Documents checklist generator
Each register's published documentary requirements, quoted as published.
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Pick the registers you are considering and say how the vessel will be used. You get each register's published documentary requirements, its published survey requirements and, where commercial use is in play, its published crew certification requirements, each quoted as published. Nothing is turned into a tick list, and nothing a register has not published is filled in.
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What documents does a yacht register ask for in Malta or the Cayman Islands?Link to this section
WhichFlagToFly's calculator quotes each register's published documentary requirements as published, beside its published survey requirements and, where commercial use is in play, its published crew certification requirements. Nothing is rewritten as a tick list and nothing unpublished is filled in. Every line names its source in the Malta and Cayman Islands document rows.
| Register | Documents required | Survey requirements | Crew certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | An application and ownership declaration come first; title, deletion evidence, survey and tonnage documents follow provisional registry.Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234, Laws of Malta), consolidated text at point in time 04/04/2025, legislation.mt (Office of the State Advocate)legislation.mt · art. 13(1)Retrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information. | Every ship must be surveyed and her tonnage measured before registry, with certificates delivered to the registrar.Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234, Laws of Malta), consolidated text at point in time 04/04/2025, legislation.mt (Office of the State Advocate)legislation.mt · art. 14(1)Retrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information. | Crew certification follows the STCW Convention and the EU seafarer training directive, with the Registrar-General issuing certificates.S.L. 234.17 Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations, consolidated text at point in time 29/01/2021, legislation.mtlegislation.mt · reg. 1(2)Retrieved 2026-08-11Effective 2013-07-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information. |
| Cayman Islands | Corporate owners file forms CISR 855 and 856 with bill of sale, good standing, survey and insurance certificates.Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands, Checklist: Register a Vessel (REGIFCLRV Ver 01/20), file dated 22 December 2020www.cishipping.comRetrieved 2026-08-11Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information. | Large commercial yacht certificates last five years, with periodic inspections within three months of each anniversary date.Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands, FAQ, Large Commercial Yacht Survey and Auditwww.cishipping.comRetrieved 2026-08-11Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information. | Officers need an STCW Certificate of Competency plus an endorsement from the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry.Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands, Shipping Notice 01/2024 (Rev 02), 'The STCW Convention and the Issue of Endorsements Attesting to the Recognition of a Certificate of Competency'www.cishipping.com · para 1.1Retrieved 2026-08-11Effective 2025-07-24Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information. |
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