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Managing your Mooring Licence
Need to renew or make changes to your mooring licence? Here is how to do it.
How to maintain your mooring licence
Once you have received your mooring licence, attached the red sticker clearly to your boat, and paid your annual fee, you can now use your licensed mooring whenever you choose. But it is not a once-and-done affair—you need to ensure that you keep your mooring licence current, in order to retain access to your mooring site.
Keeping your mooring licence active
As the mooring site licensee, there are steps you need to take in order to maintain your mooring licence and ensure it does not lapse.
- Annual renewal. Your mooring licence is granted for a 12-month period and must be renewed each year. To renew, log in to the Mooring Licensing Portal, select your licence from the ’Licences and Permits’ dropdown, and follow the prompts.
- Maintaining your mooring equipment. As the licensee, the equipment at your mooring site is your responsibility. This includes upkeep and maintenance. You must:
- Ensure the mooring complies with Rottnest Island Authority-approved specifications.
- Arrange an annual inspection for your mooring.
- Possess a valid mooring inspection report at all times.
- This must be uploaded to the Compliances section of your Mooring Licensing Portal account.
Changing your contact details
You need to ensure that your contact details are current. This ensures that RIA is able to contact you if required.
You can update your address and contact details directly through the Mooring Licensing Portal.
For changes to your legal name, date of birth, or email address, contact [email protected]
Adding another vessel
You may have more than one boat that you want to bring to Wadjemup.
As the licensee, you can add additional boats to your mooring licence through the Mooring Licensing Portal.
As with all vessels entering the Rottnest Island Reserve, your new boat must be covered under an insurance policy with the required level of third-party legal liability.
Adding an authorised user
To provide an authorised user access to your mooring, you will need to provide them with your email address and mooring number. They can then submit an application through the Mooring Licensing Portal. You will then need to approve the application under the Endorsement section of your own account dashboard.
RIA will also allocate authorised users to your mooring site licence under the Shared Moorings System and your mooring site licence conditions. Details of these users can be viewed in your account dashboard.
Selling your licensed vessel
There may come a time when you choose to sell your boat. If this happens, you are required to record the sale of the vessel in the Mooring Licensing Portal. You will then have six months to nominate a new eligible vessel to maintain your mooring site licence.
Before the boat changes hands, remove all stickers for the current season and return them to us at:
Marine Administration
Rottnest Island Authority
PO Box 693
Fremantle, WA 6959
Failure to return your stickers may result in the forfeit of any applicable refunds, the inability to transfer fees to a substitute vessel and/or the cancellation of your licence.
Need more help? Visit the Mooring Licensing & Permits Help Centre.
Registering a new boat
After the sale, you can register a new boat to your mooring site licence. Any fees you have paid for the current season will be transferred to your new vessel if you have returned all your prior stickers.
Check your new vessel is eligible.
Exchanging a mooring licence
It is possible to exchange your mooring licence with another licensee in the same bay.
If your request is approved, both licensees are required to pay the current season’s mooring exchange fee of $326.50 for the new mooring.
To request an exchange of a mooring licence, please email [email protected] to initiate the process. You will then be able to track the progress of your request in the Mooring Licensing Portal.
Need help? Visit our Mooring Licensing & Permits Help Centre
Surrendering your mooring licence
If you do not want to renew and would like to permanently surrender your mooring licence, log in to the Mooring Licensing Portal, select your licence from the ‘Licences and Permits’ dropdown, and follow the surrender process.
If you surrender your mooring licence, you may be eligible for a refund based upon the date the stickers are received.
Check the refund and cancellation terms and conditions for further details.
Surrender your mooring licence
Getting a replacement sticker
If you lose your licence sticker, or it becomes damaged, you can replace it. Simply submit an application for a replacement sticker through the online portal and pay the replacement fee, and your sticker will be sent to you.
The replacement fee is $26 per sticker.
Casual moorings use
Under the Shared Mooring System, as a mooring licensee or authorised user, you are allowed to access moorings all across the island on a casual basis. This is designed to provide better access and greater flexibility for mooring licensees and authorised users looking for moorings around Wadjemup.
Auditing and compliance
Rottnest Island Authority takes compliance seriously, so there may be times when RIA will contact you to conduct an audit of your licence.
You will be notified by email in writing to confirm or update your details, verify ownership of your boat, and confirm your insurance requirements.
Failure to respond within 21 days, or if RIA is not satisfied that you or your boat meet the necessary requirements, may result in the cancellation of your licence. If this happens, you will not receive a refund for any fees for that season.
Frequently Asked Questions
Need more help? Visit our Mooring Licensing & Permits Help Centre.