ABSTRACT
Before a vessel can be registered on the Bareboat Charter Register, the Commissioner for Maritime Affairs must receive the following:
(a) a written application from the charterer or his registered agent; (b) a declaration of bareboat charter accompanied by a copy of the bareboat charter
agreement (which will not be available for public inspection); (c) a copy of the existing Tonnage Certificate; (d) payment of the relevant fees and taxes; (e) a certificate of goodstanding of the bareboat charterer (if foreign); (f ) true copies of any mortgages, with authenticated translations if not in English,
indicating the name of the vessel, the names of the parties, the total amount originally secured, the amount required to discharge the mortgage and the maturity date;
(g) confirmation from the relevant classification society that the vessel is in class and is in possession of valid statutory certificates;
(h) a transcript or an extract of the underlying registration of the vessel that shall include a description of the vessel, the owners and, where applicable, all registered mortgages and encumbrances of the vessel (which will be available for public inspection);
(i) the written consent for the vessel to be bareboat charter registered in St Vincent and the Grenadines of the appropriate authorities of the underlying registry who may be required by the Commissioner to declare that during the period of bareboat charter registration the vessel will not be entitled to fly their flag; the owners of the vessel and all holders of registered mortgages, hypotheques and charges.
