German Maritime Law

As part of the endorsement of recognition of foreign certificates of competency,

  • EU-masters must prove their knowledge of German maritime law and the German language by paritcipating in an approved nine-day course of German maritime law.
  • Officers at managerial level must prove the participation in an approved one-day course of German maritime law. The managerial level comprises: Chief Mate, Chief Engineer Officer, Second Engineer Officer.

Further information on the endorsement of recognition of foreign certificates as well as on the conditions for the endorsement of recognition can be found here.