Mercantile Marine Act, 1955 (Section 62) Regulations, 1963. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1963 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Navigation Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations provide that the approval of the Minister for Transport and Power is required for the transfer, mortgage or transfer of a mortgage of a ship (or any share in a ship) to persons or corporations outside the State except ships of 15 tons gross or less, fishing boats 35 feet in length or under and fishing boats over this length which were registered prior to 2 July 1962. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implements Mercantile Marine Act, 1955. Legislation | Ireland | 2000 (1955) Keyword: Fishing vessel, Marking/identification, Navigation, Registration, Certification, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX