This practical handbook deals with all questions regarding the German register of vessels. It explains the organization and management of the vessel register, including the register for seagoing and inland waterway vessels. Certificates relating to the ship, the shipbuilding register, a change of register, certificates, legal remedies and the cost of ship registration matters are explained and complemented with practical examples, applications, and registration samples. Courts and notary practices, libraries and shipping companies are provided with a current overview from practitioners for practitioners.