Conditions and Required Documents for Changing the Name of Registered Thai Vessels

     According to the Thai Vessel Act, B.E. 2481, Section 38, a registered Thai vessel cannot have a name other than the one already registered. If the vessel's name needs to be changed, permission must be obtained from the Director-General of the Marine Department through the registrar of the port city where the vessel is registered. The chosen name must be appropriate. If multiple vessels have the same name, they can be distinguished by adding a serial number at the end. However, this can be done only for vessels belonging to the same owner or authorized by the owner, in accordance with the regulations of the Marine Department on Rules and Procedures on Thai Vessel Registration and Vessel License B.E. 2555 (2012), Clause 11. To alter the name of a vessel, the regulations specified in the Ministerial Regulation of Economic Affairs under the Thai Vessel Act B.E. 2481, Clause 7, must be adhered to. This necessitates the registration of the name change with the registrar of the vessel in the port city. The registrar will then demand that the name on the hull of the vessel be changed to match the new name and be scrutinized, along with the identification documents of the vessel. If all is satisfactory, the registrar will update all official documents and broadcast the change in a newspaper advertisement.

Those who wish to change the name of the vessel must prepare a number of documents, as follows:

1. Petition Form Kor 5;
2. Vessel license (original);
3. Thai vessel registration certificate (original);
4. Vessel photos:

• • The vessel (name of the vessel requesting a replacement) and the registration number are clear
  • Full side photos of the vessel (after permission to change the vessel's name) (2 originals).

   5. Original ID cards:

Individual

• • Identification card and power of attorney (if necessary), with ID card of the authorized person.

Juristic Person

• • Certificate of juristic person (1 original);
  • Business Registration Certificate (1 original), with a copy of the authorized signatory's ID card;
  • Power of attorney (1 original), with a copy of the ID card of the authorized person and ID card of the authorized person;
  • In case of not appointing an agent or assigning any person in writing, a copy of the national ID card, or the identification card of the person who is exempt from having the ID card of the head of the state enterprise must be attached (1 copy). The case of state enterprises
  • Proof of ownership (1 copy) in case of power of attorney

     The application may be submitted at the Vessel Registration Standard Bureau, the Marine Department, or the Regional Marine Offices. 

Information as of 30 April 2023  
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