Are you a vessel owner required to do a USCG license renewal shortly? If that’s the case, you’re lucky since this manual will provide you with all the information you want on the procedure. We will give information on what documentation and costs are required in renewing your license, as well as recommendations on how…
A change in ownership of a USCG vessel requires the previous owner to provide a new certificate of documentation to the new owner. There is a change of ownership when the present owner sells the boat to a new one. A certificate of documentation form must be completed by both the seller and the buyer…
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 have been in the boating industry for a while, at this point you are probably familiar with what the Coast Guard Boat Registration is. If you are not, however, this article will tell you everything you need to know about the subject. As a yacht owner you are probably well aware of the…
It is a lot of boat documentation information available online and on some occasions, it can be misleading. That is the reason why we created our Vessel Documentation Online blog: To answer some of your most common questions about the boating industry and to show you how to obtain the different forms you need to…
If you own a boat, you probably already know that having the proper Coast Guard documentation may be advantageous. However, you should know that not all boat owners qualify for it. In this piece, we’ll go through the requirements for Coast Guard documentation and the benefits that having it might bring to your yacht. Continue…
If you own a boat, you know how critical it is to keep all of the required USCG vessel documentation in good standing. But did you know that the paperwork for your boat from the USCG may also be utilized to learn more about your vessel? In this article, we will go through the many…
The day you never expected to come is finally here: if you are reading this article, it probably is because you were searching around, looking for information on how to sell your boat (or buy a new one). Luckily for you, you have come to the right place. On Vessel Documentation Online you can download…
If you are about to get yourself involved on a buy-sell boat transaction you have come to the right place. In this article, we will cover how the United States Coast Guard bill of sale works. When and how you may need one, what information should be included on it, some common mistakes people make when…
If you are just taking your first steps in the boating industry, you will probably not be familiar yet with the different boat denominations, or even with the pertinent boat documentation. When people reach us, we are often asked questions like “Does my vessel have to be documented with the United States Coast Guard (USCG)?”…