The Cook Islands is a party to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, protocol 1992. It was first established to guarantee sufficient compensation for individuals who experienced oil pollution damage due to maritime incidents involving oil pollution damage due to maritime incidents involving ships transporting oil. This convention applies to all seagoing vessels actively transporting oil in bulk as cargo. However, ships carrying more than 2000 tons of oil are mandated to hold insurance cover for potential oil pollution damage.

CLC Online Application Process

Step 1: Apply online

Click here to apply for one (1) vessel.

Step 2: Upload the blue card from your P&I club

Part of the online application requests for the blue card to be uploaded. You can obtain the blue card from your P&I club and upload it in the application.

Step 3: Make your payment and attach it to the application.

The CLC Certificate is USD300 per certificate.

At the end of the online application, there is a section where you can upload your payment confirmation (this is optional). Note – this will speed up the application process.

For more information on our list of Approved P&I Insurers, please click here.

Please make sure the blue cards are addressed to:

Maritime Cook Islands, P.O. Box 882,
Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

For further information please contact:
Maritime Cook Islands
Phone: +682 23 848
Email: wrecks@maritimecookislands.com

Renewal of CLC Certificate

Vessel(s) that are up for renewal will receive an email from the Maritime Cook Islands system containing instructions on how to renew and we will request for owners/applicants to review the vessel details and update if needed, send us the blue card, and make payment before we can process the new certificate.

If a certificate is cancelled due to change of name of vessel or owner etc, please apply as a new application here and follow the instructions in “How to Apply”.