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ks, rent it !Sorry, been in the UK on an ale sampling week. Or 'work' as some people describe it.
I bought in AUH and registered there, would have meant taking it to AUH port every year to renew.
Are you looking at new or used?
Mandatory is the GPS transmitter stuff as fitted by the authorities, you pay a 7K refundable deposit for this.
Also need torch, flares, compass, first aid kit, lifejackets for the full number registered to carry. All easy and cheap to get hold of.
If on a trailer you need to take it to the port for registration. If moored you would have to motor it through the shipping lane.... those ships are FAST and difficult to dodge.
I would fully reccommend paying someone to do all the stuff for you, it is a big PITA.
And seriously, as per the comment above... rent it. for the cost of a marina, depreciation, servicing etc you can rent a decent boat for 6 fishing trips a year. Which is 5 times more than you will be arsed to do yourself if you have to launch from a trailer (you need at least 2 people for that).
I bought in AUH and registered there, would have meant taking it to AUH port every year to renew.
Are you looking at new or used?
Mandatory is the GPS transmitter stuff as fitted by the authorities, you pay a 7K refundable deposit for this.
Also need torch, flares, compass, first aid kit, lifejackets for the full number registered to carry. All easy and cheap to get hold of.
If on a trailer you need to take it to the port for registration. If moored you would have to motor it through the shipping lane.... those ships are FAST and difficult to dodge.
I would fully reccommend paying someone to do all the stuff for you, it is a big PITA.
And seriously, as per the comment above... rent it. for the cost of a marina, depreciation, servicing etc you can rent a decent boat for 6 fishing trips a year. Which is 5 times more than you will be arsed to do yourself if you have to launch from a trailer (you need at least 2 people for that).
cheers mate.
i wish i could afford a boat but alas i cannot. whilst aled up at sea on friday in a 60 footer, jase told me his boss has a sports boat that he does't use and is saying it can be borrowed as and when if he is prepared to do all the work for registration and find somewhere to keep it. the last bit is easy enough and it is small enough to tow behind my jeep. it then basically becomes a case of how much £££ it is to go through all the hoops to register it. it has a lapsed registration but i imagine the radios and life jackets etc. are all there.
i wish i could afford a boat but alas i cannot. whilst aled up at sea on friday in a 60 footer, jase told me his boss has a sports boat that he does't use and is saying it can be borrowed as and when if he is prepared to do all the work for registration and find somewhere to keep it. the last bit is easy enough and it is small enough to tow behind my jeep. it then basically becomes a case of how much £££ it is to go through all the hoops to register it. it has a lapsed registration but i imagine the radios and life jackets etc. are all there.
shirt said:
cheers mate.
i wish i could afford a boat but alas i cannot. whilst aled up at sea on friday in a 60 footer, jase told me his boss has a sports boat that he does't use and is saying it can be borrowed as and when if he is prepared to do all the work for registration and find somewhere to keep it. the last bit is easy enough and it is small enough to tow behind my jeep. it then basically becomes a case of how much £££ it is to go through all the hoops to register it. it has a lapsed registration but i imagine the radios and life jackets etc. are all there.
It's really not that big a deal in my experience - a bit less that the usual UAE faff. We had to do exactly this when we bought ours because the Emirati who owned it first never bothered registering it! The first year they started registering, doing security checks and having the GPS Transponder fitted, it was a PITA, but they know what they're doing now and the process is a lot smoother. We've renewed ours every year since then and it's been a doddle. i wish i could afford a boat but alas i cannot. whilst aled up at sea on friday in a 60 footer, jase told me his boss has a sports boat that he does't use and is saying it can be borrowed as and when if he is prepared to do all the work for registration and find somewhere to keep it. the last bit is easy enough and it is small enough to tow behind my jeep. it then basically becomes a case of how much £££ it is to go through all the hoops to register it. it has a lapsed registration but i imagine the radios and life jackets etc. are all there.
1. Get together a Salary Letter from your employer, passport copy, visa copy, photo, Emirates ID and details about your home (landlord's name, proper address etc). If registering it for the first time, you may also need some sort of proof of ownership, like a sale invoice/letter from the previous owner etc. And they will ask for the engine serial number(s), HP, length, Make/Model etc.
2. Go to CNIA place (in Ab Dabs it's at Mina Port). Take a security form from the stand and fill it out. All simple stuff - this is where you'll need landlord name, home address, car registration etc. DON'T take the boat this time.
3. Go to the desk at the end (far left) and give him/her all the paperwork and say you're registering a boat for the first time, and that it is currently unregistered. She'll do some stamping and typing and eventually give you some forms to take to another counter on the far right near the entrance.
4. Go to the desk indicated and give them everything the previous person gave you. They'll ask you some general questions, faff, type, bark at each other etc...and eventually send you on your way with a piece of paper with a reference on. This all takes about an hour. If you go early (7.30-8.00) there's never much of a queue.
5. Wait two weeks, or until they send you a text to say the security checks are completed.
6. Go back to the CNIA office, give them your reference and check the security checks are complete (far right desk near door). If they are, get the paperwork etc. You may then have to pay the AED7,000 for the ePassport transponder to get the paperwork. I can't remember exactly...
7. Go round the back of the CNIA office to the other office where they do the appointments to fit the ePassport (as they call it) or GPS Transponder (as everyone else does) and give them the paper work. They may be able to do it then and there if you then take the boat...but in any case make an appointment and take the boat back to have it fitted. I think they give you another form to say it's been done. MAKE SURE the fitters put the external antenna where you want it...they'll try and put it in the easiest place for them to fit it, which is normally right in front of the windscreen which looks dreadful on most boats...but you can insist they put it somewhere specific...the cable between the electronics box and the aerial is several metres long.
8. Go back to the CNIA office with all your paperwork and take the boat with you. Give them the paperwork (lady on the left hand side again). She'll charge you about AED500, give you all your papers back with a receipt and then send you to the guys on the right again. They need to inspect it, check you've got all the life jackets, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, life ring etc, take some pictures and then give you your registration card.
COMPLETE! That wasn't too hard now was it?!!
Having a boat is certainly good compensation for a few hours of hassle. Best money I've spent since I've been here!Edited to say : I've just read all that back...you're right, it's a PITA!!!
Edited by jezzaaa on Tuesday 4th December 17:39
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