Aggravation in application for German Certificate of Equivalence

Due to a high amount of new applicants and some amendments BG Verkehr has made for foreign vessels applying for a German CoE, the requirements to receive a CoE have become stricter and higher.

Especially for vessels that have just been Coded under MCA Workboat (or Brown Code) and have not been further classed by a classification society the German Authorities tightened the requirements and are

interpreting the regulations stricter than before which might even lead to major structural modifications.

Whereas formerly only certificates have to be handed in completely prior to an inspection, currently these documents are to be scrutinized and approved by BG Verkehr before an inspection date can basically be organized and is granted. This results in high lead times for on board inspections. BG Verkehr officially states partly up to 6 weeks. Furthermore, BG Verkehr reserves their right to also check construction and system drawings prior to an inspection.

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In 23h on board for IMCA CMID

From first call, sending out the quotation, receiving it signed back and being on board in less than 24h. Time in port, weather days or bunkering are days where workboats cannot be on duty. We understand the necessity of operators to keep the down time short as possible. With each client we work fast and closely to find the short gap in the charter schedule to be on board for IMCA audits or MCA annual inspections. If nothing works out we carry out surveys during night or even at sea at running operations.