Owning a maritime vessel is a great privilege and can give you the opportunity to enjoy a vacation on the open waters or run a business over commercial waters in the United States. Just as is the case with operating a motor vehicle in the United States, there are government agencies and facilities that help…
To stay compliant with maritime regulations in the United States, you must keep your boat documentation up to date and valid at all times. This proves compliance, nationality, ownership, the purpose of your vessel, and much more. Your vessel number is one way to identify your boat and is used when you renew or update…
Have you reached the point where it’s time to take on new owners for your vessel? Is someone transferring the ownership of their vessel to you, or are you transferring the ownership of your vessel to someone else? These are important, private matters between people. However, they also have to be properly documented, too. There…
Have you searched all over the internet for a site that made it easier and not harder to get your vessel documentation? Does it feel like every time you find a site that says it can help you with your vessel documentation, it’s really just cumbersome and difficult to use? When we created our vessel…
Although the vast majority of boat excursions take place without any kind of obstacle or hitch, when you are out in the open water it is absolutely vital that you operate with the utmost safety and are clued up on all the various ways that you are able to display your distress and signal for…
Does it feel like it takes too long for vessel renewal in the US? Have you ever tried to send in your vessel renewal only to wait, and wait, and wait… just to end having to wait some more for it to go through? As vessel owners ourselves, we understand just how frustrating that can…
You must have a solid understanding of yacht documentation if you are the owner of a USCG vessel. Documentation is the only thing that can establish that your vessel is registered with the United States Coast Guard and that it complies with all of the rules that are currently in effect. If you do not…
If you are the owner of a boat owned by the USCG, you know the significance of completing and turning in your paperwork every year. However, were you aware that the USCG documentation procedure may be completed far more quickly and easily by using the website provided by the U.S Vessel Documentation Center? We can…
Does acquiring USCG vessel documentation seem complicated, or at least more complicated than it should be? Even though you know you have to get your vessel documented, have you found yourself putting it off? That’s perfectly understandable. As busy as we all are, it’s not always easy to carve out space in the day to…
When you own and operate a boat, you must adhere to USCG Boat Lettering Requirements, which detail how and where you need to display your boat number and name. Keep in mind that you can identify your boat as state-registered or federally registered, but not both. That means that if your boat is registered at…