Apply In-Person:

1. Application form for licensing a Foreign Owned Vessel in Ethiopia is provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia contact link
2. Applicant should provide necessary information in the application form.
3. Applicant must make sure to carry both photocopies and originals of all necessary documents for completing this procedure.
4. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant should attach photocopies of documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form before submitting it at the office.
6. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.
7. If all above-mentioned procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the license will be issued within 15 days.
8. Applicant can receive the license by visiting the office after getting a notification from the office.
9. If there is no information provided, the applicant can visit the office to know status of their application.

• ID Proof like National ID Card or Passport
• Catch Permit
• Deletion Certificate
• Condition survey report and tonnage measurement certificate
• Certificate of Carving and Marking Note of the Ship
• Call sign Certificate
• Load Line Certificate
• Evidence of Ability or Experience of the purchasers to operate and maintain ship
• Log Book of the Vessel
• Certificate of Tonnage Measurement
• Bill of Sale
• International Tonnage Certificate

Location: Addis Ababa
Address:
Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority,
5th Floor, Tadesse Tefera Building,
infront of Hotel D’Afrique, Dej Wolde Mikael St,
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Contact: +251115503638
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Location: Addis Ababa Address:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contact: +251115517345
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• Any Foreign Flagged vessel or any vessels that is owned by a foreign nationals or companies are eligible.

• Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.

• The license is valid for 5 years.

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Please attach some sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure is 15 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicant should follow all instructions of concerned authorities for undergoing the procedure properly.
• Incomplete applications will be rejected by the authority, thus, applicant must complete their application form before submitting it to the office.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of the Ship
• Time and Place of Purchase
• Name of the Master
• Particulars in respect of Tonnage, Building and Description of the Ship
• Evidence of P and I
• Curving of the vessel
• Application for approval of vessels name
• Name of Ship Managers
• Address of Ship Managers

• This license is necessary for making a fishing vessel to enter and fish in Ethiopia.

• Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority regulates and manages the safety of Maritime navigation according to the international rules and regulations.
• Any individual can hire any vessel to engage in fishing activities.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document / certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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