§ 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.
The name of a Managing Owner of a Documented Vessel may change if they become married, or simply file for a legal name change. This includes hyphenated last names and new first names.
Please proceed to this form to complete the application for legal name change of Vessel Managing Owner: https://unitedstatesvessel.us/legal-name-change-of-vessel-managing-owner/