Ship registration forms and guidelines

View all guidelines and operational forms for ship registration.

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Ship registration forms

Forms for Part A and B:

Appointment/change of representative person
(form SR1)[PDF: 57Kb, 3 pages]
Application for registration of ship in Part A
(form SR2)[PDF: 101Kb, 12 pages]
Application for registration of ship (or renewal of registration) in Part B of register
(form SR3)[PDF: 251Kb, 11 pages]
Declaration of ownership and nationality of transfer
(form SR4)[PDF: 88Kb, 5 pages]
Declaration by charterer
(form SR5)[PDF: 79Kb, 7 pages]
Application for provisional certificate of registry
(form SR9)*
Application for temporary pass
(form SR11)*
Declaration of transmission
(form SR13)[PDF: 72Kb, 6 pages]
Bill of sale
(form SR14)[PDF: 64Kb, 4 pages]
Mortgage (to secure account current)
(form SR16)[PDF: 64Kb, 5 pages]
Mortgage (to secure principal sum and interest)
(form SR17)[PDF: 65Kb, 5 pages]
Variation of priority of mortgages
(form SR18)[PDF: 58Kb, 3 pages]
Alteration of terms of mortgage by endorsement
(form SR19)[PDF: 55Kb, 3 pages]
Register a caveat
(form SR21)[PDF: 59Kb, 4 pages]
Withdrawal of caveat
(form SR22)[PDF: 57Kb, 3 pages]
Builder’s Certificate
(form SR23)[PDF: 62Kb, 4 pages]
Carving and Marking Note Part A over 24m
(form SR24)*
Carving and Marking Note Part A under 24m
(form SR24A)*
Carving and Marking Note Part A pleasure
(form SR25)*
Application for new Certificate of Registry/Certificate of Registration
(form SR26)[PDF: 48Kb, 1 page]
Declaration for Absence of Certain Documents
(form SR27)[PDF: 70Kb, 5 pages]
Declaration of Identity
(form SR29)[PDF: 56Kb, 3 pages]
Methods of Execution by a Company acceptable to the Registrar of Ships
(form SR30)[PDF: 44Kb, 2 pages]
Application for Closure of Registration
(form SR32)[PDF: 51Kb, 1 page]
* Only available upon request.
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Email:
ship.registration@maritimenz.govt.nz