Cook Islands Maritime Jurisdiction
Cook Islands Maritime Jurisdiction
Popular Services
Financial Regulatory Standards in the Cook Islands.
The Cook Islands is rated as one of the most compliant countries in the world for anti-money laundering (AML). That rating is from the objective and comprehensive Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) & Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Mutual Evaluation Report September 2018.
The Cook Islands is rated higher for AML than Jersey, Guernsey and the British Overseas Territories. See the official statement from the Cook Islands FSC Commissioner, who oversees the regulation and application of AML laws in the Cook Islands.
Merchant Ships
Maritime Cook Islands Administrator of the Cook Islands ships registry, operates as an open registry with its main office in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, with additional offices in Italy and Monaco.
Bunker/Wrecks/CLC Services
There is no legal or other impediment to any P&I Club / Insurer offering cover to Cook Islands flagged vessels.