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All I know is that his boat papers show Aussie registration; the flag
he flies is Aussie and the word "Hobart" is carved in teak beneath the boat's name "Kulkuri", also carved in teak. It may be that, like mine, it has expired. No. Australian shipping registration for pleasure craft, as it stands at the moment, does not expire (unlike NZ or US documentation). Each of the separate states and territories has its own registration, which involves re-registering the vessel annually, but Australian shipping registration does not require annual or 5-annual renewal. In Malaysia, we do not even ask for boat papers. All that is required is to have your passport stamped. The fact that you arrived by yacht doesn't really matter - so far as Customs etc is concerned, you could have swimmed. The Harbour Master's (with Jabatan Laut) dept is not interested in yachts either. They are more interested in big shipping and the Indonesian barter trade boats. Hmm ... every time I've entered and exited Malaysian waters I've had to fill out forms for Jabatan Laut that require entry of the vessel's official number etc. Jabatan Laut officers often do not ask to see the papers, but they want their forms filled in and submitted. In Malaysia, port clearance is handled by Customs (clearing in and out with Jabatan Laut, the Marine Department, is more for JL's sense of control than anything else) and Customs generally do want to see the original copy of the ship's papers. |
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... Very seldom has anyone queried that the registration
expiry date on the papers states 2000. When they have, I merely say that in New Zealand the original still stands and that I have some documentation somewhere on the boat to show that it is still current. A lie perhaps but why should I pay the $1,000 or so for registration for another 5 years. ... You may get away with this, and 1k seems wildly expensive for registration, but not everyone who tries this has as much luck as you have. I have witnessed folks getting into very uncomfortable situations with customs because of lapsed registration. In the islands there is always the temptation to just sail away but that does tend to poison the waters for folks who follow on and even the most primitive customs houses seem to be able to forward the particulars of offenders on. French and US territorial folks do not seem to care much but the Aussies and Kiwis do and it can be awkward to have to fight the government in either of those places. I don't know how it all plays out in the rest of the world, but since US renewal is free and since they will send you a new cert any time you ask for one I haven't ever been motivated to go without. -- Tom. |
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On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:30:47 -0700, Bil wrote:
Hi, This is all strange to me, especially as I have worked with Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia - Marin. To be sure, one can go through all the proceedures if one chooses to but few do and it is not enforced at all. You can fill out the harbour master's forms at each port if you choose but from social conversations with these people, they would really prefer not to. The same with Customs where they are attached to immigration - they are not part of the prevention part of the Customs department. I am positive that if you were to enquire at the Marine Customs bases (part of Prevention - not Revenue) at such as Tanjong Putri in Johor Bahru, Pelabuhan Klang, Penang or Langkawi - all ports of entry, they would not know what you would be talking about. I cannot recall any ships papers of yachts being asked for whereas they examine all barter trade papers minutely. I have just checked with friends who I have worked with and they agree that they never bother with such matters. They have found that yachts are not a problem. regards Peter Hmm ... every time I've entered and exited Malaysian waters I've had to fill out forms for Jabatan Laut that require entry of the vessel's official number etc. Jabatan Laut officers often do not ask to see the papers, but they want their forms filled in and submitted. In Malaysia, port clearance is handled by Customs (clearing in and out with Jabatan Laut, the Marine Department, is more for JL's sense of control than anything else) and Customs generally do want to see the original copy of the ship's papers. |
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