Boat papers checklist for sailing abroad

Papers on board

• Certificate of competence (skipper's licence)Source: Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (HTZ): Information for boaters
• Proof of seaworthinessSource: Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (HTZ): Information for boaters
• Proof of liability insurance (accepted language)check before you travel. Source: Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (HTZ): Information for boaters
• Proof of ownership or right of useSource: Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (HTZ): Information for boaters
• Receipts for paid fees (vignette, tourist tax)Source: Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (HTZ): Information for boaters
• Internationaler Bootsschein and EU declaration of conformityaccording to ADAC and ÖAMTC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Kroatien, ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Kroatien
• Proof of VAT status and the INFO 101 cardaccording to ADAC and ÖAMTC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Kroatien, ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Kroatien
• Someone else's boat: owner's authorisation with certified signatureaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Kroatien
• Radio operator's certificate if a VHF or GMDSS set is on boardSource: Ministerium für Meer, Verkehr und Infrastruktur Kroatien: Liste anerkannter ausländischer Befähigungsnachweise

Before you go

• Buy the vignette (eNautika or harbour master's office)according to ADAC, check before you travel. Source: Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (HTZ): Information for boaters, ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Kroatien
• Boat over 7 m with berths: pay tourist tax via nautika.evisitor.hrSource: Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (HTZ): Information for boaters
• Have the crew and passenger list confirmed at the harbour master's officeSource: Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (HTZ): Information for boaters

Equipment

• Lifejackets for all, first aid kit, sound signal, waterproof torchaccording to ÖAMTC. Source: ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Kroatien
• Anchor with 25 to 100 m of line, bailing gear, extinguisher (2 or 6 kg)according to ÖAMTC. Source: ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Kroatien

Papers on board

• Licenceaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Dänemark
• Registration papersaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Dänemark
• Proof of ownershipaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Dänemark
• EU declaration of conformity (boats from 1998)according to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Dänemark
• Radio certificate, if neededaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Dänemark
• Insurance certificate with hull number (HIN), where compulsorySource: Retsinformation: Bekendtgørelse Nr. 462 über Haftpflicht für Speedboote unter 15 m und Wassermotorräder

Before you go

• Speedboat under 15 m or jet ski: take out liability insuranceSource: Retsinformation: Bekendtgørelse Nr. 462 über Haftpflicht für Speedboote unter 15 m und Wassermotorräder
• Check whether your boat needs a speedbådsbevisSource: Søfartsstyrelsen: Speedbådsbevis

Equipment

• Approved lifejacket or buoyancy aid for everyone (SOLAS or EU)Source: Søfartsstyrelsen: Order Nr. 1687 über Sicherheit beim Betrieb von Freizeitbooten (englische Übersetzung)
• Further equipment suited to season, boat and voyageSource: Søfartsstyrelsen: Order Nr. 1687 über Sicherheit beim Betrieb von Freizeitbooten (englische Übersetzung)

Papers on board

• Licence (motorboats over 4.5 kW or 6 hp)Source: Ministère chargé de la Mer: Le permis plaisance
• French flagged or charter boat: translation of your licenceSource: Ministère chargé de la Mer: Le permis plaisance, DRIEAT Île-de-France: Übersicht ausländische Titel auf französischen Motorbooten (Arrêté vom 06.07.2011)
• Radio certificate for the VHF setSource: DRIEAT Île-de-France: Übersicht ausländische Titel auf französischen Motorbooten (Arrêté vom 06.07.2011)
• Registration papersaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Frankreich
• Proof of ownership or authorisationaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Frankreich
• VAT proofaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Frankreich
• Proof of insurance (ports may ask for it for a berth)Source: Service-Public.fr: Assurance d'un bateau de plaisance
• To or from non-Schengen: boat registration and ID for all on boardSource: Douane française: Vous naviguez

Before you go

• Buy the VNF vignette online (boat over 5 m or from 9.9 hp)check before you travel. Source: Voies navigables de France: FAQ private Freizeitschifffahrt
• Check whether Division 240 applies to your visiting boatcheck before you travel. Source: Ministère chargé de la Mer, DGAMPA: L'équipement de sécurité des navires de plaisance

Equipment

• Lifejacket per person: level 50 to 2 nm, 100 to 6 nm, 150 anywhereSource: Ministère chargé de la Mer, DGAMPA: L'équipement de sécurité des navires de plaisance
• Light, bailing gear, towing point, fire extinguisher, anchor lineSource: Ministère chargé de la Mer, DGAMPA: L'équipement de sécurité des navires de plaisance
• Tiller outboard: kill cordSource: Ministère chargé de la Mer, DGAMPA: L'équipement de sécurité des navires de plaisance
• From 2 nm charts, COLREGs, buoyage; beyond 6 nm light list, logbookSource: Ministère chargé de la Mer, DGAMPA: Les documents nautiques

Papers on board

• Up-to-date passenger list signed by the skipperSource: Gesetz 4256/2014 Art. 10 (Griechenland), Gesetzestext bei taxheaven.gr
• Internationaler Bootsschein or other proof of registrationaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Griechenland
• Proof of liability insurance in Greek or Englishaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Griechenland
• ID card or passportaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Griechenland
• TEPAI payment receiptaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Griechenland
• Licence (motorboats from 30 hp, inflatables from 15 hp)according to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Griechenland
• With a radio: SRC or LRC certificate and licence with MMSIaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Griechenland
• Someone else's boat: owner's written permissionaccording to RYA. Source: Royal Yachting Association: Country advice Greece
• Transit Log (boats from non-EU countries)according to RYA. Source: Auswärtiges Amt: Griechenland, Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise, Royal Yachting Association: Country advice Greece

Before you go

• Ask which confirmation and Greek translation your licence needsaccording to RYA, check before you travel. Source: Royal Yachting Association: Country advice Greece
• Boat over 7 m: pay TEPAI via eTEPAI, at the latest on the day of entrySource: Griechische Steuerbehörde AADE: eTEPAI
• Send the crew list to the port authority 6 hours before entryaccording to ADAC, check before you travel. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Griechenland
• From outside Schengen: enter only at a designated port of entrySource: Auswärtiges Amt: Griechenland, Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise, Royal Yachting Association: Country advice Greece

Equipment

• Life-saving equipment for everyone on boardaccording to ADAC, check before you travel. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Griechenland

Papers on board

• Internationaler Bootsschein or other proof of registrationaccording to ÖAMTC. Source: ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien
• Proof of ownership or the owner's authorisationaccording to ÖAMTC. Source: ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien
• Proof of insurance (policy)according to ÖAMTC. Source: ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien
• International insurance certificate (accepted language)according to ÖAMTC, check before you travel. Source: ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien
• Licence, depending on your sailing areaaccording to ÖAMTC. Source: ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien
• Proof of VAT status (recommended)according to ADAC and ÖAMTC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Italien, ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien

Before you go

• Confirm recognition of your licence (SBF, Austrian certificates, ICC)according to ADAC, check before you travel. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Italien
• Check whether any fees or charges applycheck before you travel. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Italien, ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien

Equipment

• Lifejackets for everyone (self-righting)according to ADAC and ÖAMTC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Italien, ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien
• Lifebuoy with lineaccording to ADAC and ÖAMTC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Italien, ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien
• Fire extinguisher and bilge pumpaccording to ADAC and ÖAMTC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Italien, ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien
• First aid kit and sound signalaccording to ÖAMTC. Source: ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien
• Two each of smoke signals, hand flares and parachute rocketsaccording to ÖAMTC, check before you travel. Source: ÖAMTC: Revierinformationen Italien
• Up to 12 nm compass and VHF radio, up to 50 nm a liferaftaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Italien

Papers on board

• Boat registration papersSource: legislation.mt: Small Ships Regulations, S.L. 499.52
• Third party insurance certificate (check the minimum amount)check before you travel. Source: legislation.mt: Small Ships Regulations, S.L. 499.52
• Proof of tax status (bill of sale, VAT invoice or customs papers)according to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Malta
• Passport or identity cardaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Malta
• Home licence and radio certificateaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Malta, legislation.mt: Small Ships Regulations, S.L. 499.52

Before you go

• Check with Transport Malta whether your licence needs further paperscheck before you travel. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Malta, legislation.mt: Small Ships Regulations, S.L. 499.52
• Apply for an Equivalency Letter (copy of your certificate)Source: Transport Malta: Application for the Issuance of an Equivalency Letter (TM/TCU/208a)
• Alternatively: Nautical Licence (EUR 23.29, valid ten years)Source: legislation.mt: Small Ships Regulations, S.L. 499.52, Transport Malta: Application for a Nautical Licence
• Check the safety equipment required for visiting boatscheck before you travel. Source: legislation.mt: Small Ships Regulations, S.L. 499.52
• Before entering, report name, ETA, length, persons and last portSource: Transport Malta: Safety of Navigation

Equipment

• Lifejackets for allaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Malta
• Fire extinguishers and first aid kitaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Malta
• Anchor, navigation lights, sound signal and distress signalsaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Malta

Papers on board

• Boat registration certificateSource: Montenegro: Änderungsgesetz zum Jachtgesetz (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o jahtama), Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
• Certificates of competence for skipper and crewcheck before you travel. Source: Montenegro: Änderungsgesetz zum Jachtgesetz (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o jahtama), Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
• Proof of liability insurance, tender included (check required amount)check before you travel. Source: Montenegro: Änderungsgesetz zum Jachtgesetz (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o jahtama), Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
• Proof of ownership or authorisationSource: Montenegro: Änderungsgesetz zum Jachtgesetz (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o jahtama), Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
• Flag state radio licenceSource: Montenegro: Änderungsgesetz zum Jachtgesetz (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o jahtama), Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
• Certified crew and passenger listSource: Montenegro: Änderungsgesetz zum Jachtgesetz (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o jahtama), Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
• Proof of vignette paymentSource: Montenegro: Änderungsgesetz zum Jachtgesetz (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o jahtama), Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
• Veterinary certificate for pets on boardSource: Montenegro: Jachtgesetz (Zakon o jahtama), Službeni list RCG 46/2007, Wiedergabe in FAOLEX

Before you go

• Head by the shortest route to a port open to international trafficSource: Montenegro: Änderungsgesetz zum Jachtgesetz (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o jahtama), Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
• Obtain the vignette and display it visiblySource: Montenegro: Änderungsgesetz zum Jachtgesetz (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o jahtama), Wiedergabe in FAOLEX, Montenegro: Jachtgesetz (Zakon o jahtama), Službeni list RCG 46/2007, Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
• Before leaving: border control and crew list at the harbour officeSource: Montenegro: Jachtgesetz (Zakon o jahtama), Službeni list RCG 46/2007, Wiedergabe in FAOLEX

Equipment

• Means against oil and waste pollution, holding tanksSource: Montenegro: Jachtgesetz (Zakon o jahtama), Službeni list RCG 46/2007, Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
• Lifejackets for everyoneaccording to ADAC, check before you travel. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Montenegro
• Anchor with 25 to 100 m of line, bilge pump, navigation lightsaccording to ADAC, check before you travel. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Montenegro

Papers on board

• Licence for boats over 15 m or faster than 20 km/hSource: Rijksoverheid: Aan welke eisen moet mijn pleziervaartuig voldoen?
• Fast motorboats: RDW registration certificateSource: Rijksoverheid: Registratie snelle motorboot
• Hired boat: owner's authorisationaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Niederlande
• Copy of the registrationaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Niederlande
• Proof of EU VAT status (recommended)according to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Niederlande
• Proof of insurance, if a marina or boat storage requires itSource: ANWB: Is een bootverzekering verplicht?

Before you go

• Fast motorboat: clarify RDW registration and number (not officially answered)Source: Rijksoverheid: Registratie snelle motorboot
• Amsterdam: buy the vignette (Binnenhavengeld)Source: Gemeente Amsterdam: Verordnung Binnenhavengeld (lokale Regelgebung)

Equipment

• Fast motorboats: lifejackets for everyone on boardSource: Rijkswaterstaat: Veilig snelvaren in Nederland
• Fast motorboats: kill cordSource: Rijkswaterstaat: Veilig snelvaren in Nederland
• Water skiing: observer aged 15 or over on boardSource: Rijkswaterstaat: Veilig snelvaren in Nederland

Papers on board

• Licence from an EEA country or issued in EnglishSource: Lovdata: Forskrift om krav til minstealder og båtførerbevis mv. for fører av fritidsbåt (FOR-2009-03-03-259)
• From 50 knots: high speed certificate (høyhastighetsbevis)Source: Lovdata: Forskrift om krav til minstealder og båtførerbevis mv. for fører av fritidsbåt (FOR-2009-03-03-259)
• Proof of the boat's EU customs status for the returncheck before you travel. Source: Tullverket (schwedischer Zoll): Segla med fritidsbåt över Sveriges gräns

Before you go

• Check how licence rules apply to foreign flagged boatscheck before you travel. Source: Lovdata: Forskrift om krav til minstealder og båtførerbevis mv. for fører av fritidsbåt (FOR-2009-03-03-259)
• Declare goods above the allowance with the Kvoteappen appSource: Tolletaten: Storaksjon i pinsen (Meldung)
• Keep to alcohol and tobacco allowances (e.g. 1 litre of spirits)Source: Tolletaten: Alkohol- og tobakkskvote
• Over six weeks: apply to customs before leaving NorwaySource: Tolletaten: Lagring av utanlandsk fritidsbåt i Noreg

Equipment

• Life saving and buoyancy equipment for everyone on boardSource: Lovdata: Lov om fritids- og småbåter (småbåtloven)
• Boat under 8 m: buoyancy aid worn by everyone on open deckSource: Lovdata: Lov om fritids- og småbåter (småbåtloven)

Papers on board

• Document confirming the qualification you obtained abroadSource: Dziennik Ustaw 2025 poz. 18: Ustawa o żegludze śródlądowej (Binnenschifffahrtsgesetz), tekst jednolity
• Boat registration, e.g. International Certificate (also proof of ownership)according to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Polen
• Passport or identity cardaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Polen
• Insurance certificatecheck before you travel. Source: Dziennik Ustaw 2025 poz. 18: Ustawa o żegludze śródlądowej (Binnenschifffahrtsgesetz), tekst jednolity

Before you go

• Ask the charter company whether your licence is acceptedSource: Dziennik Ustaw 2025 poz. 18: Ustawa o żegludze śródlądowej (Binnenschifffahrtsgesetz), tekst jednolity
• Arriving by sea: check clearance requirementsaccording to ADAC, check before you travel. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Polen
• Check the equipment required for visiting boatscheck before you travel. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Polen
• Masuria: plan the detour around the closed Łuczański CanalSource: Wody Polskie RZGW Białystok: Komunikat Nawigacyjny nr 2/2026

Equipment

• Fitting lifejacket for each person (strongly recommended)according to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Polen
• Holding tank, especially on inland watersaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Polen

Papers on board

• Original licenceaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Portugal
• Proof of liability insurance (Portuguese minimum or equivalent)check before you travel. Source: Diário da República: Portaria n.º 689/2001, Pflichthaftpflicht für Sportboote
• Transit log (livrete de trânsito) showing paid light duesSource: Diário da República: Decreto-Lei n.º 12/97, Taxa de farolagem e balizagem, konsolidierte Fassung

Before you go

• Check which papers a foreign flagged boat must carrycheck before you travel. Source: Diário da República: Decreto-Lei n.º 93/2018, Regime Jurídico da Náutica de Recreio, konsolidierte Fassung
• Pay light and buoyage dues at the first port of callSource: Diário da República: Decreto-Lei n.º 12/97, Taxa de farolagem e balizagem, konsolidierte Fassung

Equipment

• Lifejackets for every adult and child on boardSource: Diário da República: Portaria n.º 1464/2002, Ausrüstung der Sportboote
• Lifebuoys by length (one from 5 m)Source: Diário da República: Portaria n.º 1464/2002, Ausrüstung der Sportboote
• Dry powder extinguisher (no CO2 or halon)Source: Diário da República: Portaria n.º 1464/2002, Ausrüstung der Sportboote
• Categories A, B and C1: 406 MHz or Inmarsat distress beaconSource: Diário da República: Portaria n.º 1464/2002, Ausrüstung der Sportboote
• Categories A, B, C1 and C2: VHF radio with DSCSource: Diário da República: Portaria n.º 1464/2002, Ausrüstung der Sportboote
• Lifejacket for waterskiing and on a jet skiSource: Diário da República: Decreto-Lei n.º 93/2018, Regime Jurídico da Náutica de Recreio, konsolidierte Fassung

Papers on board

• Boat documents required by the flag stateSource: Uradni list RS 25/2008: Verordnung über Boote, Art. 44, 63 und 64
• Certificate of competenceSource: Uradni list RS 39/2018: Verordnung über das Führen von Booten, Art. 37
• Translation of the licence into Slovenian, English or Italiancheck before you travel. Source: Uradni list RS 39/2018: Verordnung über das Führen von Booten, Art. 37
• Liability policy or proof of cover (at least EUR 210,000)check before you travel. Source: Gesetz über Pflichtversicherungen im Verkehr (ZOZP-UPB3), Art. 3, 8.a, 33.a, 33.b
• Boat papers and valid proof of registrationaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Slowenien
• ID card or passport, children need their own IDaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Slowenien

Equipment

• Anchor with line or chain (20, 30 or 40 m by boat type)Source: Uradni list RS 25/2008: Verordnung über Boote, Art. 44, 63 und 64
• Three mooring lines (30 to 45 m in total by boat type)Source: Uradni list RS 25/2008: Verordnung über Boote, Art. 44, 63 und 64
• Oars or other auxiliary propulsionSource: Uradni list RS 25/2008: Verordnung über Boote, Art. 44, 63 und 64
• Bucket and bailer or hand pumpSource: Uradni list RS 25/2008: Verordnung über Boote, Art. 44, 63 und 64
• Navigation lights and shapes under the collision regulationsSource: Uradni list RS 25/2008: Verordnung über Boote, Art. 44, 63 und 64
• Over 5 m: three red hand flares, compass, lifejackets for allSource: Uradni list RS 25/2008: Verordnung über Boote, Art. 44, 63 und 64
• Cabin boat over 7 m: powder extinguisher, first aid, torch, tools, chartscheck before you travel. Source: Uradni list RS 25/2008: Verordnung über Boote, Art. 44, 63 und 64
• Up to 6 m: whistle or horn and a portable fire extinguisheraccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Slowenien

Papers on board

• Licence valid under the rules of the flag stateSource: BOE: Real Decreto 875/2014, Titulaciones náuticas (konsolidierte Fassung)
• Proof of compulsory liability insurance (language to check)check before you travel. Source: BOE: Real Decreto 607/1999, Pflichthaftpflicht für Sportboote
• Registration papersaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Spanien
• Someone else's boat: proof of ownership or owner's authorisationaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Spanien
• With a VHF set: radio certificate (SRC or LRC)according to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Spanien

Before you go

• Bareboat charter: accident policy required by the Capitanía MálagaSource: Capitanía Marítima de Málaga: Normen für Sportboote und Badezonen, BOP Málaga Nr. 56
• Resident in Spain, boat over 8 m: register in time (Modelo 576)Source: Agencia Tributaria: Anleitung Modelo 576 (Zulassungssteuer)

Equipment

• Equipment under the rules of your flag stateSource: BOE: Real Decreto 339/2021, Sicherheitsausrüstung von Sportbooten
• Lifejackets (required in all Spanish zones)Source: BOE: Real Decreto 339/2021, Sicherheitsausrüstung von Sportbooten
• Liferaft in the offshore zonesSource: BOE: Real Decreto 339/2021, Sicherheitsausrüstung von Sportbooten

Papers on board

• Registration papersaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Schweden
• Proof of insuranceaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Schweden
• Radio certificate if you use VHFaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Schweden
• ID card or passportaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Schweden
• Proof of EU customs status if you leave the EU customs territorySource: Tullverket: Segla med fritidsbåt över Sveriges gräns
• Jet ski: licence and IDSource: Transportstyrelsen: Vattenskoter

Before you go

• Over 12 m long and 4 m wide: check which licence is acceptedcheck before you travel. Source: Transportstyrelsen: Kompetens och utbildning
• Göta Canal: book a ticket (2027 sales from end of November 2026)Source: AB Göta kanalbolag: Prices and booking
• Trollhätte Canal: pay the lock fee by credit cardSource: Sjöfartsverket: Med fritidsbåt genom Trollhätte kanal, Västsverige (regionale Tourismusorganisation): Med fritidsbåt i Trollhätte kanal
• From a non-EU country: declare goods over SEK 3,500 at customsSource: Tullverket: Segla med fritidsbåt över Sveriges gräns

Equipment

• Lifejackets for everyone on boardSource: Transportstyrelsen: Använd flytväst, Transportstyrelsen: Utrustning
• Kill cord attached to the driverSource: Transportstyrelsen: Utrustning
• Anchor, paddle and fire extinguisher (recommended)according to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Schweden

Papers on board

• Lake Constance: licence plus the authority's certificate of daysSource: Fedlex: Bodensee-Schifffahrts-Ordnung (BSO), SR 747.223.1
• Valid travel document for everyone on boardSource: BAZG: Einreise mit einem Boot
• Proof of insurance or policy with premium receipt (CHF 2 million)check before you travel. Source: Fedlex: Binnenschifffahrtsverordnung (BSV), SR 747.201.1
• Customs permit 15.32 if the boat stays longer than a monthSource: BAZG: Unverzollte Fahrzeuge vorübergehend in der Schweiz benutzen

Before you go

• Display registration marks (both sides on Lake Constance)Source: Fedlex: Binnenschifffahrtsverordnung (BSV), SR 747.201.1, Fedlex: Bodensee-Schifffahrts-Ordnung (BSO), SR 747.223.1
• Check which licence document is required where you launchcheck before you travel. Source: Kanton St. Gallen, Strassenverkehrs- und Schifffahrtsamt: Ausländische Schiffsführerausweise, Fedlex: Bodensee-Schifffahrts-Ordnung (BSO), SR 747.223.1
• Get a permit from the canton where you first launchSource: Fedlex: Binnenschifffahrtsverordnung (BSV), SR 747.201.1
• Thurgau: apply for the visiting boat permit a week ahead in Kreuzlingencheck before you travel. Source: Kantonspolizei Thurgau, Schifffahrtskontrolle: Antrag Wanderbootbewilligung
• Coming from other waters: clean the boat before launching (Zug, St. Gallen)Source: Kanton Zug: Umweltschutz Boots- und Schifffahrt, Einwassern von Booten (BGS 753.32), Kanton St. Gallen: Schiffsreinigungs- und Meldepflicht

Equipment

• Lake Constance: lifejacket with collar, 100 N, per person from 40 kgSource: Landratsamt Bodenseekreis, Schifffahrtsamt: Info Schifffahrtsrecht Bodensee
• Over 30 kW or ballasted: throwable device with 10 m floating lineSource: Landratsamt Bodenseekreis, Schifffahrtsamt: Info Schifffahrtsrecht Bodensee
• Fire extinguisher (lake: 2 kg per started 100 l of fuel)Source: Landratsamt Bodenseekreis, Schifffahrtsamt: Info Schifffahrtsrecht Bodensee
• Other lakes: anchor, lines, bailer, boat hook, paddle, distress flag, hornSource: Fedlex: Binnenschifffahrtsverordnung (BSV), SR 747.201.1

Papers on board

• Home country licence, original and copyaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Türkei
• Radio certificates, original and copyaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Türkei
• Proof of liability insurance (check minimum cover and language)according to ADAC, check before you travel. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Türkei, Türkische Verordnung über Meerestourismus (Deniz Turizmi Yönetmeliği)
• Transit log, fully completed and signedSource: Türkische Verordnung über Meerestourismus (Deniz Turizmi Yönetmeliği)
• Written authorisation if you are not the ownerSource: Türkische Verordnung über Meerestourismus (Deniz Turizmi Yönetmeliği)
• Passports of everyone on boardSource: Türkische Verordnung über Meerestourismus (Deniz Turizmi Yönetmeliği)

Before you go

• Check whether your licence is listed in the ADBS systemcheck before you travel. Source: Resmî Gazete 33140: Verordnung über private Boote und ihre Führer (2026)
• Enter through a Turkish sea border gateSource: Türkische Verordnung über Meerestourismus (Deniz Turizmi Yönetmeliği)
• Apply for the transit log via SİBS and pay with the payment codecheck before you travel. Source: Bengütürk (Nachrichtenportal): Fahrterlaubnis für Meerestourismus wird digital, Legalbank (private Rechtsdatenbank): Gebührentarif 2026, Abschnitt II Nr. 10
• Notify the harbour master within twelve hours of ending the cruiseSource: Türkische Verordnung über Meerestourismus (Deniz Turizmi Yönetmeliği)

Equipment

• Safety equipment suited to sailing area and boat sizeaccording to ADAC. Source: ADAC Skipper-Portal: Revier Türkei