Book Bahamas — Register a craft

Craft type *

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Jet Ski

1–2 riders

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Boat

Up to 12 aboard

Make / Manufacturer *

Model *

Hull Identification No. (HIN) *

Moulded into the hull at manufacture and never changes.

Year of Manufacture *

The build date on the manufacturer’s plate. Where only a year is known, use 1 January of that year.

Registration No.

Issued on registration

Boat Registration Act (Ch. 277) — allocated by the Port Department on grant. Until then this craft is identified by its hull number.

Date Issued

Set on grant

The day an officer grants the registration, not the day you apply.

Registration Expiry

31 December of the year of grant

Registration runs to 31 December of the year it is granted in.

Registration Certificate

Issued by the Port Department

Downloadable here once registration is granted. Nothing to attach.

Craft Photo

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A photograph of this craft

Click to upload or drag & drop

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Yours, not the Department’s — it is not part of the registration.

Hull length (ft) *

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Maximum riders *

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Engine power (hp)

Brake horsepower, as stated by the manufacturer.

Engine description (optional)

Displacement in cc, or the outboard make for a boat.

Colour

Home dock

Fleet

Your own grouping of craft. A craft sits in one fleet at a time, and this is not part of the registration — the Port Department is not told about it.

Onboard equipment

Tracker device ID

Provider

SIM / IMEI

Installed on

Connection test

Enter a device ID, then check whether it reports a position.

A craft with no tracker still registers — it just will not appear on Live Tracking.

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Insurance Policy *

Must cover the full registration period to 31 December

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Insurer *

Policy number *

As printed on the certificate.

Third-party cover (B$)

The limit of indemnity on the certificate.

Insurance expires *

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What you are submitting

Fee payable on registration

Nothing is charged when you submit. The fee is raised by the Port Department when registration is granted.

I am the owner or the authorised representative of —, and I declare that the particulars above are true and complete. I understand that giving false particulars in an application is an offence, and that this declaration is recorded against my name.

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Register a craft

What you are submitting

Fee payable on registration

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