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==Procedure==
'''Apply In-Person:''' 
#To Apply for Steam Vessel License in Ghana, the applicant has to approach the ministry of fishers and aquaculture development. [https://www.mofad.gov.gh/contact-mofad/ contact link]
#Letter of application from owners of the ship or their agents addressed to the Director General, Ghana MOFAD indicating the company’s interest in registering a vessel in Ghana.
#Letter of Application for approval of vessels name. This is done by completing and submitting the required Form at the Ship Registry.
#Letter of Application for condition survey Application for condition survey shall be made to the Director General, upon payment of a statutory fee fees payable depends on the gross tonnage of the vessel. A surveyor would be nominated by the Registrar of Ships for the survey.
#Completion and submission of forms.
#*Declaration of ownership (Form 1) this form shall be completed by the owner of the Vessel and return after declaration before a Commissioner for Oath at the High Court.
#*Application form for registration of ship (Form 2) - This Forms shall be obtained at Ship registry. Duly completed forms shall be returned to Ship registry department with the attached document.
#Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
#On completion of this process, MOFAD will issue to the applicant a registration certificate.
#The processing time for this procedure takes 1-3 months.
 

==Required Documents==
*Application form
*Proof of proprietorship, partnership or association of persons
*National identity cards
*National tax number
*Certified copy of memorandum and articles of association certificate of incorporation
*Certificate of commencement of business
*List of directors
*An original copy of the ownership deed or documents
*Builders certificate
*A certified transcript of its former registry or similar other document showing the previous ownership and the bill of sale
*A copy of the full term Tonnage certificate.
*Duly completed declaration of ownership form
 
 
==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Ministry of Fishers and Aquaculture Development''' 
'''Address''': HR23+84 Accra, Ghana 
'''Contact number''': +233243171063 
[https://www.mofad.gov.gh/contact-mofad/'''contact link'''] 
[https://goo.gl/maps/wXoazoYfDefxdt1t7'''location link'''] 
 
==Eligibility==
'''Registration of a ship in the Ghanaian registry is eligible to the following ship owners''': 
*nationals of Ghana,
*corporations registered in Ghana,
*foreign ship owning entity hiring out on bareboat charter to Ghanaian nationals and
*Individual or corporation in joint venture enterprise relationship with Ghanaian nationals.

 
==Fees==
*Application fee: 50,000 GHS
*License fee: Permit 1.500,000 GHS

 
==Validity==
*Valid for 1 year and a renewal is required.
 
 
==Documents to Use==
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==Sample Documents==
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==Processing Time==
*The processing time for this procedure takes 1-3 months.
 
 
==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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==Instructions==
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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.
 
 
==Required Information==
'''Ships/steam Vessel particulars''' 
*Official Number
*Name of Vessels
*Type of Steam Vessel
*IMO Number
*Gross Tonnage
*Net Tonnage
*Date Keel Laid
*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 Steam Vessel
 
'''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 Vessel
 
'''Owners/steam Vessel charterers particulars'''
*Full Name
*Number of shares in vessel 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 steam vessel chartered.'''
*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==
*Ship registration is the initial process required for a ship to gain Ghanaian identity i.e. flying a Ghanaian flag.
*Ship registration is a statutory requirement under the Merchant Shipping Act, 2009 Sec. 14(1) whereas ship trading in or out of Ghanaian waters is prohibited unless it is registered.
 
 
==Information which might help==
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
 
 
==External Links==
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==Others==
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