Complete this form to file the application for Legal Name Change for any Managing Owner of a Documented Vessel.
§ 67.167 Requirement for exchange of Certificate of Documentation. According to the Code of Federal Regulations Title 46 Volume 2, Part 67: A Certificate of Documentation together with any endorsement(s) thereon becomes invalid immediately, except as provided in § 67.161, when the legal name of the owner of a Documented Vessel changes.
§ 67.87 Change of legal name of owner.(a) When the name of a corporation which owns a documented vessel changes, the corporation must present certification from the appropriate governmental agency evidencing registration of the name change. (b) When the name of an individual who owns a documented vessel changes for any reason, competent and persuasive evidence establishing the change must be provided.
This form is applicable if:
• The legal name of any owner of the vessel changes;
• The trustee of a trust arrangement owning a vessel changes by addition, substitution, or deletion;
• Any beneficiary with an enforceable interest in a trust arrangement owning a vessel changes by addition or substitution;
• This includes hyphenated last names and new first names, new Trust, Corporation and new LLC names.
NOTE: FILING THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT ENTITLE A VESSEL TO DOCUMENTATION OR TO ANY CHANGES SOUGHT ON A CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION. OFFICIAL NUMBERS DESIGNATED ON THE BASIS OF THIS APPLICATION ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE. ONLY A CURRENT CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION IS VALID FOR VESSEL OPERATION.