Security with sale and purchase
- NOR is a legal protection register in line with the official registration of real estate. Registration ensures approved ownership.
- The legal protection you gain will contribute to ensure that only the registered owner can sell the vessel.
Financing is easier for vessels registered in the NOR
- Registered vessels may be mortgaged.
- Voluntary mortgages can only obtain legal protection by registration in the Ship Register.
- The possibility for financing by a potential new owner may lead to a quicker sale of the vessel.
Certificate of Nationality/ Registry
- Has proved to be an important document on overseas trips. The certificate ensures a smoother process when checking in with port authorities and immigration offices.
- The certificate confirms that the vessel is of Norwegian nationality as well as the registered owner.
- Issued free of charge.
Requirements and obligations.
- When registering a vessel for the first time, an unbroken chain of ownership must be documented all the way back to the manufacturer.
- For imported vessels, documentation stating that the vessel has not been registered with a foreign ship register must also be submitted.
- Owner is obliged to report all changes to the register.