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Safety at sea Act (No. 900 of 1998).

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Source

Abstract
This Act applies to Danish ships and regulates that every ship must be built, equipped and operated so that life at sea is guaranteed complete safety, and so that it is suitable for the purpose it is at all times intended.
This Act consists of 13 Chapters: Acts implementation for Danish and foreign vessels (1); Provisions relating to vessel construction, equipment and operation (2); Precautions for the voyage (3); General obligations (4); Detention and refusal (5); Inspection (6); Board of Maritime Conditions (7); Classification companies (8); Payment and security criteria in connection with inspections and detentions (9); Ships inspection (10); Occupational Health and Safety services (11); Penal provisions (12); Entry into force (13).
Date of consolidation/reprint
Notes
The Act does not apply to Greenland nor to the Faroe Islands.The Consolidated version is Consolidation Act No. 221 of 11 February 2022.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
LOV nr 900 af 16/12/1998: Lov om sikkerhed til søs.