Keeping Your US Coast Guard Documentation Numbers Come What May

Have you recently completed your initial USCG documentation and want to make sure that you don’t fall out of compliance? Does it feel like it’s been too long since you renew your documentation and are beginning to worry? These are common, logical concerns. At our site, we do everything in our power to make it easy to acquire your US Coast Guard documentation numbers, but we also know that when that process is over, no matter how simple and easy, you don’t want to have to go through it again. To that end, we offer many different ways to help you stay in compliance. 

If You Don’t Renew Your Documentation 

Your documentation is valid for one year. To stay in compliance, it needs to be renewed before the “expiration month” ends the following year. (So, if you renewed in July, then you need to renew it by the end of July the next year.) But, if you don’t renew your documentation in time, there is still hope. At our site, we offer “reinstatement” services. Through this, you can hang on to your numbers as well as your documentation. But, you only use “reinstatement” if the “renewal” deadline has already passed. 

If You Lose Your Certificate of Documentation 

Not all vessel owners are aware of this, but you need to have an actual, physical copy of your Certificate of Documentation. In our modern, digital era, many feel that they can get away with a picture on their phone, in the cloud, and so forth. However, that’s not the case. If you don’t have a physical Certificate of Documentation, then you aren’t in compliance with the powers that be. Should yours become lost, destroyed, or mutilated, as you might imagine, this is a very real concern. We make it possible to get a replacement certificate easily. 

If an Owner Moves on From Your Ownership Group 

Own a vessel long enough, and you’ll go through many different experiences. These won’t be limited to what occurs just on the water, either. You may bring new owners onto your vessel ownership group. Alternatively, some may move on from owning your vessel. Should either of these occur, we make it possible to stay in compliance when ownership changes. This is just one of the many life changes that we can assist with in terms of documentation. 

Getting Your US Coast Guard Documentation Numbers and More 

Of course, to be able to hang onto your documentation, you need to get it in the first place. You can do that at our site. Moreover, as we’ve made our site mobile-optimized, you can do that from just about anywhere, too, on any device. The very best document processors are on our staff, so that you never have to worry about typos or misspellings keeping you from your documentation. To see our entire catalog of forms available, you can head to our site. If you’d like help with any of these, just give us a call.