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Titling Services of Florida, Inc.
Vessel Coast Guard Documentation and State Titles |
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What
is Vessel Documentation? |
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Vessel documentation is a national form of registration through
the U.S. Coast Guard. To qualify, the vessel owner must be a U.S.
citizen or the owner of the corporation must meet Coast Guard citizenship
requirements. The vessel must be a minimum of 5 net tons, which
is a measure of a vessel's volume and should not be confused with
the vessel's weight. Vessels of 5 net tons or more used in fishing
activities on navigable waters or the U.S. or in the Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ), or used in coastwise trade must be documented unless
the vessel is exempt from Documentation. |
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Why
Document your Vessel? |
A Certificate
of Documentation many times facilitates clearing foreign ports and
U.S. Customs and gives you the status and protection of a U.S. flagged
vessel. Many financial institutions prefer a vessel to be documented
in order to record a First Preferred Ship Mortgage against the vessel
in lieu of a State Title with a lien. |
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Member American Vessel
Documentation Association |
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Titling Services of Florida, Inc.
Malissa C. Schultz, President
P.O. Box 3034 - Pinellas Park, FL 33780
Telephone - 727.573.1707 Fax - 727.245.7107
Email - Malissa@TitlingServicesOfFlorida.com
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