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.

Here you can find:

• further information on the endorsement of recognition of foreign certificates as well as on the conditions for the endorsement of recognition
• a legislation overview for the course "German maritime law for masters"