Stingo
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Damn! I was going to invite all and sundry to a fish-caught-by-you bbq at Bruce's. Oh well, never mind.
Polish Flag Registration
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Clancy Moped
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Belgium and the Netherlands used to be a loophole, what happened to the boats in the crossfire of correct and now not correct?
Koeketiene
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Boat's now 45 years old.
When I renewed with Pants last year, they informed me that if I want to stay with them they require a valuation survey before any subsequent renewals.
sailaboutvic
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Most ended up on Polish flag as well as French boats .
There been no rumours about insurance I heard of anyway.
Buck Turgidson
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Incase it was missed earlier, a UK ICC can be issued to a UK national regardless of their residency.
Ask me how I know ;-)
Ask me how I know ;-)
greeny
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I buy one every year. price varies dependent on the type of fishing. I buy for fishing at sea from a boat and last year it was about 70 euros. Fishing from the shore is cheaper and the most expensive is spear fishing. Tourists can also opt for a one week or month license rather than the full year. I get mine at the multibanco machine. If you don't have an ID number to put in then enter your passport number, but you have to miss off the last digit because there is not enough space. It accepts it ok because I did it for my son when he was visiting. Keep the printout it gives you as proof of license. Tip is to photocopy it because the bank printout fades quickly and after 6 months its hard to read.
pandos
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Only those who cannot tell orange from red....(I think traffic lights may have helped to reduce the number of people in that group....)
TSailors
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Interesting -- I got my sailing and radio qualifications from Turkey.. I hope that's enough for sailing anywhere.. It doesn't state a limitation on where I can go -- only on the size of the vessel..
billskip
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It wont state any limitations where you can go, but what maybe stated ( as the rya does I believe) is that you should seek confirmation that your qualifications/documents are accepted in the waters of the country you are visiting.
Tranona
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There are no limitations on an ICC - whichever government issues it and neither is it generally a requirement anywhere for a private person to have one when visiting another state except in CEVNI controlled inland waterways. However, many states impose restrictions on boats registered there depending on the type of boat and/or restrictions on the skipper depending on their level of qualification. The ICC restrictions are just sail/motor or size of boat. Individual states may accept or require a recognised qualification for example to charter boats under their flag. A VHF operators certificate is internationally acceptable provided it complies with the ITU requirements. Most stae issued certificates such as the RYA/OFCOM one in the UK comply.
john_q
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I know of 2 boats that are now Polish registered, 1 did it over the internet, no problems, the other used an agent and had a few problems (mostly the owners lack of paperwork) but was resolved OK. 1 owner was French who bought a US registered boat, the other was Italian who had a Dutch registered boat.
STILL AFLOAT
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Here, in Las Palmas, some years ago, Spanish registered vessels were being picked on, by the Guardia Civil , with them issuing arbitrary fines, for , out of date flares, out of date life raft inspections and their interpretation of " Too much oil.in the bilge " etc etc. so the Spanish owners , back then were shifting to Dutch registration , so the Guardia had no say, over the boat. These days , Poland seems to be the country of choice, I have seen adverts on the web, saying , fast easy Polish Registration € 250 ! ( As of last Week )
pipemma
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I'd be interested to know how you DIY'd the Polish registration. I've seen lots of agencies advertising at various prices but never thought about DIY, which is silly since our next-door neighbour is Polish so language not much of an issue
Wansworth
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Agentin Vigoalso sorts Polish reg,hopefully it doesn’t go the way of the Belgium flagging
Laser310
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not only that...
but several US sailing schools offer an RYA ICC to US citizens/residents
I think it was stated earlier in the thread that RYA ICC was only available to UK nationals.
Tranona
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for the REAL situation in respect of RYA issued ICCs read here rya.org.uk/knowledge/abroad/icc#link2
Laser310
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"The UK ICC issued by the RYA is not available to the nationals of countries that have adopted Resolution No. 40 unless they are resident in the UK. "
and the US is not a resolution 40 country, so US nationals are eligible
Laser310
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For those of you that have Polish registration.., who is insuring your boats?
Has this been an issue?
Has this been an issue?
Koeketiene
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Well, it won't be with GJW.
Had to look for another insurance provider when I changed the registration country of my boat.
Shame really, as I have always had good service from them.
Graham376
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A friend of ours has had lots of rejections for his Polish reg. mobo, AFAIK, he's sill not covered. He's a Portuguese resident and foolish not to maintain a UK address.