Shipping ports

Amends the Notice F on technical regulation on the construction, equipment, etc of small commercial vessels regarding seafarers.

Enhanced navigational safety requirements in arctic waters, improving seafarers' legal status in case of piracy, adjustment of the ship registration provisions, implementation of the Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, implementation of the amendment Protocol to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea and abolition of the Divers’ Council. Concerning the carriage of hazardous and noxious substances by sea, the Act refers to the HNS Convention. Amendments included in the Consolidated Merchant Shipping Act.

Defines rules aiming to ensure better safety on board of ships engaged on domestic voyages. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea and to the EU Regulation 725/2014 on enhancing ship and port facility security.

Establishes regulations regarding offshore containers and portable units handled in open seas. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea

Owners of Danish passenger ships engaged in international voyages shall take out insurance or any other financial security in respect of liability pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 392/2009 (the Athens Regulation) relating to accidents during commercial carriage of passengers. Refers to the Merchant Shipping Act

Amends technical regulations regarding passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages

The order shall apply to issues related to safety of navigation in connection with works on installations, scheduled events, arrangements and similar activities in Danish waters and on participating Danish and foreign ships. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea

Defines rules regarding the categorisation, classification, carriage and discharge of liquid substances carried in bulk. Refers to the Act on the Protection of the Environment.

Implements and refers to the EU Directive 2009/16/EC on port State control and to the Act on Safety at Sea.

Amends technical regulations regarding passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages. In this amendment, they are focused on fixed fire-extinguishing systems using CO₂ or mixed atmospheric gases as extinguishants

Includes the amendments made by the Act No. 493 of 12 May 2010, Act no. 478 of 30 May 2012, Act No. 1231 of 18 December 2012 and Act No. 1384 of 23 December 2012. Refers to STCW and STCW-F Conventions (International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers - for Fishing Vessels Personnel)

Implements parts of the International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea. New version published through order No. 1512 on Notice B from the Danish Maritime Authority, the construction and equipment, etc, of ships (2016)

Latest updated version of the Notice F on technical regulations on the construction, equipment etc of small commercial vessels. Refers to the Act on Safety as Sea.

Concerning the opening of competition in the pilotage area. Amendments included in the consolidated pilotage Act

Implementing a stricter penalty level when causing marine accidents or navigation contrary to good seamanship, etc. and investigation of diving accidents. Amendments included in the safety at sea act and the consolidated merchant shipping act

Implements the obligation to contribute to the 1992 FUND and Supplementary FUND. Refers to the 1992 FUND Convention and to the 2003 Protocol to the 1992 FUND Convention as well as to the Merchant Shipping act.

Amended by act no. 1173 of 19 December 2003, Act no. 493 of 12 May 2010 and Act No. 1231 of 18 December 2012. Refers to the Tonnage Convention

Sets obligations for pilotage activities and duties. Refers to the Pilotage Act. The order also contains provisions implementing EU Directive 2009/16/EC on port State control

The order defines a legal framework which applies to Danish and foreign ships that transfer liquid cargo consisting of oil, chemical or gas products in Danish territorial waters (STS operations). Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

This order establishes a reporting obligation of recipients of HNS substances carried in bulk by ships. Refers to the Merchant Shipping Act.

Establishes new requirements regarding the construction and equipment of ships. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea, the EU Directive 2009/15/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations

Refers to and implements parts of the Act on Safety at Sea, the EU Directive 2009/15/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations and Regulation 391/2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations.

This order implements the EU recreational craft directive. The directive's purpose is to ensure an internal market for recreational craft in the EU through the establishment of a common level of safety and of noise and exhaust emissions. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea and the EU Directive 2013/53/EU.

Sets rules regarding buoyage areas in Danish waters. In this new order, the text and contents have been updated and a number of clarifications and revisions have been made. Examples are the definition of buoyage areas in Denmark and Greenland, the content of permits and orders and general penalty provisions. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

This order aims to prevent air pollution from ships and platforms and covers Danish ships in Danish and international waters, foreign ships in Danish territorial waters, platforms in Danish territorial waters and in the exclusive economic zone. Refers to the Act on Protection of the Marine Environment.

Implements rules regarding insurance or other guarantee to cover the owner's liability on connection with wreck removal. Refers to the Merchant Shipping Act.

This order concerns the implementation of EU Directives now repealed and replaced by the EU Directive 2014/90/EU on marine equipment and the implementation of Directive 2002/84/EC amending Directives on safety at sea and on prevention of pollution by ships. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

This order concerns the implementation of Council directive 2014/90/EU on marine equipment and repealing Council directive 96/98/EC. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea as well as to the Order No. 1039 on marine equipment (2015)

Amends the Order N. 422 on marine equipment.

Aims to secure seafarers' economic situation in case of the shipowner's breach of contract, enhance safety in connection with major maritime construction projects Also refers to insurance in connection with wreck removal, effectivisation of survey activities in the diving area, etc. Amendments included in the Consolidated Safety at Sea Act

Defines a framework for the operation of pilotage in Denmark.

Implements parts of the International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

From 1.7.2016, the "verified weight" of packed containers must be established. It is mandatory that the weight data accompany the containers and are avalaible to the ship and terminal. If it is not the case, the containers must not be loaded. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

Defines requirements to ensure safety on board of recreational crafts above 24m in length. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

This act establishes the framework for the implementation of spatial planning of Danish marine areas. The purpose of the act is to: promote economic growth, the development of marine areas and the use of marine resources on a sustainable basis; contribute to achieving the goals of maritime spatial planning stipulated in this act; take account of land-sea interaction; and strengthen cross-border cooperation in accordance with the provisions of United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) of 1982. Implements ports of EU Directive 2014/89/EU establishing the framework for implementation of a maritime spatial plan for Danish sea areas. This plan must be published by 31 March 2021.

Amendments regarding certain technical regulations for passenger ships in domestic trade in accordance with new EU requirements reffering to new regulations adopted by the IMO. Indeed, this order implements EU Directive 2016/844/EU amending Directive 2009/45/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships.

Amends the Order on Notice F regarding the removal of administrative authorisations which will make it easier to arange for the inspection and control of fire-extinction systems and pressure-testing of tanks on ships not in class.