{"id":2258,"date":"2018-09-11T10:14:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T14:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=2258"},"modified":"2022-11-17T15:21:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T19:21:38","slug":"how-to-apply-for-a-pvo-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/resources-services\/how-to-apply-for-a-pvo-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply for a PVO Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How to Apply for a PVO Certificate<\/h1>\n<p>A PVO must obtain an FMC-issued Performance and Casualty Certificate evidencing financial responsibility before advertising or booking passengers on a cruise embarking passengers at U.S. ports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>An application for a performance certificate must be submitted at least 60 days in advance of arranging, offering, advertising or providing any water transportation or tickets for a cruise embarking passengers from U.S. ports (whichever is earlier). An application for a casualty certificate must be submitted at least 60 days prior to sailing from a U.S. port.<\/li>\n<li>To apply for either certificate, submit <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/FMC-131_05-2017.pdf\">Form FMC-131<\/a>: Application for Certificate of Financial Responsibility, to the Commission with the appropriate\u00a0<a href=\"\/resources-services\/summary-of-fees\/\">fee for a Performance Certificate<\/a>\u00a0and\/or the appropriate\u00a0<a href=\"\/resources-services\/summary-of-fees\/\">fee for a Casualty Certificate<\/a>. Make your payment using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pay.gov\/public\/form\/entry\/101\/843168794\/\">Pay.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Applications may be mailed to: Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Room 1046, 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20573.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Contact Information<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Office of Passenger Vessel and Information Processing<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Phone: 202-523-5818<\/p>\n<p>Fax: 202-566-5830<\/p>\n<p>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pvo@fmc.gov\">pvo@fmc.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Apply for a PVO Certificate A PVO must obtain an FMC-issued Performance and Casualty Certificate evidencing financial responsibility before advertising or booking passengers on a cruise embarking passengers at U.S. ports. Application Process An application for a performance certificate must be submitted at least 60 days in advance... <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"\/resources-services\/how-to-apply-for-a-pvo-certificate\/\">Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":2050,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2258"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2258"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7262,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2258\/revisions\/7262"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}