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Consider the cost and availability of registration 
 
The UK Ship Register (UKSR) - part of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is one of the 
best performing flags in the major Port State Control regimes. It has a reputation for maintaining 
the highest international standards. 
Owner eligibility 
Owners or bareboat charterers who want to register their vessels on UKSR must be one of the 
following: 
 
• UK citizen 
• British dependant territories citizen 
• British overseas citizen 
• company incorporated in one of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries 
• citizen of a EU member state exercising your rights under articles 48 or 52 of the 
EU Treaty in the UK 
• company incorporated in any British overseas possession which has its principal 
place of business in the UK or those possessions 
• company in an European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) 
• Commonwealth citizens 
• citizens listed in Schedule 6 
• non-United Kingdom nationals who are settled in the United Kingdom 
• bodies corporate incorporated in a Commonwealth state 
• bodies corporate incorporated in a country listed in Schedule 6 
If none of the qualified owners are resident in the UK, a representative must be appointed who is 
either of the following: 
• an individual resident in the UK 
• a company incorporated in one of the EEA countries with a place of business in the 
UK 
Fees 
Ship registration costs £153 and there’s a renewal fee of £72 every 5 years or depending on the 
length of your charter agreement. Renewal notices are sent to owners 3 months before the expiry 
date. 
You can find a list of various fees and costs you may normally pay when registering a vessel on the 
UK Ship Register. 
There’s no charge for removing a vessel from the UK flag. 
(UK Ship Register. (2019, March 29). 
 
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Maritime & Coastguard Agency quick guide to fees – November 2018 
Standard hourly survey fee Our standard hourly rate will be increasing to £120 per hour from 13 
November 2018 and then to £147 per hour from 13 November 2019. 
These are some of the fees: 
Certificates and Examinations for Officers 
Cancellation of application 
1. Where an application for an examination covered under item 1 in the table below is 
cancelled after the fee has been paid, a refund must be made of 
(a) £152 in the case of cancellation before a notice of eligibility has been issued, or 
(b) £130 in the case of cancellation after a notice of eligibility has been issued. 
Certificates of Equivalent Competency 
Withdrawal or rejection of application 
Where an application in relation to item 2 in the table below is withdrawn or rejected after the 
prescribed fee has been paid on the grounds that the applicant does not meet the preliminary 
criteria for detailed assessment, £50 must be refunded. 
Registration, Transfer and Mortgage of Ships (other than Fishing Vessels) and Related Matters 
Please note that for the premium service, the fee in column 4 is payable in addition to the fee 
prescribed in column 3. If you apply for more than one change in the Register relating to the same 
ship, 
(c) the fee for the first change is £46; 
(d) the fee for the second and each subsequent change is £17; and 
(e) the fee for premium service is £100 in addition to the aggregate of the other fees. 
Registration, Transfer and Mortgage of Fishing Vessels and Related Matters 
Please note that for the premium service, the fee in column 4 is payable in addition to the fee 
prescribed in column 3. If you apply for more than one change in the Register relating to the same 
ship, 
(a) the fee for the first change is £46; 
(b) the fee for the second and each subsequent change is £17; and 
(c) the fee for premium service is £100 in addition to the aggregate of the other fees. 
Registration of Hovercraft The fee payable on an application for the registration of a hovercraft 
under article 5 of the Hovercraft (General) Order 1972(a) is £153. 
(Maritime & Coastguard Agency quick guide to fees. 2018) 
 
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Evaluate the potential flag state's political and economic stability 
The United Kingdom has a stable economy and demonstrated this despite the fact that its economy 
contracted by 11.0% in 2020 as a result of the restrictions of the covid-19 pandemic and yet grew 
economically by 7.5% in (World Bank, 2021). According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 
GDP rose by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2022 on a quarter-on-quarter basis, compared to a rise 
of 0.7% in the first quarter. On a year-on-year basis, the rise was 4.4% compared to the same quarter 
of 2021. The industry according to the World Bank (2021) represents 17.5% of the GDP for UK within 
this percentage are considered the revenues of the shipping industry. 
It is important for the UK government to nurture this shipping industry, an example of which is its 
initiative to invest £4 billion (approximately $5.3 billion) in the country's regional shipbuilding sector 
as it prepares to publish the renewed National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS). The refreshed strategy 
will set out how the Government will support UK shipyards across the country to upskill the 
workforce, create high quality jobs, drive technological development and ensure that UK 
shipbuilding meets the challenges of the next generation. In addition, this strategy also builds on 
the UK's support for European defense capabilities as the current Ukraine crisis is overcome 
(Offshore energy, 2022). 
 
Assess the potential flag state's legal system 
 
Over the last 15 years, the United Kingdom has been developing an ambitious public system for the 
management of marine spaces and resources. In 2009 they passed the Marine & Coastal Access Act 
and, with it, the implementation of a whole new governance system that has led to the development 
of the first two marine plans in 2013. The United Kingdom does not have an explicit and published 
strategy to guide the management of its marine areas. However, it has taken care to organize itself 
strategically to develop its maritime policies. In this regard, the Marine Management Organization 
(MMO) was established by the Marine and Coastal Access Act. It is an institution specifically 
dedicated to the management of the marine environment, whose scope of action covers a range of 
functions in the marine environment of England and the outer waters (from 12 m.n. onwards) in the 
rest of the United Kingdom for those matters that have not been devolved. The MMO is the UK 
Government's marine planning authority and regulates most activities, including fisheries (in marine 
areas where this function has not been devolved). It makes decisions in accordance with marine 
policy (MPS) and marine plans for most marine developments, with some exceptions such as those 
developments termed "in the national interest". 
The MMO also has responsibilities for the licensing system. The establishment of the MMO as a 
cross-cutting institution associated with government represents a fundamental change in the 
planning, regulation and licensing of activity in the marine area by bringing together a wide range 
of responsibilities and functions: The UK has developed an excellent framework for achieving 
integrated management of the marine environment that complements and coordinates with the 
integrated management of its coastal zone. In the UK this has taken shape with the adoption of the 
"Coastal concordat", an agreement between various institutions and organizations - including the 
MMO - for the coordinated management of the coast. In addition, the overlapping of the scope of