Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)

Management

Area	Contact person	Contact
President BSH	Heegewaldt, Helge	Phone: +49 40 3190-1000 E-mail: praesident@bsh.de
Head of Department Maritime Shipping	Kaufmann, Jörg	Phone: +49 40 3910-7000 E-mail: al-s@bsh.de
Heads of directorate Shipping Administration and Sustainability	Abromeit, Carolin Kärtner, Stefanie	Phone: +49 40 3190 -7400 E-mail: carolin.abromeit@bsh.de Phone: +49 40 3190 -7100 E-mail: stefanie.kaertner@bsh.de
Heads of directorate Marine Equipment and Digital Processes	Thoma, Doreen Schulz-Reifer, Kai-Jens	Phone: +49 40 3190-7300 E-mail: doreen.thoma@bsh.de navcom@bsh.de Phone: +49 40 3190-7200 E-mail: kai-jens.schulz-reifer@bsh.de

Service-Team

Area	Contact person	Contact
Service-Team	Mönch, Andreas Schönborn, Vanessa Schneeberger, Jörg Braun, Mareike Betcher-Kramp, Peggy Pfeiffer-Masslich, Kati	Phone: +49 40 3190 - 7777 E-mail: service@deutsche-flagge.de

Law of the Flag

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Law of the Flag	Dreisow, Susanne	Phone: +49 40 3190-7110 E-mail: susanne.dreisow@bsh.de
	Heinrich, Michaela	Phone: +49 40 3190-7111 E-mail: flaggenrecht@bsh.de
	Scholz, Anette Claudia	Phone: +49 40 3190-7112 E-mail: flaggenrecht@bsh.de
	Lohse, Jasmin	Phone: +49 40 3190-7113 E-mail: flaggenrecht@bsh.de
	Neumann, Lennart	Phone: +49 40 3190-7115 E-mail: flaggenrecht@bsh.de

Certification of Mariners

Area	Contact person	Contact

Section Certification of Mariners	Please contact us with questions about an application or with other questions at:	zeugnisse@bsh.de
	For questions regarding the authenticity and validity of certificates (verification), please contact:	verification@bsh.de
	Questions regarding endorsements of recognition should be directed to:	endorsements@bsh.de
General information on certificates for seafarers Questions about submitted applications Questions regarding authenticity and validity of certificates (verification)	Mon, Tue, Thu: 9 - 12 am and 1 - 3 pm Wed: 1 - 3 pm Fri: 9 - 12 am and 1 - 2:30 pm	Phone: +49 40 3190-7125 E-mail: zeugnisse@bsh.de
Endorsements for foreign navigational and engineering certificates of competency and radio operator's certificates		Phone: +49 40 3190-7128 E-mail: endorsements@bsh.de

Subsidies for Maritime Shipping

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Subsidies for Maritime Shipping	Boemke, Angela	Phone: +49 40 3190-7130 Fax: +49 40 3190 - 5020 E-mail: schifffahrtsfoerderung@bsh.de
Processing Subsidies of ancillary wage costs Subsidies of training places	Reidath, Christina	Phone.: +49 40 3190-7138 Fax: +49 40 3190 - 5020 E-mail: schifffahrtsfoerderung@bsh.de
Digital specialist procedures Electronic forms	Schlaak, Ricardo	Phone: +49 40 3190-7139 Fax: +49 40 3190 - 5020 E-mail: schifffahrtsfoerderung@bsh.de
Incoming mail Payment monitoring / accounting	Lüdeke-Eichmeyer, Andrea	Phone: +49 40 3190-7139 Fax: +49 40 3190 - 5020 E-mail: schifffahrtsfoerderung@bsh.de

Maritime Security

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Maritime Security	Dr. Eikermann, Anja	Phone: +49 40 3190-7420 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Matters of the waterways police, administrative offenses	Tanneberger, Elke	Phone: +49 40 3190-7426 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Exceptions and exemptions, Exemptions from the provision of security information, SSAS test alarms, Recognition of company exercises	Göpel, Luise	Phone: +49 381 4563 -667 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Exceptions and exemptions, Exemptions from the provision of security information, SSAS test alarms, Recognition of company exercises	Köhn, Esther	Phone: +49 40 3190-7425 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Fleet monitoring, Matters of ISPS flag state and port state control	Merkel, Christoph	Phone: +49 40 3190-7426 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Matters of issuance of certificates (ISSC and CSR), piracy, National Maritime Security Exercise	Wolf, Carina	Phone: +49 40 3190-7451 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Approval of SSP, National Maritime Security Exercise	Kaus, Oliver	Phone: +49 40 3190-7422 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Examination of emergency plans, Training courses CSO/SSO	Feindt, Manfred	Phone: +49 40 3190-7427 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Verifications/audits, RSO monitoring, piracy	Jelinek, Jonas	Phone: +49 40 3190-7462 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Issue of certificates (ISSC and CSR)	Voß-Müller, Dajana	Phone: +49 40 3190-7426 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Issue of certificates (ISSC and CSR)	Böcker, Sonja	Phone: +49 40 3190-7424 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de
Issue of certificates (ISSC and CSR)	Wittke, Daniela	Phone: +49 40 3190-7463 E-mail: maritime.security@bsh.de

Environmental Protection in Maritime Traffic

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Environmental Protection in Maritime Traffic	Ewert, Katrin	Phone: +49 40 3190-7410 E-mail: marpol@bsh.de ballastwasser@bsh.de
Contact point Ship Recycling	Dr. Krutwa, Annika	Phone: +49 381 4563-622 E-mail: shiprecycling@bsh.de

Sustainable Shipping

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Sustainable Shipping	Dr. Heitmüller, Susanne	Phone: +49 40 3190-7611 E-mail: susanne.heitmueller@bsh.de
Biofouling Management	Dr. Heibeck, Nicole	Phone: +49 40 3190-7612 E-mail: biofouling@bsh.de

Shipping Law and Liability Matters

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Shipping Law and Liability Matters	Rath-Prielipp, Anne	Phone: +49 40 3190-7430 E-mail: anne.rath-prielipp@bsh.de
Liability Matters	Cordes, Susanne	Phone: +49 40 3190-7437 E-mail: nwrc@bsh.de
processing of applications Liability certificates	Möller, Petra	Phone: +49 40 3190-7435 E-mail: nwrc@bsh.de

Digital Processes

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Digital Processes	Bleckwedel, Marten	Phone: +49 40 3190-7220 E-mail: marten.bleckwedel@bsh.de

Tonnage Measurement, Onboard Inspection

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Tonnage Measurement, Onboard Inspection	Lafrentz, Matthias	Phone: +49 40 3190-7210 E-mail: matthias.lafrentz@bsh.de
Tonnage Measurement	Troska, Christion	Phone: +49 40 3190-7211 E-mail: schiffsvermessung@bsh.de

Navigation Sensors

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Navigation Sensors	Dr. Schmid, Helmut	Tel.: +49 40 3190-7320 E-Mail: navcom@bsh.de

Navigational Systems

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Navigational Systems	Ritterbusch, Jochen	Phone: +49 40 3190-7330 E-mail: navcom@bsh.de

Communication Systems

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Communication Systems	von Arnim, Hans-Karl	Phone: +49 40 3910-7310 E-mail: navcom@bsh.de
	Andersen, Karin	Phone: +49 40 3910-7315 E-mail: navcom@bsh.de

Market Surveillance and Notification

Area	Contact person	Contact
Head of section Market Surveillance and Notification	Eckert, Ingolf	Tel.: +49 40 3910-7230 E-Mail: marktueberwachung@bsh.de

Sections and their respective contact details
Tasks
Contact details

Sections and their respective contact details

You can find the individual sections and contact details of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) in the organization chart of the BSH.

Tasks

Among other things, the BSH is responsible for the German International shipping register (GIS), the navigation and radio equipment on board, the ISPS Code (Security), seafarer’s competence, liability certificates and subsidies for shipping. Find further information on the tasks of the BSH in our section about the German flag state administration.

Contact details

Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie

Postal address:
Postfach 30 12 20
20305 Hamburg

Visitor address:
Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 78
20359 Hamburg

Phone: +49 40 31 90-0

Fax: +49 40 31 90-50 00
E-mail: posteingang@bsh.de

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