Letter of Authorization from Owner to use Vessel

[rodsuter]

I need to give my son a "Letter of Authorization" to use my yacht in the Med. I will not be on board with him.

The yacht is registered on the SSR.

Has anyone any experience or suggestions as to the format and content of such a document ?

Any help or a typical draft would be much appreciated.

 

[Tranona]

Presumably this is so that he does not have any problems with officials as his name is not on the SSR. As the SSR is not a document of title then if you are doing this frequently why not put him on the SSR? as it allows for more than one owner. My wife's name is on the SSR for our boat, although in our case she also owns the boat with me.

Otherwise, just a straightforward letter stating that he has your authority to use the boat. Make reference to the name and SSR number on the letter. Ensure he has the insurance and it is also worth writing to the insurer informing them that he is using the boat. Copy of letter and any reply to go with the insurance certificate. Worth also doing a crew list.

Chances are nobody will ever ask for it.

 

[coopec]

Rod

You might get something here (I'd check it out but my computer has disgraced itself)

https://www.google.com.au/#q=letter+of++++Authorization+boat

 

[GrahamM376]

Presumably this is so that he does not have any problems with officials as his name is not on the SSR. As the SSR is not a document of title then if you are doing this frequently why not put him on the SSR? as it allows for more than one owner. My wife's name is on the SSR for our boat, although in our case she also owns the boat with me.

Otherwise, just a straightforward letter stating that he has your authority to use the boat. Make reference to the name and SSR number on the letter. Ensure he has the insurance and it is also worth writing to the insurer informing them that he is using the boat. Copy of letter and any reply to go with the insurance certificate. Worth also doing a crew list.

Chances are nobody will ever ask for it.

Only thing I would add is that it may be a good idea to have the letter notarised as anyone (in official's minds) could have written it.

 

[sarabande]

Do you have a boat's "rubber stamp" ?

I expect that if you make up a letter with lots of "hereby authorise"s and "signed under the common seal"s and put it on some neat headed paper and stamp it, that will be a "Deed of Authorisation".

 

[macd]

Do you have a boat's "rubber stamp" ?

I expect that if you make up a letter with lots of "hereby authorise"s and "signed under the common seal"s and put it on some neat headed paper and stamp it, that will be a "Deed of Authorisation".

...so it can be read upside-down and sagely nodded through

(I was once given an on-the-spot fine for speeding in the Czech republic. The receipt noted that "Ashton-under-Lyne", the town of my birth, had paid his dues.)

 

[rodsuter]

Thanks for the collective wisdom gents - particularly the idea of a boat rubber stamp - we all know how impressed local Med officialdom can be with a few rubber stamps on a document

 

[macd]

we all know how impressed local Med officialdom can be with a few rubber stamps on a document

...and they're considerably cheaper than €50 notes

 

[rodsuter]

 

[Gwylan]

Thanks for the collective wisdom gents - particularly the idea of a boat rubber stamp - we all know how impressed local Med officialdom can be with a few rubber stamps on a document

Different colours also makes an impression, so to speak.

 

[rodsuter]

True - I will work something in

 

[sarabande]

I recommend a stamp from that well known company. Rocna Yacht Anchors. They are well known for using acronyms only. A red stamp always carries more weight ....


(I think I am turning into an anarchist ! )

 

[stephenh]

It is useful to have limits of time and place.
For deliveries I have often had written - " the months of July and August " for example and " the Mediterranean Sea" or "UK coastal including the continental coast from Brest to the Elbe"
Once had a letter from a rather facetious owner saying " all waters of the world, there is no time limit" It was a Caribbean / UK run and he turned to me and said , with a grin, "There you are - you can go the long way round if you want " !

 

[LadyInBed]

Also print a pic of your boat as a watermark on the paper

 

[macd]

Also print a pic of your boat as a watermark on the paper

Perhaps a coastguard rampant would be more impressive.
On second thoughts...

 

[Little Dorrit]

I need to give my son a "Letter of Authorization" to use my yacht in the Med. I will not be on board with him.

The yacht is registered on the SSR.

Has anyone any experience or suggestions as to the format and content of such a document ?

Any help or a typical draft would be much appreciated.

One thing to take off is the letter 'z' in Authorization...might just complicate matters unnecessarily.

 

[macd]

One thing to take off is the letter 'z' in Authorization...might just complicate matters unnecessarily.

Good point. You should take it up with the OED.

 

[Steve Clayton]

Thanks for the collective wisdom gents - particularly the idea of a boat rubber stamp - we all know how impressed local Med officialdom can be with a few rubber stamps on a document

...... and moreso if the document is also written in the language of the landfall country.

 

[Ravi]

When. Friends borrowed the boat for a few weeks in Greece, I had their names added on a note on the insurance document. That worked for them. No charge for the work from the very efficient insurers in Corfu, which was nice.

 

[Kurrawong_Kid]

One thing to take off is the letter 'z' in Authorization...might just complicate matters unnecessarily.

Slight thread drift. How does Nicky Morgan require "Authorization" to be spelt by 6 year olds?