The name of a vessel is not available until the Registry is officially closed.
Vessel Registration FAQs
RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY EVERY FIVE YEARS THROUGH OUR SITEWHEN A VESSEL IS EITHER SUSPENDED OR CLOSE, IS THE NAME AVAILABLE?HOW DO I CLOSE THE REGISTRY OF MY VESSEL?WHY AND HOW IS BUILD EVIDENCE ESTABLISHED?WHAT VESSELS MAY BE DOCUMENTED?WHAT IS VESSEL DOCUMENTATIONHOW DO I CHANGE THE NAME OR HAILING PORT OF MY VESSEL?WHERE DO I DISPLAY MY PLEASURE CRAFT LICENCE?MUST MY VESSEL BE DOCUMENTED?WHAT VESSELS CAN BE DOCUMENTED?HOW DO I REQUEST PRIORITY HANDLING?WHAT IS REGISTRY?HOW DO I KNOW IF MY VESSEL MEASURES FIVE NET TONS?WHERE CAN I GET FORMS FOR DOCUMENTATION?WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?CAN MY VESSEL BE REGISTERED AND LICENCED?WHAT ARE THE MARKING REQUIREMENTS?WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A VESSEL WHOSE NUMBER BEGINS WITH THE LETTER ‘C’ (e.g., C00000BC) AS OPPOSED TO A VESSEL WHOSE NUMBER BEGINS WITH A NUMBER, AND/OR A LETTER AND NUMBERS (e.g., 32E 00000 OR BC 00000)?CAN I LAMINATE MY CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY?WHAT IS A JOINT OWNER?