At any time of the year.
Owners and/or shipowners of vessels registered in the national fishing fleet (Charterer).
The request is made through the form, available at "Execute Service", and can be delivered to the Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Security and Maritime Services (DGRM), by hand, via CTT or by email to: mail.df@dgrm.mm.gov.pt.
- Draft Charter Agreement agreed between the parties;
- Title of Ownership of the vessel to be chartered or similar document;
- Navigability/Conformity/Inspection Certificate or other official document that proves the safety conditions of the vessel for the exercise of fishing activity;
- Permanent Certificate (or access code) of the charterer (if legal person)
- Identification document, where the signature of whoever has powers for the act can be proven (*)
- Charter authorization document issued by the official entity where the vessel is registered.
(*) To be sent only in case it is impossible to visit our services in person to prove the same.
Documents in a foreign language must be translated into Portuguese by a duly certified translator.
No cost to the applicant. The duration of the charter is established under the Charter Contract.
Decree-Law No. 278/87, of 7th July, in the wording given by Decree-Law No. 383/98, of 17th July, and Regulatory Decree No. 43/87, of 17th July, republished by Regulatory Decree No. 16/2015, of 16 September.