• August 2024: Note added about digital TL with thanks to Michalis Roditis – news item coming soon.
• June 2024: All formalities checked and updated.
• May 2024: Clearance updated with new TA rules for 3rd country vessels EU Vat paid, courtesy of the CA.
• July 2023: Clearance updated with urgent advisory for Polish flag yachts.
• June 2023:  Customs section updated with info requirements when changing Flag of vessel.
• May 2023: Pets section updated.
• November 2022:  Added note about docking issues in some Cyclades ports.
• June 2022: New rules for transit logs added to formalities and link to new law from Roditis Yachting.
• May 2022: Yacht insurance requirements updated with confirmation of new law from Roditis Yachting, and Covid protocols updated as all restrictions lifted.
• March 2022: Covid protocols further updated with more changes.
• February 2022: Covid protocols and Formalities checked and updated.
• December 2021: Covid protocols updated with rule changes.
• August 2021: Covid protocols and movement between Turkey and Greece updated.
• July 2021: Entrance from Turkey – information updated with details from Roditis Yachting Agency, Rhodes.
• July 2021: Covid-19 restrictions updated.
• June 2021: Transit Log update for UK boats added to Formalities.
• May 2021: Biosecurity updated.
• August 2020: Documents in Formalities checked and updated.
• April 2020: DEKPA details removed from Formalities as now abolished.
• March/April: COVID-19 restrictions continue to be updated.
• March 2020: COVID-19 restrictions added, shared by Marina Mytilini and confirmed by the UK Foreign Office.
• February 2020: Security section updated.
• July 2019: Clarification of ‘out of use – in the water’ for exemption from the TEPAI payment, from Chris Robb of the CA.
• May 17, 2019: Continued problems with TEPAI, this time with trying to put the boat out of use before the grace period deadline of 18 May. Note added to News item and to TEPAI info. in formalities.
• May 14, 2019: Issues with online payment noted in Formalities.
• May 11, 2019: TEPAI information finalized in Fees section now that registration and payment online is possible.
• May 2019: TEPAI information further updated with a link to News Item and guidance for yacht owners from the CA.
• March 2019: Fees updated with links to official guidelines on TEPAI.
• March 2019: TEPAI information updated following new information from the CA.
• November 2018: TEPAI (new Greek Cruising Tax) information added to Clearance and Fees section.
• October 2018: Link to Greek cruising tax update added to Fees section and DEKPA details updated in documents following update from the Cruising Association.
• October 2018: Fees updated as no reports from cruisers of new Cruising Tax being charged.
• April 2018: Documents updated with new DEKPA information and new cruising tax info. from the CA.
• January 2018:  Immigration checked.
• August 2017:  Restrictions updated with link to report of yacht grounding in Kefalonia.
• June 2017:  Transit log to be checked in all ports where this a PP presence, reported by Mike Devany from Volos.
• May 2017:  Replacement DEKPA information updated – from the CA.
• April 2017:  DEKPA info. updated under Clearance, Documents and Fees following cruisers’ experience clearing back into Preveza.
• November 2016:  New DEKPA forms info. added and update on proposed cruising tax from CA.
• August 2016:  Shortage of DEKPA forms reported by SY Funny Girl (particularly Lefkas, Preveza, Corfu).
• June 2016:  TPP Circulation Tax update from CA website.
• May 2016:  Cruise ship security update from Fabian of SY Europa.
• April 2015:  Publications reviewed and revised.
• February 2015:  Cruising Association reported retrospective law concerning non-EU boats and six month limit on transit log. All formalities updated to reflect this change.
• August 2014:  New Harbour Dues ruling updating fees from the Cruising Association.
• May 2014:  With the introduction of Law 4256 which came into effect on 14 April 2014 Formalities updated concerning relaxing of Port Police procedures and charter section updated.
• February 2014:  Further information on new tax and fees from Cruising Assoc.
• November 2013:  Information from JimB & Cruising Assoc. regarding new tax on all boats entering Greece.
• October 2013:  Cruising Permit Fee charged in Gouvia, Corfu and notes added to regulations, from Peter Pelo.
• March 2013:  Restrictions updated with information about seaworthiness provided by Anders Lonnqvist and confirmed by Joe Charlton of Contract Yacht Services, Lefkas.
• January 2013:  Proposed AVA tax update from Fabian Eder of SY Gitte.

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