Documents

Advantages of the German flag

• Flag State Performance Table 2018/2019
• Port State Control Ranking of the Flag States at Paris MoU
• Port State Control Ranking of the Flag States at Tokyo MoU

Support for shipowners

Checklists for the preparation of port state control inspections among other things

• Checks on Board: Bridge Team
• Checks on Board: MLC
• Checks on Board: Fire protection & FFE
• Checks on Board: LSA

Newsletter PSC Awareness

• PSC Awareness 01/2024
• PSC Awareness 02/2024

Changing to the German flag

• Checklist National Requirements German Flag
• List of equipment for sea-going ships under German flag
• Documents for flagging in under German flag (please submit to Ship Safety Division)
• Questionnaire for Medical Fitness Examination
• State of medical knowledge
• Navigational and radio equipment - plans for change of flag (please submit to BSH) (in German only)

Changing to a foreign flag

• Announcement of the amount of the compensation payment in case of changing to a foreign flag (in German)
• Duration of the commitment period in months for every year during a change to a foreign flag (in German)

Flag State, classification societies

Flag State Administration

BG Verkehr

• Organization chart Ship Safety Division
• Data Protection Information of BG Verkehr/Ship Safety Division
• Annual reports of the Ship Safety Division on the German website

BSH

• Organization chart
• Annual reports of the BSH on the German website

BBS

• Annual reports of the BBS on the German website

Stiftung Schifffahrtsstandort Deutschland

• Annual reports of the Stiftung "Schifffahrtsstandort Deutschland" on the German website

Classification societies

• Procedure for Co-operation of German Flag State administration with Classes
• Class Circular 01 2010 Procedure to be observed by Recognized Organization (RO) in case of a PSC inspection
• Class Circular 01 2012 Authorization for surveyors of classification on German flagged non-convention vessels
• Class Circular 01 2015 to Amendments to the CSS Code
• Class Circular 01 2016 Authorization for surveyors of classification societies on German flagged vessels
• Class Circular 01/2017: Authorization for classification societies (ROs) on German flagged vessels regarding plan approval

Types of ships

Cargo ships

• Ship Safety Ordinance, Annex 1a, Part 7: Load Line Requirements
• Ship Safety Ordinance, Annex 1a, Part 6: Safety requirements for cargo ships

Passenger ships

• Ship Safety Ordinance, Annex 1a, Part 1: Safety requirements for passenger ships
• European Directive 2009/45/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (consolidated text)

Fishing vessels

• Ship Safety Ordinance, annex 1a part 5: Safety requirements for fishing vessels of less than 24 m in length

Ships of traditional built

• German/Danish Agreement for traditional ships on the Flensburg Fjord

Recreational craft

• Informationsschreiben "Gewerbsmäßige genutzte Sportfahrzeuge" (information letter regarding commercially used recreational boats)
• Richtlinie: Sicherheitsanforderungen für gewerbliche Sportausbildungfahrzeuge (directive on safety requirements for commercially used recreational craft)
• Checklist recreational craft: Survey report on safety equipment for commercially-used recreational creaft (8-24m)

Offshore service vessels

• Special Purpose Ship Code 2008 incl. Supplement 2010

Ship's manning

• Overview provisions for nationalities in manning of German-flagged ships
• IMO Crew list international voyages
• IMO Crew list national voyages
• Excerpt from the STCW Code - Ship at anchor
• STCW Circ.: Guidance for masters on keeping a safe anchor watch (STCW.7/Circ.14)

Working and living on board

• MLC Annual Report 2023 of the Ship Safety Division of BG Verkehr
• MLC Annual Report 2022 of the Ship Safety Division of BG Verkehr
• MLC Annual Report 2021 of the Ship Safety Division of BG Verkehr
• MLC Annual Report 2020 of the Ship Safety Division of BG Verkehr
• MLC Annual Report 2019 of the Ship Safety Division of BG Verkehr
• MLC Annual Report 2018 of the Ship Safety Division of BG Verkehr

Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) Infos

• MLC Info 08/2013 Certification of private recruitment and placement services
• MLC Info 07/2013 Omission residence permit for foreign crew members
• Compliance of the medical certificate with MLC and STCW
• MLC Info 05/2013 Paris MoU MLC
• MLC Info 04/2013 Inspection Medical Equipment (in German only)
• MLC Info 03/2013 Maritime Labour Act and several regulations
• MLC Info 02/2013 Seafarer's Identity Document and Records of Employment
• MLC Info 01/2013 Certification of private recruitment and placement services, II
• MLC Info 02/2012 Certification of private recruitment and placement services
• MLC Info 01/2012 Entry into force of the MLC, 2006
• MLC Info 01/2009 Information to the ILO Maritime Labour Convention

Legislative texts: Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), ILO Conventions No. 92 and 133, Maritime Labour Act and ordinances

• Maritime Labour Convention (MLC)
• Maritime Labour Act
• Summary Ordinances Maritime Labour Law
• Maritime Working Verification Ordinance (Seearbeitsüberprüfungs-Verordnung, MaritimeWorkO)
• Safe Manning Ordinance (Schiffsbesetzungsverordnung (SchBesV))
• Ordinance on Accommodation in Maritime Shipping (See-Unterkunftsverordnung)
• ILO Convention No. 92 - Crew accommodation (for older ships)
• ILO Convention No. 133 - Crew accommodation
• Ordinance on the table of shipboard working arrangements and records of hours of work in maritime shipping (See-Arbeitszeitnachweisverordnung - See- ArbZNV)
• Offshore Working Time Ordinance (Offshore-Arbeitszeitverordnung)

Information for practice

• Guidelines on the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention on board of German-flagged ships (MLC-Guideline)
• ILO Guidelines for Flag State Inspections under MLC, 2006
• Guidelines for food hygiene
• Guidance on Eliminating Shipboard Harassment and Bullying (ICS/ITF)

Templates, documents

• Declaration of shipowner's responsibility
• Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (DMLC) - Part I
• Verification List DMLC Part II
• Checklist - See-Unterkunfts-Verordnung

Employment agreements

• Model of a crew member's employment agreement
• Wage Scale for German Maritime Shipping (HTV-See) 2023/24: valid from 01.10.2023-09.30.2024
• Wage Scale for German Maritime Shipping (HTV-See) 2024/25: valid from 01.10.2024-09.30.2025
• Manteltarifvertrag See (MTV See)

Hours of work and rest

• Record of hours of work
• Table shipboard working arrangements
• Annex 1 to the "Ordinance on the table of shipboard working arrangements and records of hours of work in maritime shipping" (See-Arbeitszeitnachweisverordnung): Model format for table of shipboard working arrangement
• Annex 2 to the "Ordinance on the table of shipboard working arrangements and records of hours of work in maritime shipping" (See-Arbeitszeitnachweisverordnung): Model format for records of hours of work and hours of rest of crew members

Seafarer's complaints

• Model of an on-board complaint procedure

Record of employment · Seafarer's Card

• Record of Employment (model)
• MLC Info 07/2013: Omission residence permit for foreign crew members
• MLC Info 02/2013 Seafarer's Identity Document and Records of Employment

Training seafarers

• Maritime Vocational Training Ordinance
• Richtlinie praktische Ausbildung nautischer Offiziersassistent (guideline practical training navigational assistant officer)
• Richtlinie praktische Ausbildung technischer Offiziersassistent (guideline practical training engineering assistant officer)

Authorized Training Courses

• Authorized training courses ship safety (Initial Training)
• Authorized training courses ship safety (Refresher Course)

Safety management (ISM)

• ISM Infos

General information

• ISM Code English 01.07.2010
• SOLAS Chapter IX (ISM), in German
• Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 (European implementation of ISM Code)
• Change of Flag: ISM Certification

Review Panels

• Review Panel Indian Ocean MoU
• Review Panel Med MoU
• Review Panel Paris MoU
• Review Panel Tokyo MoU

Rescue of Refugees

• Guidance "Rescue at sea"
• Guidance "Large scale rescue operations at sea"
• Guidance "Recovery of persons from the water"

Occupational health and safety

• Safety Bulletin 01-2020: Familiarization on board
• Safety Bulletin 01-2019: Enclosed Spaces
• Safety Bulletin 02-2019: Entrance Hatches
• Safety Bulletin 03-2019: Work equipment / tools

Security (ISPS)

• A.959(23) maintenance of the Contiuous Synopsis Record (CSR)
• MSC.198(80) maintenance of the Contiuous Synopsis Record (CSR)
• Interim guidelines for the authorization of Recongnized Security Organizations (MSC/Circ.1074)

Anti-piracy measures

• Specimen of the addendum to the SSP (privately contracted armed security personnel)

Passenger Registration

• Directive 98/41/EC on the registration of persons sailing on board passenger ships

Cargo

Containers

• CTU Code (Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units)
• MSC.1/Circ.1475: Guidelines regarding the verified gross mass of a container carrying cargo
• Directive 2014/31/EU regarding non-automatic weighing Instruments
• Model procedure for determining the gross mass of a cargo container (Method 2)
• MSC.1-Circ. 1548: Advice regarding the SOLAS requirements for verified gross mass of packed Containers

IMSBC Code (Bulk Cargoes)

• Lists of bulk materials with an exception for a gas fire-extinguishing system or with an equivalent fire-extinguishing system
• Text of IMSBC Code
• MSC.1/Circ. 1453 (Guidelines for the submission of information of cargoes not listed at the IMSBC-Code)
• IMO-questionnaire for carrying cargoes not listed at the IMSBC-Code
• List of national authorities responsible for the safe carriage of grain and solid bulk cargoes

IMDG Code (Dangerous Goods)

• German Ordinance on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Sea ("Gefahrgutverordnung See")
•  IMDG Code (res. MSC.501(105))

Newbuilding · Conversion

General information

• General information for newbuildings under German flag
• List of rules and regulations for newbuildings for German flag

Sea trials

• Requirements for sea-going vessels on sea trials

Forms machine

• DE.15 Laermminderungsmassnahmen fuer Maschinen- Unterkunfts- und Brueckenbereich_Noise Abatement Measures
• DE.19 MARP_Bauliche Massnahmen zur Verhuetung der Meeresverschmutzung_Structural Measures for the Prevention of pollution
• DE.2 Lueftungsanlagen in Maschinenraeumen_Ventilation Plants in Engine Rooms
• DE.3 Notstromquellen und Notverbraucher auf Frachtschiffen_Emergency Sources and Consumers on Cargo Ships

Ship's equipment for newbuildings

• List of Equipment for sea ships under German flag
• List of equipment to be approved (MED)

Flag State Information

• Overview of the current revisions

Regarding several or all topics:

• FI S/000/-/2020/Rev. 01: Definitions

Structural Condition:

• FI S/001/SC/2020/Rev. 0a: Surveys to Ensure Structural Integrity

Intact Stability:

• FI S/002/IS/2020/Rev. 00: Gradient of GZ-Curve of Multi-Hull Vessels which are not High Speed Craft 
• FI S/004/IS/2021/Rev. 00: Inclining test
• FI S/005/IS/2021/Rev. 00: Evaluation of lightship data for pontoons without conducting an inclining experiment

National Load Line

• FI S/003/NL/2021/Rev. 00: Content and Details of a Closing Appliances Plan
  Please note that FI S/006/SC/2021/Rev. 00 referred to in this document is currently under revision. Its publication will follow.

Ship surveys

• IMO-Resolution A.1186(33) - Survey Guidelines

Ship's equipment

Approved ship's equipment

• Marine Equipment Directive - MED 2014/90/EU
• Current Implementing Regulation of the MED (EU)
• Circular by Ship Safety Division regarding Directive 2014/90/EU
• List with information on EC type approvals by PuZ See

Navigational equipment

• List of inspections/review according to BfP and BfA
  (navigation equipment which requires plan approval or on-board survey)
• List of navigation equipment to be tested
• List of recognized experts for compass adjustment

Life-saving appliances

Servicing of life-saving appliances

• List of service stations for liferafts
• MSC.402(96): Requirements for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear

Equipment for recovery of persons from the water

• Resolution MSC.338(91) of the Maritime Safety Committee on 30.11.2012 (extract regarding recovery Systems)
• MSC.1-Circ.1447 - Guidelines for the development of plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the water

Record books

• Information: Approval of electronic record books on sea-going ships flying the German flag

• Brochure of Maritime Medical Service

Fitness for sea Service

• Questionnaire for Medical Fitness Examination
• Specimen certificate of cost assumption for Medical Fitness Examination
• Certificate of validity of German Medical Certificates 
• Specimen German Medical Certificate (from September 2013)
• Maritime Medicine Regulations

Telemedical Maritime Assitance Service (TMAS)

• Form "Telemedical Maritime Assistance - primary"
• Form "Telemedical Maritime Assistance - follow up"
• Form "Telemedical Maritime Assistance - post advice questionnaire"
• Bodycheck
• Flyer Telemedical Maritime Assistance Service

Medical Equipment · spaces

• State of Medical Knowledge (Stand der medizinischen Erkenntnisse)
• Notes on the changes in the current State of medical knowledge (in German only)
• Map of trading areas (State of medical knowledge)
• Map of trading areas of fishing vessels (State of medical knowledge)
• Ordinance on Accommodation in Maritime Shipping
• Recommendations for the equipment of medical spaces on merchant vessels flying the German flag
• Form: Course of vital signs
• Reporting form for physicians, made available by Formularus-Verlag

Medical refresher Courses

• List of providers of approved medical refresher courses in Germany
• Maritime Medicine Regulation
• Legal questions regarding medical care on board by masters and ship officers

Hygiene ·Infection

• Guidelines for Food-Hygiene

Selected health matters

• Leaflet on Malaria
• Magazine article: Maßnahmen bei Sturz ins kalte Wasser
• Guide for cold water survival (MSC.1/Circ.1185/Rev.1)

Prevention of marine pollution (MARPOL)

• Information letter on the sulphur limit and the carriage ban
• MEPC-Rundschreiben MEPC.1/Circ.642, geändert durch MEPC.1/Circ.676 und MEPC.1/Circ.760: 2008 Guidelines for systems for handling oily wastes in machinery spaces of ships incorporating guidance notes for an integrated bilge water system (IBTS)
• Timing of replacement of existing certificates (MSC-MEPC.5/Circ.6)
• Guidance for the recording of operations in the oil record book part I - machinery space operation (MEPC.1-Circ.736-Rev.2)

Energy Efficiency (MARPOL Annex VI)

• Funding regulation regarding the introduction of LNG (LNG-Förder-Richtlinie des Bundes) of 17.08.2017
• resolution MEPC.365(79) – 2022 Guidelines on survey and certification of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)
• resolution MEPC.364(79) -  2022 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships
• resolution MEPC.231(65) – 2013 Guidelines for calculation of reference lines for use with the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)
• resolution MEPC.233(65) – 2013 Guidelines for calculation of reference lines for use with the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for cruise passenger ships having non-conventional propulsion
• resolution MEPC.350(78) – 2022 Guidelines on the method of calculation of the attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI)
• resolution MEPC.351(78) – 2022 Guidelines on the survey and certification of the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI)
• resolution MEPC.346(78) – 2022 Guidelines for the development of a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP)
• resolution MEPC.348(78) - 2022 Guidelines for Administration verification of ship fuel oil consumption data and operational carbon intensity

Emissionsbegrenzung

• resolution MEPC.352(78) – CII Guidelines, G1
• resolution MEPC.353(78) – Guidelines on CII reference lines, G2
• resolution MEPC.338(76) – Guidelines on CII reduction factors, G3
• resolution MEPC.354(78) – Guidelines on CII ratings, G4
• resolution MEPC.355(78) – CII Guidelines on correction factors and voyage adjustments, G5

Ship's Sewage (MARPOL Annex IV)

• A Technical Guidance for the Handling of Wastewater in Ports of the Baltic Sea Special Area under MARPOL Annex IV
• MEPC.200(62)_Amendments to MARPOL_Baltic Sea as special area under MARPOL Annex IV
• MEPC.227(64)_Guidelines Sewage treatment plants
• Discharge of waste water from cruise ships (MEPC.1/Circ.685)
• Guide to diagnosing contaminants in oily bilge water (MEPC.1/Circ.677)

Ballast water

• International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water
• HELCOM Guide
• D-1 Standard: Overview (in German)
• D-2 Standard: Overview (in German)
• Code for Approvals of Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS Code)
• Ballast Water Reporting Form
• IMO BWM.2/Circ.56 (Ballast Water Exchange Area North Sea)
• Map of the intra North Sea exchange area
• IMO BWM.2/Circ.14 (General Guidance on the Voluntary Interim Application of the D-1 Ballast Water Exchange Standard in the North-East Atlantic)
• IMO BWM.2/Circ.22 (General Guidance on the Voluntary Interim Application of the D-1 Ballast Water Exchange Standard by Vessels leaving the Baltic Sea and transiting through the North-East Atlantic to other destinations)
• IMO BWM.2/Circ.39 (General Guidance on the Voluntary Interim Application for the D-1 Ballast Water Exchange Standard by Vessels Operating between the Mediterranean Sea and the North-East Atlantic and/or Baltic Sea)
• Joint HELCOM/OSPAR Harmonised Procedure on the Granting of BWM Convention Exemptions
• MEPC71/17/Add. 2 Annex 11 ("BWM - How to do it")

Guidelines published by IMO

• G1: Guidelines for sediment reception facilities (Resolution MEPC.152(55))
• G2: Guidelines for ballast water sampling (Resolution MEPC.173(58))
• G3: Guidelineis for ballast water management equivalent compliance (Resolution MEPC.123(53))
• G4: Guidelines for ballast water management and development of ballast water management plans (Resolution MEPC.127(53))
• G5: Guidelines for ballast water reception facilities (Resolution MEPC.153(55))
• G6:
  • 2017 Guidelines for ballast water exchange (Resolution MEPC.288(71)
  • Guidelines for ballast water exchange (Resolution MEPC.124(53))
• G7:
  • 2017 Guidelines for risk assessment under regulation A-4 of the BWM Convention (Resolution MEPC.289(71))
  • Guidelines for the risk assessment under Regulation A-4 of the BWM Convention (Resolution MEPC.162(56))
• BWMS Code
• G8:
  • 2016 Guidelines for approval of ballast water management systems (Resolution MEPC.279(70))
  • Guidelines for the approval of ballast water management systems (Resolution MEPC.174(58))
  • Guidelines for approval of Ballast Water Management Systems (Resolution MEPC.125(53))
• G9:
  • Procedure for approval of ballast water management systems that make use of active substances (Resolution MEPC.169(57))
  • Procedure for approval of Ballast Water Management Systems that make use of Active Substances (Resolution MEPC.126(53))
• G10: Guidelines for approval and oversight of prototype ballast water treatment technology programmes (Resolution MEPC.140(54))
• G11: Guidelines for ballast water exchange design and construction standards (Resolution MEPC.149(55))
• G12:
  • 2012 Guidelines on design and construction to facilitate sediment control on ships (Resolution MEPC.209(71))
  • Guidelines on design and construction to facilitate sediment control on ships (Resolution MEPC.150(55))
• G13: Guidelines for additional measures regarding ballast water management including emergency situations (Resolution MEPC.161(56))
• G14: Guidelines on designation of areas for ballast water exchange (Resolution MEPC.151(55))

News

Press Releases Port State Control

• Press release on CIC on wages and employment agreements of 01. August 2024
• Press release Performance Lists Paris MoU 17 June 2024
• Press release on CIC on Fire Safety of 01 August 2023
• Press release Performance Lists Paris MoU 14 June 2023
• Press release on CIC on STCW of 01 August 2022
• Press release on 40th anniversary of Paris MoU of 17 June 2022
• Pressemitteilung on Performance Lists Paris MoU of 14 June 2022 
• Press release of 23 July 2021: CIC "Stability un General"
• Press releases on Paris MoU website
• Press releases on Tokyo MoU website

Annual Reports

• Paris MoU Annual Report 2023
• Press Release Annual Report 2023
• Paris MoU Annual Report 2022
• Press Release Annual Report 2022
• Paris MoU Annual Report 2021
• Press Release Annual Report 2021
• Paris MoU Annual Report 2020
• Press Release Annual Report 2020
• Annual Reports on Paris MoU website

Survey Schemes

• The New Inspection Regime

Ranking: Flag States · Classification societies

• RO Performance
• Ranking of flag states (White Grey Black list)

Statistics · Examples

2017: Examples of substandard conditions on ships

• MSC Maria Laura
• Mistral

2016: Examples of substandard conditions on ships

• Independence II
• Huanghai Developer
• United Ocean

2014: Examples of substandard conditions on ships

• Curitiba
• Hudson Leader
• Nordic Bothnia

2013:  Examples of substandard conditions on ships

• Burak Bayraktar
• Djorf
• Maks

Legal basis of Port State Control

• Directive 2009/16/EC on port State Control
• Directive 2013/38/EU Port State Control

Notification requirements

• Information about reporting obligations for agents and operators
• Information brochure about notification formalities in European ports and National Single Window