At Vessel Documentation Online, LLC, we pride ourselves on providing relevant legal information for all vessel’s users. One common request we receive is of useful information about Preferred Ship Mortgage. There’s not much clear information available and sometimes it can be tricky to understand some details. If your vessel is eligible for documentation, you should…
Category: USCG
How do You Handle Coast Guard Registration?
Are you a new boat owner? If you have just purchased a boat fresh from the showroom or bought one from a broker or previous owner, congratulations on your new boat! You are now part of a unique community across the United States, and you have the capability to take your boat out on the…
Don’t Forget Your Coast Guard License Renewal
With the summer months in full swing in the United States, boat owners all over the country have been getting their vessels out of the marinas and into the open waters. Now is the perfect time of year to take vacations for days or weeks, or just spend the day sailing an area, fishing, swimming,…
What US Documented Vessels Are and Aren’t
Not every boat has to be documented, nor does it have to receive documentation. That may seem like a weird thing to say, coming from a site that specializes in vessel documentation. However, while we’ve built a portal to make it easier than ever for people to get the vessel documentation they need, the last…
US Vessel Safety Tips to Better Enjoy Summer
We understand how important US vessel documentation is. After all, that’s what we built our site for. However, the importance of vessel documentation pales in comparison to the importance of being safe on the water. If you come to our site, you’ll find everything that you need to make sure that your vessel is on…
A Copy that Counts: USCG Certified Copy of a Certificate of Documentation
Are you looking for a way to stay in compliance with the USCG in terms of documentation, come what may? Do you worry about losing your Certificate of Documentation? As you may know, to be in compliance when you operate your documented vessel, you must have a Certificate of Documentation. A picture of it, something…