Honduras

For first time registration, the following documents are required:
• Completed Application Form found in the Section of Receivership of Documents and Customer Services, from the headquarters in Tegucigalpa. (All must be duly authenticated photocopies.)
• Legible photocopy of the Power of Attorney
• Accreditation of Documents showing how he acquired the vessel (Invoice, Bill of Sale, Purchase Agreement, Transfer, foreclosures, etc.)
• Accredit the Technical Certificates: Seaworthiness Certificate (may be photocopied)
• Tonnage. (Only applicable to larger vessels of 78 feet or 24 meters in Length According to the Convention ITC 69). In case of smaller vessels, the Recognized Organization (RO) chosen by the Owner shall issue a Certificate "Non Convention" or its default, the GDMM may issue a certificate of "Simplified Calculation of tonnage", but solely on these cases.

Vessels engaged in international fishing must also submit the following:
• When applying for the Provisional Registry, proof that it is on the Regional list of Fisheries Entity (ICCAT and IATTC)
• Comply with Resolution 024/2003 of the GDMM
• Comply with the agreement 002/2007 of the GDMM.

Vessels over 20 years of age
• The vessels that are rebuilt shall submit:
• Technical Drawings of the vessel pointing in the best way possible the changes in the vessel during the reconstruction process duly legalized.
• Letter duly authenticated of the shipyard, in English or Spanish, exact address, phone, fax or email of the shipyard and full name and title of the person signing the same. The letter should detail the period of reconstruction that was carried out, structural changes made, and an estimated useful life of the vessel if it is kept in optimal conditions.
• If it is an Honduran shipyard, it must be registered with the General Directorate of the Merchant Marine (According to Resolution 001/2004)

Note: When applying for registration, it must submit documentation supporting the reconstruction. This documentation will be reviewed by the Maritime Safety Department where it will be approve base on documentation submitted (Resolutions 003/2005 and 001/2003).

Provisional Registry Extension
To apply for the extension of the Provisional Registry, the legal representative must submit an application to the Section of Receivership of Documents and Customer Service, before the expiry of the earlier registry and of the certified copies of the Insurance Policy Liability for Damage to Third Parties. These should be replaced by the original issued by the insurance company, so it can undergo the final registration. Only one provisional registry extension can be given per vessel.

Permanent Registry Requirements
• Public Deed duly authenticated, or a duly authenticated proxy.
• Original or certified copy of title deed, lease or legal act by which owns the ship.
• Tonnage certificate issued by a recognized classification society duly endorsed.
• Official certificate, duly authenticated, of the cancellation of the previous registry.
• Synopsis Record of the vessel (see Maritime Safety Department).
• A Class certificate confirmation or a Seaworthiness Certificate, if over 20 years or if it was rebuilt and international, duly endorsed.
• Proofs of fishing gear used.
• Certification, Original Registry or original copy of the policy of Liability Insurance for damages to third parties.
• Operating area (latitude-north / south and longitude-east / west).
• Title Deed of Registration of Ships

Registration Ship Property
To register in the Registration Ship Property, the legal representative shall submit an application, to the Section of Receivership of Documents and customer service, accompanied by the testimony of the public deed and two (2) photocopies of it. This procedure is a prerequisite to obtaining the Navigation Patent. In the testimony, it must detail the specifications of the ship as they appear in the definitive patent, the registration number and the immediate past history.