Yachts
The Swiss Maritime Navigation Office (SMNO) is the point of contact for registering or deleting yachts (CE design categories A and B) from the official register as well as issuing or renewing certificates of registry for yachts.
![The Swiss yacht CADENZA and her crew at anchor south of Aegina Island.](https://prod-ssa-hcms-sdweb.imgix.net/2025/01/23/5a4dc5cf-9517-4e98-bf71-aa7aee355eb3.jpeg?rect=0%2C110%2C3858%2C2170&w=1024&auto=format)
Registering a yacht
The administrative processes to register a yacht under the Swiss flag (in CE design categories A or B) and to get the associated certificate of registry issued are transparent and efficient, and processing is digital, swift and straightforward.
![A yacht under the Swiss flag sails with a pink sail.](https://prod-ssa-hcms-sdweb.imgix.net/2025/01/10/f5b86218-4dc8-4f3f-ab9c-4f9308a48a45.jpeg?rect=0%2C1005%2C1808%2C1017&w=1024&auto=format)
Renewing a yacht registration
The administrative processes to renew the registration of a yacht and the associated certificate of registry are transparent and efficient, and processing is digital, swift and straightforward.
![Watching the sun go down from the stern of the LOMA.](https://prod-ssa-hcms-sdweb.imgix.net/2025/01/10/66ae50d7-7024-4a12-aba6-e082a63e2970.jpeg?rect=0%2C54%2C4000%2C2250&w=1024&auto=format)
Deleting a yacht from the official register
Yachts can only be deleted from the official register by submitting a completed application form to the SMNO together with the certificate of registry flag registration if still valid.
Contact
Elisabethenstrasse 33
P.O.Box
Switzerland - 4010 Basel