Pay for your boat or ship license and take a seaworthiness test

Bring:

• the paid and printed sailing license 
• third party insurance certificate for the vessel
• if someone is performing the seaworthiness test on your behalf (not the owner):
  • the owner’s ID card
  • the representatives ID card
  • the completed power-of-attorney document on the payment form
     

To renew your sailing license:

1. pay the sailing license fee:
   • online – you’ll be emailed a printable license (Chrome browser only)
   • at a post office with a voucher. You can request a payment voucher from the Small Vessels Division:
     • by phone on 04-8632235, Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8am to 1pm
     • book an appointment to go in person to the division at 15A Pel-Yam Boulevard, Building B, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 8am to 1pm
2. book an appointment for a seaworthiness test, at one of the test facilities

After passing the test, a seaworthiness superintendent will sign your license, making it valid.

Retake a seaworthiness test

If you don’t pass the test, you’ll need to:

1. make the required correction to pass the test - you'll be told what needs fixing
2. request a payment voucher from the Small Vessels Division in Haifa to take the test again. If you go in person, you’ll need to book an appointment
3. pay the fee
4. book an appointment to take the test again