Pleasure Craft Licence

A Pleasure Craft Licence (PCL) is issued to a vessel used for fishing as a sport, for water sports, or pleasure purposes and includes a recreational platform. Pedal boats, canoes, kayaks, surfboats or non-motorized rubber inflatable boats are not regarded as pleasure crafts. Pleasure crafts licences are issued either for a private purpose or for a commercial purpose.

• List of approved Embarkation Point/Place of Call
• Checklist for Sea Based Activities and Pleasure Craft Licence
• Checklist for renewal of Pleasure Craft Licence
• Application Form - Pleasure Craft Licence
• Renewal Form for PCL
• Employee Information Form
• Application form - Renewal
• Checklist for Variation - PCL
• Sale deed/ Declaration Form / Declaration Form (in lieu sales deed) for Imported.
  Important Notes (Click on links below to download):
  • The deed or declaration form should be registered with the Registrar General.
  • Three (3) copies of the sale deed/declaration form should be produced at the Registrar General.
  • Registration Duty
• Notification of Sale
• Change of ownership Retain or Relinquishment of rights re Embarkation Point Form
• Application form for survey of Pleasure Craft.
  Click here for information on the fees, places where survey are carried out and other relevant information on survey of a pleasure craft

Fees for Pleasure Craft Licence (commercial and private use) 

All documents submitted should be in the name of the applicant.

Application for Post Contruction Assessment

• Application Form
• Fee Structure

Other forms (Click on links below to download)

• Application form for Grinding and Testing of Engine

Main Policies

• Issue of Commercial Pleasure Craft Licences  New Policy(Click Here)

•  Replacement of craft

 

       1. Delay for Replacement of Craft

        The replacement of Pleasure Craft by existing owners should be effected within a period of one year, failing which the licence number would be  cancelled.

       

       2. Length

         There is NO restriction on the length of new craft to be replaced

          

• Issue of Private Pleasure Craft used in restricted zone

         Application for Private Pleasure Craft is accepted in restricted zones subject to submission of a title deed or state lease agreement on applicant's name (as proof of ownership).

 

• Foreign Investment in Pleasure Craft Sector (Commercial)

1. Foreign investment threshold in the pleasure craft sector should be of the order of Rs.20 million
   
2. any innovative project from foreign investors should be examined on its own merit irrespective of the quantum of investment; and
   
3. foreign investment in any existing pleasure craft project should be limited to 30% as it is currently the case in diving centre

        Note:

         An "innovative activity" in the Pleasure Craft Sector refers to:

        (a)  any activity that does not exist in Mauritius;

        (b)  any technological advancement used in connection with the operation of an existing activity that contributes towards the upgrading of the activity;

        (c)   exclusive services provided to an existing activity that upgrades the standard of the activity to a higher level; and

        (d)   eco-friendly activities that meet the sustainability needs of the industry through the use of non-polluting equipment, practices and processes.