Documents necessary for registration

(1) Every application for provisional or permanent certificate of registry or radio license of a vessel in IMMARBE shall be submitted to the Head Office or a designated office in the prescribed form which shall be duly completed and signed by the shipowner or his authorised representative or the shipping agent of the vessel. Such application shall be accompanied by a duly notarized power of attorney in favour of the shipping agent and/or any other documents as may be required by Head Office as provided by resolutions and circular notes. (2) Every application for a permanent certificate of registry of a vessel in IMMARBE shall be preceded by the permanent registration of the ownership title thereto at the Head Office. (3) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, every application for provisional or permanent registration of a vessel in IMMARBE shall be accompanied by the following (a) a duly notarized bill of sale, or a duly notarized builder’s certificate, if the vessel is a new building; 16 (b) an original deletion certificate or a certified copy of the extract of registry from the previous flag administration; (c) a duly notarized power of attorney in favour of the shipping agent of the vessel; (d) in the case of a vessel which is over twenty years’ old, an inspection report prepared by an authorised General Safety Inspection (GSI) Surveyor stating that the vessel has passed an inspection to determine seaworthiness; (e) an original or a certified true copy of a tonnage certificate issued by a survey company authorised by IMMARBE; and (f) such other documents as may be required by