USCG vessel owners should know our Vessel Documentation Portal’s data privacy measures. Encryption on our secure server ensures that only authorized personnel may access your information. The USCG Vessel Documentation Portal employs hypertext transfer protocol secure servers with 128-bit encryption to provide a safe and secure connection. Using our Vessel Documentation Portal to access operations…
Boat Licenses, state registration numbers, official numbers, documented vessels, unregistered boats, USCG, NVDC… if you don’t know what these words mean we have got you covered. We will tell you everything about them so you are able to process your initial vessel documentation by yourself and you know what you are doing. But that’s not…
Have you been looking to learn more about a vessel that you’re interested in? Does a vessel you’re researching for a potential purchase almost seem “too good to be true?” When you’re buying a vessel, you want the absolute best vessel for your situation possible. But, you also have to be careful. You want to…
Do you know what you want to use your vessel for, but aren’t sure how to keep in compliance with Coast Guard documentation? When you get to the part of the “initial” form that mentions “endorsement,” does it all seem a bit confusing? That’s perfectly understandable. As vessel owners ourselves, we wanted to make the…
When you own a boat, you are likely to need to register it with the US Coast Guard. Known as vessel documentation, this is the national registry of vessels in US waters and is administered by the US Coast Guard at their Documentation Center. In order to apply to document a vessel, you will need…
A lot more goes into owning a boat than you may realize at first. While you may purchase your ship with the intent of going out and enjoying time with your friends and family, fishing, swimming, snorkeling, or just traveling to warm, exotic places, you have to work at maintaining your boat to keep it…