Shipping ports

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.

This order refers and transposes the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention) into Danish law

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.

This order covers the following tasks that companies or individuals may perform on behalf of the Danish Maritime Authority. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

Repeals Danish special requirements related to an annex file on board ships for survey reports

Amends the Order No. 1008 on Notice F from the Danish Maritime Authority, technical regulation on the construction, equipment, etc of small commercial vessels (2014)

Concerns the construction and equipment of barges. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea

Act on Investigation, Prevention and Remediation of Environmental Damage (Environmental Damage Act). This act aims to "ensure that the person responsible for an environmental damage or an imminent danger of an environmental damage prevents and remedies the damage or danger and bears all coasts for this". It applies pursuant to the envirwonmental protection act, the act on the protection fo the marine environment, the law on watercourses, the law on nature protection, the law on forests, the law on raw materials and the rules laid down in accordance with the coastal protection act.

Marine Protection Act. This Act sets regulations for the protection of the marine environment and with the purpose of restricting and preventing marine pollution. The Act applies to vessels, vehicles, platforms and the likes operating in the Danish maritime area and implements the requirement for compliance on their machinery and equipment which may eventually pollute the sea. Certain maritime zones are subject to restrictions in view of pollution from oil, hazardous substances, sewage and wastewater, discharge... It implements EU Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system, EU DIrective 92/43/EEC (Habitats Directive), the EU Directive 2009/16/EC on port State control, EU Directive 2004/35/CE on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage

Establishes a framework regarding the discharge of sewage from ships and offshore installations outside Danish territorial waters. Refers to the Act on Protection of the Marine Environment.

This order contains provisions implementing parts of EU Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements as well as parts of EU Directive 2009/123/EC amending EU Directive 2005/35/EC. Refers to the Act on Protection of the Marine Environment.

This order lays down regulations on the management of ballast water and sediments from ships’ ballast water tanks in order to prevent the spread of invasive species when discharging ballast water. Refers to the Act on Protection of the Marine Environment.

Tightens rules for operating speed boats, water scooters and similar vessels, etc. Amendments included in the Consolidated Safety at Sea Act

Concerns the transfer of bunkers products between ships in Danish territorials waters. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea

Consolidated version of the Act. Defines a framework to ensure safety on board. Refers to EU Directives 2002/59/EC and 2009/21/EC.

Concerns the liability for ships below 300 tonnes for specific claims. Refers to the Merchant shipping Act

Consolidation of the previous consolidated act amended by the subsequent amending acts that have become effective: the Act No. 1384 amending the merchant shipping act, the Act on addition to the act on wreckage of 10 April 1895 and other acts (2012); the Act No. 618 amending the merchant shipping act and other various acts (2013), the Act No. 139 amending the Act on Safety at Sea, etc, and the Act No. 374 amending the Act on safety at sea and the merchant shipping act.

Maritime Act.

Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea and concerns inspection certificates.

Concerns the port state control of ships. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea as well as to the EU Directive 2009/16/EC.

Amends the Order No. 1689 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and refers to the Act of Safety at Sea

Implements and refers to the International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea. Also refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

Defines additional provisions for cargo and passenger ships. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

This Order contains provisions implementing parts of EU Directive 2017/2110 on a system of inspections for the safe operation of ro-ro passenger ships and high-speed passenger craft in regular service and amending Directive 2009/16/EC. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

This Order lays down provisions on the survey and certification of ships using ballast water, and on the management of ballast water and sediments in ships’ ballast water tanks.” Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

Executive Order on the sulfur content of solid and liquid fuels. Establishes new requirements regarding sulphur content of solid and liquid fuels.

Amends order N.262 on Port State Control of Ships. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

Concerns the authorisations for pilotage. Refers to the Danish Pilotage Act.

Refers to the Act on the Protection of the Marine Environment. This Executive Order lays down rules on the treatment of ballast water and sediments from ships' ballast water tanks with a view to preventing the spread of invasive species by discharge of ballast water.

Refers to the Maritime Safety Act, MARPOL, numerous IMO resolutions, SOLAS, Regulation (EC) 391/2009... The Executive Order applies to all ships in international and national traffic regardless of size and use, as well as to recreational vessels with a hull length of more than 24 meters, unless otherwise stated in the appendices.

Promulgation of the law on environmental protection. It aims the general protection of the environment and defins a framework to reduce all types of pollutions.

Concerns the use, the keeping and storage of log books. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea and the Merchant Shipping Act.

This Order lays down provisions on the security of network and information systems of importance to the safety and navigation of ships and refers to the Act on Safety at Sea.

The Act lays down the framework for the implementation of a planning of the Danish sea areas.
The purpose of the law is to promote economic growth, the development of marine areas and the exploitation of marine resources on a sustainable basis; contribute to the achievement of the objectives for maritime planning set out in this Act; consider the interaction between land and sea and strengthen cross-border cooperation in accordance with the provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of 1982.
In order to achieve the objectives in aim to contribute to the sustainable development of the energy sector at sea, sea ​​transport, transport infrastructure, fisheries and aquaculture.

Tranfers some powers to the Danish Maritime Authority. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea, the Act on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, the Merchant Shipping Act and the Pilotage Act.

The provisions of this Order are a supplement to the international regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea. Refers to the Act on Safety at Sea and to the COLREG.

Law implementing the international treaty for the protection of undersea telegraph cables