{"id":7837,"date":"2025-12-20T13:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gestoriadelmar.com\/?p=7837"},"modified":"2026-01-03T16:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:31:44","slug":"list-6a-and-list-7a-differences-and-when-to-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gestoriadelmar.com\/en\/lista-6a-y-lista-7a-diferencias-y-cuando-cambiar\/","title":{"rendered":"List 6 and List 7: Differences and When to Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7837\" class=\"elementor elementor-7837\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234e6606 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"234e6606\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295853b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"295853b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>List<b> List 6 and List 7: Differences and When to Change<\/b><\/h1><p>List 6 and List 7 are two administrative classifications of vessels in Spain that determine their use and the legal obligations they must fulfill. Understanding the difference between List 6 and List 7 is essential to avoid penalties and operate a vessel legally, especially in activities such as yacht chartering. This article clearly explains what each list is, when each one applies, and when a change of list is mandatory.<\/p><h2>That<b> Is it list 7?<\/b><\/h2><p>List 7 applies to recreational or sports vessels that do not carry out any commercial activity. These are boats intended for the private use of the owner and cannot generate income through their operation.<\/p><h3>Characteristics<b> from list 7:<\/b><\/h3><ul><li><p class=\"p1\">Recreational or sporting use<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">No commercial activity<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Simpler administrative requirements<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Nautical chartering is prohibited<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2>That<b> Is it list 6?<\/b><\/h2><p>List 6 corresponds to vessels intended for commercial activities. This list includes, among others, vessels dedicated to yacht charter, passenger transport, or other professional uses.<\/p><h3>Characteristics<b> from list 6:<\/b><\/h3><ul><li><p class=\"p1\">Professional or commercial use<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Allows nautical charter<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">More demanding technical and administrative requirements<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Greater control by the administration<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2>Differences<b> between list 6 and list 7<\/b><\/h2><table><thead><tr><th><p class=\"p1\"><b>Aspect<\/b><\/p><\/th><th><p class=\"p1\"><b>List 7<\/b><\/p><\/th><th><p class=\"p1\"><b>List 6<\/b><\/p><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><p class=\"p1\">Use<\/p><\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">Recreational<\/p><\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">Professional \/ Commercial<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p class=\"p1\">Economic activity<\/p><\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">\u274c No<\/p><\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">\u2705 Yes<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p class=\"p1\">Nautical charter<\/p><\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">\u274c Prohibited<\/p><\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">\u2705 Allowed<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p class=\"p1\">Technical requirements<\/p><\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">Basics<\/p><\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">More demanding<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p class=\"p1\">Inspections<\/p><\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">Minors<\/p><\/td><td><p class=\"p1\">More frequent<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p><h2>When<b> Is it mandatory to change a vessel&#039;s registry?<\/b><\/h2><p>Changing the vessel&#039;s registration is mandatory when the vessel&#039;s actual use changes. Some common examples are:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"p1\">Start nautical charter activity<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Cease commercial activity<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">To legalize a vessel that is operating incorrectly<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Changes in the operation of the ship<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2>Requirements<b> to change a vessel&#039;s list<\/b><\/h2><p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/gestoriadelmar.com\/en\/change-list-of-vessels\/\">list change<\/a> This involves meeting a series of administrative and technical requirements, which may vary depending on the direction of the change:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"p1\">Documentation update<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Technical certificates adapted to the new use<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Adequate insurance<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Procedure before the Maritime Authority<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Payment of applicable fees<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2>Errors<b> frequent related to lists 6 and 7<\/b><\/h2><p>Some of the most common mistakes are:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"p1\">Chartering a vessel on list 7 (the new regulations allow it, but with nuances)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Failure to report the change of use of the vessel<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Not knowing the technical requirements of list 6<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Trying to make the change without advice<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2>Is<b> Is it advisable to use a nautical management service?<\/b><\/h2><p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/gestoriadelmar.com\/en\/professional-charter\/\">list change<\/a> Registering a vessel is a technical and administrative process that requires knowledge of maritime regulations. Having a <a href=\"https:\/\/gestoriadelmar.com\/en\/\">nautical management<\/a> Specialized service allows for the correct execution of the change, avoids errors, and ensures legal compliance.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a4e30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"98a4e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\r\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b3591 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12b3591\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa3a72d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa3a72d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We answer your questions<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bce208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bce208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about list 6 and list 7<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1706617 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1706617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2411\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2411\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I charter a vessel on list 7?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2411\"><p class=\"p1\">With the new regulations, chartering is possible under list 7, but with nuances.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is it mandatory to change my list if I stop chartering?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2412\"><p class=\"p1\">Yes. If the vessel ceases commercial activity, it must be re-registered on list 7.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2413\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How much does it cost to change a vessel&#039;s registration?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2413\"><p class=\"p1\">The cost depends on the type of vessel and the necessary technical requirements. We recommend requesting a personalized quote.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2414\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2414\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long does the list change take?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2414\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2414\"><p class=\"p1\">The timeframe varies depending on the Maritime Authority and the available documentation, but a specialized agency helps to reduce the time.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b39cdf call-to-action-in-footer elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b39cdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d335aba ps-lg-4\" data-id=\"d335aba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261a37a mb-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"261a37a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you need to change your vessel&#039;s list?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04af5e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04af5e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Gestor\u00eda del Mar, we advise you and manage the change of your vessel&#039;s registration list professionally and securely. Contact us and we will review your case without obligation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3b70e6 text-lg-start p-t-sm\" data-id=\"d3b70e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e53382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_button\" data-id=\"7e53382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"porto_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-dark btn-modern\" href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/34621152170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span >Contact us via WhatsApp<\/span><span class=\"dir-arrow hlb\" data-appear-animation-delay=\"800\" data-appear-animation=\"rotateInUpLeft\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lista 6\u00aa y Lista 7\u00aa: Diferencias y Cu\u00e1ndo Cambiar La lista 6\u00aa y la lista 7\u00aa son dos clasificaciones administrativas de las embarcaciones en Espa\u00f1a que determinan su uso y las obligaciones legales que deben cumplir. 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