Are you looking for an easier way to complete your Coast Guard documentation? Does it seem like every “documentation center” you click on doesn’t make the process easier, but in some cases, actually makes it more confusing? As a vessel owner, a person with responsibilities and a life to lead, you don’t have all of…
Did you recently purchase a small vessel that you want to use for transporting passengers, yet it wasn’t made in the United States? Does it seem like you should be able to legally use your vessel how you want? Vessel owners just like you have wrestled with this for some time. The truth is that,…
If you have been doing your fair share of research lately, you might be aware by now that the United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the governmental department that oversees all of the maritime activity along the country, and even the international waters close to the US (after 200 nautical miles from shore). This article…
Tired of struggling with clunky online portals that make filling out your vessel documentation feel like a Herculean task? You deserve better. At the National Documentation Portal, our Coast Guard Portal is designed to be as simple to use as possible. Instead of struggling to find and complete your forms, you can complete them in…
When you sit down to fill out your boat documentation forms, do you get frustrated and just want to be done with them? Have you begun to complete them, whether online or by hand, only to wish that there was someone you could talk to for further clarification? If that sounds like something you’ve dealt…
Have you been through each of the online vessel documentation sites but can’t find one that’s really all that easily used? Does it seem like filling out your boat’s documentation is far, far more difficult than it should be? If that’s the case, know that you aren’t alone. We built our site for any number…
Have you been looking for an easier way to file your vessel documentation? Does each Coast Guard portal that claims they’ll make the process “simpler and easier” actually seemingly make it more complicated and time-consuming? Put simply, life is too short to spend more time filling out vessel documentation than you have to. That said,…
With hurricane season nearer than you think, are you prepared? Do you know what to do should a hurricane come to your port? Yes, there’s only so much you can do in the event of a hurricane. However, you want to be as prepared as possible. Our USCG documentation Portal was always designed to be…
Does updating your vessel documentation feel difficult? Do you find yourself putting it off time and again? If so, you aren’t alone. So many vessel owners wait until the last second to complete their vessel forms. With as challenging as it’s been in the past, that’s understandable. We created our Coast Guard portal with one…