List of initials of boat registration offices
The boat registration initials that designate a boat's home port are essential for identifying a vessel. These codes link each boat to its official home port and are indispensable for administrative registration procedures.
Discover the meaning of these initials, their role in maritime identification, and the key steps for choosing and registering a home port. Whether you are registering a new boat or looking for information to navigate in full compliance, we will guide you step by step.
Riverboat registrations
| Registry Office | Office Initials |
|---|---|
| PA | Seine Navigation Department |
| LI | Nord-Pas-de-Calais Navigation Department |
| SG | Strasbourg Navigation Department |
| LY | Rhône-Saône Navigation Department |
| TO | Toulouse Navigation Department |
| NT | Loire-Atlantique Departmental Directorate of Equipment |
Registration of boats at sea
| Registry Office | Office Initials |
|---|---|
| AJ | Ajaccio |
| AC | Arcachon |
| AD | Audierne |
| AY | Auray |
| BA | Bayonne |
| BI | Bastia |
| BL | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| BX | Bordeaux |
| BR | Brest |
| CN | Caen |
| CM | Camaret |
| CH | Cherbourg |
| CC | Concarneau |
| DP | Dieppe |
| DZ | Douarnenez |
| DK | Dunkirk |
| FC | Fécamp |
| LR | La Rochelle |
| GV | Le Guilvinec |
| LH | Le Havre |
| LS | Les Sables d'Olonne |
| LO | Lorient |
| MN | Marennes |
| MA | Marseille |
| MA | Martigues |
| MX | Morlaix |
| NA | Nantes |
| NI | Nice |
| NO | Noirmoutier |
| IO | Oléron |
| PL | Paimpol |
| PV | Port-Vendres |
| RO | Rouen |
| SB | Saint-Brieuc |
| SM | Saint-Malo |
| SN | Saint-Nazaire |
| ST | Sète |
| TL | Toulon |
| VA | Vannes |
| YE | Yeu |
Overseas maritime districts
| Registration office | Office initials |
|---|---|
| CA | Cayenne |
| FF | Fort-de-France |
| PP | Pointe-à-Pitre |
| RU | Reunion |
| DI | Dzaoudzi |
| BY | Saint-Barthélemy |
| SP | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon |
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