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You usually need to register or licence your boat if you want to keep or use it on inland waterways, such as rivers and canals. Contact the navigation authority of the waterway you want to use to find out.

A boat is:

• any vessel with or without a motor, for example a sailing boat, river boat, canal boat or houseboat
• any 鈥榦pen boat鈥� such as canoe, paddle board, rowing boat, kayak or dinghy

To get a boat registration you may need:

• boat insurance
• a

You must renew each year for the waterway you want to keep or use your boat on. You can buy a visitor registration or licence for shorter periods.

Carry more than 12 passengers

You must have a issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency if you want to carry more than 12 passengers.

Commercial use

You must apply for a boatmaster鈥檚 licence if you want to use your boat commercially.

Use at sea

You can register your boat with the UK Ship Register for use at sea.

How you register your boat depends on the waterway you want to use and the type of membership you have.

If you have a British Canoeing or British Rowing membership

You may not need to register your canoe, rowing boat, kayak or paddle board if you鈥檙e a member of .

Rowing clubs or associations can register a rowing boat for use on some waterways through .

How to register or license your boat

Register or license your boat with the navigation authority responsible for the waterway you want to use.

Most canals and some rivers, like the Severn, Trent and Ouse

Register with the .

Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, and adjacent waters

Register with the .

River Thames, River Medway, and the rivers of East Anglia

Download the application form for the waterway you want to use and register with the Environment Agency:

• River Thames
• River Medway
• Anglian waterways (Great Ouse System, River Nene, River Stour, River Ancholme, Black Sluice, River Welland and River Glen)
• Rye Harbour

River Thames annual registrations run from 1 January to 31 December. Other registrations run from 1 April to 31 March.

The Royal Military Canal

You do not need to register a boat for use between West Hythe Dam in Shorncliffe, Kent and Iden Lock in Cliffe End, East Sussex.

to register a boat for use between West Hythe Dam and Seabrook.

Scotland and Northern Ireland

Check if you need to register your boat with or .

Other areas

Check with the to find the navigation authority for other areas.

Using more than one waterway

You can which lets you use all Environment Agency and waterways.

An enforcement officer may put an enforcement notice on your boat if it鈥檚 on an inland waterway and:

• it鈥檚 not licensed or registered
• it鈥檚 not licensed or registered for the waterway you鈥檙e using
• your licence or registration is not displayed
• it breaches the terms and conditions of the licence or registration

Check your licence or registration for additional rules that apply to your waterway.

Questions about a penalty notice

Contact your navigation authority if you have questions about a penalty notice.

You need to register your boat with the UK Ship Register to use it at sea.

Whether you can use the register depends on your citizenship status. .

There are 4 different parts of the register. Which part you use depends on what you鈥檙e using your boat for:

• Part 1 - commercial or pleasure boats
• Part 2 - fishing boats
• Part 3 - small boats
• Part 4 - charter boats

Part 1 registration - commercial or pleasure boats

You can use Part 1 of the register if you have either:

• a commercial boat, unless you plan to use it for fishing
• a 鈥榩leasure vessel鈥� - this means you do not make any money from it

Registering your boat on Part 1 of the register means you鈥檒l be able to:

• get a marine mortgage against your boat
• spend more than 6 months outside the UK

It costs 拢153 to register for 5 years.

You鈥檒l be sent a renewal notice when it鈥檚 time to renew. It costs 拢72 to renew your registration for another 5 years.

Part 2 registration - fishing boats

Use Part 2 of the register if you鈥檙e using your boat to catch and sell fish.

You can choose from 鈥榮imple鈥� or 鈥榝ull鈥� registration. If you choose full registration you can get a marine mortgage against your boat.

To register for 5 years it costs:

• 拢159 for simple registration
• 拢196 for full registration

Part 3 registration - small boats

Use Part 3 of the register (small ships register) if:

• your boat is less than 24 metres long
• your boat is a pleasure vessel
• you live in the UK for at least 185 days of the year

Registering on Part 3 of the register means you鈥檒l be able to prove your boat鈥檚 nationality when sailing outside UK waters.

It costs 拢35 for 5 years.

You鈥檒l be sent a renewal notice when it鈥檚 time to renew.

Part 4 registration - charter boats

Use Part 4 of the register if you plan to hire out (charter) your boat.

It costs between 拢35 and 拢196 for 5 years. The amount you鈥檒l pay depends on the type of boat you鈥檙e registering.

How to register

You can register your boat online. You鈥檒l need to create an account if you do not already have one.

If you own the boat with other people, all owners must have an account before you can register your boat online.

You can pay by debit or credit card.

You can also use the online service to renew, cancel or change the details of your registration.

Before you start

You鈥檒l need:

• the dimensions of your boat
• the previous registration details of the boat (if it鈥檚 been registered before)
• the bill of sale
• the radio signal detail - including your UK radio call sign, Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number and International Maritime Organization (IMO) number
• the builders certificate
• a certificate of survey for tonnage and measurement
• an international tonnage certificate (ITC69)
• safety certificates

Other ways to register

You can also register by post. Download and fill in the form for the type of boat you want to register.

Contact

You can contact the UK Ship Register by email, phone or post.