Acts
Below, you will find English versions of the acts issued by the Danish Maritime Authority that are currently in force. Please note that only the Danish versions have legal validity.
2024
2023
| Date | No. | Name | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29-03-2023 | 346 |
2022
| Date | No. | Name | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-02-2022 | 221 |
2020
| Date | No. | Name | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-01-2020 | 30 | Order on the entry into force of the Act amending the Act on the Danish International Register of Shipping (Collective agreement coverage of offshore activities in ships in the Danish territorial waters and continental shelf area) | The Danish Maritime Authority implements EU Directive 2017/159 / EU on working conditions in the fisheries sector. |
2019
| Date | Number | Name | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04-07-2019 | 697 | Order on safety and-or health signs and other forms of signalling in merchant and fishing vessels (Occupational health in ships) | The Danish Maritime Authority issues Chapter VIII: Signalling, safety signs, marking and giving signs in Notice A from the Danish Maritime Authority, Technical regulation on occupational health in ships, as an independent order. At the same time, references to the CLP-Regulation are updated and linguistic clarifications are made. |
| 01-05-2019 | 374 | Act amending the Act on Safety at Sea and the Merchant Shipping Act | Tightened rules for operating speed boats, water scooters and similar vessels, etc. |
| 28-02-2019 | 139 | Act amending the Act on Safety at Sea, the Merchant Shipping Act and the Act on the Danish Government Seamen’s Service | Merger of the Danish Government Seamen’s Service and Danish Maritime Occupational Health Service and adjustment of the annual fee for small commercial vessels. |
2018
| Date | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 18-12-2018 | 1534 | Act amending the Act on the Danish International Register of Shipping |
| 17-12-2018 | 1629 | Consolidated act on safety at sea |
| 17-12-2018 | 1662 | Consolidated act on seafarers’ conditions of employment, etc. |
| 17-12-2018 | 1505 | Merchant shipping act (consolidation) |
| 01-05-2018 | 374 | Act amending the Act on Safety at Sea and the Merchant Shipping Act |
2017
| Date | Number | Name | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19-12-2017 | 1546 | Decree on the entry into force for the Faroe Islands of the merchant shipping act | |
| 19-12-2017 | 1548 | Act amending the merchant shipping act and the registration of property act | |
| 08-02-2017 | 187 | Act amending the merchant shipping act and the act on safety at sea | This decree enacts parts of the merchant shipping act for the Faroe Islands. |
2016
| Date | Number | Name |
| 08-06-2016 | 615 | Act on maritime spatial planning |
| 02-05-2016 | 400 | Act amending the act on seafarers' conditions of employment etc, the act on safety at sea and various other acts |
| 12-04-2016 | 352 | Consolidated pilotage act |
2015
2014
| Date | Number | Name | |
| 25-06-2014 | 724 | Act amending the act on safety at sea, the act on safety investigations of marine accidents, etc | |
| 25-06-2014 | 725 | Act amending the Danish pilotage act and the act on Danpilot | |
| 25-06-2014 | 851 | Consolidated act on a ship finance institute | |
| 25-03-2014 | 268 | Act amending the act on financial activities and various other acts (extracts) | |
| 17-01-2014 | 69 | Consolidated act on diving operations and diving equipment, etc | |
| 17-01-2014 | 72 | Consolidated act on safety at sea | |
| 17-01-2014 | 73 | Consolidated act on seafarers' conditions of employment, etc | |
| 17-01-2014 | 70 | Consolidated act on the Danish Government Seamen's Service | |
| 17-01-2014 | 68 | Consolidated act on the Danish International Register of Shipping | |
| 17-01-2014 | 74 | Consolidated act on the manning of ships | |
| 17-01-2014 | 71 | Consolidated act on the tonnage measurement of ships | |
| 17-01-2014 | 75 | The merchant shipping act (consolidation) |
2013
| Date | Number | Name | |
| 20-08-2013 | 1018 | Consolidated act on seafarers conditions of employment etc | |
| 12-06-2013 | 618 | Act amending the merchant shipping act and various other acts | |
| 12-06-2013 | 619 | Act amending the merchant shipping act | |
| 12-06-2013 | 600 | Act on Danpilot | |
| 29-01-2013 | 71 | Decree on the entry into force for Greenland of acts amending the act on safety at sea |
2012
2011
| Date | Number | Name | |
| 28-12-2011 | 1373 | Act amending various educational acts, etc and repealing various other acts (extracts) | |
| 19-09-2011 | 965 | Consolidated act on taxation of shipping activities (tonnage tax act) | |
| 08-08-2011 | 886 | Consolidated act on Ship Finance Institute | |
| 14-06-2011 | 622 | Act amending the act on the manning of ships, the taxation of seafarers act, the seamen's act, and other acts | |
| 18-05-2011 | 457 | Act on safety investigations of marine accidents | |
| 30-03-2011 | 251 | Act amending the merchant shipping act, the act on safety at sea and the seamen's act |
2010
| Date | Number | Name | |
| 20-07-2010 | 936 | Consolidated act on diving operations and equipment, etc | |
| 15-06-2010 | 654 | Promulgation of the act on safety at sea | |
| 12-05-2010 | 493 | Act amending the act on safety at sea, the seamen's act and various other acts and repealing the act on the engagement etc |