Watercraft registration certificate

The registration certificate is trilingual and shaped like a driving licence. The registration certificate issued by the Local Register Office is valid as long as no changes are made to the watercraft register data included in the new certificate. The owner shall notify Traficom of changes to the register data within 30 days. After the change to the register data, a new registration certificate will be automatically posted to the owner. The owner may also choose to order a new type of registration certificate in exchange for a fee though no changes are made to the register data.

Traficom’s card-shaped registration certificate contains the following information on the watercraft, its engines and owners/holders.

Watercraft:
(registration certificate sections a1.-a16.)

Identification number/WIN code
Traficom number (identification number automatically provided by the Watercraft Register system)
Sequence number of the registration certificate
Model year
Name of watercraft
Maximum number of passengers/design category
Brand and model (watercraft)
Type
Hull material
Main colour
Hull length
Maximum length
Maximum width
Maximum load
Date of issue (date of issue for the card)
Registration number

Engines:
(registration certificate sections b1.-b6.)

Number of engines
Watercraft identification number
Engine power installed (kW/hp)
Driving power
Brand and model (engine)

Owners and holders:
(registration certificate sections c1.-c3.)

Owner/holder
Last name
First name

Registration certificates ordered before 8 September 2016 indicate the year of manufacture instead of the model year. On the reverse side of the registration certificate, in section a4., it can be verified which year is indicated on the certificate.

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Image on both sides of the registration certificate

Right to fly the flag

A watercraft is Finnish and entitled to fly the Finnish flag if a Finnish citizen or a Finnish legal person owns more than 60 per cent of the watercraft. The ownership base will be indicated in the system according to the customer notification. A watercraft may be registered without the right to fly the flag if the nationality requirement is not met.

The right to fly the flag is indicated by the symbol of the Finnish flag on the registration certificate and by the text indicating that the card is a valid proof of nationality.

Duplicate

You may order a duplicate of the registration certificate in exchange for a fee. Except for the sequence number, the duplicate is identical to the valid registration certificate. For instance, if the main card sequence number is 3, the duplicate sequence number will be 3.2. There may be a maximum of two valid registration certificates.

If one of the registration certificates goes missing, you must renew both registration certificates. When a registration certificate is renewed, a duplicate is not sent automatically. Instead, it must be ordered separately each time.

Loss of a registration certificate

If registration certificate is lost, you must order a new one. In that case, the duplicate for the lost certificate is no longer valid. Instead, it must be re-ordered separately where necessary.

Ordering a registration certificate for a watercraft using the e-services

Ordering a watercraft registration certificate at a registration service point