Ghana - Apply for In-land Water Transport Licence

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for In-land Water Transport Licence in person, the applicant has to approach the Ministry of Transport Office.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following Contact link
3. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
4. Fill out an application form, which can be obtained from their offices.
5. On the application form indicate the type and number of ships/vessels to be used.
6. On the form mention the particulars, type(s) and numbers of ships to be used.
7. Indicate the particulars of the construction, motive power and cargo capacity of every ship/vessels.
8. Fill out the total number of crew to be carried in every such ship.
9. Indicate the number of passengers every such ship is intended to carry.
10. On the form show the places between which the ship are intended to be navigated and the services to be provided by the ship.
11. The applicant has to make sure he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
12. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
13. Submit the completed form together with all other required documents (see list below) to the Transport Licence Board.
14. Applications should be submitted at least three weeks before scheduled Board meeting.
15. The board may, with the prior approval or direction of Minister, grant the applicant an exclusive Licence authorizing that person to operate ships for carriage of goods or passengers in such area, over such routes or between such places as the board may decide.

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Required Documents

• Certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation
• Copy of the Certificate of Registration of the business trading name.
• Certified copies of share certificates.
• Valid tax clearance certificates
• Inspection reports
• Completed Crew Declaration Form
• Public and passenger liability insurance certificate

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Transport
P.O. Box M57
Ministries, Accra-Ghana
Phone: +233 (0) 302 661575, +233 (0) 302 671328
Fax: +233 (0) 302 76 3908, +233249241251
Email: [email protected]
Contact link

Eligibility

• In Ghana, a person who wants to In-land Water Transport business can apply for this application.

Fees

• The required fees GHS.106, 067.

Validity

• The validity for this license is one year.

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure takes 2 weeks.

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Required Information

Provide all the necessary information on the application form and these include.

• Ships particulars
• Official Number
• Name of Ships (2)
• Type of Ship (3)
• IMO Number (4)
• Gross Tonnage
• Net Tonnage
• Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
• Day
• Month
• Year
• Length in meters
• Breadth in meters
• Max Draught
• Name and Address of shipyard where built
• Hull Material
• Country of Previous registration
• Name of Previous Owner
• Previous name of ship
• The type(s) and Number of ships to be used
• Particulars of the construction
• Motives power and cargo capacity of every such ship
• Total crew number of every ship
• Number of passengers every such ship is intended carry, places between which the ships are intended to be navigating.

Engine particulars

• Number of Engines
• Number of cylinders in each set
• Diameter of Cylinders
• Length of Stroke
• BHP in Kilowatts
• Name and address of maker
• Type: Diesel/Steam
• Year Made
• Make and Model of each engine
• Estimated speed of Ship
• Copy of Certificate of Registry

Owners/bareboat charterer’s particulars

• Full Name
• Number of shares in ship owned
• Nationality/Place of Incorporation
• Address
• Nature of Interest e.g. Sole Ownership/Joint Ownership/ Ownership in Severalty

Equity of owning corporation

• Name of Corporation
• Paid-up Capital
• Legal Equity
• Foreign Equity

Owner of bareboat chartered ship

• Full Name
• Address
• Nationality/Place of Incorporation
• Date of Charter party
• Charter period
• Preferred date of termination of Ghana registration

Declarations particulars

• Full Name
• Address
• Nationality
• Status of applicant e.g. Director of owning corporation/Secretary of owing corporation/Individual/joint owner(s)

Need for the Document

• The Transport License Board may if they consider necessary, demand such other documents to verify the information given by the applicant as may deem fit and appropriate.
• The Transport License Board may grant inland water transport License of with such restrictions or endorsements as they may think fit.

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