Cayman Islands Yacht Registration Summary
Cayman Islands yacht registration summary is a free information resource designed to
inform the boating public about vessel registry requirements, recording methods, and title
search guidelines for the British overseas Territory of Cayman Islands. The data is maintained as an
open wiki forum where readers are encouraged to participate by sharing knowledge and experiences
with this particular country. Simply click on the "Wiki-Share" link to contribute further details or suggest a revision.
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Cayman
Islands Shipping Registry
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Registration Summary
The Cayman Islands is a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea. The official language of this
country is English.
Yacht flagging and registry services in the Cayman Islands is administered by the Cayman Islands Shipping
Registry. Cayman Islands registered vessels can fly the British red ensign with or without the Cayman Islands crest
Registration Office
The primary office registration office for the Cayman
Islands is located in Grand Cayman with additional offices throughout the world.
Registration Requirements
The Cayman Islands will accept private pleasure yachts and commercial yachts of any size that are based and
operated anywhere in the world.
The yacht must be owned by a majority of qualified persons. These include citizens of
the Cayman Islands, United Kingdom, British Territories and Crown Dependencies, persons who are
nationals or citizens of a member state of the EU, EEC, or a substantial number of approved
countries. Companies having a principal business in, or a partnership established in such
countries will also qualify.
Recording Methods
The Cayman Islands Shipping registry has provisions for vessel mortgages.
Registration Search
Ownership, mortgage, lien, and vessel information can be obtained by ordering a Transcript of Registry.
Instructions for ordering a transcript online can be found in the resources module of this page.
