Canary Islands

The Canary Islands

Located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Morocco, the Canary Islands form two provinces of Spain. The 15th Additional Provision of the Law of Ports and the Merchant Navy of 24th November 1992 created a special register in the Canary Islands. The Spanish Ministry of Civil Works is responsible for this register, which has offices in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

In respect of Spanish vessels, entry on this special register requires cancellation of any entries on the ordinary register. It also accepts registration of foreign vessels.

The registered office of the owner must be in the Canary Islands. Any kind of vessel may be registered apart from fishing vessels. The requirements for registration are as follows:

(a)    The vessel must be a civil ship used for commercial navigation. Fishing ships are excluded.

(b)    It must be at least 100 GT.

This entry was prepared with the kind assistance of Lara Hidalgo | Iberian Yachts Consulting  http://www.ibyc.es