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.