Before you head out on the water, do you go through an entire safety check? If you’re like so many other vessels, you check your gasoline, your flares, your lights, your personal flotation devices, your phones, your radio, and much, much more. You probably let someone on land know where you’re going and when you…
Did you just send in your USCG application for documentation and are wondering: “now what?” Do you have a nagging feeling in the back of your head that there’s something you have to do to stay in compliance? So many of the vessel owners we talk to didn’t get started in boating so that they…
Have you been looking for a vessel documentation site that actually makes it easier to complete vessel documentation? Does every USCG portal that you find online seem more confusing and difficult to operate than the last? At our company, we do not believe that a vessel documentation site should be more challenging to use than…
If you are about to get immersed into the boating world and everything that comes with it, perhaps it would be reasonable for you to understand all there is to know about the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Documentation. That is the authority that regulates maritime activity at a federal level. If you want to…
Do you know how you want to use your vessel, but you aren’t sure how to do so while being in compliance with the powers that be? Are you in the process of completing your USCG Application for Documentation and you’re a bit stumped by Section J? Choosing the right endorsement for your vessel is…
Have you found a great maritime business opportunity and want the right kind of vessel documentation to take advantage of it? Are you in the middle of your initial vessel USCG application and aren’t sure exactly which endorsement to choose? So much of the language that’s associated with vessel documentation is jargon, the kinds of…
Do you worry about when you’re going to have to renew your US Coast Guard vessel registration? Does it feel like the deadline is coming or, unfortunately, might have already passed? These are common concerns associated with having a documented vessel. As vessel owners ourselves, we know how many different things you have to worry…
Have you been looking for all of the USCG Forms that your vessel may need, but are unable to find them in one place? Are you tired of going all over the internet just to find the forms that your vessel requires? Here at the National Documentation Portal, we don’t believe that finding proper vessel…
Do you plan on using your documented vessel in a state of your choosing? Are you unsure whether or not you can use it without registering it with the state? In America, we have federalism. States can set different rules in each state (to simplify matters greatly). Thus, in some states, you’ll have to register…
Have you been trying to figure out a way to take care of your US Coast Guard vessel registration without it requiring a whole day’s work? Do you suddenly feel the need to do literally anything else any time you sit down to fill out your boat documentation forms? If so, you certainly aren’t alone….