Turks & Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) form the
south-eastern extremity of the Bahamas chain and lie 90 miles north
of Haiti and the Dominican Republic and 575 miles south-east of
Miami. The territory comprises some 40 islands and cays split into
two groups by a deep-water channel, with a total land area of 193
square miles. Only six of the islands are permanently inhabited:
Grand Turk; Salt Cay; South Caicos; Middle Caicos; North Caicos and
Providenciales.
Turks & Caicos Islands are members of
the British Red Ensign Group and operate as a Category Two Red
Ensign (British) Registry, which can register ships of up to 150
gross tons (GRT) and pleasure vessels, that is, those not operated
commercially, of up to 400 GRT. Pleasure vessels, by definition,
refer to ships used for sport or pleasure, which are not operated
commercially.
For further details contact www.turksandcaicos.tc/Government