Vessel registration

Services

Boatmasters' licence

Apply for a boatmasters' licence to run a passenger-carrying or non-passenger carrying commercial vessel - apply, replace, renew or upgrade your licence
Bill of sale (MSF 4705)

Form declaring sale and transfer of ownership of a British registered ship.
Register a vessel on the Small Ships Register (Part 3)

MSF 4701 is an alternative form to submit registrations if you are unable to register using the UK Ship Register online services.
Check the public register of marine licence applications and decisions

See details of applications for marine licences and the decisions made.
Register your boat with the coastguard’s safety scheme

Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service

UK Ship Register fees
- Guidance
- 5 December 2018
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Registering a fishing vessel
- Detailed guide
- 30 October 2023
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
UK Ship Register, a guide to registration
- Guidance
- 1 May 2019
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Regulations for pleasure craft
- Guidance
- 6 May 2014
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
UK Ship Register for merchant ship and bareboat charter >100GT
- Detailed guide
- 29 March 2019
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency

UKSR Bulletin No.1 Eligibility 16th May 2019
- 23 May 2019
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Correspondence
Flagging up issue 37 UK Ship Register (UKSR) quarterly e-newsletter
- 18 September 2018
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Correspondence
Flagging up issue 29 UK Ship Register (UKSR) quarterly e-newsletter
- 20 October 2015
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Correspondence
Importance of the UK Ship Register
- 9 September 2015
- Department for Transport
- Speech