Tonnage is not about the weight. It is a measurement of the vessel’s internal volume. Tonnage refers to the overall volume of a vessel.
Vessel Registration FAQs
HOW DO I REPORT A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP?RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY EVERY FIVE YEARS THROUGH OUR SITEWHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?HOW DO I ESTABLISH CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP?WHERE CAN I GET FORMS FOR DOCUMENTATION?MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?HOW DO I KNOW IF MY VESSEL MEASURES FIVE NET TONS?WHAT ARE THE REGISTRY OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS?HOW CAN I SEND MY PAPERWORK TO YOUR OFFICE?HOW IS VESSEL OWNERSHIP ESTABLISHED?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?WHAT VESSELS CAN BE DOCUMENTED?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?WHAT ARE THE VESSEL NAME AND HAILING PORT MARKING REQUIREMENTS?MAY I RENEW MY DOCUMENT EARLY?WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A VESSEL WHOSE NUMBER BEGINS WITH THE LETTER ‘C’ (e.g., C00000BC) AS OPPOSED TO A VESSEL WHOSE NUMBER BEGINS WITH A NUMBER, AND/OR A LETTER AND NUMBERS (e.g., 32E 00000 OR BC 00000)?WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE?HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALIDWHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?