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What are lista 6 and lista 7? Spain's registry lists for boats

UPDATED 10 NOVEMBER 2026 · 2 SOURCES

Spanish boats are registered on lista 7 for private use or lista 6 for charter. What the list means for inspections, ownership paperwork and a buyer.

DEFINITION
Lista 7

The list in the Spanish ship register for private recreational boats; lista 6 is for boats used commercially, such as charter boats.

ALSO CALLED: LISTA 6, SPANISH REGISTRY LISTS, LISTA SÉPTIMA

The Spanish ship register sorts boats into lists. Recreational boats are on lista 7 if they're private and lista 6 if they're used commercially, such as for charter. The list is on the registration document and the certificado de navegabilidad.

What it changes

Under Real Decreto 1434/1999, every lista 6 boat gets periodic inspections whatever its length, and lista 6 boats from 6 m an intermediate one too. Lista 7 boats get periodic inspections from 6 m, intermediate ones from 15 m or with a wooden hull. A move from lista 7 to lista 6 needs an additional inspection. The Islander's legal guide notes that for lista 6 and 7 boats, ownership can be shown with the invoice, bill of sale or a private document, with the taxes paid.

In the report

"Registered on lista 6, previously in charter. Intermediate inspection out of the water due under Real Decreto 1434/1999; charter wear noted in the findings."

Frequently asked

What's the difference between lista 6 and lista 7?

Lista 7 is private recreational boats; lista 6 is boats used commercially, such as charter. Under Real Decreto 1434/1999, every lista 6 boat gets periodic inspections whatever its length, and lista 7 boats from 6 m.

Standards it's judged against

REAL DECRETO 1434/1999 (SPAIN)

Real Decreto 1434/1999, reconocimientos e inspecciones de las embarcaciones de recreo

Spain's compulsory inspections of recreational boats, often called the ITB: which boats need periodic and intermediate inspections and how often, the certificado de navegabilidad, what the inspector checks, what counts as a serious deficiency and the two months to put it right.

What surveyors check

Related terms

Glossary
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ITB

The common name for Spain's compulsory inspections of recreational boats under Real Decreto 1434/1999, done by accredited inspection bodies and recorded on the certificado de navegabilidad.

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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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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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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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Declaration of conformity

The builder's signed statement that a recreational boat meets the EU Recreational Craft Directive, which must accompany the craft.

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