1.Our Minister only exercises his powers as referred to in Article 16 or 18 after having consulted the registered owner and, when assistance has commenced or has been agreed upon, after having consulted the salvor, unless a situation occurs that requires immediate action. 2.Our Minister...

1.If harmful effects of a maritime casualty in the North Sea occur that affect the area of a municipality, Our Minister provides the required information to the mayor and, in the event of a situation as referred to in Article 39 of the Safety Regions...

1.If a person, after a maritime casualty has occurred, has rendered assistance to the relevant ships and has suffered damage at the assistance as a result of a decree or act of Our Minister pursuant to Article 11, 12, 13, 16 or 18, which cannot...

1.This Act is not applicable to foreign warships and foreign military aircraft, as well as foreign ships or foreign aircraft owned or operated by a state and used, for the time being, only on Government non-commercial service. 2.This Act is, without prejudice to the provision...

The North Sea Accident Control Act is withdrawn.

[Text valid from 11-09-2015] The Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Acting in accordance with the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Netherlands Antilles and the Minister of Transport and Communications of Aruba; Having regard to the International Convention for the Safety...

1.Legal persons that meet the criteria of recognition, included in Resolution A.761(18) (Recommendation on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable liferafts) of the General Assembly are assigned as approval authority for inflatable lifesaving devices. 2.Contrary to the first paragraph, legal persons that...

1.As approval authority for the seagoing sailing commercial navigation can be assigned legal persons that meet the following criteria of recognition: the legal person has an office in the Netherlands; the legal person has demonstrable experience in surveying ships belonging to the seagoing sailing commercial...