A “ticking clock” can cause anyone to be nervous. When there’s a deadline, when something has to be done at a certain time, it can make everyone a bit on edge, causing them to not react as well as they might have. Your vessel documentation has to be renewed annually (except for certain exceptions, which…
It’s natural to feel like you’re alone when it comes to your vessel documentation. After all, there’s not really a “tech support” for Coast Guard forms. It’s not like you can call someone up and be like: “hey, I’m struggling to figure out exactly which form is for me. Can you help?” Sure, you can…
Have you heard that the United States Coast Guard (USCG) maintains a vessel registry? When you own a vessel registered with the United States Coast Guard (USCG), you have access to a range of critical maritime services and resources, among other advantages. In the following article, we will introduce the Ship Registry System and highlight…
Vessel registration. Simply reading those words might make you think of hours spent in front of a keyboard, typing every letter out while the day (and night) passes outside. Or, even worse, perhaps it makes you think of hunched over a piece of paper, writing everything out as legibly as possible, lest your forms are…
When you register your vessel with the US Coast Guard, you will receive an official number which establishes that the ship is fully documented. This number belongs to the boat for the rest of its lifetime, and this means that you need to display it so that it can be found easily by the Coast…
Are you looking for a simple, easy way to register your vessel’s documentation? When you type “how to register boat” into your browser, does every option look more complicated than the last? You certainly aren’t alone in that. As vessel owners ourselves, we were nonplussed (at best) with the options we saw when we would…
Registering your boat with the Coast Guard is not as difficult as imagined. The Coast Guard’s straightforward, step-by-step system makes registering and documenting your boat easy. If you plan to use your boat in U.S. waters, you must abide by several federal laws. In terms of importance, the USCG Navigation Act of 1920 and the…
Do you wish to register a vessel offshore? If that’s the case, there are a few things you should keep in mind to ensure a simple and trouble-free experience. This may seem like a lot of work, but ensuring your ship abides by U.S. maritime law is necessary. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) provides…
As the owner of a brand-new vessel, you want to show it off, and you also want to protect it, and make sure that it will be safe in US waters. You also want to make sure that if you are stopped by state led marine patrols that you are able to provide them with…
After you’ve purchased your new boat you may be curious about how to get it registered and the best ways of getting that done. If you’re a commercial boat owner the law demands that you are a part of the federal registration which is kept by the United States Coast Guard. This means going through…