4.8 The shipbuilding register
As part of the NOR, there is a special register for “Ships under Construction” (BYGG), stating that
“Ships under construction in Norway and building contracts in Norway may upon application be entered into a separate chapter of the Ship Register (the Shipbuilding Register). Such registration also encompasses hulls, major hull sections or main engines built outside the Kingdom, in cases where delivery by the foreign shipyard has taken place” (MC Section 31).
The applicable rules are basically the same as for sailing ships (MC Section 31 paragraph three). Consequently, the amendments of 2023 are also relevant for this register.