Shipowners should apply to the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) for renewal of certificates well before 20 February 2024. Only ships with valid certificates are allowed to operate.

Payment based on MobilePay or credit cards leads to faster processing of applications than payment based on invoices. The reason is that processing of applications starts upon reception of your payment, and it can take several days to forward invoices.

Application and guidance

Apply for CLC, Bunker, Athens and WRC Certificates here

Guidance for applying for certificates through the DMA’s self-service | dma.dk

We kindly invite shipowners with several ships to prepare one combined application on behalf of the company, but only so for up to 20 ships per application for each type of certificate. To do so, the shipowner should fill in an application form on the link and include data about each ship requiring certificates. Next, the shipowner should attach Blue Cards for each ship in the field “Documents”, preferably as a zip file, and indicate the number of ships in the field “Remarks”.

Please forward any questions through Forsikringscertifikat@dma.dk

Shipowner applications for DMA certificates are typically based on insurance declarations (Blue Cards) issued by insurers from the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG). Every year many IG Blue Cards expire at the end of the maritime insurance year on 20 February, and the same goes for DMA certificates based on these IG Blue Cards. Shipowner submission of applications as early as possible before 20 February 2023 would therefore significantly facilitate timely DMA renewal of obsolete certificates.

DMA has preapproved IG insurers and their Blue Cards until further notice, whereas DMA needs to reapprove non-IG insures and their Blue Cards once a year. Occasionally, the reapproval process takes some time, and shipowners with non-IG insurer Blue Cards should therefore apply for renewal of their certificates in good time, too.

DMA accepts electronic Blue Cards from approved insurance companies and issues electronic insurance certificates for ships meeting the requirements for their issuance.