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Requirements for the vessel

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On this page, you will find information about the requirements for the vessel's construction, equipment, surveys, registration and certification.

These regulations apply to vessels with a length below 15 metres and with scantlings below 100 carrying a maximum of 12 passengers. The regulations also apply to viking ships and the like without mechanical propulsion.

Before you can find out which requirements to meet, you must know the vessel and the output of the engine. The vessel's size is measured by means of scantlings (the vessel's length x width). The output of the engine is measured in kW (100 kW is approx. 136 HK). Furthermore, other requirements must be observed if the vessel is exclusively used for professional sailing training.
Explanation of scantlings

Link to ship registration

Scantlings/engine output	Below 100 kW and vessels without an engine	100 kW or more
Scantlings below 20	The vessel is not required to be surveyed The vessel must have safety instructions See the regulations here	The vessel is required to be surveyed The vessel must hold the certificate "Permit to carry passengers" The vessel must have safety instructions See the regulations here
Scantlings of or above 20, but below 100 and length below 15 metres	The vessel is required to be surveyed The vessel must hold the certificate "Permit to carry passengers" The vessel must have safety instructions The vessel must meet the provisions of "Notice F from the Danish Maritime Authority" and the regulations on passenger voyages	The vessel is required to be surveyed The vessel must hold the certificate "Permit to carry passengers" The vessel must have safety instructions The vessel must meet the provisions of "Notice F from the Danish Maritime Authority" and the regulations on passenger voyages
The vessel is used exclusively for professional sailing training	The vessel is not required to be surveyed The vessel must have safety instructions See the regulations here	The vessel is not required to be surveyed The vessel must have safety instructions See the regulations here

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