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As an encyclopedia, BoatWiki is structured around the terms most commonly used within the boating community. It contains the most in-depth definitions available to help boaters understand the true meaning of words and phrases applicable to the marine industry. Getting these right is of utmost importance to not only boat owners, but those professionals who support them. It is well worth taking the time to peruse this entire section in search of terms that may suit your particular needs.
▲▼Acronyms & Abbreviations
AIS - Automatic Idendification System
AVDA - American Vessel Documentation Association
CBP - Customs Border Protection
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
DBA - Doing Business As
EEZ - Exclusive Economic Zone
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
GPS - Global Positioning System
HIN - Hull Identification Number
IMO - International Maritime Organization
JTWROS - Joint Tenants With Right of Survivorship
LLC - Limited Liability Company
MARAD - Maritime Administration
MISLE - Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement
MMSI - Maritime Mobile System Identities
MSO - Manufacturer's Statement of Origin
NASBLA - National Association of Boating Law Administrators
NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service
NMMA - National Marine Manufacturer's Association
NMVTIS - National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NVDC - National Vessel Documentation Center
O/N - Official Number
POA - Power of Attorney
PPR - Personal Property Register
PSIX - Port State Information Exchange
PWC - Personal Watercraft
SAMS - Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors
UCC - Uniform Commercial Code
UCOTVA - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act
USC - United States Code
USCG - United States Coast Guard
VIS - Vessel Identification System
▲▼Category - A
Abstract of Title
Address Certification
Admeasurement
Admiralty Law
Affidavit of Name Correction
Affidavit of Repossession
Amidships
Anode
Apostille
Application for Documentation
Association
Attorney-in-fact
Authorization for Payoff
Automatic Identification System
▲▼Category - B
Barge
Bareboat Charter
Beneficiary
Bill of Lading
Bill of Sale
Blue Ribbon Certificate
Boat
Boat Broker
Boat Dealer
Boat Lien
Boat Lien Registry
Boat Name
Boat Registry
Boat Survey
Boat Title Company
Broker Listing
Builder's Certification
Buoyancy
▲▼Category - C
Canoe
Certificate of Documentation
Certificate of Ownership
Certificate of Number
Certificate of Registration
Certificate of Title
Chattel Mortgage
Citizenship
Closing
Closing Agent
Closing Exception
Closing Reserve
Closing Statement
Coast Guard Documentation Number
Coastwise Endorsement
Co-Broker
Code of Federal Regulations
Collateral Perfection
Commercial Endorsement
Commercial Vessel
Corporation
Customs Border Protection
Customs Broker
Customs Clearance
▲▼Category - D
Decal
Deed of Gift
Deep-V Hull
Deficiency Letter
Deletion from Documentation
Dinghy
Documentation
Documentation Company
Documentation Endorsement
Documentation Number
Documented Vessel
Domicile
Double Ender
Draft
Due Diligence
▲▼Category - E
▲▼Category - F
▲▼Category - G
▲▼Category - H
Hailing Port
Haul Out
Hidden Lien
Holdback
Home Port
Horsepower
House Barge
Houseboat
Hull Identification Number
Hypothecation Agreement
▲▼Category - I
▲▼Category - J
▲▼Category - K
▲▼Category - L
Legal Owner
Lettering
Licensing Sub-agency
Lien
Lien Perfection
Limited Liability Company
Limited Liability Partnership
Limited Partnership
Limited Power of Attorney
Listing
Listing Agreement
Listing Broker
Livery
Loan Perfection
Luxury Yacht
▲▼Category - M
Managing Owner
Manufacturer Hull Number
Manufacturer's Statement of Origin
Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement
Marine Survey
Maritime Mobile System Identities
Maritime Law
Maritime Lien
Markings
Marshal's Bill of Sale
Master Carpenter's Certificate
Mega Yacht
Midship
Mortgagee
Mortgagee Consent
Mortgagor
Motor Yacht
▲▼Category - N
NADA Guides
National Crime Information Center
National Vessel Documentation Center
Non-Exclusive Listing
▲▼Category - O
Offer to Purchase
Official Number
Offshore Waters
Offshore Registry
Open Listing
Operating Papers
Optional Application for Filing
▲▼Category - P
Paperless Title
Partnership
Payoff Demand
Perfected Interest
Perfection
Personal Watercraft
Pleasure Boat
Pocket Listing
Port of Entry
Power of Attorney
Preferred Vessel Mortgage
Primary Service
Processing Queue
Privacy Restrictions
Processing Queue
Production Number
Promissory Note
Personal Property Register
Personal Property Tax
Public Record Retriever
Purchase Agreement
Purchase and Sales Agreement
Purchase Offer
▲▼Category - Q
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▲▼Category - R
Radar
Records Release
Record Restrictions
Recreational Endorsement
Recreational Vessel
Registration
Registered Owner
Registrar
Registration Certificate
Registration Number
Registry Endorsement
Release of Lien
Removal from Documentation
Repossession
Request for Priority
Reserve
Residency
Runabout
Running Letter
Running Papers
▲▼Category - S
Sailboat
Sales Agreement
Sales Tax
Satisfaction of Mortgage
Security Agreement
Security Perfection
Self Help
Selling Broker
Serial Number
Settlement Reserve
Settlement Statement
Sextant
Sheriff's Bill of Sale
Ship
Ship Mortgage
Ship Mortgage Act
Ship Registry
Simplified Measurement
Six Pack Charter
Skippered Charter
State Numbering System
State Registration
State Registration Number
Stickers
Stolen Boat Registry
Sub-agency
Summary Foreclosure
Super Yacht
Survey
▲▼Category - T
Tabs
Tax Lien
Tenants by the Entirety
Tenants in Common
Tender
Territorial Waters
Title
Title Branding
Title Company
Title Disclosure
Title Perfection
Trade Endorsement
Trade Name
Trade Restriction
Transcript of Registry
Transfer of Interest
Transmittal
Trust
Trustee
▲▼Category - U
▲▼Category - V
V-Bottom
Vessel
Vessel Documentation
Vessel Documentation Company
Vessel Documentation Number
Vessel Documentation Renewal
Vessel Documentation Transmittal
Vessel Identification System
Vessel Survey
V-Hull
Voluntary Foreclosure
▲▼Category - W
▲▼Category - X
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▲▼Category - Y
▲▼Category - Z
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