The Official Gazette No. 43,257, published on November 17, 2025, through the Ministry of People’s Power for Transportation, establishes the implementation of the new “Digitalized Sailing Permit Control System” (Sistema de Control de Zarpes Digitalizado). The Resolution seeks to establish and manage the guidelines and conditions, such as system payments, regarding the sailing permits (zarpes) for national or international flag sporting and recreational vessels that maintain a constant presence in the regular traffic of one or several distinct Water Districts (Circunscripciones Acuáticas).
Sailing permit applications for sporting and recreational vessels docked in sports marinas are processed through the mobile app “Zarpes” or the web addres https://zarpes.com.ve/ .
