New Publications
Miscellaneous Circular 2025-002 Pleasure Yachts engaged in trade (Dual-Mode Registration)
This Circular provides information on the requirements and procedures for Pleasure Yachts Engaged in Trade (PYET) under the Antigua & Barbuda flag. It provides a pathway for eligible yachts to be dual registered for both private and commercial operation, while...
Information Notice 2021-003 (Rev 3) Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CiCs)
This Information Notice provides some advice on the schedule of upcoming CICs and the subject areas that Port State Control Officers are likely to pursue, both as a direct result of the CIC and looking at related areas. It will be updated as more information is...
Miscellaneous Circular 2021-004 (Rev 4) Evidence of Financial Liability Cover under various Conventions
This Circular provides information to all those involved with the necessary information and ADOMS’ position, with respect to its implementation of the following: Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 International Convention on Civil...
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Ambassador Dwight Gardiner Reappointed to the Board of Governors of the World Maritime University (WMU)
Ambassador Dwight C.R. Gardiner, serving as the Director/Registrar General of the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS), and concurrently holding the position of Permanent Representative to the International Maritime...
Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) Regional Conference and 6th Annual General Meeting
The Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) Regional Conference and 6th Annual General Meeting under the theme, Navigating Horizons: Mobilizing Stronger Networks for Caribbean Women towards a sustainable maritime industry was held in Jamaica from the 3rd – 5th...
The Director of the Antigua and Barbuda’s Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) elected to Chair one of the five Committees of the International Maritime Organisation, a United Nations Specialized Agency.
The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC) elected Ambassador Dwight C. R. Gardiner of Antigua and Barbuda by acclimation as the Chairman at its 73rd Session being held over the period 16 to 20 October 2023, at the IMO...
