Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for Transferring Ship Mortgage in person, the applicant has to visit the office of the South African Maritime Safety Authority.
2. The contact details of the South African Maritime Safety Authority can be found in the following link: Link
3. Visit the office and obtain a Transfer Ship Mortgage form as required from the relevant department. Or click here to download: Link
4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. Now, complete the application form with appropriate information under relevant sections. Attest it with your signature once completed.
6. Then, pay the applicable fees as directed to the relevant bank account. Find the information regarding payment in the office website or contact the office.
7. After paying the fees, attach all the required documents with the completed application and submit it to the relevant official at the office.
8. Then, the application will be forwarded to the concerned authorities for further verification processes.
9. Once the verification and validation processes are over, the application will be approved and the officials will proceed to take required steps for the Ship Mortgage Transfer process.

Required documents checklist can be found in the following document: Link

South African Maritime Safety Authority - Head Office,
Physical Adress : 146,Lunnon Road,
Cnr Jan Shoba&Lunnon Roads,
Hillcrest, 0183.
Pretoria , South Africa
Postal Address : P.O. Box 13186 ,
Hatfield,Gauteng,South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 12 366 2600
Fax: +27 (0) 12 366 2601.
Website:Contact link

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) branches

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) Emergency Contacts

• Any Ship Mortgagor, who wants to transfer the mortgage to any other person, can apply.
• The applying person can be the mortgagor himself (in case of individual) or any authorized officer appointed by the mortgagor (in case of a corporation).

• Please approach the authorities for fees details.
  

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Transfer Ship Mortgage form: Link
  
• Check sheet: Link
  
• Any other document to be used can be downloaded from the following page (as applicable): Link
  

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

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.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• This application form is common for Mortgage, Transfer of Mortgage and Discharge of Mortgage, so the applicant must check the “Transfer of Mortgage” box at the beginning of the application form.

• It is sufficient for the applicant to complete sections B and C of the form. Application form can be typed or completed neatly by hand.

• It is important that the completed form must contain all the information required properly and the form must be filled legibly, in order to get accepted by the Authority.

• In case of more than one ownerships (Individual or joint), each owner must complete a separate application form.

• Official and International Maritime Organisation number
• Propulsion method
• Name, Registration number and other particulars regarding ship
• Name of the Mortgagee
• Name and full address of the Mortgagor
• Home port name and other details of the ship
• Signing entity’s name

• It is necessary to notify the South African Maritime Safety Authority when a Ship Mortgagor wishes to transfer the registered Mortgage to any other person in a case where he/she is not able to make the amount payable but wants to save the Ship from falling into foreclosure.
  

• Refer Part 4 in the following document for more information regarding Ship Mortgage: Link
  

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

• Link
  

More information which might help people.