AlcoholAlcohol-- und Drug und Drug abuseabuse on on boardboard of of shipsships

Attention: Law has been amended

AlcoholAlcohol-- und Drug und Drug abuseabuse on on boardboard of of shipsships

ByBy publicationpublication in in thethe „Bundesgesetzblatt Jahrgang 2005 Teil I Nr. 47 „Bundesgesetzblatt Jahrgang 2005 Teil I Nr. 47 am 10.08.2005“ am 10.08.2005“ thethe „12. Verordnung zur Änderung „12. Verordnung zur Änderung seeverkehrsrechtlicher Vorschriften vom 06.08.2005“ has come seeverkehrsrechtlicher Vorschriften vom 06.08.2005“ has come intointoforce.force.

AlcoholAlcohol-- und Drug und Drug abuseabuse on on boardboardof of shipsships

Regulations in Regulations in respectrespect of of consumptionconsumption of of alcoholalcohol and / and / oror drugsdrugs on on boardboardof of shipsships havehave becomebecome moremore stringent as of 10.08.2005.stringent as of 10.08.2005.TheThe COLREG‘sCOLREG‘s havehave beenbeen amendedamended accordinglyaccordingly..ThusThus thethe newnew regulationsregulations areare validvalid on a on a worldworld widewide basisbasis..TheThe newnew regulationsregulations strictlystrictly havehave to to bebe observedobserved..

All All shipsships ((simplifiedsimplified): ): AnyAny personperson whowho isis restrictedrestricted in in safelysafely handlinghandling a a vesselvessel oror thethe safesafe executionexecution of of anyany bridgebridge--, deck, deck-- oror machinerymachinery dutydutybecausebecause of of thethe consumptionconsumption of of alcoholalcohol drinksdrinks oror anyany otherother intoxicatingintoxicatingsubstancessubstances mustmust notnot commandcommand a a vesselvessel oror performeperforme anyany bridgebridge--, deck, deck-- orormachinerymachinery dutyduty. .

AlcoholAlcohol-- und Drug und Drug abuseabuse on on boardboardof of shipsships

All All shipsships ((simplifiedsimplified): ): AnyAny personperson whowho isis restrictedrestricted in in safelysafely handlinghandling a a vesselvessel oror thethe safesafe executionexecution of of anyany bridgebridge--, deck, deck-- oror machinerymachinery dutydutybecausebecause of of thethe consumptionconsumption of of alcoholalcohol drinksdrinks oror anyany otherother intoxicatingintoxicatingsubstancessubstances mustmust notnot commandcommand a a vesselvessel oror performeperforme anyany bridgebridge--, deck, deck-- orormachinerymachinery dutyduty. .

All All shipsships ((simplifiedsimplified): ): AnyAny personperson whowho has 0.25 mg/l has 0.25 mg/l oror moremore alcoholalcohol in in his his breathingbreathing airair oror 0,5 0/00 0,5 0/00 oror moremore alcoholalcohol in his in his bloodblood mustmust notnotcommandcommand a a vesselvessel oror performperform anyany bridgebridge--, deck, deck-- oror machinerymachinery dutyduty. .

AlcoholAlcohol-- und Drug und Drug abuseabuse on on boardboardof of shipsships

PassengerPassenger vesselsvessels, , oiloil--, gas, gas-- and and chemicalchemical tankerstankers ((simplifiedsimplified))

CommanderCommander of of thethe a.ma.m. . vesselsmustvesselsmust notnot consumconsum anyany (0,00) (0,00) alcoholicalcoholicdrinksdrinks duringduring his his dutyduty whenwhen underunder way way oror mustmust notnot bebe underunder thetheinfluenceinfluence of of thethe consequencesconsequences of such of such drinksdrinks. . TheThe samesame appliesapplies to to crewcrewmembersmembers performingperforming bridgebridge dutiesduties. .

AlcoholAlcohol-- und Drug und Drug abuseabuse on on boardboardof of shipsships

For For furtherfurther detailsdetails pleaseplease consultconsult thethe COLREG‘sCOLREG‘s((updatedupdated versionversion))