odd wooden plaque

[BOATKID]

I have a friend who has just bought a new boat, we were sitting last night having a few drinkies when he produced this wooden plaque with numbers on it, he says he got sent it by some official looking dept. we have not a clue what it is for. As I have also just bought the same boat he was asking me if I had this item to which I had to say I had not a clue what it was, I think it started somithing like O/N then a load of Nos

Can anyone enlighten us ??

 

[sailorman]

Official Registration number ( Part One Registration)

 

[BOATKID]

should I not have got one as well (I bought boat brand new from same dealer)

 

[sailorman]

new has nothing to do with it.
you either have Part 1 ( first / new boat the owner would have requested & paid for it ) or you dont have it.
Part 1 provide a history of ownership & is generally req if you want a Marine Mortgage

 

[BOATKID]

so its like a title deed & if I dont have mortgage on boat I dont need this (or is better to get it)
If it is good to have this where do I get it

(sorry for my ignorance)

thanks

 

[mikejames]

Its the registration number and it indicates that the boat is or was a 'British ship', and registered details of its ownership, in units of shares of 1/64 of the vessel (I assume in the case of a mortgage it will be the name of the bank, which is how you would tell) will be on the Certificate of Registry.

Also that the boats name will be unique on the Part 1 register. There will be no other "Brown Haze of Fawley" registered as a British Ship. The boat will have a 'port of registry' being the place where once upon a time somebody would churn out a beautiful copperplate booklet with the certificate in it.
It seems like the wooden plaque is a requirement, and its normally made by the owner or for the owner.
It means you dont need an SSR label tacked on the outside, the number is tastefully hidden inside, with the name and port of registry on the outside of the boat....
Also if you want to play at blue ensigns, it is a necessary thing to have.

They charge £50 every 5 years to keep it going, in return for a laminated document. Also a scale of charges for things like registering changing the engine power, changing the ownership.

AFAIR I paid £110 when I bought Forethought of Gosport in 1996 which was registered Part 1 but the previous owner forgot to tell them he had fitted an inboard instead of an outboard.

Managed via the Registry of Shipping and Seamen, Cardiff.

 

[Woodentop]

Boat Registration

You have 3 options with registering a yacht.

a. Part 1 Registration. This is full and pukkha registration which is total proof of ownership and mortgages. (used for supertankers down to small yachts). So if you buy a new boat with a bank loan it will probably be Part 1 registered - the bank will insist. Downside is the cost. Also requires full proof of history of ownership.

b. Part 3 or Small Ship Register. This is very cheap (GBP12, do it on line). This proves nothing but is welcomed by foreign countries who demand that visiting boats are registered. If you are planning to steal a boat you can Part 3/SSR register it in your name before you steal it. Very useful when you arrive at the foreign port to sell it.

c. Don't bother. You are British and do not need to register your boat.


For Part 1 the registered number (usually 6 digits) should be carved into a main beam of the boat. In modern fibreglass yachts a board with the numbers carved on is usual, displayed in the main saloon/cabin space. (Hence the term "Carving Number"). Also Registered Tonnage will probably be on the board - As in "RT 8 4/100" meaning eight and four hundredths.

For SSR you are supposed to attach sticky numbers (5 digit usually) with SSR before to the outside of the hull.

In your friend's case, the dealer probably arranged the registration of the new boat and arranged the nice carved board, along with the bottle of champers.

 

[BOATKID]

Re: Boat Registration

thanks guys - its all clear now

help much appreciated