National Vessel Documentation Center

If you are lucky enough to own a watercraft within the United States, you must be aware by now that the US Coast Guard (USCG), in particular the Department of National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC), imposes standards and regulations that sometimes are hard to comply to – and in some cases even to understand-. For…

Documented Vessel

Boat owners licensed by the United States Coast Guard should be aware of the distinction between a documented and undocumented boat. In contrast to an undocumented vessel, a documented vessel has been registered with the United States Coast Guard (USCG). In order to utilize your vessel on the sea, you must register it with the…