THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE SERVICES AND MERCHANT SHIPPING
The Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) is the Maritime Administration of Antigua and Barbuda and operates a quality registry for a demanding clientele competing in an internationally competitive and dynamic industry. Coupled with its customer service focus, it applies the most modern standards of safety with compe
titive fiscal and other incentives to meet the needs of ship and yacht owners seeking an effective registry option. Antigua and Barbuda has modern national legislation, covering all aspects of safety, security and the requirements for cleaner oceans. Established in its modern form in 1986, with the designated Port of Registry, St. John’s, ADOMS currently has three offices.
1. The Headquarters, (St. John’s)
The headquarters is located in St. John’s in Antigua and the ship registry is maintained from this office which also deals with IMO representation, technical policy, overall policy, strategy and the supervision of yachts and Caribbean trading ships and the issue of Convention certificates, STCW documents for seafarers on these vessels and other statutory certificates. John’s office operates three email addresses for correspondence on any of the areas which it deals with. They are:
[email protected] for messages dealing with technical and operational matters when the Oldenburg office is closed, for technical policy matters and for communications relating to pleasure yachts, commercial yachts and vessels managed through the St. John’s office. [email protected] for messages relating to the registry of ships and mortgages that are not being dealt with buy the Oldenburg office. [email protected] for messages dealing with the overall business of the Antigua and Barbuda ship registry and it’s administrative and business functions. This office is open from 08:00 to 16:00 (Local Time which is UTC-4 hours) Monday to Friday. Enquiries outside those hours should be directed to the Oldenburg office.
2. The office in Oldenburg in Germany. An office in Oldenburg in Germany provides direct services to customers located in Germany and is able to complete registries, arrange to record mortgages, and provide certificates, exemptions and other critical documents quickly and efficiently. The Oldenburg office also manages the STCW certification process for Antigua and Barbuda ships and maintains the records of these and issues endorsements and seafarer’s books. In general the Oldenburg office deals with virtually all the day to day operational issues affecting the Antigua and Barbuda fleet. This office is open from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00 (Local Time which is UTC +1 in winter and UTC +2 in summer) Monday to Friday.
3. The office in Bremerhaven Germany (ADOMS IID)
Our office in Bremerhaven Germany is the headquarters for the ADOMS Inspection and Investigations Division (ADOMS IID) from where planning and arrangements for annual safety inspections and the investigation of casualties are managed.
