# Certificate of Documentation

*/Credentials/Certificate_of_Documentation*

## Credential Profile

**Issued By**: [United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center](/Regulators/United_States_Coast_Guard_National_Vessel_Documentation_Center)
**Satisfies**:
- [Title 46 United States Code Vessel Documentation](/Regulations/Title_46_United_States_Code_Vessel_Documentation)
**Qualifies For**:
- [Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels](/Occupations/Captains,_Mates,_and_Pilots_of_Water_Vessels)
**Recognized In**:
- [United States](/Jurisdictions/United_States)
**Has Endorsement**:
- [Coastwise Endorsement](/Credentials/Coastwise_Endorsement)
- [Fishery Endorsement](/Credentials/Fishery_Endorsement)
- [Registry Endorsement](/Credentials/Registry_Endorsement)

## Neighborhood

### Related (depends on)

- [Deep Sea and Coastal Freight Transportation](/Industries/Deep_Sea_and_Coastal_Freight_Transportation) — depends on · Industries
- [Deep Sea Water Transportation](/Industries/Deep_Sea_Water_Transportation) — depends on · Industries
- [Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation](/Industries/Coastal_and_Great_Lakes_Freight_Transportation) — depends on · Industries
- [Inland Water Transportation](/Industries/Inland_Water_Transportation) — depends on · Industries
- [Inland Water Freight Transportation](/Industries/Inland_Water_Freight_Transportation) — depends on · Industries
- [Deep Sea Passenger Transportation](/Industries/Deep_Sea_Passenger_Transportation) — depends on · Industries
- [Deep Sea Freight Transportation](/Industries/Deep_Sea_Freight_Transportation) — depends on · Industries
- [Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation](/Industries/Deep_Sea,_Coastal,_and_Great_Lakes_Water_Transportation) — depends on · Industries
- [Water Transportation](/Industries/Water_Transportation) — depends on · Industries

### Satisfies

- [Title 46 United States Code Vessel Documentation](/Regulations/Title_46_United_States_Code_Vessel_Documentation) — satisfies · Regulations
- [Jones Act](/Regulations/Jones_Act) — satisfies · Regulations

### Issued by

- [United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center](/Regulators/United_States_Coast_Guard_National_Vessel_Documentation_Center) — issued by · Regulators
- [United States Coast Guard](/Regulators/United_States_Coast_Guard) — issued by · Regulators

### Problems this exposes

- [annual renewal of the vessel's Certificate of Documentation with the USCG National Vessel Documentation Center](/Problems/annual_renewal_of_the_vessel's_Certificate_of_Documentation_with_the_USCG_National_Vessel_Documentation_Center) — exposes problem · Problems
- [recording mortgages and ownership transfers on the documented vessel's abstract of title](/Problems/recording_mortgages_and_ownership_transfers_on_the_documented_vessel's_abstract_of_title) — exposes problem · Problems
- [maintaining the coastwise/fishery endorsement and Jones Act US-build/ownership eligibility](/Problems/maintaining_the_coastwise%2Ffishery_endorsement_and_Jones_Act_US-build%2Fownership_eligibility) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Fleet Abstract Of Title And Renewal Drift](/Problems/Fleet_Abstract_Of_Title_And_Renewal_Drift) — exposes problem · Problems

### Has endorsement

- [Registry Endorsement](/Credentials/Registry_Endorsement) — has endorsement · Credentials
- [Fishery Endorsement](/Credentials/Fishery_Endorsement) — has endorsement · Credentials
- [Coastwise Endorsement](/Credentials/Coastwise_Endorsement) — has endorsement · Credentials

### Recognized in

- [United States](/Jurisdictions/United_States) — recognized in · Jurisdictions

### Qualifies for role

- [Documented Vessel Owner](/JobTypes/Documented_Vessel_Owner) — qualifies for role · JobTypes

### Qualifies for

- [Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels](/Occupations/Captains,_Mates,_and_Pilots_of_Water_Vessels) — qualifies for · Occupations

### Attests skill

- [Operations Monitoring](/Skills/Operations_Monitoring) — attests skill · Skills
- [Operation and Control](/Skills/Operation_and_Control) — attests skill · Skills

### Attests knowledge

- [Law and Government](/Knowledge/Law_and_Government) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Transportation](/Knowledge/Transportation) — attests knowledge · Knowledge