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Belize Yacht Registration
Belize is a small country located on the east coast of Central America. Its boundaries are shared by Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico.
If you're thinking of registering a ship in Belize, you should know that the majority of open registers don't have any restrictions on the nationality or qualifications of the owners, meaning that any citizen commercial or natural person may own a ship with the national flag of Belize.
There are various reasons why Belize is a popular place to register a boat:
Because it is located in Central America and is reachable from both North and South America, it is ideally suited for the registration of vessels intended for use in the area.
Belize's boat registration laws are favourable and offer affordable registration costs. Unlike other registries Belize offers 2 year registration, there will be a survey for initial registration and for annual endorsements. Belize qualified surveyor will be able to assist with the survey no matter the location of the boat.
Part 1 Belize Flagging Requirements:
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Vessel must be under 24m and under 300 GT.
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Vessel will be not be used for chartering, only private use.
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Vessels up to 50 meters in length shall carry at least one (1) liferaft of an approved type, of sufficient aggregate capacity to accommodate the total number of persons on board.
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One lifejacket or an approved type for every person on board and in addition, where appropriate, a sufficient number of a type of life jacket suitable for children.
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Vessels up to 10 meters in length shall carry at least one (1) Lifebuoy.
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Vessels over 10 meters in length but less than 20 meters shall carry at least two (2) lifebuoys.
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Vessels over 20 meters in length shall carry at least four (4) lifebuoys.
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Vessels shall carry flares and distress signals of an approved
Type suitable for yachts as follows:
Motor vessels: - 4 parachute signals
- 6 hand flares
- 2 orange smoke signals
Motor boats and sail boats shall carry at least half of the above number.
- 2 parachute signals
- 3 hand flares
- 1 orange smoke signals
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Fire-fighting equipment is mandatory on board regardless of the vessel's size.
Part 2 Required Documents:
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Proposed Name of Vessel
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Original Bill of Sale (if resale)
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Builder Certificate (if brand new)
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Certificate of Survey / Tonnage Certificate (if available)
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Copy of Certificate of Incorporation (If Buyer is a company)
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Copy of Register of Director (if Buyer is a company)
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Copy of passport of director/beneficial owners (from Buyer and/or if Buyer is a natural person)
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Closed Transcript or Deletion Certificate from vessel’s previous Registry.
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Board Resolution or Consent approving vessel to be registered in Cook Islands and appointing Authorized Representative & Signor (If buyer is a company. We will provide sample. Buyer to complete and sign)
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Part 3 Pricing:
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