Change the name, registered port or Port Letters Numbers (PLN) of a registered fishing vessel.

Change details through your online account

If you previously completed your vessel registration online through a customer account on the UK Ship Register online service, you can log in to your account to change your vessel’s details.

If you have not already created a UK Ship Register online customer account, or have not yet linked an existing customer online account to your vessel registration record, you will need to create an account for the UK Ship Register online service and/or ensure it is linked to your vessel registration record.

To change your vessel’s name, port of registration or Port Letter Numbers (PLN) online:

• Amend the details you wish to change through your online account
• Pay the fee (£53 for name OR port, and £63 for name AND port) as part of the online process

For a full list of fees, see the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's fees guidance on GOV.UK.

Once the application has been approved, a Carving and Marking note will be issued which will confirm the correct markings for the vessel. The Carving and Marking note will need to be completed by either a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) surveyor or a fisheries officer in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Please contact your local MCA Marine Office to arrange for an MCA surveyor to visit your vessel and sign, date and stamp the document. Your Fishing Vessel Certificate will need to be updated to reflect the changes; an MCA Marine Office can advise you on this.
 

Change details through email or post

For changes of vessel name, registered port or Port Letters Numbers (PLN) not using the UK Ship Register online service:

• Complete the Application to Change Name and/or Port MSF 4741
• Make payment of fees online. Changing details of either the name OR the port (including PLN) is £53
• The fee to change both the name AND registered port or PLN is £63