How To Register a Vessel in Croatia?
Organization : Government of the Republic of Croatia
Facility : Registering a Vessel
Country : Croatia
Website : https://gov.hr/en/instructions-for-registering-a-vessel/482
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How To Register a Vessel in Croatia?
Request for the first registration of a vessel in the Vessel Register has to be submitted to the relevant Harbour master’s Office.
Instructions for Registering a Vessel
Request for the first registration of a vessel in the Vessel Register has to be submitted to the relevant Harbourmaster’s Office
The following vessels can be registered in the Vessel Register:
** A vessel owned in whole or in part by a Croatian national;
** A vessel owned in whole or in part by a national from an European Economic Area (EEA) Member State if the company or the operator is a Croatian legal entity;
** A vessel owned in whole or in part by a legal entity registered in Croatia;
** A vessel owned in whole or in part by a legal entity registered in an EEA Member State if the company or the operator of the vessel is a legal entity registered in Croatia;
** A vessel owned in whole or in part by an EEA Member State national or a legal entity incorporated in accordance with EEA Member State regulations and registered in an EEA Member State if the vessel is operated from a branch in Croatia;
** A vessel owned by a foreign natural person with residence outside of Croatia or outside of an EEA Member State if the company or the operator of the vessel is a legal entity registered in Croatia;
** A vessel owned by a foreign legal entity registered outside of Croatia or outside of an EEA Member State if the company or the operator of the vessel is a legal entity registered in an EEA Member State, and that company or the operator of the vessel has a branch in Croatia;
** A vessel owned by a foreign legal entity registered outside of Croatia and outside of other EEA Member States if this foreign legal entity is a shipowner company dependent on a legal entity registered in Croatia and subject to tonnage tax.
In the cases referred to in points (b), (d), (f), (g), and (h), the owner of the vessel shall agree with the company’s or the operator’s request.
Submitting the Registration Request
Vessel registration requests can be submitted:
** through a public electronic service available within the e-Citizens or e-Business system1
** by e-mail or other appropriate means considered electronic delivery2
** by immediate delivery to the Harbourmaster’s Office which keeps the register and
** by regular mail.
Notwithstanding the above methods of delivery, the registration request shall be deemed duly delivered when recorded in the Central Information System for Digital Administration of the Ministry.
Delivery to the Competent Authority
If the registration request is delivered to the Harbourmaster’s Office which, according to Article 254 of the Croatian Maritime Code, is not competent to process it, the Harbourmaster’s Office shall immediately register the request in the Central Information System for Digital Administration of the Ministry and forward it to the competent Harbourmaster’s Office for processing.
Each request for registration in the Vessel Register, with the exception of the request for the first registration, has to clearly indicate the NIB and/or the name of the vessel for which the registration is requested.
If a registration of a vessel engaged in international navigation is requested, the registration request shall clearly indicate: “Zahtjev za upis bez odgode po čl. 253. st. 3. PZ-a”(Request for registration without delay in accordance with Art. 253(3) of the Maritime Code), otherwise Art. 253(3) of the Maritime Code shall not apply.
The Harbourmaster’s Office where the owner of the vessel, its operator or the company are registered is competent for the registration of the vessel.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, the Harbourmaster’s Office where the registration request has been submitted or the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure are both competent for the registration of a vessel engaged in international navigation.