No, your vessel may be Registered or it may be Licenced. However, it cannot be both.
Vessel Registration FAQs
MAY I RENEW A LOST CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION?MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?HOW DO I RENEW MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?WHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?HOW DO I CLOSE THE REGISTRY OF MY VESSEL?Where Can My Port of Registry Be? CAN A DINGHY HAVE THE SAME OFFICIAL NUMBER AS A REGISTERED VESSEL?ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCUMENTATION?HOW DO I REPORT A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP?WHAT IS VESSEL TONNAGE?WHAT VESSELS CAN BE DOCUMENTED?HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALID?What Makes a Boat a “Pleasure Craft?”WHERE CAN I GET FORMS FOR DOCUMENTATION?DO YOU HAVE WALK-IN SERVICE?How Do I Know if My Vessel Belongs on the Small Vessel Register? WHAT IS REGISTRY?WHAT IS VESSEL DOCUMENTATIONWHEN A VESSEL IS EITHER SUSPENDED OR CLOSE, IS THE NAME AVAILABLE?WHAT HAPPENS TO THE VESSEL WHEN ONE JOINT OWNER DIES?