DMA Regulatory Future Lab

Are you looking for approval of a new maritime technology or innovative solution?

DMA Regulatory Future Lab is your entrance for approvals and regulatory guidance on new maritime technologies and innovative solutions that challenge the existing regulatory frameworks.

Paving the way

With Future Lab, DMA offers an alternative, risk-based approach to approvals of innovative solutions especially in the fields of green tech, decarbonization and digitalization.

The goal is to be an open-minded authority partner that efficiently help first movers to find safe, secure and environmentally friendly solutions in collaboration with industry and experts.

Approval process


Each inquiry is unique and the case management process is tailored individually. The overall process however has some similarities – below are the typical steps of the approval process.

Future Lab facilitates a clarifying meeting, where the company presents the project idea and DMA outlines the conditions and necessary steps of an approval process.

Contact us on futurelab@dma.dk.

Future Lab facilitates a workshop with all relevant stakeholders. The objective is among others to outline the design team, incl. a competent facilitator, assess how the existing regulations are challenged, address initial safety concerns, align on the risk assessment and time plan and define the approval basis.

The facilitator and the design team carry out the preliminary risk assessment with the aim to identify main hazards and risks as well as main mitigating actions. The DMA participates as observers. Based on the preliminary analysis, the facilitator and design team deploy further refinement of the analysis (further qualitative assessments supplemented by quantitative analysis and physical tests, where deemed necessary). A final report is submitted to the DMA.

When all documentation is in place, the proposal is evaluated for approval by the DMA (or the RO on its behalf).

Future Lab facilitates evaluation of the process as well as technical and operational experiences gained.

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DMA Regulatory Future Lab

Criteria for Using DMA Future Lab

  • The activity is directly or indirectly covered by SFS legislation and needs handling
  • The project is challenging conventional regulation and case management
  • It is a new innovation e.g. technology, business model or organizational innovation.
  • The innovation is a benefit for society or users