Vessel documentation and numbering

46 CFR §67.1

§ 67.1 Purpose. A Certificate of Documentation is required for the operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as evidence of vessel nationality, and permits a vessel to be subject to preferred mortgages.

46 CFR §67.105

§ 67.105 Requirement for determination. The gross and net tonnage and dimensions of a vessel must be determined: (a) For initial documentation; (b) Whenever there is a change in the gross or net tonnage or dimensions of a documented vessel; or (c) When the gross or net tonnage of a vessel returning to documentation has changed since the vessel was last documented.

46 CFR §67.111

§ 67.111 Assignment of official number. (a) The owner of a vessel must submit an Application for Initial Issue, Exchange, or Replacement of Certificate of Documentation; or Redocumentation (form CG-1258) to the Director, National Vessel Documentation Center, to apply for an official number for the vessel when: (1) Application is made for initial documentation of the vessel; or (2) An existing vessel has been severed, with two or more vessels resulting. In this case, the official number of the original vessel is retired and the owner of each resulting vessel must apply for designation of a new official number. (b) Upon receipt of form CG-1258, the Director, National Vessel Documentation Center will have an official number assigned to the vessel and furnish it to the vessel owner. [CGD …

46 CFR §67.119

§ 67.119 Hailing port designation. (a) Upon application for any Certificate of Documentation in accordance with subpart K of this part, the owner of a vessel must designate a hailing port to be marked upon the vessel. (b) The hailing port must be a place in the United States included in the U.S. Department of Commerce's Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 55DC. (c) The hailing port must include the State, territory, or possession in which it is located. (d) The Director, National Vessel Documentation Center has final authority to settle disputes as to the propriety of the hailing port designated. (e) Until such time as the vessel owner elects to designate a new hailing port, the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section do not apply to vessels which were issued a Ce…

46 CFR §67.141

§ 67.141 Application procedure; all cases. The owner of a vessel applying for an initial Certificate of Documentation, exchange or replacement of a Certificate of Documentation, or return of a vessel to documentation after deletion from documentation must: (a) Submit the following to the National Vessel Documentation Center: (1) Application for Initial Issue, Exchange, or Replacement of Certificate of Documentation; or Redocumentation (form CG-1258); (2) Title evidence, if applicable; (3) Mortgagee consent on form CG-4593, if applicable; and (4) If the application is for replacement of a mutilated document or exchange of documentation, the outstanding Certificate of Documentation. (b) Each vessel 100 feet and greater in length applying for a fishery endorsement must meet the require…

46 CFR §67.167

§ 67.167 Requirement for exchange of Certificate of Documentation. (a) When application for exchange of the Certificate of Documentation is required upon the occurrence of one or more of the events described in paragraphs (b), (c), or (d) of this section, or the owner of the vessel chooses to apply for exchange of the Certificate pursuant to paragraph (e) of this section, the owner must send or deliver the Certificate to the National Vessel Documentation Center, and apply for an exchange of the Certificate in accordance with subpart K of this part. (b) A Certificate of Documentation together with any endorsement(s) thereon becomes invalid immediately, except as provided in § 67.161, when: (1) The ownership of the vessel changes in whole or in part; (2) The general partners of a partner…