Once you have your vessel registration, it will be time to mark it accordingly. The Canada Shipping Act of 2001 details that boats need to be labelled according to certain guidelines. You will have to mark the vessel with its name and port of registry on the exterior part of the hull in a way that makes both things easily visible and legible. In the case of commercial vessels, the name must be marked on each bow, and the port of registry and name must be marked on the stern. Remember that the information must always be clearly visible and permanently affixed in some manner.
Vessel Registration FAQs
WHERE DO I DISPLAY MY PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?MAY I RENEW MY DOCUMENT EARLY?HOW CAN I SEND MY PAPERWORK TO YOUR OFFICE?WHAT VESSELS ARE EXEMPT?HOW DO I REQUEST PRIORITY HANDLING?SHOULD I RETURN THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION WITH THE RENEWAL NOTICE?MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?WHAT ARE THE VESSEL NAME AND HAILING PORT MARKING REQUIREMENTS?WHY AND HOW IS BUILD EVIDENCE ESTABLISHED?CAN MY VESSEL BE REGISTERED AND LICENCED?WHAT IS VESSEL DOCUMENTATIONWHAT VESSELS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?WHAT IS SMALL VESSEL REGISTRY?HOW LONG IS THE CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION VALIDWHAT IS REGISTRY?CAN A DINGHY HAVE THE SAME OFFICIAL NUMBER AS A REGISTERED VESSEL?HOW DO I RENEW MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?WHAT HAPPENS TO THE VESSEL WHEN ONE JOINT OWNER DIES?WHEN A VESSEL IS EITHER SUSPENDED OR CLOSE, IS THE NAME AVAILABLE?WHAT IS A BARE-BOAT CHARTERED VESSEL?