Knowledge

- The WSV is demanding high usage fees for seagrass restoration in the Baltic Sea, which is putting planned planting initiatives by volunteers at serious risk.  
- It is disputed whether restoration constitutes ‘use’ of the seabed; Environmentalists see this as a contradiction with EU restoration legislation and Baltic Sea conservation objectives.  
- A conflict of jurisdiction between the federal government (WSV/Ministry of Transport) and the state of Schleswig-Holstein is delaying a resolution, whilst the limited planting season ends in August.

Protection of the Baltic Sea: Those who plant seagrass should pay – federal authority halts volunteers’ efforts

- Higher Regional Court of Schleswig confirms liability for damages: Mooring lines only on a slip were not sufficient when extreme high water was forecast.  
- Owners must appoint a reliable person in their absence; harbour master or neighbours are not obliged without prior agreement.  
- Judgement stipulates from a maritime perspective that lines must be secured against high tides in the event of a storm surge warning; similar claims do not expire until 31 December 2026.

Law: Court ruling sets standards for mooring yachts

- The Baltic Sea Protection Action Plan replaces the failed national park project and comprises a 16-point programme for three marine protected areas.  
- A working group with around 30 stakeholders is developing navigation rules for these areas, which are subject to the federal government as federal waterways.  
- Once the consultations have been completed, Schleswig-Holstein will submit applications for a federal navigation ordinance with sanction and implementation rules.

Baltic Sea Protection Action Plan: Interview on planned navigation rules

- Union status of boats, proof via T2L, EU guidelines and Q&A clarify many special cases regarding customs and VAT issues.
- If boats leave the EU, they lose their EU status; duty and VAT-free return only for returned goods, usually within three years, in the same condition.
- Third-country boats can remain duty-free in the EU for up to 18 months for temporary use; crossing the border usually counts as an (import/export) declaration.

VAT: Questions and answers on the new EU guidelines

- The master has the sole authority to issue instructions on board, bears overall responsibility and may take sovereign measures in accordance with the SeeArbG.  
- Employment relationships of the crew are primarily governed by the law of the flag state; German law rarely applies in practice due to foreign flags.  
- International regulations (e.g. Maritime Labour Convention) ensure minimum standards, supplemented by ship creditors' rights for wages and compensation.

Yacht law: How is the legal relationship between crew and owner regulated?

- New EU guideline specifies when recreational craft are Union goods, but does not replace the obligation to provide evidence in the event of customs doubts.
- Organised documentation on ownership, acquisition, import, moorings, voyages and refits is essential to prove status and treatment of returned goods.
- Leaving EU waters terminates the Union goods status; return within three years can be considered as returned goods if identity and person can be proven.

Proof of VAT: EU publishes guidelines for recreational craft

- On German waters, the general rule is 0.5 per mille, on Lake Constance 0.8 per mille; in the case of signs of impairment, 0.3 per mille everywhere.  
- When transporting passengers or hazardous goods, a strict limit of 0.0 per mille applies for those involved in shipping traffic.  
- Violations between 0.5 and 1.09 per mille lead to high fines, and from 1.1 per mille there is a risk of a criminal offence, a fine or imprisonment and driving licence revocation.

Fines: Watch out with alcohol - the drink-drive limit on the water

- The BVKatBin-See regulates extensive warnings and fines for various offences on inland and maritime waterways.
- In inland navigation, fines range from 25 to 5,000 euros, for example for alcohol, lack of a driving licence, speeding offences or nature conservation offences.
- In maritime shipping, the fines are usually between 35 and 500 euros, e.g. for not having a driving licence, running the lights, giving way and speeding offences.

Fines: Breaking the rules on the water can be expensive

- Waterway police inspect 95 boats in MV on Father's Day and identify 28 offences, including three boaters who were clearly under the influence of alcohol.
- The three boaters with up to 1.5 per mille were charged with criminal offences, banned from continuing their journey and ordered to take blood samples.
- Blood alcohol limit: usually 0.5 (Lake Constance 0.8), for passenger and hazardous goods transport 0.0; offences can result in criminal proceedings, fines and loss of insurance cover.

Police checks: Several drunken boat drivers caught

- After weeks without a licence plate, a sailing boat on a trailer was classified as "waste" in Dortmund, towed away and scrapped immediately.  
- The city refers to the lack of an owner, presumed abandoned property and the disproportionate costs of storage or auction.  
- The owner denies scrap status, criticises the lack of information to the public order office; notification to authorities and contact details on the trailer are recommended.

Trailer boat scrapped: City of Dortmund explains the case

- Proof of ownership/boat certificate, proof of insurance, licence plate documents, ID cards, driving licences and radio papers are essential.  
- Additional official certificates and evidence are required for foreign countries, commercial use, radio, pyrotechnics and signal pistols.  
- All documents should be carried on board in the original, complete, up-to-date and ready to hand in a watertight folder.

Start of the season: these boat papers should be on board

- A trailer boat was scrapped by the public order office in Dortmund after being parked in a public space for a long time, and the owner has to pay.  
- The owner could not be contacted due to a missing licence plate; a ten-day sticker went unnoticed, followed by disposal seven weeks later.  
- Legally, trailers are only allowed to park in public spaces for a limited period of time; however, the proportionality of scrapping them immediately is questionable.

Long-term parked trailer boat: public order office charges for disposal

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Sailing law: All regulations and sailing rules at a glance

Protection of the Baltic Sea
Those who plant seagrass should pay – federal authority halts volunteers’ efforts

Law
Court ruling sets standards for mooring yachts

Baltic Sea Protection Action Plan
Interview on planned navigation rules

VAT
Questions and answers on the new EU guidelines

Yacht law
How is the legal relationship between crew and owner regulated?

Proof of VAT
EU publishes guidelines for recreational craft

Fines
Watch out with alcohol - the drink-drive limit on the water

Fines
Breaking the rules on the water can be expensive

Police checks
Several drunken boat drivers caught

Trailer boat scrapped
City of Dortmund explains the case

Start of the season
These boat papers should be on board

Long-term parked trailer boat
Public order office charges for disposal

Sailing law: All regulations and sailing rules at a glance

Protection of the Baltic SeaThose who plant seagrass should pay – federal authority halts volunteers’ efforts

LawCourt ruling sets standards for mooring yachts

Baltic Sea Protection Action PlanInterview on planned navigation rules

VATQuestions and answers on the new EU guidelines

Yacht lawHow is the legal relationship between crew and owner regulated?

Proof of VATEU publishes guidelines for recreational craft

FinesWatch out with alcohol - the drink-drive limit on the water

FinesBreaking the rules on the water can be expensive

Police checksSeveral drunken boat drivers caught

Trailer boat scrappedCity of Dortmund explains the case

Start of the seasonThese boat papers should be on board

Long-term parked trailer boatPublic order office charges for disposal

Protection of the Baltic Sea
Those who plant seagrass should pay – federal authority halts volunteers’ efforts

Law
Court ruling sets standards for mooring yachts

Baltic Sea Protection Action Plan
Interview on planned navigation rules

VAT
Questions and answers on the new EU guidelines

Yacht law
How is the legal relationship between crew and owner regulated?

Proof of VAT
EU publishes guidelines for recreational craft

Fines
Watch out with alcohol - the drink-drive limit on the water

Fines
Breaking the rules on the water can be expensive

Police checks
Several drunken boat drivers caught

Trailer boat scrapped
City of Dortmund explains the case

Start of the season
These boat papers should be on board

Long-term parked trailer boat
Public order office charges for disposal