1. Application for certificate of name
2. Notification for registration
3. Tonnage Certificate
4. Technical and operational safety
5. Confirmation from the primary register
The following must also be stated: registered owner, registered owner’s full style address, registered mortgages, and other legal rights and that the MOU is not allowed to sail under the primary register’s flag during the bareboat charter period.
Registration may take place upon receipt of a PDF copy.
Final registration will be conditional upon receipt of the original confirmation, amended with an Apostille or legalized by a Norwegian Consular Station within three weeks from the MOU's entry into the NIS.
Certificates issued by countries that are party to the Hague Convention are confirmed by the amendment of an Apostille by local authorities in the country.
Certificates issued by countries that that are not party to the Hague Convention are legalized by the Norwegian consular station in the relevant country.
Certificates from the Nordic countries’ ship registries are exempt from legalization requirements.
You can find the list of countries that are parties to the Hague Convention on Apostille here.
6. Confirmation from the registered owner
To be signed with binding signature by the registered owner, notarized with regards to issuer’s identity and authority to sign and, thereafter, amended with an Apostille or legalized by a Norwegian Consular station.
It must be confirmed that the Notary Public is a public official holding the position specified in the document and, therefore, has the right to sign.
Notarial statements issued by Notaries in countries that are party to the Hague Convention are confirmed by the amendment of an Apostille by local authorities in the country.
Notarial statements issued by Notaries in countries that are not party to the Hague Convention are legalized by the Norwegian consular station in the relevant country.
Notarial statements from the Nordic Countries are exempt from legalization requirements.
You can find the list of countries that are parties to the Hague Convention on Apostille here.
Final registration will be conditional upon receipt of the original confirmation within three weeks from the MOU's entry into the NIS.
7. Consent from all mortgagees/holder of legal rights
8. Bareboat charter party
9. Declaration of nationality
NIS is open to charterers of all nationalities, re. the act of 12 June 1987 No. 48 relating to a Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) Section 1.
- Foreign companies according to Section 1 no. 3 must also appoint a Norwegian Process Agent (representative). The main role of the Process Agent is to accept writs on behalf of the charterer. The Process Agent has to fulfil the same conditions as a managing "reder" according to the Norwegian Maritime Code of 24 June 1994 No. 39 Section 103.
See item 10 below. - If charterer satisfies Section 1 no. 2 or 3, the main part of the technical and/or commercial management must be carried out by a shipping company with its head office in Norway.
See item 11 below.
Charterer according to the Norwegian Maritime Code Section 1 no. 1: must submit a "Declaration of Nationality".
Charterer according to the Norwegian Maritime Code Section 1 no. 3:
the Norwegian Process Agent (Representative) must provide a "Declaration of Nationality".
Please choose the correct form here. The declaration is to be signed with binding signature and sent to post@nis-nor.no. The original is not to be forwarded afterwards.
10. Appointment of process agent
11. Management Agreement
12. Company documentation, if the charterer is a foreign registered company
13. Guarantee for wages and homeward journey
14. Appointment of ISM-liable company
15. FORM 2
16. Registration fees per 1 January 2024
NOK 4 099, - for the formal registration of the ship. An invoice will be sent out after registration has taken place. To ensure correct invoicing we kindly ask the recipient to fill in the payment information form, KR-0070. Send a signed copy to post@nis-nor.no.
In addition, there will be charged initial- and annual fees according to the ship's NET, annual fee to maintain the registration as well as fees for dispensation applications and certain certificates ref. the NMA's Tariff of Fees / Fees Regulations.
Imported ships which have previously been registered in NOR or NIS are exempt from the initial fee.
Ships are exempt from the annual fee the year the ship is registered in the NIS register.
17. Certificate of Nationality/Registry
The Ship Registers will issue a Provisional Certificate of Nationality/Registry upon registration and send a PDF copy directly on board/to where the owner instructs. The provisional certificate will not be forwarded in original.
A permanent Certificate of Nationality/Registry will be issued once the registration has been approved by the Registrar. The permanent certificate will be forwarded in original to be kept on board.
18. Please note
All documents, notarial statements etc. must be issued in one of the Scandinavian languages, English or translated by a licensed translator.
The Norwegian Maritime Authority, Department of Ship Registration
Visiting address: Nygårdsgaten 114, NO-5008 Bergen
Mailing address: P.O.Box 73 Nygårdstangen, NO-5838 Bergen
NORWAY
Contact us and we will guide you through the registration process
Phone (+47) 52 74 50 00, e-mail: post@nis-nor.no