Home Port- any rules?

[global_odyssey]

I've been sailing about with 'Eembrugge' on the back of our boat for a while.
The only consolation is that I've occasionally been approached by tasty dutch women - If only I could understand them!

But seriously (and I cannot remember what it says on my SSR registration) should I change this every time I change my homeport?

To be honest, I cannot really be bothered to re-paint it, especially because our longer term home port decision is 'in limbo'. Are there any real implications if I don't?

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[Mirelle]

If the vessel is registered under Part 1 of the MSA then the port must be the port of registry. I don't know what the SSA says about this. Otherwise, anything goes.

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[steve_cronin]

I've thought about this recently.

We have registered the boat on the SSR it having previously been on the Greek register.

The SSR which also grandly calls itself "The British Register of Shipping Part III" is little more than an AA register like the one which existed before cars were registered by individual local authorities. They no longer even ask for proof that the boat is yours as they did when it first started. Nor do they ask for proof of payment of VAT. You could be registered on another national register at the same time for all they care! "Flag of VERY Convenient" if ever there was one!

As to "Port of Registry" well, I suppose that we are all "SSR Cardiff" if it is really important to the individual.

As has already been said, on a private yacht on SSR any "Port d'Attache" is just an excuse to strike up conversation with the neighbours.

We have an annual berth in Gouvia Marina commencing next month but I'm not sure that a German built boat owned by an English couple named after an Irish grandmother needs the further cosmopolitan embellishment of "Gouvia" or "Kekyra" on it's stern!

Steve Cronin

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[Twister_Ken]

There used to be Fireball that did lots of open meetings. Can't remember the name but it had Xxxx of Newport Pagnell Services painted on the transom.

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[longjohnsilver]

Re: Home Port- Part 1 reg.

But I am pretty sure that if you are a member of a sailing/yacht club then the club can apply for an exemption to this rule allowing you to use your home port instead of the port of registry.

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[tome]

Re: Home Port- Part 1 reg.

I believe that a recognised yacht club initials can be substituted for the port of registry in part 1, subject to approval.

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[LadyInBed]

If you are on SSR I don’t think that you need to have anything written on the back apart from your SSR number.

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[Seafort]

The way I understand it:-

With SSR no port need be displayed.

Part 1 (Certificate of British Registry) does not allow duplication of names, so to get a preferred name it becomes "Name" "Of choice of port". This does not have to be the port of registry.
As the "Ships" name is the whole thing, thats what is displayed.



For P1. The Registry must be informed immediately:
of any changes to the ships particulars or ownership.

So pay the fee, change the name.


p.s. As part 1 registered there is no number to display in a visible location. I'm expecting more "visits" due to this in France.

Anyone any experience?


Dave.

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[Birdseye]

Boats dont have to be registered in the UK but they do abroad. The SSR was simply devised as a system to produce a bit of paper acceptable to the French et al. It doesnt prove ownership or vat status - but then part 1 doesnt prove vat status either.

The ICC is a similar system devised because we dont have to have licenses and the only British certs of competence (the YM, for example) dont carry a photo as Johnie Foreigner likes.

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[bigmart]

The new RYA Certs do carry a photo. I've just had to re validate my Commercial endorsement & the RYA have demanded Passport photo's so they can issue a new certificate.

Martin

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[Dominic]

Don´t forget that the SSR was invented purely so that the Brit had a suitable document to show the foreign harbourmaster.

The SSR document means nothing and proves nothing BUT it satisfies the desire of all foreign officials to see "papers".

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