PHARAOHS MARINE CONSULTANTS

Registration under Comoros flag

officially the Union of the Comoros , is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa  The Union of the Comoros has three official languages Comorian, Arabic and French.

Advantages of Comoros flag

  • Tax free
  • No nationality of owner restriction
  • No nationality of crew restriction
  • No minimum tonnage restriction
  • No ship age restriction
  • Ship registration time frame: two working days
  • Recognized organizations: 19 class society and recognized and organization
  • Accepts foreign flag bare-boat charter registration
  • Lower prices

Disadvantages of Comoros flag

  • Does not register fishing vessels
  • No discount for fleet
  • Black list in Paris MOU
  • More required documents

Certificates to be issued by Comoros flag:

  • Patentee (Ship registry certificate) (Navigation license) (NL)
  • Ship station license (Radio station license) (SSL)
  • Minimum safe manning (MSMC)
  • Continuous synopsis record (CSR)
  • Deceleration of maritime labor compliance P I(DMLC PI)
  • International tonnage certificate (ITC)

Provisional registration:

  • Registry issued for six months
  • ship station license are issued for six months
  • Minimum safe manning is issued for lifetime as long as vessel is under Liberia
  • Continuous synopsis record is issued for lifetime as long as vessel is under Comoros

Required documents for provisional registry:

Permanent registration:

  • Registry and ship station license are issued for four years
  • ORIGINAL APPLICATION FORM
  • ORIGINAL OR TRUE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE BILL OF SALE
  • ORIGINAL DELETION CERTIFICATE FROM THE PREVIOUS FLAG
  • ORIGINAL SHIP’S CARVING AND MARKING NOTE, DULY SIGNED AND STAMPED
  • ORIGINAL RADIO INSTALLATIONS INSPECTION REPORT, DULY FILLED-IN, SIGNED AND STAMPED
  • COPIES OF VALID CLASS AND STATUTORY CERTIFICATES, ISSUED BY THE CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY
  • COPY OF VALID DOCUMENT OF COMPLIANCE (DOC) AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE (SMC), ISSUED BY THE CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY (if applicable)
  • COPY OF VALID INTERNATIONAL SHIP SECURITY CERTIFICATE (ISSC), ISSUED BY RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION (RO) (if applicable)
  • COPY OF CSR, WHERE THE DATE OF DELETION FROM PREVIOUS FLAG IS INDICATED (if applicable)