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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A COASTAL VESSEL LICENCE AND COASTAL VESSEL CLEARANCE IN THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators  
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A COASTAL VESSEL 
LICENCE AND COASTAL VESSEL CLEARANCE IN THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS 
INDUSTRY 
Code: DPR Guide 0016 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 2nd October 2020 
 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
 
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3. APPLICATION FOR COASTAL VESSEL LICENCE 
All applications for coastal vessel licence shall be submitted online via cvl.dpr.gov.ng or in  
hard copies, if necessary.   
 
3.1 
Conditions for Obtaining Coastal Vessel Licence 
The DPR may grant the application for a coastal vessel licence to a company only 
where the Department is satisfied that the following requirements have been met:  
i. 
Attachment and upload of all relevant documents; 
ii. 
Mandatory inspection and assessment exercise in line with Section 4 of these 
Guidelines has been carried out on the coastal vessel; 
iii. 
Satisfactory review and verification of submitted documents by the DPR;  
iv. 
The company is of good reputation, or is a member of a group of companies of 
good reputation, or is owned by a company or companies of good reputation; 
and  
v. 
The company is in all other respects acceptable to the Federal Government.  
 
3.2 
Procedure of Application for A Coastal Vessel License 
To apply for CVL, the company is required to create a company profile/logon on the DPR’s 
Electronic Licencing Portal System (ELPS) - cvl.dpr.gov.ng. The following shall accompany 
the application: 
i. 
Evidence of an annual non-refundable / non-transferrable coastal vessel license fee 
of Two hundred Thousand Naira (N200,000.00) only via Remita, payable to the 
Federal Government of Nigeria – DPR Fees Account, in respect of every ship/barge 
for which a coastal vessel licence is being sought.