FAQ Category: FAQs for Large Vessel

Are Water Ferries Passenger Vessels?

How Can I Move a Vessel While I Wait for My Certificate of Registration?

Determine If You’re Carrying Guests or Passengers

How is “Passenger” Defined in the Context of Boating?

What does the term commercial mean in the context of Canadian boat documentation?

Is There Any Time or Place on a Vessel When I Shouldn’t Wear a Life Jacket?

As an Operator or a Passenger on a Vessel, Do I Really Have to Know the Location of Safety Equipment?

What is a passenger vessel?

What is a small commercial vessel?

What are gross tons in the context of Canada boat documentation?

I Have a Pleasure Craft But a Friend Paid for Gas. Do I Have to Register My Vessel?

How Can I Learn More About a Vessel From Before 1904?

What Information Do I Need to Apply for Historical Research of a Vessel?

How Do I Know if My Vessel Belongs on the Small Vessel Register? 

WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?

WHAT IS VESSEL TONNAGE?

RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY EVERY FIVE YEARS THROUGH OUR SITE

WHAT VESSELS CAN BE DOCUMENTED?

ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?

What Are the Marking Requirements?

How Do I Notify You of My Change of Address?

Must I Submit My Application by Mail?

Where Can I Get Forms for Documentation?

How Do I Mark My Vessel?

What Are the Vessel Name and Hailing Port Marking Requirements?

Are There Different Types of Documentation?

Which Vessels Have to Be Registered and Licenced?

What Vessels May Be Registered?