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#BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 296Seventh Regulation Amending the Weser/Jade Pilotage Regulation

🇩🇪Germany··Other·Medium Impact·Gazette #296·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This is the seventh amendment to the German regulation governing compulsory pilotage services in the Weser and Jade maritime areas. Published in the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl. I No. 296) on 3 December 2025, the regulation was issued by the General Directorate for Waterways and Shipping on 28 November 2025. It makes targeted adjustments to the existing Weser/Jade-Lotsverordnung, which establishes rules for pilotage operations, licensing of pilots, fees, and safety requirements in one of Germany's busiest shipping corridors serving the ports of Bremen, Bremerhaven, and Wilhelmshaven.

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Key Changes

  • Updates administrative procedures for pilot licensing and operations in the Weser/Jade area
  • Modifies specific requirements for compulsory pilotage in defined shipping routes
  • Adjusts technical or operational standards for pilot boats and equipment

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Affected Parties

Commercial shipping companies operating in the Weser and Jade estuariesLicensed maritime pilots and pilot associations in the region+3 more…

Tags

pilotage,maritime regulation,Weser