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Category: Permits and Certification

A boat without paperwork cannot earn. This section maps the certification path for vessels built and operated around Raja Ampat and Sorong: tonnage measurement and the ship registry, class survey of hull and machinery, statutory safety certificates issued through the harbourmaster, and the operating permits that follow vessel type and trading area. We explain the sequence that saves the most time when a newly built hull is handed over, which documents expire and on what cycle, what surveyors look for during construction so approvals are not lost at the end, and how conservation-area rules in Raja Ampat interact with ordinary shipping requirements. Written as editorial guidance to the rules in force, not as a permit brokerage. Construction, repair, refit, and vessel-sale contracts are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara.