FAS Agent

shipping.fo provides all necessary assistance in a vessel Change of Flag. We will guide you in all aspects - from establishing a local company to the end - raising the Flag of the Faroe Islands on your vessel.

As a FAS process agents, we coordinate the flag chaning procedure:

  • Establishing a Faroese limited company;
  • Providing the company with a Faroese address;
  • Oversee flag change inspection for class;
  • Documentation;
  • Communication with the Faroese authorities.

The flag changing procedure:

  • The company appoints a process agent in the Faroe Islands;
  • A ship owning company is founded in the Faroe Islands;
  • A date for the flag change is decided. We recomment that when the decision is taken, all parties involved be given 30 days notice to get ready for the flag change.
  • The process agent synchronizes all actions of parties involved: Owner, Operator, Technical Management, Class, Banks, Lawyers, Current flag state, and the Faroese Maritime Authorities.;
  • On the date chose, the vessel`s class has a flag change survey onboard on behalf of the Faroese Maritime Authorities;
  • The vessel changes the flag.