Czech Republic

Registration documents should be presented by the owner to the Navigation and Waterways Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Prague and are as follows:
Application document that shall contain:
Business name, registered office, legal form and identification number of incorporated entity, or name, permanent residence, or business name and personal identification number of a natural person who is the owner of the vessel,
Business name, registered office, legal form and identification number of incorporated entity, or name, permanent residence, or business name and personal identification number of a natural person who is the operator of the vessel,
Basic technical particulars of the vessel.
Extract from the Register of Companies, if already entered incorporated entities are involved, or document demonstrating the establishment of the involved incorporated entities,
Verified document certifying the ownership of the seagoing vessel,
Documents certifying technical seaworthiness of the vessel issued by authorized classification society (Certificate of Class and relevant statutory certificates),
Document certifying legal relation of the operator to this vessel,
Extract from the Penal Register of a natural person, if a natural person is the operator, or extract from the Penal Register of all members of the statutory body, if an incorporated entity is the operator; the extract from the Penal Register shall be no more than six months old,
Document demonstrating that the operator of the vessel has permanent residence or registered office in the Czech Republic,
Certificate of cancellation of former registry with statement on a mortgage lien or on retention right laid on the vessel,
Verified duplicate of a document on a mortgage lien or on retention right laid on the vessel, if established, or on other facts limiting the handling ofthe vessel,
Document certifying the IMO identification number or identification number of the seagoing yacht's hull assigned by the manufacturer or by the classification society - member of IACS,
Document on the payment of the administrative charge.
Although originals of the above documents are required, faxes will be temporarily accepted if the sender undertakes to deliver the originals within three working days. All documents must be notarised or legalized.
When all of the above documentation is provided and the appropriate registration fees have been paid, permanent Certificates of Registry without expiration are issued to owners.