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Published on 6 January 2025

Yachts

The Swiss Maritime Navigation Office (SMNO) is the point of contact for registering or deleting yachts (CE design categories A and B) from the official register as well as issuing or renewing certificates of registry for yachts.

SMNO online portal

The Swiss yacht CADENZA and her crew at anchor south of Aegina Island.

6 January 2025

Registering a yacht

The administrative processes to register a yacht under the Swiss flag (in CE design categories A or B) and to get the associated certificate of registry issued are transparent and efficient, and processing is digital, swift and straightforward.

A yacht under the Swiss flag sails with a pink sail.

6 January 2025

Renewing a yacht registration

The administrative processes to renew the registration of a yacht and the associated certificate of registry are transparent and efficient, and processing is digital, swift and straightforward.

Watching the sun go down from the stern of the LOMA.

6 January 2025

Deleting a yacht from the official register

Yachts can only be deleted from the official register by submitting a completed application form to the SMNO together with the certificate of registry flag registration if still valid.

Contact

FDFA Swiss Maritime Navigation Office SMNO
Elisabethenstrasse 33
P.O.Box
Switzerland - 4010 Basel