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Documents for Polish yacht registration (REJA24): the official checklist

What the Polish Yacht Registration Act and its regulation ask for, item by item, with the accepted documents and the exact provision. Use it to prepare; in the free document check we confirm the list for your yacht before you pay.

Last checked against the law: 13 November 2026 · Download as PDF

The checklist

What must be shown	Accepted documents (one is enough)	Legal basis
Proof of ownership	VAT invoice Contract of sale, exchange or gift Final court judgment on ownership Home-built boat: written statement of the builder (made under penalty of perjury)	Act art. 6 sec. 1 pt 1, sec. 2
Identity of each owner, co-owner and the operator (if not the owner)	Passport or identity card Company: extract from the company register (or another official document) showing the full name, tax or registration number, registered office and who may act for the company	Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 1 a–b
Home address and address for service in Poland	Your statement of the home address of each owner, co-owner and operator Your statement of an address for service in Poland – required for every owner, co-owner and operator (our office can be that address)	Act art. 6 sec. 1 pt 2 a; Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 1 c–d
Previous registration	Certificate of deletion from the previous Polish or foreign register Document confirming a temporary registration If she was never registered: your statement that she is not registered elsewhere	Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 2, sec. 2 pt 3
Hull identification number (HIN / CIN / WIN)	A legible photo of the builder’s plate with the number, plus the CE declaration showing the same number Or a registration document showing it No number assigned: your statement	Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 3, sec. 2 pt 4
Make, model or type	CE declaration of conformity Document from the manufacturer or builder Design documentation Your statement	Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 5
Length, beam, maximum draught, number of hulls	CE declaration Measurement certificate Safety card or survey document Document from the manufacturer or builder Your statement – only for boats up to 14 m	Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 6 a
Design category (if assigned)	CE declaration	Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 6 b
Propulsion and engine power	CE declaration Safety card or survey document Manufacturer’s manual, warranty card or other manufacturer document Your statement – only without an engine or up to 20 kW	Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 4
Hull material	CE declaration Safety card or survey document Document from the manufacturer or builder Your statement	Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 7
Year of build and builder	CE declaration Document from the manufacturer or builder Your statement	Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 8
Maximum persons on board, wind force, wave height (if set)	CE declaration Or the yacht’s safety card / a survey document, if issued	Regulation § 4
CE declarations of the yacht and of the engine	Attach them if they were issued. No CE declaration (not required, older than 10 years, or no duplicate available): your statement	Act art. 6 sec. 3; Regulation § 5 sec. 2 pt 1–2
Call sign and MMSI (only if already assigned in Poland)	Polish ship radio licence. No valid licence yet: your statement – we can apply for it after the registration	Regulation § 5 sec. 1 pt 9, sec. 2 pt 5
Operator’s right to sail her (only if the operator is not the owner)	Document with the owner’s consent	Act art. 6 sec. 3

Plus: the application signed by an owner, co-owner or their representative (on paper, or electronically with a trusted profile, a qualified electronic signature or a personal signature – Regulation § 2), proof of the official fee of PLN 80 (we pay it), and our power of attorney if we file for you.

Translations

Documents in a foreign language – English included – must be attached with a Polish translation made by a sworn translator or confirmed by the competent consul. CE declarations of conformity are the only exception (Regulation § 5 sec. 3–4).

With us, the sworn translations needed for your registration are included in the price.

Scans and originals

An electronic application can be filed with scans. If your originals exist only on paper, they must be shown to the registering body before the registration document is collected (Act art. 6 sec. 6) – by you or by an authorised representative, so you do not have to travel to Poland for it. We arrange the details with you after the free document check.

We will also ask you

The yacht’s name (short, and not against good morals) and her home port – for a sea-going yacht a Polish sea port (Act art. 7).
Waters: sea, inland, or both; use: recreational or commercial (a recreational yacht may not be chartered); fishing use, if any (Act art. 6 sec. 1 pt 2 d–f).
Optional, but useful for search and rescue: emergency contacts, hull and sail colours or marks, outboard engine maker, type, power and number (Act art. 6 sec. 4).

Before you start

Deletion from your current register comes first. A yacht under another flag must be deleted from that register before she can be entered in REJA24. You arrange it with your current registry; we tell you what the certificate must show.

This checklist describes the documents for registration only. To sail legally she also needs to meet the Polish safety requirements and have a qualified crew, and any radio transmitter on board needs a ship radio licence. See also Polish yacht registration and the bill UD305, which would add requirements for yachts that are not Polish-owned.

Free document check

Send us scans of the complete set from this checklist. We check it free of charge and tell you if your yacht needs anything else – before you pay. We do not review single documents one by one.

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