ARRIVAL OF FOREIGN YACHTS AND BOATS INTENDED FOR SPORT AND RECREATION PURPOSES TO THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND THEIR STAY IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
1.1. Arrival from the Sea/Land
Master of a vessel entering the Republic of Croatia by sea shall:
undergo border control;
verify the list of crew and passengers on board the vessel in the harbourmaster's office or branch office;
pay the stipulated fees pursuant to special regulations;
report the stay of foreign nationals on board the vessel, pursuant to special regulations.
Master of a vessel transported into the Republic of Croatia by land or tended to in the port or at some other authorised place in the Republic of Croatia shall, prior to commencing the journey, undertake the following:
pay the stipulated fees pursuant to special regulations;
report the stay of foreign nationals on board the vessel, pursuant to special regulations.
1.2. Navigation Safety Fee
The owner or user of a foreign yacht or boat shall, prior to staying or navigating in the internal waters or the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia, register their stay or navigation to the nearest harbourmaster's office or branch office in order to regulate their obligation to pay fees. If a foreign yacht or boat navigates or stays in the internal waters or the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia for more than a year, the owner or user shall pay the fee 30 days after the expiration of each year to which the fee relates.
The fee shall be paid for the whole calendar year, regardless of the period spent navigating in the Republic of Croatia.
A certificate of payment of fees upon registering a yacht or boat shall be issued as proof of payment. The fee amount depends on the length and overall strength of the yacht or boat propulsion systems.
The fee for yachts shall be calculated according to the following formula:
<table><tr><td></td><td>L under 40 meters</td><td>L 40 meters and over</td></tr><tr><td>Pt under 3000 kW*</td><td> $2 \times \mathsf { P } _ { \mathrm { _ f } } + 4 5 \times \mathsf { L } ^ { \ast \ast }$ </td><td> $7 5 0 0 + 2 5 \times \mathsf { L }$ </td></tr><tr><td>P 30oo kW and stronger</td><td> $7 5 0 0 + 2 5 \times \mathsf { L }$ </td><td> $7 5 0 0 + 2 5 \times \mathsf { L }$ </td></tr></table>
The fee for boats shall be calculated according to the following formula:
<table><tr><td></td><td>L under 40 meters</td><td>L 40 meters and over</td></tr><tr><td>Pt under 3000 kW</td><td> $2 \times \mathsf { P } _ { \mathrm { t } } + 3 0 \times \mathsf { L }$ </td><td> $7 5 0 0 + 1 0 \times \mathsf { L }$ </td></tr><tr><td>Pt 30oo kW and stronger</td><td> $7 5 0 0 + 1 0 \times \mathsf { L }$ </td><td> $7 5 0 0 + 1 0 \times \mathsf { L }$ </td></tr></table>
1.3. The Sojourn Tax Fee
The vessel owners or users pay the sojourn tax for themselves and all persons spending the night on that vessel on a lump sum basis. In this sense, a vessel is every vessel over 5 m in length with built-in beds, which is used for rest, recreation or cruising, and which is not a nautical tourism vessel. The lump sum of the sojourn tax is paid by sailors prior to the departure of the vessel in the harbourmaster's offices or branch offices, or in nautical tourism ports, when they stay overnight in nautical tourism ports or at a berth in the nautical part of a port open for public transport. Harbourmaster offices or branch offices or nautical tourism ports shall issue a sojourn tax receipt to sailors who have paid the sojourn tax in the lump sum. The lump sum of the sojourn tax for sailors depends on the length of the vessel and the time period for which sailors purchase the sojourn tax. The invoice for the paid sojourn tax must always be on the vessel and the master of the vessel must present it at the request of an authorized person.
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1.4. Vessel User Power of Attorney
The owner of the vessel, members of his/her immediate family and the persons with written power of attorney granted by the owner of the vessel may be present during a voyage on board a vessel navigating in the Republic of Croatia, owned by a natural person or natural persons. The signature of the owner on the written power of attorney must be certified by a domestic or foreign competent authority. Persons authorized to use the vessel pursuant to a written power of attorney may be present on board a vessel owned by a legal entity, navigating in the Republic of Croatia.
The of the power of attorney must contain clearly written name and surname of the responsible person in the legal entity who has signed and stamped the power of attorney, the time period of use of the vessel for which the power of attorney is granted, the name and surname of the person responsible for the operation of the vessel in case the vessel does not have permanently employed crew and the names of all the persons who will remain on board the vessel for the duration of the power of attorney.
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Departure of Vessels from the Republic of Croatia
In order to operate a boat or yacht, a person must be trained in accordance with the regulations of the flag state of the boat or yacht, and if no training on boat operation is prescribed in the home country, Croatian regulations apply. A person operating a boat or yacht of Croatian nationality, depending on the category of the boat and/or yacht, must possess a Boat master competency certificate or a Proficiency certificate for yacht helmsman or a document/permit to operate a boat or yacht issued by the competent authorities of foreign countries and recognized by the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure. A list of recognized foreign documents/permits is published on the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure website:
Before sailing from the Republic of Croatia, the master of the vessel shall do the following:
undergo border control
verify the list of crew and passengers on board the vessel at the harbourmaster's office or branch office.
After fulfilling the above obligations, the master of the vessel shall leave the internal waters and the territorial sea of the Republic of Croatia using the shortest possible route.
Registering the Stay of Foreign Nationals in Croatia
The following persons are exempt from registering short-term stay (for tourist purposes):
nationals of European Economic Area (EEA) Member States or the Swiss Confederation, which are entitled to stay in Croatia for up to 3 months from the day of entering Croatia, if in possession of a valid travel document of national ID card,
foreign nationals who are family members of nationals of EEA Member States or the Swiss Confederation, family members of Croatian nationals who are nationals of EEA Member States and third country nationals that are authorised to permanently reside in another EEA Member State. They are entitled to stay on Croatian territory for up to 3 months from the day of entering Croatia, if in possession of a valid travel document. Persons that may be considered family members are stipulated in the provisions of the Act on Foreign Nationals. Foreign nationals staying on the vessel that are not exempt pursuant to the above provision have to report to the following:
the police station responsible for controlling the crossing of the state border in the port where border control is carried out if the foreign national enters on the vessel where they will stay
the police administration or police station according to the embarkation point of the foreign national.
Legal entities and natural persons providing mooring services in a nautical tourism port, if the foreign national has come for the first time on the vessel on which they will stay, shall within 1 day, report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs the foreign national's temporary residence, as well as all other legal entities or natural persons providing mooring services in a nautical tourism port to the same foreign national.
If the registration of the third country national's stay cannot be performed in the manner as described above, the third country national on a short-term stay in Croatia is required to register his stay within 2 days from the day of entering Croatia or from the day of change of accommodation.
The short-term stay (for tourist purposes) shall be reported to the competent police department or police station, depending on the foreign national's place of stay and may also be done electronically.
- The form for registering short-term stay (Form 8a) is available at: http://www.mup.
5.1. NATIONALS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA) MEMBER STATES Nationals of the EEA member states may enter the Republic of Croatia if:
1. They have a valid travel document or personal identification card
2. They do not have an entry and stay ban
CUSTOMS AND TAX STATUS OF FOREIGN BOATS AND YACHTS
3. They do not pose a threat to public order, national security or public health. Citizens of EEA member states may enter the Republic of Croatia without a visa or residence permit and may reside in the Republic of Croatia up to three months from the date of entry. A citizen of an EEA member state who intends to reside for more than three months in the Republic of Croatia shall, no later than eight days after the expiration of the three-month period, notify the relevant police administration or police station according to their place of residence, of their temporary residence. For more information, please contact the Croatian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP).
Any vessel entering the EU Customs Union may be subject to control of the customs authorities.
In order to perform customs controls and procedures, it is important to determine the customs status of the vessel. Owners and users of any vessel that has a community goods status are therefore advised to carry the appropriate documentation on board as proof.
Ownership of the vessel, entry in a vessel register of an EU Member State, or the flag flown on the vessel do not constitute proof of the vessel's community goods status.
The following may be used as evidence that a vessel has a community goods status:
a T2L document or
original invoice or
certificate from a tax authority or other available certificate of VAT payment. Vessels that do not have a community goods status may be allowed temporary admission in accordance with the provisions of EU customs legislation. Temporary admission shall be granted on the condition that:
The vessels have been registered outside the EU Customs Union under the name of persons established outside the EU Customs Union;
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The vessels are being used by a person established outside the EU Customs Union.
Additional information on customs controls of vessels used for sports and recreational purposes and on authorisation of temporary admission is available on the Croatian Customs Administration website:
Safety at Sea
A search and rescue at sea service is organised in the Republic of Croatia, managed by the National Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Rijeka, which is on duty 24/7.
In case of accident at sea, call 195, free telephone number of the Search and Rescue at Sea service, accessible via a fixed or mobile network. You can also ask for assistance via the nautical VHF and radio channel 16 or the unique European emergency telephone number 112, which will transfer the call to MRCC Rijeka.
Users of the free multilingual smartphone app "Nautical Information Service (nIS)", provided by the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, can call the free 195 number in case of accident at sea, whereby caller location will be automatically sent to the rescue service, thus significantly reducing the search time for the victims.
Yachts and boats shall sail not closer than 50 metres from the borders of an arranged swimming area or 150 metres from the coast of a natural swimming area.
Motor boats and speedboats (jet boats, jet skis, floatation boats etc.) can only glide in areas where this is allowed, which should not be closer than 300 m from the coast.
Within the area of 150 metres off the coast, all sailing vessels are required to sail with due care, with a speed not exceeding 5 knots, while in the area of 150-300 metres off the coast, all sailing vessels are required to sail with due care, with a speed not exceeding 8 knots.
In order to protect their own lives and the lives of other participants of sea traffic as well as to preserve their own and other persons' property, sailors shall:
follow regular and outstanding weather reports
follow the stipulated speed limits in the coastal area
regularly check the vessel and equipment for faults and sufficient quantities of fuel and drinking water
not sail while under the influence of alcohol or other opiates
not sail away from the coast more than allowed for specific vessels
not overload the vessel above the set limit on maximum number of passengers
use official naval navigation maps and publications
use the official mobile app "Nautical Information Service (nIS)", provided by the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, which contains up-todate information required for safe navigation, available 24/7
in case of accident at sea, immediately call the free number 195 of the Search and Rescue at Sea Service of the MRCC in Rijeka
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