Other Facts About Registering Your Vessel

Here are some facts about registering your vessel.

• A Certificate of Number is valid for three years and expires on the last day of the month at the end of the three-year period.
• Vessels registered in another state may operate on Alaska waters for 90 consecutive days before Alaska registration is required.
• The owner of a numbered vessel must notify the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) within 15 days if:
  • He or she changes address.
  • The vessel is stolen, recovered, destroyed, abandoned, or sold.
• If you lose or destroy your Certificate of Number or decals, you must apply to the Alaska DMV for a duplicate and submit a processing fee.
• Larger recreational vessels owned by U.S. citizens may (at the option of the owner) be documented by the USCG. Call the USCG at 1-800-799-8362 for more information.