BG Verkehr / Dienststelle Schiffssicherheit
Abteilung Nautik
Brandstwiete 1
20457 Hamburg
Peer Lange
Phone: +49 40 36137-319
Fax: +49 40 36137-204
Mobile: +49 171 882 70 68
Mail: nautik@bg-verkehr.de
BG Verkehr / Dienststelle Schiffssicherheit
Abteilung Brandschutz
Brandstwiete 1
20457 Hamburg
Jens Niehus
Phone: +49 40 36137-201
Fax: +49 40 36137-204
Mail: jens.niehus@bg-verkehr.de
Carsten Hackl
Phone: +49 40 36137-241
Fax: +49 40 36137-204
Mail: carsten.hackl@bg-verkehr.de
John Martens
Phone: +49 40 36137-269
Fax: +49 40 36137-204
Mail: john.martens@bg-verkehr.de
Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie
Referat S22
Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 78
20359 Hamburg
Matthias Lafrentz
Phone: +49 40 3190-72200
Fax: +49 40 3190-50 00
Mail: nautik@bsh.de
BG Verkehr / Dienststelle Schiffssicherheit
Seeärztlicher Dienst
Brandstwiete 1
20457 Hamburg
Jan Schultz
Phone: +49 40 36137-335
Fax: +49 40 36137-333
Mail: jan.schultz@bg-verkehr.de
Equipment for the ship
No conversions for a change of flag
The German flag stands for high safety standards. This does not mean, however, that a ship has to undergo conversion construction upon changing the flag. German special provisions are a thing of the past. Although, different to other flag states, the German flag state applies the recommendations of the International Maritime Organization on a mandatory basis.
At a change of flag, ship’s equipment with a SOLAS-approval which does not meet the requirements of the Marine Equipment Directive (so called wheel mark) may remain on board and does not have to be exchanged. A verification and listing of the equipment concerned as well as approval by the Ship Safety Division is required.
With a change of flag the home port of the ship changes too; the new German home port needs to be installed at the stern of the ship. A new load line mark is not necessary, however.
We have compiled the few additional German/ EU requirements regarding ship safety in the list "Additional statutory requirements".
Up-to-date on-board pharmacy for change of flag
The Maritime Labour Convention requires medical equipemnt on board a seagoing vessel that is comparable to the standard at land in the respective flag state. That is why, when you are changing to the German Flag, the medical equipment on board - in particular the on-board pharmacy - has to be according to the German “State of medical knowledge”. Pharmacies with experience with medical equipment of sea-going vessels will do this for you.