Mandatory Safety Equipment for a New Passenger Boat in NTB
For a new passenger boat in NTB, mandatory safety equipment is driven by Kemenhub and Syahbandar requirements: correctly sized lifejackets for every person…
Class & Compliance
A hull that cannot be documented cannot legally carry passengers, and paperwork started after launch costs far more than paperwork planned at the drawing stage. This track explains what the Indonesian regulators require of a new vessel and when. It covers BKI class — when it becomes mandatory, how it changes scantlings, drawing approval and survey attendance — and the Kemenhub and Syahbandar route for a passenger vessel operating in NTB. It walks the statutory document chain in order: Surat Ukur, Gross Akte, Pas Besar or Pas Kecil, and the safety certificate. It also covers mandatory safety equipment by passenger count, and why an independent marine surveyor engaged by the owner, not the yard, is the least expensive insurance available before final payment.
Surat Ukur, Gross Akte and Pas Besar: The New-Vessel Paperwork You Must Arrange
For a new vessel in Lombok, the core statutory chain is: hull survey and measurement leading to Surat Ukur , then registration and issuance of Gross Akte …
Hiring an Independent Marine Surveyor Before You Accept the Boat
Hiring an independent marine surveyor in Lombok before you accept a new boat protects your final payment, your future operating costs and your compliance…
BKI Class for a New Passenger Vessel: When It Is Required and What It Changes
BKI class becomes functionally mandatory for a new commercial passenger vessel in Indonesia once you target higher passenger numbers, higher speeds…
Registering a Boat Under 7 GT in NTB: The Pas Kecil Route Step by Step
A boat under 7 gross tonnes in NTB registers through the Pas Kecil route: the small-vessel registration handled at the