Understanding US Coast Guard Boat Documentation Endorsements

Do you know what you want to do with your new vessel, but aren’t certain how to make it in compliance with the Coast Guard? Are you completing your initial documentation and have gotten to part J. “Endorsements for Which Application is Made” and aren’t sure which to choose? These are common concerns that vessel…

Coast Guard Boat Certification to Use Your Vessel How You Want

Are you in the process of completing your Coast Guard boat certification documents and want to make sure that your vessel is in perfect compliance? Do you have a clear idea of how you want to use your vessel, but don’t quite know how to make that work with the powers that be? There are…

Using a Boat Without Being on the Boat Registry: the MARAD Waiver

Do you have a small vessel that you need to use to carry people right now, but it wasn’t made in America? Does it feel like you don’t have any legal options to use this vessel in the manner that you want? When it comes to what is and isn’t allowed on the boat registry,…

Coast Guard Vessel Registry Changes When Your Life Changes

Did you recently go through some kind of massive life change and you aren’t sure how it applies to the Coast Guard vessel registry? Does it seem like you should do… something to update your status on the registry, yet you aren’t sure exactly what that might be? As a documented vessel owner, there are…

Boat Registration Renewal to Stay Afloat on Your Terms

Do you worry about missing your boat registration renewal deadline? Does it seem the renewal process is far more complicated than it should be? We agree. That’s one of the major reasons that we started the Maritime Documentation Center in the first place. Our aim is to make every part of the vessel documentation process…

A Form of Coast Guard Registration for Some Foreign-Built Vessels: MARAD

Did you recently come into possession of a foreign-built vessel and aren’t sure what you can and can’t do with it? Does it seem like you’re very limited in terms of how you can use it to make a profit? Coast Guard registration (vessel registration), in America, dates back to the 11th act of the…