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NOTE: FILING THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT ENTITLE A VESSEL TO DOCUMENTATION OR TO ANY CHANGES SOUGHT ON A CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION. OFFICIAL NUMBERS DESIGNATED ON THE BASIS OF THIS APPLICATION ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE. ONLY A CURRENT CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION IS VALID FOR VESSEL OPERATION. IN ORDER FOR A VESSEL TO BE DOCUMENTED UNDER U.S. COAST GUARD DOCUMENTATION, THE VESSEL MUST MEASURE AT LEAST FIVE NET TONS (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN OIL SPILL RESPONSE VESSELS) AND BE WHOLLY OWNED BY A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES. VESSELS OF MORE THAN 25 FEET ARE LIKELY TO MEASURE FIVE NET TONS.
Insert name by which you wish the vessel to be known. If applying to change the vessel's name, insert the old vessel name in parenthesis. Only standard Alpha and Numeric Characters in the vessel name will appear on the Certificate of Documentation. Click icon for attachment if application covers multiple vessels.
Please select from the following:

Insert the Official Number (O/N) awarded by the Coast Guard for all but Initial Issue cases.

Insert Hull Identification Number (HIN) as assigned in accordance with 33 CFR 81.

Insert International Maritime Organization Number (IMO), if any.

Insert name of place and state exactly as it is or will be marked on the vessel. The hailing port must be a place in the United States. Commonly used abbreviations such as ‘NY, NY’ are acceptable.

F. NAME OF MANAGING OWNER, E-MAIL ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER:

Name, e-mail address, and telephone number of the owner to whom the Coast Guard should send correspondence and their Social Security Number (SSN) or Tax Identification Number (TIN). Only an owner or part owner can be the managing owner. For vessels owned by a corporation, the corporation is the managing owner. For a trust arrangement, the trustee is the managing owner. For a Partnership or a LLC, the name of the Partnership or the LLC should be shown.
IS THIS NUMBER YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR TAX ID NUMBER?

G. PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF MANAGING OWNER (REQUIRED – 46 CFR 67.113)
Enter the mailing address. If physical (street) address differs from mailing address, enter BOTH.
MAILING ADDRESS OF MANAGING OWNER (IF DIFFERENT THAN PHYSICAL ADDRESS – E.G. , P.O. BOX)

If no, leave as is, otherwise select yes. Include all persons/entities (other than managing owner) who own an interest in the vessel below.
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I. PURPOSE OF APPLICATION*
Check applicable blocks to show purpose of application. If vessel has never been documented, check Block #5 and provide ALL requested information known about the vessel's place and year of build, hull material, approximate length, and previous names and numbers. If this information is unknown, please indicate.
VESSEL
HULL MATERIAL:
ENGINE LOCATION

OVERALL VESSEL DIMENSIONS:

J. ENDORSEMENTS FOR WHICH APPLICATION IS MADE
Check the appropriate block(s) to indicate all endorsement(s) sought on this application.

K. PRIMARY SERVICE & HORSEPOWER: SELECT ONLY ONE SERVICE FOR WHICH THE VESSEL WILL BE PRIMARILY USED AND INSERT HORSEPOWER