NEW ZEALANDVESSEL REGISTER

ABOUT THE REGISTER

Your boat.One record.For life.

The New Zealand Vessel Register gives a recreational boat a trusted identity. Verified against the standard. Validated on the water.

Explore the record
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Built right, kept right

The discipline

Confidence out there has never come from hoping. It comes from knowing the boat has been looked at, by someone independent, against a known bar.

The NZ Builders Plate proves the boat met the standard.

The register keeps proving it, for the rest of the boat's life. The record grows as the boat is checked, serviced and sold on.

Confidence in your boat, every day you take it out.

And when the boat changes hands, the record answers a serious buyer's questions before they ask them.

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What a record shows

The record

  • Provenance

    Who built it, and the standard it was built to.

  • Status

    Whether it is on the register, and since when.

  • HistoryComing soon

    What has happened to it since. Checks, service, repairs, owners.

A growing record

Every boat on the register is known.

New Zealand Vessel Register

NZ7K4M2R

Builder
Grandsea Boat Co
Model
Pelorus 7.5 Fishking
Hull identification number
CN-GBCDVR01C525
Date of build
March 2025
Hull length
7.5 m

History

  1. March 2025 · Built

    Shipped to Boat Barn NZ.

  2. February 2026 · Conformed and registered

    Met AS 1799.1. Sold new by Boat Barn NZ to R. Bennett. Record opened.

  3. August 2027 · 18-month service

    Outboard at 150 hours, no issues noted. Boat Barn NZ.

  4. July 2029 · Authorised repair

    Anchor damage to port bow, repaired cleanly. The Hull Doctor.

  5. April 2030 · Sold

    Record transferred to K. Andrews.

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The team behind the New Zealand Vessel Register.

Accredited surveyors with
IMCI · NMMA
AMSA · Maritime NZ
Chartered naval architects with
Engineering Council · RINA

The New Zealand Vessel Register is brought to you by the same team that operates the New Zealand Builders Plate. We are a team of IMCI, NMMA, AMSA and Maritime NZ accredited surveyors, together with chartered naval architects and engineers.

Our team brings a breadth and depth of technical and operational knowledge, so you know you can trust the people behind the plate.

We are passionate about building a better and safer future for recreational boating in New Zealand.

A better record starts with the people who use it.

For owners

Give your boat a history that stays with it.

Something to recognise the care you put into your boat, through your ownership and beyond.

What it means for you
  1. Know its current state
  2. Know when you need to service it
  3. Hold its value when you sell
Register your boat

For dealers and builders

Prove the boats you sell.

Not every boat you sell arrives with paperwork. An independent assessment on record gives you something to stand behind on every one of them.

What it means for your business
  1. Prove what you sell
  2. Keep your work on record
  3. Bring the boat back to you
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For insurers

Know what you're insuring.

A registered vessel carries a verified identity, and a record built to hold its condition history. What that is worth to you is the conversation we would like to have.

What it means for your cover
  1. Understand the vessel before you quote
  2. See its latest inspection
  3. Have a say in what gets checked
Start the conversation

For authorities

Safer boating starts with known vessels.

New Zealand has no picture of its recreational fleet. A register of known, checked vessels starts to draw one, and gives you a standard to point people at.

What it means on the water
  1. Identify a vessel on the spot
  2. See whether it has been checked
  3. A standard you can promote
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