Applying for a change in the shipping register

• You submit an informal, written application with the data that has changed.
• You sign the original application and submit it to the shipping register.
• You submit the necessary supporting documents.
• The registry court checks your application and the documents for completeness and accuracy.
• If the check is successful, the entry is made.
• You will be sent the ship's certificate for seagoing vessels or the ship's letter for inland waterway vessels.

More information

• Jurisdiction is determined by the shipping register in which the ship is currently registered.
• The Bremen Local Court does not provide legal advice. Please contact a law firm or notary's office of your choice.

• Request
• Proof of the change
  
  • For example, new measurement letter
• For seagoing vessels:
  
  • Original ship's certificate
  • if available: Extract from the ship's certificate
• For inland waterway vessels:
  
  • Original ship's letter

Fees are charged for entry in the shipping register. The amount of the fees depends on the type of entry.
Changes to the ship's certificate or the ship's letter currently amount to EUR 25.00. Further information can be found in the Cost Ordinance under "Legal basis".

What deadlines must be paid attention to?

The application for registration of the change must be made immediately.

How long does it take to process

The processing time depends on the individual case.

• § 17 Absatz 1 Schiffsregisterordnung (SchRegO)
• § 18 Schiffsregisterordnung (SchRegO)
• § 24 Schiffsregisterordnung (SchRegO)
• Anlage 1 Nummer 14211 bis 14261 zu § 3 Absatz 2 Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz (GNotKG)
• Section 17(1) of the Ship Register Regulations (SchRegO)
• Section 18 of the Ship Register Regulations (SchRegO)
• Section 24 of the Ship Register Regulations (SchRegO)
• Appendix 1, Nos. 14211 to 14261, relating to Section 3(2) of the Act on Court and Notary Fees (GNotKG)

• Schiffsregister Bremen
• Bremen Ship Register