process of allocating the Polish flag.
  • The CE Certificate of Conformity, if it has one, both the helmet and the engine.
  • For vessels prior to 1998, without CE marking, it is replaced by a certificate of navigability issued by another country, technical report and ultimately by a responsible declaration by the owner of the ship.
  • In addition, several photos must be provided: with the boat seen by the side, the CIN number of the European mark, the serial number of the engine...

All documentation must be submitted in Polish or accompanied by a sworn translation Gesnautic deals with the official translation by sworn translator from Spanish to Polish.

Another important issue is to prove its technical characteristics. If the ship has an EC conformity statement, it is only necessary to provide the document. In case a statement is made by the owner. The Maritime Administration of Poland also accepts the ITB report, building certificates or navigability certificate, to accredit the characteristics of the ship. Although on vessels without CE marking, it can be replaced by a responsible declaration by the owner.

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