Vessel Registration
Please note that our Annual Service Fee system is simple and eliminates hidden fees that, often, add up to substantial bills. We are very cost competitive, while offering 24 hour a day service, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. The Dominica International Maritime Registry believes in a customer focused system that provides a full compliment of services to its owners through a simple fee schedule.

Fees required for commercial vessel registration:

There are only four basic financial components for initial vessel registration:

*Note: The Annual Service Fee is broken into two separate categories. Vessels Less than <25,000 NRT have a fee structure of $1,500.00 plus $.40/NRT. Vessels 25,000 NRT or greater than have a fee structure of $1,500.00 plus $.20/NRT.

There are caps on the registration fee structure for both initial registration and follow-on annual service fees:

All vessels greater than 25,000 NRT have a reduced Annual Service Fee of $1,500 plus $.20/NRT, exclusive of the IMO Participation Fee and Marine Casualty Investigation Fee.

All vessels 1,000 NRT and below will have a first year registration cap of $2,500.00. Follow-on Annual Service Fees are limited to a $1,400.00 cap, exclusive of the IMO Participation Fee and Marine Casualty Investigation Fee.

The Initial Registration Fee and Annual Service Fee includes:

*Please note that this fee does not include the $1,500.00 prescribed in the Annual Service Fee.

Provisional and Permanent Ship Radio Station License
Combined Publications on CD-Rom
Oil Record Book · Cargo Record Book (if applicable)
One (1) Corporate Registration (Foreign Marine Entity)
One (1) Mortgage Recording · One Ship’s Flag
Minimum Safe Manning Certificate
Membership in the Dominica Shipowners Association
$.02/NRT is allocated towards support of the International Maritime and Cruise Tourism Institute of the Caribbean.

*Note: The Initial Registration Fee, Annual Service Fee, IMO Participation Fee and the Marine Casualty Investigation Fund are all paid in the first year.

The Annual Service Fees include:

Re-registration
Flag State Inspection
·Recording of Instruments
Annual Membership in the Dominica Shipowners Association
$.02/NRT is allocated towards support of the International Maritime and Cruise Tourism Institute of the Caribbean.

*Note: The Annual Service Fee, IMO Participation Fee and the Marine Casualty Investigation Fund are paid each year thereafter.

IMO Participation Fee’s include:

IMO Dues
Participation in IMO meetings
Participation in International meetings and seminars

Marine Casualty Investigation Fund covers:

Marine Casualty Investigations
Interventions with Ports State Authorities

Fixed fees for services outside of normal registration fees:

Mariner Certification and Examination Fees:

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