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Tonnage Measurements

I carry out Tonnage Measurements of vessels up to 14m Length Over-All on behalf of the YBDSA for Part 1 Registration. That can be carried out during a pre-purchase survey if required.

 

The measurement does not in fact have anything to do with weight, only with identifying a craft by its principle dimensions.

The yacht may be in the water during the process.

I hold copies of the necessary application forms, and can provide them if required.

Benefits of Registration

Registration on Part I of the British Registry entitles you to the following benefits:

  • Helps you to prove title to your boat
  • Allows you to register a marine mortgage
  • Provides internationally acceptable documentation to ease passage to foreign ports
  • Entitles you to the protection of the Royal Navy and the services of British Consuls
  • Can enhance the resale of your vessel
  • Provides proof of date of build in respect of the EU Recreational Craft Directive
  • Ensures that your boat's name is unique on Part I

Costs

The cost of tonnage measurement for British registration through the YBDSA is:
Vessel in UK  
Under 15 metres overall £150.00
Over 15 metres and under 24 metres overall £195.00

Vessel overseas		  
Under 15 metres overall £180.00
Over 15 metres and under 24 metres overall £225.00

 
Who May Register?
 
You may register if you are :
  • A British citizen
  • A non-UK national exercising your right of freedom of movement of workers or right of establishment
  • A British Dependant Territories citizen
  • A British Overseas citizen
  • A British subject under the British Nationality Act 1981(a)

Boats need to be re-registered every five years, for which the cost is currently only £46. Delay in re-registration of over a year may result in a requirement for re-measurement. 

You can download the Tonnage Measurement application form SUR 6A here.

Further details are available on the Registry site at www.mcga.gov.uk, or contact me to arrange your survey. Please don't leave it until the week before you sail, as both the YBDSA office and the MCA registration office get very busy in the summer months.

 


 

 

 

 

 

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AW Byrde & Associates is the trading name of Stonebarrow Surveys Ltd, Company Number 4783927 Registered in England. Office Address: Stonefield, Kimmeridge, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5PE United Kingdom

 


Last modified: 12/13/07