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Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)
Institution
Section overview
Description
Our tasks as an important provider of maritime services in Germanyinclude:
Environmental protection in maritime shipping (MARPOL, civil liability for oil pollution, Ballast Water Convention, oil identification)
Maritime security
Hydrographic surveying, wreck search
Nautical information systems
Services to shipping (flag documents, Certificates of Competency for mariners, promotion of shipping)
Warning services (water level foreasts and tide predictions, storm surge warning service, ice service)
Monitoring of the sea (with regard to climate and environmental changes)
Maritime geospatial data centre
Maritime spatial planning in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Planning approval procedures for offshore wind farms and pipelines
The BSH is represented not only in national state and federal bodies but co-operates with more than 20 international organisations.
Activities
- Research Support
Involved in research projects
Contact
Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
(BSH)
Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 78
D-20359 Hamburg
Hamburg
Germany
Phone: 040 3190-0
Fax: 040 3190-5000
Email: posteingang(@)bsh.de
