Not all leisure craft in the US need to be registered with the Coast Guard but if required, the certificate can last from one to five years. For commercial craft, US Coast Guard Documentation Numbers are valid for only one year from their date of issue. The National Vessel Documentation Center requires an annual renewal…
What Is Maritime Documentation? Here’s a Quick Guide
Proper maritime documentation is a need for everyone who owns a boat or other watercraft. Picking up a vessel means you agree to terms with the government that controls every aspect of your ownership. If you’re the owner of a ship, you need to know the meaning of each shipping paperwork. Your ownership of property…
Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Search by Number: What You’ll Find
Do you have an eye on your next vessel? Are you currently researching a few particular vessels and want to get more information on them, but, it has to specifically be information you can trust? With the entire internet at your fingertips, it’s easier than ever to find info about a boat. However, paradoxically, that…
Boat Documentation and Staying Safe on the Water in January 2021
While our site’s primary concern is boat documentation, we always want to take an opportunity to remind our customers to be as safe as possible. That’s a priority of ours when it’s summer, the air is warm, the sun is hot, and the days seemingly last forever. It’s perhaps even more important now, as it’s…
What a National Vessel Documentation Center Should Do
We believe that a “National Vessel Documentation Center” should make the documentation process easier for vessel owners. This shouldn’t sound like a revolutionary idea, but it kind of is. The documentation process, as you can probably tell if you’ve dealt with it before, is old. It goes back to the very first Congress of the…
Is It Time to Get a Certificate of Documentation for Your Vessel
Are you in the process of deciding what you’re going to use your vessel for? Do you think you’re going to get a Certificate of Documentation but want to be 100% sure it’s the right call? That makes all the sense in the world. For many folks, they need to document their vessels. It’s the…
Effective Coast Guard Documentation Search for Your Vessel
Do you need to find out more information about a vessel but don’t trust any of the sources you’ve come across? Does it seem like there’s not a single, unimpeachable Coast Guard documentation search to give you what you need to know? With so much information online, it can be difficult (at best) to know…
When You Will Need National Vessel Documentation Center Forms
Do you know you need national vessel documentation center forms, but you aren’t sure which ones? Did you get the feeling, in the back of your head, that you should get some information from a National Vessel Documentation Center, yet you aren’t exactly sure what? This is more common than you might realize. Many of…
Documentation and the Release of Mortgage Form: Your Vessel Free & Clear
Do you want to secure financing for your vessel? Does it seem like the right thing to do, for your finances, your vessel, and your future, is to get a ship’s mortgage? People all over avail themselves of this option. It’s a great way to get the vessel you want while also being able to…
United States Coast Guard Documentation, Starting the Year Off Right
Have you found yourself saying: “this is the year I’m going to get my United States Coast Guard documentation done ahead of time?” Does it seem like you just keep putting off filling out these forms and putting it off until so much time has passed? It’s no wonder. Just about no one likes to…