Rules and regulations
Here are the rules that form the basis for pilotage and pilotage exemption in Danish waters as well as guidelines and guidelines, flowcharts and a list of pilotage sites.
Flowchart pilotage in Danish territorial waters
IMO recommendations
Routeing measures other than traffic separation schemes (requires login - create free Public user)
The DMA's list over recommended pilot boarding areas
The Danish Maritime Authority's list over recommended pilot boarding areas per. December 12, 2020
Pilot boarding name |
Type of Pilotage |
Area |
Longitude |
Latitude |
| Charlie 4 | Regional, transit | Rute Delta, Rute Charlie, Grenaa | 56° 24,0' N | 11° 05,0' E |
| Avedøreværket | Regional | Køge Bugt | 55° 31,5' N | 12° 30,0' E |
| Bandholm | Regional | Kragenæs, Bandholm, Sakskøbing | 54° 56,3' N | 11° 21,6' E |
| Bornholm E | Transit | Bornholm | 55° 16,0' N | 14° 55,0' E |
| Bornholm N | Transit | Bornholm | 55° 19,7' N | 14° 42,8' E |
| Bornholm W | Transit | Østersøen | 55° 16,3' N | 14° 38,8' E |
| Bredegrund | Regional, transit | Grønsund W | 55° 00,5' N | 11° 49,5' E |
| Drogden | Regional, transit* | Sundet | 55° 31,0' N | 12° 43,0' E |
| Esbjerg | Regional | Esbjerg | 55° 24,6' N | 08° 11,7' E |
| Frederikshavn | Regional | Frederikshavn | 57° 24,5' N | 10° 37,3' E |
| Fyns Hoved | Regional | Lillebælt, Odense, Vejle, Horsens | 55° 40,5' N | 10° 42,4' E |
| Fynshav | Regional, transit | Lillebælt | 55° 00,0' N | 10° 04,4' E |
| Gabet | Regional | Odense Fjord | 55° 33,5' N | 10° 33,4' E |
| Gedser | Regional | Gedser Havn | 54° 30,4' N | 11° 56,7' E |
| Grenaa | Regional | Grenaa Havn | 56° 26,0' N | 11° 01,0' E |
| Hals 1 | Regional, transit | Limfjorden E | 56° 51,5' N | 10° 46,5' E |
| Hals 2 | Regional | Limfjorden E | 56° 51,9' N | 10° 35,3' E |
| Hals 3 | Regional | Limfjorden E | 56° 56,0' N | 10° 29,0' E |
| Hanstholm | Regional | Hanstholm Havne | 57° 08,4' N | 08° 36,1' E |
| Hestehoved | Regional, transit | Grønsund E | 54° 49,0' N | 12° 12,5' E |
| Hirtshals | Regional | Hirtshals | 57° 37,0' N | 09° 57,0' E |
| Hvide Sande | Regional | Hvide Sande | 55° 59,0' N | 08° 05,0' E |
| Isefjord | Regional | Isefjord | 56° 00,0' N | 11° 51,0' E |
| Kadetrenden 1 | Transit* | Rute T, Gedser NE | 54° 37,0' N | 12° 16,0' E |
| Kalundborg Red | Regional | Kalundborg Fjord | 55° 43,5' N | 10° 52,0' E |
| Kolding | Regional | Kolding Fjord | 55° 30,0' N | 09° 39,0' E |
| Korsør | Regional | Korsør | 55° 19,5' N | 11° 04,0' E |
| Korsør Red | Regional | Korsør Red, Stignæs, Gulfhavn | 55° 18,0' N | 11° 05,0' E |
| København Red | Regional | København Red | 55° 46,0' N | 12° 42,0' E |
| Køge | Regional | Køge Bugt | 55° 26,5' N | 12° 33,0' E |
| Langeland T | Regional, transit** | Rute T, Langeland S | 54° 40,7' N | 10° 46,2' E |
| Langeland H | Regional, transit | Rute H, Langeland S | 54° 45,0' N | 10° 52,4' E |
| Lehnskov | Regional | Svendborg W | 55° 01,3' N | 10° 31,0' E |
| Lillegrund | Regional | Horsens, Juelsminde | 55° 43,0' N | 10° 08,0' E |
| Limfjorden E | Regional | Limfjorden E | 57° 01,3' N | 10° 08,3' E |
| Løgstør Grunde | Regional | Løgstør | 56° 57,3' N | 09° 07,0' E |
| Mariager | Regional | Mariager Fjord | 56° 41,3' N | 10° 30,0' E |
| Marstal, Rudkøbing | Regional | Marstal, Rudkøbing | 54° 50,6' N | 10° 32,9' E |
| Nakskov | Regional | Nakskov | 54° 52,0' N | 10° 55,0' E |
| Nexø | Regional | Nexø | 55° 05,0' N | 15° 12,0' E |
| Nyborg | Regional | Nyborg | 55° 16,5' N | 10° 51,5' E |
| Næstved | Regional | Næstved | 55° 09,0' N | 11° 36,0' E |
| Oddesundbroen NE | Regional, transit | Oddesundbroen NE | 56° 35,4' N | 08° 34,9' E |
| Oddesundbroen SW | Regional, transit | Oddesundbroen SW | 56° 34,1' N | 08° 32,6' E |
| Pøls Rev | Regional | Aabenraa, Enstedværket | 54° 51,0' N | 10° 12,0' E |
| Randers | Regional | Randers Fjord | 56° 37,0' N | 10° 25,0' E |
| Rødby Havn | Regional | Rødby Havn | 54° 37,6' N | 11° 18,2' E |
| Rømø | Regional | Rømø | 55° 06,0' N | 08° 15,0' E |
| Rønne | Regional | Rønne | 55° 06,5' N | 14° 38,5' E |
| Røsnæs | Regional | Kalundborg Fjord, Kalundborg Havn | 55° 44,5' N | 10° 48,5' E |
| Skagen 1 indgående | Regional, transit* | Rute Tango, Charlie, Skagen | 57° 47,0' N | 10° 46,0' E |
| Skagen 2 hårdt vejr | Regional, transit* | Rute Tango, Charlie, Skagen | 57° 44,0' N | 10° 46,0' E |
| Skagen 3 udgående | Regional, transit* | Rute Tango, Charlie, Skagen | 57° 49,0' N | 10° 46,0' E |
| Skagen 4 Skibe til Ålbækbugt | Regional, transit | Rute Tango, Charlie, Skagen | 57° 44,0' N | 10° 52,0' E |
| Skagen havn | Regional | Skagen Havn | 57° 42,7' N | 10° 38,8' E |
| Skellelev | Regional | Nykøbing Falster | 54° 58,5' N | 11° 37,9' E |
| Skrams Flak | Regional | Svendborg W, Fåborg | 55° 01,7' N | 10° 11,2' E |
| Sprogø NE | Regional, transit | Rute T, Korsør | 55° 23,5' N | 11° 00,0' E |
| Sundet N | Regional, transit | Sundet N, M1 | 56° 07,5' N | 12° 30,0' E |
| Sønderborg N | Regional | Sønderborg | 55° 00,0' N | 09° 44,0' E |
| Sønderborg S | Regional | Sønderborg | 54° 51,0' N | 09° 49,0' E |
| Thurø Rev | Regional | Svendborg E | 55° 01,0' N | 10° 44,0' E |
| Thyborøn | Regional, transit | Limfjorden W | 56° 43,0' N | 08° 11,0' E |
| Tragten NE | Regional, transit | Lillebælt, Fredericia | 55° 35,0' N | 09° 51,5' E |
| Trelde Næs | Regional | Vejle | 55° 39,0' N | 09° 55,0' E |
| Tunnelhavn Rødbyhavn | Regional | Rødbyhavn | 54° 34,9' N | 11° 20,0' E |
| Aabenraa | Regional | Aabenraa Havn, Enstedværket | 55° 02,0' N | 09° 30,8' E |
| Aabenraa, Nordborg | Regional | Aabenraa, Nordborg | 55° 07,5' N | 09° 45,9' E |
| Aalborg E | Regional, transit | Aalborg E | 57° 03,1' N | 09° 56,7' E |
| Aalborg W | Regional, transit | Aalborg W | 57° 03,7' N | 09° 53,1' E |
| Aarhus, Studstrupværket | Regional | Aarhus | 56° 08,7' N | 10° 18,0' E |
| Arø SE | Regional | Arø | 55° 14,0' N | 09° 47,5' E |
* Pilot boarding areas for vessels iaw. the IMO reccomendation for Route Tango and the Sound 12-dec-20
** * Pilot boarding areas for vessels comming from Germany iaw. the IMO recommendation for Rute T
Current regulation