Boat Registration Frequently Asked Questions as of October, 2020 Apa Ongpin, president, Federation of Phil. Marine Industries, boat owner and operator. 0918 328 4398, Viber, Whatsapp, Telegram, Signal, boatregphilippines@gmail.com
Is registering a boat mandatory in the Philippines? Yes, it always has been, although very few (~ 10%) leisure/ non-commercial boats have historically complied. Under the current regulation, if your boat meets ALL of the following conditions, registration is optional:
1. Length Over All x Beam or Breadth in meters is less than or equal to 12. 2. Dry weight of the boat is 5 metric tons or less. 3. The boat is not “High Speed”, which means: a) It cannot exceed 16 knots, or twice Hull Speed, whichever is slower. b) Hull Speed is defined as square root of Length Water Line x 1.34. c) Planing sailboats, boats with foils etc. need only report Hull Speed. d) It does not have more than 25hp (SAE) of motor power per meter of LOA
