Marina vendor packet checklist
What California harbors ask for before you can work on their docks, as one printable checklist. Pick a harbor to add its own published permit, fee, insurance wording and rules. Ticks are saved in this browser only.
Optional. Adds that harbor's permit, insurance wording and rules as we found them.
How this works
The general checklist combines what the harbors we researched ask vendors for: the items that appear again and again (insurance on file, a city business license, an additional-insured endorsement, workers' comp if you have employees) and the ones only some ask for (references, IIPP, owner authorization, a physical address).
The harbor section comes from DockDash's vendor requirements data, with each fact's source and the date we last checked it. Where a harbor's own documents disagree, or are old, the note says so. We list only what the harbor publishes, so a missing line means we didn't find it, not that it isn't required.
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Sources
- Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors. Marina del Rey Commercial Services ID.
- Miller Nash LLP. Why you need more than just a certificate of insurance.
- Santa Cruz Port District. Boatyard contractors.
- Ventura Port District. Commercial Identification Cards.
- City of Santa Barbara Waterfront Department. Business Activity Permit Policy (Revised 2026) (2026).
- KKMI. Contractor and customer rules (December 2022).
- Moss Landing Harbor District. Moss Landing Harbor District ordinance code (through 2024) (2024).