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The survey is set-up by the European Boat Industry (Home) and they represents the recreational boating and nautical tourism industry in Europe.

The EU wants to tackle the issue of private boater licenses recognition. A thorough investigation is underway, and data from boaters and industry is being requested. The EBI invites you to respond to the survey, which can be filled-in, in the languages English, German, Greek, Spanish, French...

The survey, inspection and radio licence requirements are not part of the registration process to register the vessel in the ships registrar. However........if more than 15m you are required to have a survey and safety inspection conducted, once the vessel has been registered. The radio licence...

Possible when the flag is being abused, which apparently was also the case with the Polish flag. It was no new law that was being introduced, but an existing one which was not a requirement asked for, up to now. In Belgium however they actually changed the maritime law. The Pools are now simply...

The year started with some turmoil among registered Polish pleasure craft owners, while Polish shipping authorities tightened the requirements. Vessels have been summoned to undergo a survey and safety inspection. In a nutshell : 15+m yachts Obliged to have a survey and safety inspection...

That is correct with regard to Belgium, but in the Netherlands as well as France all EU & EFTA passport holders can register their vessel. Non-EU passport holders with a permanent residence permit can also register their yacht both in the Netherlands as well as France. Under certain...

This depends on the flag state. There are EU states whereby customs are involved in the registration process of a vessel. In case the vessel has a Certificate of Deletion from a non-EU state, then customs requires that one proves VAT and import levies have been paid.

Exactly. For example the flag states of Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, France, to mention a few, have no such requirements.

You may want to consider registering your yacht in the EU, if the VAT and import levies have been paid any way, as she is then probably easier to sell in the future. If she is registered in a non-EU flag state, the VAT status is valid for just three years. That means if you would want to...

That is correct, it is an unofficial registration and no sense gives the vessel the nationality of the flag state.

This afternoon it was officially announced that ICP’s are no longer available to non-Dutch passport holders or residents, as from 1 March 2021. As stated by the Watersportverbond : An ICP can only be applied for by a natural person with Dutch nationality or a natural person who has lived in...

For those interested an investigative documentary was aired here in the Netherlands, on the whole issue. They even uncovered the abuse of the ICP by drug smugglers. In the mean time Spain also announced that they no longer accept ICP's. For more information and a link to the documentary...

@Graham376 That specific registration offered by Dutch Yacht Registrations is an ICP. It is exactly the same as offered by Yacht Registration Holland, who sells it as an 'EU ICP Light Registration'. Different names, same product.

@MapisM This does relate to the ICP, which is issued by the Watersportverbond in the Netherlands. The ICP is an unofficial form of registration which is only meant for navigating inland and coastal waters of the EU. The reason why the ICP was so popular, was because it was relatively cheap and...

The last few months both Italian yacht owners with an ICP, as well as other EU nationals with an International Certificate for Pleasure crafts were undergoing discomfort in Italy, to put it mildly. In short the Guardia di Finanza intensified the inspection of vessel registered under an ICP. In...