St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha are three UK Overseas Territories which together form a single territorial group under British sovereignty known as ‘St Helena and its Dependencies’.

St Helena is a small island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic with an area of 122sq km. It is 1,930 km from the west coast of Africa and 2,900 from South America.

St Helena is a member 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.sainthelena.gov.sh or:

Registrar of Ships
Legal, Lands & Planning Dept.
Essex House
James Town
St Helena

Tel: +290 2270
Fax: +290 2454
E-mail:senior.legalofficer@legallandlands.gov.sh