Georgia - Clearance
Formalities must be completed at a Port of Entry.
At 12 miles off, call the Coast Guard on VHF channel 16. If no reply, call Port Control at 6 miles and request entry. Call again at the harbor entrance when the yacht will be advised on where to berth.
Officials are efficient and all will visit the yacht.
On departure from a port, yachts must check-out of the country and clear in again at the next Georgia port. This is done with Port Control: VHF Ch. 16.
Currently, there are no clearance charges.
The Georgian Coast Guard does not permit foreign vessels to enter Georgian waters after visiting the disputed region of Abkhazia. Patrol boats may escort any offending yachts away from the coast.
Russia does not permit foreign yachts to visit after having been to Georgia. But yachts that have visited Russia may visit Georgia. Consider this order when cruising this area.
It is advisable to cross the border into Georgia in international waters (i.e., at least 12 miles off-shore). In the past, it has been rumored that a yacht was confiscated because it crossed close to the coast (though proof of this is unknown).
Last updated: November 2017
We are currently in contact with the Border Police to get these procedures confirmed (Sep. 2023)
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