COVID-19

Contact the Danish Maritime Authority about the specific ship. As a general rule, we will be able to issue the necessary permits for extension and postponement.

Contact the Danish Maritime Authority. As a general rule, we will be able to issue the necessary permits for extension and postponement.

Foreign certificates (for foreign seafarers) cannot be extended by the Danish Maritime Authority. In the event of problems with foreign certificates, the Danish Maritime Authority will assist with contact to the relevant foreign authority in order to obtain the necessary extensions.

If problems arise or if you have questions regarding medical certificates, courses in fire-fighting, certificates of competency etc., you can contact the Danish Maritime Authority, who will try to find a solution.

If problems arise with certificates for a ship or crew in connection with a Port State control inspection, the shipping company shall contact the Danish Maritime Authority, who will seek to assist.

Special injunctions, quarantine requirements etc. are made in accordance with applicable rules of the Port State. Should problems arise in this connection, you can contact the Danish Maritime Authority, who will, as far as possible, assist with support and guidance and establish contact with relevant authorities in the country concerned.

Entry into Denmark is dependent on whether the home country of the crew member and other personnel is categories as open or banned.

In case of doubt, contact the police for guidance. Police hotline: 70 20 60 44.

You can find the list of "open" and "banned" countries here

In exceptional cases, passengers with special needs for protection against covid-19 infection may upon specific request be allowed to remain in their car on the car deck during the voyage.

• In such cases, the shipping company must have set up contingency plans and necessary procedures to deal with the particular situation. A maximum number of passengers who can stay in the cars during the crossing must be determined.

It must also be ensured,

• that there is sufficient space between the cars at all times so that all passengers can easily get out of the cars with direct access to emergency exits,
• that guard duty is maintained on the vehicle deck throughout the crossing and that there is sufficient crew on the vehicle deck to assist in case of an evacuation,
• that the number of passengers sitting in cars on the car deck is determined,
• that an evacuation plan and emergency exits from the car deck to the ship's rescue equipment are planned, as well as procedures to verify that everyone is evacuated from the car deck.

Any deviation from the abovementioned must only occur with the written permission from Danish Maritime Authority. If the shipping company plans to allot a specific number of passengers who can stay in the cars during the crossing, they must contact Danish Maritime Authority on cfs@dma.dk in order to get a permission. In case of the need to change the number of passengers or procedures the shipping company must contact DMA again for a renewed permission.

The shipping company shall contact the Danish Maritime Authority. The Danish Maritime Authority will be ready to assist in finding and permitting a temporary solution, provided that safety is not compromised.

Mail to the Danish Maritime Authority

Yes, according to the Danish Police, signing on or off in Denmark in connection with crew change is allowed, as it is deemed a worthy purpose

Read more here

If a seafarer on board falls with symptoms of COVID-19, the ship's master must, in consultation with Radio Medical, consider the best treatment. As a rule, the seafarer must be placed in isolation on board.

Contact Radio Medical Denmark

• rmd@rsyd.dk
• +45 75 45 67 66
• Radio Medical Denmark

Precautions for other crew members, prevention of infection, etc. must be decided in consultation with Radio Medical. If treatment is to take place ashore, the Danish Maritime Authority can assist the shipping company with contact to relevant authorities at home and abroad.

Read this guideline for further information on how to isolate a crewmember:

Guideline for Danish ships

The ship’s medicine chest contains medicine and equipment, including oxygen, to treat symptoms in relation to COVID-19. The medicine chest also contain protective gear like goggles and gloves. Medicine chest A, A MFAG A1 and A MFAG A2 contain, in addition, face masks.

All treatment shall be provided in consultation with Radio Medical Denmark

Are ships carrying medicine or equipment in relation to Corona virus/COVID-19?

Read the guidelines for Danish ships

Contact Centre for Maritime Health Service and arrange a new date. If your Medical Care certificate expires prior to the new course, you need to apply for an extension. Write to cms@dma.dk

Contact Centre for Maritime Health Service to apply for an extension of the certificate. Write to cms@dma.dk

No, you need to contact Centre for Maritime Health Service on cms@dma.dk in order to get a new date for your course.

No, seafarers traveling to Denmark with worthy purpose are excluded from the new rule with 10 days isolation upon arrival to Denmark.

Seafarers resident in Denmark or holding a Danish residence permit are exempt from the mandatory isolation requirement if they enter Denmark after a signing on. It is a requirement that these persons are able to present a negative PCR test for COVID-19.

Read more here

The seafarer must register as a user at https://sts.covidresults.dk/ before he/she can be tested at a public test center in Denmark. The test result will be available at the same website.

Read more here and find a detailed step-by-step instruction

The Sea Health & Welfare organisation have published their good advice during COVID-19 for seafarers.

Find the information here