After 30 days of expiration, you must apply for vessel documentation reinstatement. Bear in mind that reinstatement does not entitle a vessel to documentation. Only the current Certificate of Documentation is valid for operating a vessel. If you are looking forward to operating a ship, you must keep your documentation valid and up to date….
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…
Many vessel owners have to navigate through the USCG website when they are trying to complete paperwork concerning their vessel. Whether you are searching for initial USCG documentation forms for a new vessel, or are looking for reinstatement pages, bills of sale or a change of port for your current vessel, you may find it…
Have you been trying to find somewhere online you trust with your vessel documentation? Does each US Coast Guard documentation center seem less trustworthy than the last? When it comes to your vessel, your money, and your information, you can’t be too careful. Just as you would be cautious when putting gasoline into your vessel…
Do you want to use your documented vessel to make some money? Is there a plan in place on how you’re going to utilize your vessel in a commercial fashion, but you want to make certain that you’re in compliance with the powers that be? So many of our clients initially come to us because…
If a ship has been registered with the United States Coast Guard, it is a documented vessel (USCG). The documentation program assigns a unique official number to the boat, subsequently permanently inscribed into the ship’s interior by the documentation team. The vessel has satisfied all relevant U.S. Coast Guard rules, and criteria are shown by…
What comes to mind when you think of “filling out US Vessel Registration?” For many vessel owners, the images are not kind ones: vessel owners hunched over forms, meticulously and nervous writing out the proper words in hopes that they don’t make a single mistake. Or, alternately, perhaps you imagine being in a dark room,…
Documenting a vessel shouldn’t be difficult. It shouldn’t be the kind of process that takes up hours of your time or keeps you from doing other important tasks. Indeed, that’s why we made our site. When you use our site to document your vessel, you can take a task that used to require hours and…
You are getting close to finalizing the deal for the yacht or recreational boat you have wanted, and you are working to get everything in order before the deal is done. You know that you want or need to go through documentation with the United States Coast Guard (USCG), so you decide now is as…
Once you own that yacht or pleasure vessel that you have always wanted, it is up to you to make sure you maintain the ship to keep it at its best. You want it to look great, run well, and be safe for everyone that comes aboard, but you also want to make sure you…