Entering by boat: Barbados
What to do to enter Barbados by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Before you arrive
- Online procedure: SailClear — sailclear.com
The steps
- Before arrival: file the advance notice online on SailClear.
- On approach: call the Signal Station on VHF 12, which tells you where to berth. Fly the yellow Q flag.
- Report to customs, health and immigration at the Bridgetown terminal (6am to 10pm, 7 days a week) with the last port clearance, crew lists, passports and the health declaration.
Papers to have on board
- Passports for the whole crew
- Crew list
- Outward clearance from the previous country
- General declaration
- Maritime declaration of health
Good to know
- Clear in and out only at Bridgetown Deep Water Harbour or Port St. Charles: do not anchor in Carlisle Bay before clearing in.
- Outward clearance is only valid for 24 hours.
Ports of entry
The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.
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This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.