I'd guess the United States Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center is understaffed, which affects its turnaround time. It took them about two months to turn around my application for an "Exchange of Certificate of Documentation" when I bought my boat a year ago. But I found the people there to be very professional and helpful. The Coast Guard is a branch of the military, so I assume the NVDC staff is not civilian. The people with whom I've spoken on the phone there were Coast Guard officers. They process about a dozen different kinds of applications, and appear to prioritize by application type. Commercial vessels appear to be higher priority than recreational vessels.
Cheers, Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "henry evans via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: "henry evans" <hjevans...@yahoo.com>, "Ron Ricci" <rvri...@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, February 5, 2017 6:28:09 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Deceitful USCG Documentation Renewal Company One can only guess how many government bureaucrats it takes to manage this mess ? Hank Evans M/V Queen Ann's Revenge On Sunday, February 5, 2017 4:05 PM, Ron Ricci via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: The whole Vessel Documentation process is a total mess. When I first purchased Patriot it took months to get a COD in my name. The website had a place that actually showed how many months they were behind in getting out paperwork. At least then it was free. Now for $26.00 you get a renewal application in the mail to sign. It tell you to pay the $26. I signed the renewal , addressed the envelope and started writing a note to my wife asking for a check. There was nothing on the form to indicating who to make the check out to. I went on line, started typing “National Vessel Documentation Center” in the Google search box. After getting half way through the second word, Google completed all four words. The first listed entity was the ‘scam’ website. I found the USCG.mil website and payed on line. It did not appear that this actually renewed my COD so I emailed the renewal and payment info. Maybe this could be sub-contracted out to Amazon, UPS or FedEx. They can handle stuff like this. A simple email reminder and online renewal is achievable! Regards, Ron Ron Ricci S/V Patriot C&C 37+ Bristol, RI ron.ri...@1968.usna.com _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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