- Action: To Do List item A0001 - Obtain Australian Certificate of Deletion.
- Completed: 9 April 2015
- Cost: $65.57
The Broker’s Bill of Sale from Kim Brewer of Tasmania Boat Sales, Tasmania, Australia would not fulfill the USCG requirement for a notarized Bill of Sale, so sent the following email.
From: Joseph D. Abbott
To: 'Kim Brewer' ; 'Margie Jesson'
Sent: Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 17:06
Subject: RE: Indra - Bill of sale
Hi Kim and Margie,
For USCG registration need a bill of sale signed and notarized by the owner.
USCG Requirement:
CG-1340 Bill of Sale: Submit one original OR one copy of the Bill of Sale, signed by or on behalf of all persons, transferring an interest in the vessel; OR one original OR one copy of Form 1340 signed by or behalf of all persons transferring an interest in the vessel. Signature(s) of seller(s) must be acknowledged by a notary public. Altered Bills of Sale may be rejected. A copy of the Bill of Sale or related instrument will be returned.
Since the USCG form CG-1340 is not mandatory for a foreign sale, looked up on AMSA website, downloaded and filled in form AMSA159 which is attached. Believe you can have a notary sign/stamp as the witness. Believe this will also be needed to meet requirements identified below on this website: http://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels/shipping-registration/australian-general-register/transferring-ownership/index.asp
Australian Requirement:
Sale to a foreigner
If the sale results in the ship no longer being entitled to be Australian-registered, the seller must forward to the Registrar of Ships, within 14 days of the execution of the Bill of Sale:
- A written notice of the details of the sale;
- A copy of the Bill of Sale; and
- The original Registration Certificate
After the above is filed, then I need a copy of evidence of deletion. I did not find a form for this type of data request, so I am not quite sure how to obtain this yet? Will probably email SRO a question on this.
USCG Requirement:
Chain of Title Simplified Method*: For vessels returning to documentation, ownership may be established from state title OR state or foreign registration. A copy of the title or registration must be provided WITH the original or copy of bill(s) of sale from the owner shown on this paperwork to the applicant. For vessels under a foreign registry similar to U.S. Documentation, a copy of the registration and evidence of removal from that registry must be provided.
Also since the EPIRB was registered under your name you might want to also submit form AMSA245 (example filled in and attached) to website: http://beacons.amsa.gov.au/registration/index.asp#rego Also you might be able to do this entirely online at that website.
Believe most of this paperwork can be submitted using email and pdf files. When I requested abstract of title and registration on Indra from the Australian Shipping Registration Office (SRO), I filled out the forms and submitted via email at sro@amsa.gov.au and had report back within two hours.
Thanks, Joe
After a series of emails, between the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Ships Registrar Office (SRO), Margaret Jesson, and myself, it appeared the requirements to complete the necessary paperwork to obtain a Australian Certificate of Deletion were known to all. The original Australian Registration papers for Indra needed to be removed from onboard Indra in the Philippines and sent to Margaret Jesson in New Zealand, which delayed the process.
On 22 March 2015, Margaret Jesson located in New Zealand, signed the AMSA Form 159, Bill of Sale, and forwarded it with additional paperwork to the AMSA Shipping Registration Office. The AMSA Form 159 Bill of Sale was "witnessed" and not notarized as had been requested - this would be a major complication for USCG registration.
On 6 April 2015, we submitted AMSA Form 114 to the AMSA Shipping Registration Office, requesting a Certificate of Deletion and authorizing payment of AUD $85.00 (US $65.57) for it.
On 9 April 2015, the AMSA Shipping Registration Office notified us by email that deletion from the Australian Register was complete and had attached a PDF file of the deletion - paper copy was also sent by postal mail.
