pollution prevention.
Registration of a vessel or asset in a recognised and respected flag state may therefore be regarded as a form of quality assurance.
In Norway, such government regulation is managed by the Norwegian Maritime Authority, which has approximately 12,000 vessels (both commercial and non-commercial) on its books, flagged under both the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register and the Norwegian International Ship Register. Any vessel operating in Norwegian waters exceeding 15m in length, as well as oil platforms and other mobile offshore units (eg, drilling rigs), must be registered, unless already registered under a foreign flag.
In addition to helping ensure that shipping and offshore activities are carried out in a safe, secure and regulated manner, vessel registration in a flag state plays an important role in the financing of maritime and offshore assets. This is because it enables lenders to obtain security for loans into these sectors in the form of a registerable an
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