Pharaohs Marine Consultants

Registration under Sierra Leone flag

officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Sierra Leone has a tropical climate,The country has a total area of 71,740 km2 and a population of 7,075,641.

Advantages of Sierra Leone flag

Disadvantage of Sierra Leone flag

  • Tax free
  • No nationality of crew restriction
  • No minimum tonnage restriction
  • No ship age restrictions
  • Provide registry for all ships types
  • Ship registration time frame: 3 working days
  • Accepts foreign flags bare-boat charter registration
  • Less required documents
  • Shipowner can be a person of nay nationality or a company
  • Black list in Paris MOU

Certificates to be issued by Sierra Leone flag:

  • Patentee (Ship registry certificate) (Navigation license) (NL)
  • Ship station license (Radio station license) (SSL)
  • Minimum safe manning (MSMC)
  • Continuous synopsis record (CSR)
  • Certificate of civil liability for oil pollution damage (BCC)
  • Wreck removal certificate (WRC)
  • Deceleration of maritime labor compliance P I(DMLC PI)

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 Liberia

Required documents for provisional registry:

  • Know your Customer Form (KYC)
  • Copy of Notarized BOS (where applicable)
  • Radio Accounting Authority letter (RAA) (where applicable)
  • Copy of applicant’s Passport
  • Application for Minimum Safe Manning (MSM) Certificate
  • Signed Quotation
  • Confirmation Letter (to be submitted to Technical Department

Permanent registration:

  • Registry and ship station license are issued for four years

Required documents for permanent registration:

  • Know your Customer form (KYC), Original
  • Original Notarized BOS (where applicable)
  • Original Deletion from previous Flag
  • LRIT Conformance Test
  • Valid BCC/CLC (where applicable)
  • Copy of Deletion CSR (where applicable)