New bill: Improved protection of passengers at sea 

The bill, which was presented today in the Danish Parliament by the Minister of Business and Growth, is to contribute to ensuring improved protection of passengers who are injured at sea. This is, for example, ensured by requiring a mandatory liability insurance in connection with all commercial passenger voyages, just as the liability limit of injuries is increased, which improves the possibilities of being compensated.

At the same time, the bill will make it possible to register ships with a time-limit. This makes it possible to register a ship preliminarily when it is flagged in from abroad, conditional upon the procurement of an original certificate of deletion (i.e. proof that the ship is not registered in another a country and that it is free of any mortgages) within a time-limit. This smoother registration procedure will improve the conditions for flagging in and, thereby, contribute to continued growth in the maritime sector in Denmark.

Further information

The bill – L no. 60 – is available in Danish from the webpage of the Danish Parliament (the Folketinget), www.ft.dk.

For further information, please contact Special Advisor Anita Vedsø Larsen by telephone +45 39 17 46 61 or by e-mail avl@dma.dk.