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What is the DEKPA? Greece's pleasure craft traffic document

UPDATED 10 NOVEMBER 2026 · 1 SOURCE

The DEKPA is Greece's Pleasure Craft Traffic Document. What it is, how it links to the TEPAI fee, and what a buyer of a boat in Greece asks the seller for.

DEFINITION
DEKPA

Greece's Pleasure Craft Traffic Document for recreational boats; issuing or attesting it requires that month's TEPAI to be paid.

ALSO CALLED: PLEASURE CRAFT TRAFFIC DOCUMENT, GREEK CRUISING PERMIT

The DEKPA is the Pleasure Craft Traffic Document used for recreational boats in Greece. AADE's TEPAI brochure ties it to the fee: to issue or attest a DEKPA you must pay at least that month's TEPAI, and from then on TEPAI is paid month by month.

What a buyer checks

Whether the boat has a DEKPA or, for a foreign yacht, a transit log, and the TEPAI receipts that go with it. Changes of owner or details must be entered in eTEPAI at the next payment, with the documents kept on board. See buying a boat in Greece.

Frequently asked

Do you need to pay TEPAI to get a DEKPA?

Yes. AADE's brochure says that to issue or attest a DEKPA you need to pay at least the TEPAI for the month in which it's issued or attested.

Related terms

Glossary
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TEPAI

Greece's monthly fee on recreational boats over 7 m in Greek waters, whatever their flag, paid through AADE's eTEPAI application.

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Transit log

The customs document foreign private yachts over 7 m file in Greece to cruise Greek waters, now issued online through myAADE.

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Brodica

The Croatian term for a boat over 2.5 m up to 15 m, registered and inspected by the harbourmaster; craft over 15 m are yachts surveyed by the Croatian Register of Shipping.

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Certificado de navegabilidad

The Spanish certificate that a recreational boat meets the rules, recording each compulsory inspection and the date of the next one; it must be kept on board.

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Certificat d'enregistrement

The single French registration document for pleasure craft that replaced the carte de circulation and the acte de francisation.

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DAFN

France's annual tax on pleasure craft, now called the taxe annuelle sur les engins maritimes à usage personnel, based on hull length and engine power.

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