USCG News

United States Coast Guard Boat Registration

United States Coast Guard Boat Registration to Use Your Vessel How You Want

Do you know how you want to be able to use your vessel but aren’t sure exactly how to make your documentation reflect that? Are you in the process of filling out your United States Coast Guard boat registration and are stuck on what an “endorsement” is? Well, in the context of boat registration, the…

Read More

Access to the USCG Vessel Registry for Vessel Owners

Access to the USCG Vessel Registry for Vessel Owners

At our site, we believe vessel owners shouldn’t have to learn all kinds of esoteric jargon or new technical skills just to be able to get onto the USCG vessel registry. You know how to acquire a vessel, you know how to use it – you shouldn’t have to learn much more than that just…

Read More

U S Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Center

What the U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Center Does for You

Are you becoming a boat owner for the first time? If you are, this can be an exciting moment for you. When you see that boat in the marina for the initial time, and you know it belongs to you, you will be anxious to get out on the water and start enjoying your investment….

Read More

Vessel Documentation

How to Choose the Right Vessel Documentation Endorsements

Have you gotten to the part of your initial documentation where you’re supposed to choose an “endorsement” and aren’t sure what that means? Does it seem like it’s a tougher question than it should be? We get it. “Endorsement” is one of those words that, in vessel documentation, can have different meanings than it might…

Read More

Preferred Mortgage

Ship’s Preferred Mortgage: Applying for It and Satisfying It

Do you have your eye on a vessel but aren’t sure how you’ll be able to afford it? Do you want to get a Ship’s Preferred Mortgage on a vessel and want to know that you’re in compliance with the authorities? Our National Documentation Portal offers a form to apply for that form. We aren’t…

Read More

nvdc

NVDC made simple

As a private agency dedicated to handling USCG Documentation processing, the National Documentation Portal understands the challenges and complexities that vessel owners and operators face when dealing with the National Vessel Documentation Center. In an effort to simplify this process, NDP has developed a streamlined system that makes National Vessel Documentation Center procedures more efficient…

Read More

American Vessel Documentation

A Hub for American Vessel Documentation

Have you been looking for comprehensive American vessel documentation solutions? Does it seem like it’s much more difficult than it should be to get all of your forms done for your vessel? The National Documentation Portal can assist.  Completing vessel documentation has long been considered an arduous task, a chore that most vessel owners dread….

Read More

documented vessel search

Free Documented Vessel Search and More at Our Portal

Have you been looking for a way to find information about a vessel that you can trust? Do you want to buy a vessel but want to know as much as possible before you “pull the trigger?” Of course you do. Buying a vessel, spending good money as well as time to do so, and…

Read More

coast guard vessel registry

Coast Guard Vessel Registry: Getting On It and Staying There

Are you tired of the cumbersome process of getting your vessel registered with the US Coast Guard? Does it seem like completing your vessel documentation is more of a challenge than it should be? That’s exactly why we designed the National Documentation Portal to help with. Here, we can help you to not just get…

Read More

boat bill of sale

A Guide on the Boat Bill Of Sale in California

The boat bill of sale records the transfer of ownership between two parties trading in watercraft or boating equipment. A legally enforceable document means that if there is a disagreement about the provisions set forth within it, the document will be enforced. In California, if you are a vessel owner, you are probably acquainted with…

Read More