FAQ Category: General Vessel Documentation Questions

How Do I Process USCG Vessel Documentation?

How Can a United States Coast Guard Documentation Site Help?

How to Write a Boat Bill of Sale Step by Step

How to Get an Abstract of Title for a Boat

How Can a Boat Bill Of Sale Help You Get Your Vessel Title

How to Complete Boat Bill Of Sale to Close the Sale Fast

How to Register a Boat with Coast Guard

How to Do a Boat Documentation Search and What it Will Tell You

How Vessel Documentation Upholds Maritime Standards

How NVDC Renewal Streamlines Boat Documentation Processes

How Vessel Documentation Online Transcends Geographical Limits

How to Change the Name Of a Boat

How To Obtain Your USCG Certificate Of Documentation

How to Use the MARAD Waiver

What’s in a Boat Abstract of Title?

How To Register A Boat Without A Title

How to Complete a Satisfaction of Mortgage Form

How Do I Transfer Ownership of a Boat That’s Documented?

How to Do a Vessel Documentation Lookup at Our Website

How to Properly Fill your Transfer of Ownership Form

How to Sell a Documented Boat and an Undocumented One

How Your USCG Documentation Number Defines Your Vessel

How Much Does Boat Documentation Cost?

How to Properly Document Your Coast Guard Bill Of Sale 1340

What is the MARAD Waiver and How to Apply

How Our Documentation Center Can Help The Cost of Boat Ownership

USCG COI Inspection Checklist: How We Can Help

Why and How to Register a Boat

How to Choose the Right Vessel Documentation Endorsements

How Do I Get an Abstract of Title and How Can It Help?

What is the NVDC Renewal Process, and How Does It Work?

Can NVDC Renewal Help If My Vessel Documentation Has Already Expired?

Can Every Boat Renew Their Documentation for Up to Five Years at Once?

Why Makes a “Preferred Mortgage” Preferred?

“Tonnage” in Vessel Documentation

I Received a Deficiency Letter – Now What?

Is Vessel Documentation Necessary for Financing?

Can Anyone Delete a Vessel from Documentation?

Which Party Usually Establishes a Boat’s Build Evidence?

Can a Corporation Qualify as a U.S. Citizen for Boat Documentation?

What Documentation Do I Need for Commercial Fishing?

What Documentation Is Required to Use My Vessel Internationally?

What Documentation is Necessary for Commercial Shipping?

How Can I Discover Information About Vessels in Bermuda?

How Can I Find Information About a Vessel in the United Kingdom?

How Can I Access Information About Canadian Vessels?

How Can I Locate Info About a Vessel in The Bahamas?

How Can I Find a Vessel’s Name?

How Do I Find a Vessel’s HIN (Hull Identification Number?)

How Can I Find When a Vessel’s Certificate of Documentation Was Issued?

How Can I Find a Vessel’s Endorsement?

How to Find When a Vessel’s Certificate of Documentation Issued?

Search for Vessel’s Official Number

When Does a Certificate of Documentation Expire?

How Do I Find a Documented Vessel’s Tonnage?

How Can I Add My Spouse to Vessel Ownership?

What Can I Find in a Vessel Documentation Search?

What are the Vessel Documentation Endorsements?

Boat Name Database Access 

What Do I Have to Do With a Certificate of Documentation as a Boat Owner? 

Meaning of “Port” in Latin 

Certificate of Documentation Stolen 

Transfer Title After Spouse Passes Away 

Can I Change from a Recreational Endorsement to a Fishing One? 

How to Know if a Vessel Has an Outstanding Mortgage 

Do Documented Vessels Require Registration in New Hampshire? 

Do Documented Vessels Have to Be Registered in Alabama? 

Is There an Official Boat Number Lookup?

Is a HIN Number the Same as a Vessel’s Serial Number? 

How Can I Change the Name of a Boat Legally? 

Are there advantages to US Coast Guard boat documentation? 

How Can I Check if a Documented Vessel Has a Lien Against It? 

US Coast Guard Boat Documentation Advantages

How Can I Rename a Boat Legally?

Do I Need a Title for My Documented Vessel?

What is an Endorsement in Vessel Documentation?

Define HIN

How Can I Find Out Who Owns This Yacht?

What is a Documented Vessel?

Is a state title the same as documentation?

Do I need to register my documented vessel in Ohio?

How can I check if my vessel is documented or not?

When do I have to renew my documentation?

May I receive faxed copies of completed products prior to mailing?

How do I get a coastwise waiver for a small passenger vessel?

How do I request priority handling?

How do I notify you of my change of address?

May I renew my document early?

Should I return the certificate of documentation with the renewal notice?

May I renew a lost certificate of documentation?

How long is the certificate of documentation valid?

What happens when I sell my documented vessel?

Is the vessel tender documented?

Is a documented vessel exempt from state jurisdiction?

How do I obtain title information for a documented vessel?

Must I submit my application by mail?

Where can I get forms for vessel documentation?

What is a preferred mortgage?

Why Does the Coast Guard Require Designation of a Managing Owner?

How Do I Change the Name or Hailing Port of My Vessel?

How Do I Mark My Vessel?

What Are the Vessel Name and Hailing Port Marking Requirements?

Why and How is Build Evidence Established?

How Do I Establish U.S. Citizenship in the Context of Vessel Documentation?

How is Vessel Ownership Established?

What are the Requirements for Vessel Documentation?

Are There Different Types of Vessel Documentation?

What Vessels Are Exempt from Vessel Documentation?

How do I know if my vessel measures five net tons?

Must my vessel be documented?

What vessels may be documented?

What is Vessel Documentation?