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REGISTRATION GUIDE

How to register a ship, boat, or mortgage in Canada
First Edition, February 2000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This booklet gives basic information about registering a vessel or a mortgage in Canada according to the Canada Shipping Act. It covers:

• FOREWORD
  • A legal word on language and meaning
  • An Act in transition
  • For more help
    

• 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

  • Registration

  • Possible changes to registration requirements

  • Licensing

  • Commercial Craft

  • Pleasure Craft

  • Forms

•   2.VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

  • Recording a vessel

  • Reserving a name 
    

•  3.REGISTERING A VESSEL

  • Who may register a vessel on the Canadian Register

  • Required registration

  • Optional registration

  • Advantages of registration

  • Documentation for first-time registration

  • For a vessel built in Canada, you will also need:

  • For a foreign built vessel, you will also need:

  • Authorized representative

  • Identifying the owner

  • Joint Owners

  • Reserving a Name

  • Naming a vessel

  • Port of Registry

  • Vessel's Certificate of Survey

  • Certificate of Registry

  • Renewal

  • Registration of bare-boat charter ships or air cushion vehicles
    

•  4. CHANGES TO BE REPORTED TO THE REGISTRAR
  Express Lane

  • General information

  • Name and address:

  • Changes to measurements:

  • Change in description:

  • Changes of vessel's name:

  • Changes in ownership

  • Buying a registered vessel or shares in a vessel

  • What is a Bill of Sale?

  • Death of a sole owner or mortgagee

  • Death of a joint owner or joint mortgagee

  • Transfer to a person not qualified to own a Canadian vessel

  • Ship no longer in use
    

• 5. MORTGAGES

  • Mortgage Process

  • Mortgage Form

  • Inspection of registered mortgages

  • No restrictions on mortgagees

  • Transfer of a mortgage

  • Powers of mortgagees

  • Discharging a mortgage
    

• 6.MORE INFORMATION

  • Ten Most-Asked Questions

  • 1. What is the difference between registration and licensing?

  • 2. I am buying a used boat. How can I tell if there is a mortgage on it, and whether it is registered or licensed?

  • 3. Where can I get the forms I need? 

  • 4. What is the Register?

  • 5. What is a mortgage?

  • 6. What is a blue book?

  • 7. What is "gross and net tonnage (registered)"?

  • 8. Where can I find a tonnage measurer?

  • 9. What can I do if I lost or misplaced my Certificate of Registry?

  • 10. Why are there fees for everything to do with registration?

  • A few pointers

  • Register in good time

  • Send the required fees

  • Your names

  • Applications
    

• APPENDIX A

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