To keep the registration of your vessel up-to-date, report any changes to the contact details of an owner, authorized representative, or mortgagee. These changes include an official name change or a change of address.
Note: if any mail sent to your address on the Certificate of Registry is returned to us, we may suspend or cancel your registration. Be sure to keep your mailing address up-to-date.
Owner, authorized representative or mortgagee name change
No fee
Please note this is not reporting a change of ownership.
If an owner, authorized representative, or mortgagee changes its name, you must report the change and list all the vessels affected by the change.
- Send in the following:
- If an individual’s name changes through marriage, submit a copy of the Marriage Certificate along with a government-issued identification card such as a driver’s licence or health card
- If a corporation changes its name, submit a certificate of name change issued by the Registrar of Companies
- Send the documents to the Vessel Registration Office
Address change
No fee
You must provide a valid address.
Note: if any mail sent to your address on the Certificate of Registry is returned to us, we may suspend or cancel the registration. Be sure to keep your mailing address up-to-date.
- Provide your change of address in writing and include the following:
- vessel name
- its official number
- its port of registry
- name of owner whose address has changed
- the new address
- Send your document to the Vessel Registration Office
Mortgagee contact information
If there are any changes to the lender in a mortgage, you must update the vessel registry. This includes a name change, address update, or a transfer of the mortgage.
Ownership change
If there is a change of ownership, including adding or removing an owner, you must transfer ownership of the vessel.