Vessel Booking Notification

This form is to be used to submit a booking notification for a vessel to visit South Georgia &the South Sandwich Islands.

Important: vessels with load line length up to 24m must complete the separate Yacht Booking Notification.

The operators or owners of all commercial and private vessels intending to visit South Georgia & the South Sandwich (SGSSI) Islands must complete a Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) Vessel Booking Notification Form. On completion of this process a booking confirmation will be issued to the vessel's skipper naming the Skipper / Master and Expedition Leader.

Please read the accompanying ‘Visiting South Georgia’ booklet before completing this form. All sections must be completed and requested paperwork submitted at the time of application. Additional information must be provided where indicated. If a question is not applicable, enter ‘N/A’. Commercial yacht operators, which are not IAATO members, must take into account the GSGSSI observer coverage requirements before submitting a booking notification to visit.

Submission of this notification is taken to mean that the applicant has read and understood the provisions in the ‘Visiting South Georgia’ document and agrees to abide by them.

Please ensure this information is accurate. There is an administrative charge if invoices need to be reissued due to incorrect information submitted on this notification.