Skip to main content

Request a boat inspection

If you have a homemade boat or if your boat was built before 1972 and does not have a 12 character hull identification number, you will need to have your boat inspected before you can register it.

Contacts

Massachusetts Environmental Police Main Office

Phone

MEP Main Number Dispatch Call Massachusetts Environmental Police Main Office, MEP Main Number Dispatch at (800) 632-8075

Emergency 24/7 Statewide Dispatch

The Details

What you need

  • Identification: a driver’s license or another government issued ID
  • Bill of Sale
  • Title signed over to you by the seller and/or a copy of the seller’s registration
  • If your boat is homemade, bring receipts for the materials you used to make your boat

How to request

Complete our online boat inspection request form.

 

Call the Massachusetts Environmental Police at 1 (800) 632-8075 to arrange an inspection.

Next steps

  1. Inspection

    An officer from the Massachusetts Environmental Police will contact you and provide a time and place for your inspection. Make sure you arrive on time, with the documentation mentioned above.

    Once the inspection is complete, you will receive an inspection certificate that must be presented when registering your vessel. 

  2. Registration

    At the time of registration, your boat will be assigned a HIN (Hull Identification Number).  You will be given instructions on how to place this HIN on your boat. 

    You must prove to the registration office that the HIN has been placed on your boat before you can receive your registration card and decal.

Contact

Address
Massachusetts Environmental Police Chelsea HQ
200 Arlington Street, First Floor, Chelsea, MA 02150
Directions 
Phone
MEP Main Number Dispatch Call Massachusetts Environmental Police Main Office, MEP Main Number Dispatch at (800) 632-8075

Emergency 24/7 Statewide Dispatch

Fax
MEP Chelsea FAX (617) 626-1670

MEP Chelsea

Related

Help Us Improve Mass.gov  with your feedback

Please do not include personal or contact information.
Feedback