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Order on living quarters and leisure facilities on board merchant ships
Pursuant to section 1(2), section 3(1), section 5(1) and section 32(9) of the Maritime Safety
Act, cf. Order No. 1629 of 17 December 2018, and section 1(2), section 3(1), section 5(1), andsection 32(2), of the Order on the Entry into Force for Greenland of the Act on Safety at Sea, cf.
Order No. 1674 of 16 December 2015, shall be adopted by virtue of the authorisation granted
under section 1(1)(3) of Order No. 261 of 23 March 2020 on the transfer of certain powers to theDanish Maritime Authority and on appeal procedures, etc, and section 1(1)(2) of Order No. 279 of
23 March 2020 for Greenland on the transfer of certain powers to the Danish Maritime Authority
and on the right to appeal, etc:
Chapter 1
PurposeSection 1. The purpose of this Order is to ensure decent living and leisure facilities for
seafarers working or living on board merchant ships registered in Denmark and Greenland, as
defined in chapter 2, in order to promote the health and well-being of seafarers.
Subsection 2. This Order contains provisions for living quarters that are based on, among otherthings, the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) of the International Labour Organisation of theUnited Nations, and thus does not affect other existing international, regional or national
requirements which may have an influence on living quarters, etc., such as the provisions on fire
safety, including escape routes, of the United Nations International Maritime Organisation's
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention, EU regulations on food law and food hygiene
requirements respectively, and the Smoke-Free Environment Act.
Chapter 2
Scope, definitions and exemptions, etc.
Areas of application
Section 2. The Order shall apply to all merchant vessels registered in Denmark and Greenland,
subject to subsection 2.
Subsection 2. However, the design requirements of sections 5, 13, 18, 28 and 30 shall not apply
to ships built before 1 July 2018, which shall instead comply with the corresponding provisions ofchapter II-3 of Notices from the Danish Maritime Authority B in force at the time when the shipin question was built.
Subsection 3. A ship shall be deemed to have been built on the date on which the keel was laidor on which she was at a similar stage of construction.
Subsection 4. Living quarters, etc., on mobile offshore units shall also comply with theprovisions of this Order, taking into account the particular conditions on board such units.
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1) Small commercial vessels with a length L of less than 15 metres and with a scantlingnumber of less than 100.
2) Passenger vessels of less than 24 metres in length operating exclusively in port areas orinland lakes, etc.
3) Fishing vessels.
4) Ships with traditional construction such as dhows and junks.
5) Warships.
6) Fleet auxiliaries.
7) Recreational craft.
Definitions
Section 3. For the purposes of this Order:
1) Seafarer: any person, including the master, employed or engaged or working on board a shipin any capacity.
2) Ship's officers: chief mates, engineers, radio operators and mates.
3) Junior Officer: a ship's officer at operational level.
4) Senior Officer: a ship's officer at senior level.
5) Merchant ship: any ship other than fishing vessels and recreational craft.
6) Passenger ship: a vessel carrying more than 12 passengers.
7) Cargo ship: a merchant ship other than a passenger ship.
8) Special purpose ship means a ship designed in accordance with the provisions of the IMO
Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships, 1983 and subsequent versions.
9) Fishing vessel: a vessel whose nationality certificate bears a port identification number.
10) Recreational craft: a vessel not used for commercial purposes.
11) Gross tonnage: the gross tonnage (GT), rounded down without decimals, indicated at all
times on the tonnage certificate of the vessel.
12) Length L1: is the length measured from the forward edge of the intersection of the platingwith the upper surface of the deck at the bow to the aft edge of the intersection of the platingwith the deck at the stern.
13) Length (L): calculated as 96% of the total length of a waterline at 85% of the minimum
depth (moulded) measured from the keel line, or as the length from the bow to the axis of thestem of the rudder calculated on the said waterline, if this length is the greater. In vessels withsteering speed, the waterline on which the length is measured shall be parallel to the drawn
waterline).
14) Coastal navigation: trade in the North Sea east of 3 degrees E. Longitude and south of 62
degrees N. latitude, trade in the Baltic Sea and trade along the coast of Greenland at a distanceof not more than 30 nautical miles from the coast (baseline).
15) Living quarters: the sleeping quarters, dining rooms, sanitary facilities, hospital rooms,
leisure rooms, offices, etc., for the use of seafarers.
16) International trade: trade between a Danish and a foreign port or between two foreign
ports, as well as trade between Denmark and the Faroe Islands or Greenland and trade between
the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
17) National trade: all trade that is not international trade.
18) Scantling numbers of small commercial vessels: Length L1 multiplied by width (L1 x W).

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Exemptions, etc.
Section 4. Exemptions from the requirements of this Order may be made only where expressly
permitted by this Order and only in exceptional circumstances where essential circumstances
justify such exemptions and provided that the health and safety of seafarers is protected.
Subsection 2. In ships where there is a need to take into account seafarers with different
religious and social customs without discrimination, the Danish Maritime Authority may, after
consultation with the relevant organisations for shipowners and seafarers, allow reasonable
exemptions. This may be done only on condition that the exemptions do not result in lessfavourable facilities for seafarers.
Subsection 3. The Danish Maritime Authority may, after consultation with the relevant
shipowners' and seafarers' organisations, exempt ships of less than 200 gross tonnage from therequirements of the following provisions, where this is reasonable, taking into account the size ofthe ship and the number of persons on board
1) Section 12(2),2) Section18(1), and subsections 3-7, as far as the floor area is concerned,
3) Section 26(2), and
4) Section 30(1) and (2).
Subsection 4. The Danish Maritime Authority shall inform the relevant shipowners' andseafarers' organisations of cases in which ships that have made use of the exemption provisions
referred to in section 8, section 15(4), section 19(3), section 25(4), section 30(3) and section 32(3)are approved by the Danish Maritime Authority.
Chapter 3
General requirements for living quarters
Section 5. There shall be an adequate ceiling height in all seafarers' living quarters.
Subsection 2. The minimum ceiling height in all seafarers' living quarters where full freedom of
movement is required shall not be less than 203 cm.
Subsection 3. The Maritime Authority may permit a minor reduction in ceiling height in any
room or in any part of such room in the living quarters area where the Authority is satisfied thatsuch a reduction is reasonable and will not be an inconvenience to seafarers.
Section 6. The living quarters shall be adequately insulated, in particular, to prevent
condensation or overheating, cf. also sections 11 and 12.
Section 7. In ships other than passenger ships, sleeping quarters shall be situated amidships oraft above the load line or, in the case of ships not bearing load line marks, above the upper loadwaterline, subject to the provisions of section 8.
Subsection 2. However, in exceptional cases, where the size, type or intended service of the ship
makes any other location impracticable, sleeping quarters may be placed in the forward part of theship, but in no case forward of the bulkhead.
Subsection 3. On passenger ships and special purpose ships, the Danish Maritime Authority
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sleeping quarters to be situated below the load line, provided that in no case shall they be situated
immediately below working passages.
Subsection 4. There shall be no direct openings to sleeping quarters from cargo and machinery
rooms or from galleys, storage rooms, drying rooms or common sanitary rooms; the part of abulkhead separating such rooms from sleeping quarters and exterior bulkheads shall be
constructed effectively of steel or other approved material and shall be watertight and gastight.
Section 8. In ships of less than 200 gross tonnage engaged on domestic trade, sleeping quarters
may be located below the load line or the upper load waterline, provided that due regard is paid tohealth, safety and working environment conditions, cf. including
1) The sleeping quarters is fitted with at least two emergency exits and an audible low alarmthat is audible under all operating conditions, and
2) In each sleeping quarters there are additional life jackets for each person for whom thequarters is used, in addition to life jackets on deck, and adjustable lighting to compensate forlack of daylight.
Subsection 2. There shall also be bridge procedures with instructions for general alarming,
which shall be clearly audible in the sleeping quarters under all operating conditions.
Subsection 3. Sleeping quarters shall be used for resting only when there is no disturbing noiseor vibration from work on the deck above or from nearby machinery.
Subsection 4. Sleeping quarters shall in no case be located in front of the collision bulkhead.
Section 9. Materials used for the construction of interior bulkheads, panels and boards, floors
and joints shall be suitable for the purpose and contribute to ensuring a healthy working
environment, cf. section 11.
Section 10. Proper lighting and adequate drainage shall be provided.
Subsection 2. Living quarters shall be illuminated by daylight and provided with electric
lighting, which shall be so arranged as to afford the maximum benefit to the persons occupying
the quarters.
Subsection 3. Recognised international or Danish standards or the Danish Working
Environment Authority's (WEA) guidance on artificial lighting may be used to establish
requirements for correct lighting.
Section 11.Living quarters, leisure and catering facilities shall comply with applicable healthand safety protection and accident prevention provisions in order to avoid the risk of exposure tohazardous dust and fumes, vibration levels and other environmental factors and chemicals on
board ships and to ensure a decent working environment and living conditions for seafarers on
board.
Chapter 4
Ventilation and heating
Section 12. Sleeping quarters and dining rooms shall be adequately ventilated.

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Subsection 2. With the exception of ships regularly operating in areas where temperate climaticconditions do not require it, all ships shall be fitted with air-conditioning systems in seafarers'
living quarters, in any separate radio rooms and in any central machinery control rooms.
Subsection 3. All rooms used for sanitary purposes, food preparation, medical treatment,
laundry or similar purposes shall have free air ventilation independent of the other parts of theliving quarters, so that disease, bad smells or air are not spread.
Subsection 4. Adequate heating shall be provided by means of a suitable air-conditioning
system, except on ships operating exclusively in tropical climates.
Subsection 5. Ventilation and air-conditioning systems shall be fitted with suitable filters at air
intakes and shall be designed to take account of the special conditions of operation at sea and shallnot cause irritating noise or vibration, cf. section 11.
Subsection 6. Ventilation and air conditioning systems, cf. subsection 7, must be adjustable andbe designed and dimensioned in accordance with a recognised international or Danish standard,
cf. section 11.
Subsection 7. In the absence of a recognised international or Danish standard, the following
minimum requirements must be met:
1) Ventilation of sleeping quarters, dining rooms, leisure rooms, offices and hospital rooms
shall be provided by supplying air equivalent to six air changes per hour and ventilation of
toilets and bathrooms shall be dimensioned for ten air changes per hour.
2) The air-conditioning system may be a central system or consist of separate units and must be
dimensioned so that, at 35ºC and 70% relative humidity outside, it can maintain 29ºC andapproximately 50% relative humidity inside. No more than 50% return air shall be used. These
requirements shall be achievable with the hourly air change requirements referred to in point 1.
3) The air conditioning chiller and air coolers must also be sized to maintain 24ºC andapproximately 50% relative humidity inside at 28ºC and 80% relative humidity outside. These
conditions must be achievable with the hourly air change requirements referred to in point 1.
Subsection 8. In ships carrying dangerous substances, ventilation shall be such that air from
hospital rooms and separate changing rooms cannot escape into other rooms in the living quarters.
Recirculation of air from hospital rooms is not allowed. Doors to corridors leading to other living
quarters shall not be fitted with a ventilation aperture and any ventilation duct shall be fitted witha non-return flap or other means shall be provided to ensure that air does not escape into otheraccommodation.
Chapter 5
Sleeping quarters and dining room lighting
Section 13. Subject to the special arrangements which may be permitted in passenger ships,
sleeping quarters and dining rooms shall be illuminated by daylight and fitted with adequate
artificial lighting, cf. section 10.
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Section 14. The following provisions shall apply only where sleeping quarters are required on
board ships.
Number of sleeping quarters
Section 15. With the exception of passenger ships, separate sleeping quarters shall be provided
for each seafarer, subject to subsections 2 and 4.
Subsection 2. The Danish Maritime Authority may exempt ships of less than 3,000 gross
tonnage and special purpose ships from the requirement of subsection 1 after consultation with therelevant seafarers' and shipowners' organisations, except in the case of officers' sleeping quarters.
Subsection 3. There shall be separate sleeping quarters for men and women.
Subsection 4. In ships of less than 200 gross tonnage engaged in shifting operations of not morethan two weeks' duration in connection with the ship's transfer to other duties or areas ofoperation, it shall be permitted for there to be no separate sleeping quarters for each seafarer. In
such cases, the sleeping quarters may be used by no more than two seafarers and only one seafarer
may rest in the sleeping quarters at a time. It is understood that shifting will only take place withthe operational crew on board and that this crew will be provided with adequate catering on board.
Sleeping quarters size and equipment
Section 16. Sleeping quarters shall be of adequate size and suitably equipped to ensure
reasonable comfort and ease of cleaning.
BerthsSection 17. In any event, there shall be a separate berth for each seafarer.
Subsection 2. The minimum internal dimensions of berths shall be at least 198 cm by 80 cm.
Subsection 3. Berths shall not be placed immediately adjacent to each other.
Subsection 4. More than 2 berths shall not be placed one above the other. There shall beadequate space between the berth ends, between the bottom of the lower berth and the floor andbetween the bottom of the upper berth and the ceiling.
Floor area in sleeping quarters
Section 18. In sleeping quarters with a single berth, the floor area shall not be less than:
1) 4.5 m2 on ships with a gross tonnage of less than 3,000.
2) 5.5 m2 on ships of 3,000 gross tonnage or more but less than 10,000.
3) 7 m2 on ships of 10,000 gross tonnage or more.
Subsection 2. However, the Danish Maritime Authority may permit a smaller floor area for the
purpose of providing single-person cabins on ships of less than 3,000 gross tonnage, passenger
ships and special purpose ships.
Subsection 3. On ships of less than 3,000 gross tonnage, other than passenger ships and specialpurpose vessels, sleeping quarters may be occupied by not more than two seafarers. The floor areaof such sleeping quarters shall not be less than 7 m2.

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Subsection 4. On passenger ships and special-purpose vessels, the floor area of sleeping
quarters for seafarers not performing duties as ships' officers shall not be less than:
1) 7.5 m2 in quarters for two people.
2) 11.5 m2 in quarters for three people.
3) 14.5 m2 in quarters for four people.
Subsection 5. On special-purpose vessels more than four persons may be accommodated in thesleeping quarters. The floor area of such sleeping quarters shall not be less than 7 m 2 per person.
Subsection 6. On ships other than passenger ships or special-purpose vessels, the floor area perperson in sleeping quarters for seafarers performing duties as ships' officers and where there is no
private dayroom or sitting room shall not be less than:
1) 7.5 m2 on ships with a gross tonnage of less than 3,000.
2) 8.5 m2 on ships of 3,000 gross tonnage or more but less than 10,000.
3) 10 m2 on ships of 10,000 gross tonnage or more.
Subsection 7. On passenger ships and special-purpose vessels, the floor area per seafarer
performing duties as ship's officers and where there is no private dayroom or sitting room shallnot be less than 7.5 m2 for junior officers and not less than 8.5 m2 for senior officers.
Section 19. The master, chief engineer and chief mate shall, in addition to their sleeping
quarters, have an adjoining dayroom, sitting room or similar additional room, subject tosubsections 2 and 3.
Subsection 2. The Danish Maritime Authority may exempt ships of less than 3,000 gross
tonnage from the requirements of subsection 1, after consultation with the relevant seafarers' andshipowners' organisations.
Subsection 3. In ships of less than 200 gross tonnage, the master, chief engineer officer andchief mate shall not be required to have an adjoining dayroom, sitting room or similar additionalroom when the ship is engaged on day voyages or voyages of up to two weeks' duration in normal
service. For other voyages, adequate other living quarter facilities shall be provided on board.
Furnishing of sleeping quarters
Section 20. In the sleeping quarters there shall be a wardrobe with sufficient space but not lessthan 475 litres and a drawer or equivalent storage space capable of holding at least 56 litres foreach occupant. If the drawer is integrated in the wardrobe, the total capacity of the wardrobe mustbe at least 500 litres. There must be a shelf in the wardrobe and the occupier must be able to lockit to ensure their privacy.
Section 21. In each sleeping quarters there shall be a table or desk, which may be fixed, folding
or retractable, and a comfortable seat as required.
Subsection 2. Furthermore, suitable fittings shall be provided to afford seafarers privacy,
including lockable lockers or drawers, bookshelves and curtains for windows.
Lockers for work clothes
Section 22. There shall be one or more well-ventilated lockers of suitable size and arrangement
outside the sleeping quarters for, among other things, work clothes.

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Chapter 7
Specific to the dining room
Section 23. The dining room shall be separate from the sleeping quarters and as close aspracticable to the galley, subject to subsections 2 and 3.
Subsection 2. The Danish Maritime Authority may exempt ships of less than 3,000 gross
tonnage from this requirement after consultation with the relevant seafarers' and shipowners'
organisations.
Subsection 3. In ships of less than 500 gross tonnage, a separate dining room shall not be
required. Instead, tables and seats shall be provided in the galley or other suitable place where
seafarers may eat.
Section 24. Dining rooms shall be of adequate size and comfort and be suitably furnished andfitted out having regard to the number of seafarers likely to use them at any one time.
Subsection 2. A facility for obtaining refreshments at any time shall be provided, including thepossibility to obtain hot drinks and chilled drinking water.
Subsection 3.Separate or shared dining rooms shall be provided, as appropriate.
Subsection 4. The dining room shall be designed in such a way that it is easy to clean.
Subsection 5. There shall be access to an appropriately sited refrigeration appliance of a volume
equivalent to the number of persons using the dining room or dining rooms. The volume must be
at least ten litres per person up to ten persons and five litres per person for each additional person.
Chapter 8
Specific for sanitary facilities
Section 25. All seafarers on board the ship shall have easy access to sanitary facilities whichmeet minimum health and hygiene requirements and a reasonable level of comfort.
Subsection 2. There shall be separate sanitary facilities for men and women.
Subsection 3. There shall be easy access to sanitary facilities from the bridge and from theengine room or from a position close to the engine control room. The Danish Maritime Authority
may exempt ships with a gross tonnage of less than 3,000 from this requirement after consultation
with the relevant organisations for seafarers and shipowners, cf. subsection 4.
Subsection 4. In ships of less than 200 gross tonnage, immediate access to sanitary facilities
from the bridge and the engine room or from a position close to the engine control room shall bepermitted provided that easy access to the ship's other sanitary facilities is ensured and that the
ship's navigating bridge procedures ensure the maintenance of a watch on board.
Section 26. In a convenient place on all ships, there shall be at least one toilet, one sink and one
bath or shower for every six persons or less who do not have personal facilities.
Subsection 2. With the exception of passenger ships, a sink with hot and cold running fresh
water shall be provided in each sleeping quarters, except where such a sink is in the private
bathroom.
Subsection 3. On passenger ships not normally making voyages of more than four hours'
duration, the Danish Maritime Authority may permit special arrangements or a reduction in thenumber of facilities required.

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Section 27. Hot and cold running fresh water shall be provided at all washing stations.
Subsection 2. Shared toilet facilities, if intended for more than two persons, shall be separated
from sleeping quarters and bathing facilities.
Subsection 3. There shall be no direct access from sleeping or other living quarters to toilet orbathing facilities intended for more than two persons.
Subsection 4. Where there are no single or double-occupancy bathrooms, ships of 3,000 gross
tonnage or more shall have common changing rooms with washing facilities.
Section 28. In ships of 3,000 gross tonnage or more, all officers shall be provided with separate
bathrooms adjoining their sleeping quarters with a toilet, shower and sink with hot and cold fresh
water.
Chapter 9
Specific requirements for hospital rooms
Section 29. In ships operating outside GMDSS sea area A1 and where the crew is 15 or moreseafarers, a separate hospital room shall be provided for medical purposes only.
Subsection 2. The Danish Maritime Authority may relax the requirement in subsection 1 forships engaged in coastal navigation.
Subsection 3. It shall be ensured that
1) There is easy access to the hospital room in all weather conditions,2) The hospital room is comfortable to stay in, and
3) That patients receive prompt and appropriate care.
Subsection 4. In ships where each seafarer has their own sleeping quarters with toilet and bath,the hospital room referred to in subsection 1 may be replaced by a treatment room (accident andemergency room) which shall be suitably equipped, including a sink and an emergency treatmentarea. One bed in the treatment room is sufficient regardless of the size of the ship.
Subsection 5. Persons confined to bed shall have the means of calling for assistance.
Subsection 6. Injured persons must be transported in a safe manner from the scene of theaccident to the hospital or treatment room.
Subsection 7. Appropriate means of communication must be available from the hospital roomso that the treatment practitioner can talk to Radio Medical.
Chapter 10
Leisure facilities and other conditions
Laundry facilities
Section 30. Laundry facilities shall be provided in a well-placed and well-equipped manner.
Subsection 2. Laundry and drying rooms shall be suitably located in relation to the living
quarters.
Subsection 3. In ships of less than 200 gross tonnage engaged on domestic trade, therequirements of subsections 1 and 2 may be waived if other suitable washing facilities areavailable.

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Access to open deck
Section 31. All ships shall have one or more open deck areas to which seafarers have accesswhen off duty and which shall be of an appropriate size having regard to the size of the ship, thenumber of seafarers on board and the climatic conditions in which the ship operates.
Subsection 2. Within the open deck areas referred to in subsection 1, appropriate leisurefacilities shall be provided having regard to the size of the ship and the number of seafarers on
board unless such facilities are provided elsewhere on board, cf. section 34(2).
Offices
Section 32. All ships shall have separate offices or a common ship's office of reasonable size
and, as far as possible, lighted by daylight and with adequate furniture for the use of the deck andengine room departments.
Subsection 2. The Danish Maritime Authority may exempt ships of less than 3,000 gross
tonnage from the requirements of subsection 1, after consultation with the relevant seafarers' andshipowners' organisations.
Subsection 3. In ships with a gross tonnage of less than 200, it is permitted that therequirements in subsection 1 are waived if access to office work is ensured in another room of the
ship's living quarters or on land and taking into account that office work is not an obstacle tomaintaining a watch on board.
Mosquito-infested areas
Section 33. In ships which regularly call at mosquito-infested ports, measures shall be taken toprotect the living quarters against the entry of mosquitoes by fitting suitable nets on windows,
ventilators and doors to the open air.
Subsection 2. Ships fitted with air-conditioning systems complying with the requirements forsuch systems shall be exempt from the requirement laid down in subsection 1.
Leisure facilities
Section 34. Adequate leisure facilities, amenities and services shall be provided on board,
adapted to the special needs of seafarers living and working on board, for the benefit of all
seafarers, taking into account applicable health and safety protection and accident prevention
provisions.
Subsection 2. Leisure facilities referred to in subsection 1 shall, taking into account the size ofthe ship and the number of seafarers on board, provide opportunities for joint activities, including,for example, opportunities for fitness activities and the ability to watch films or use IT equipment,
including Internet connection, taking into account the actual conditions.
Chapter 11
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Section 35. The master or person entrusted with this duty shall ensure by frequent inspections
that the seafarers' living quarters are clean, suitable for habitation and in a good state of repair.
Subsection 2. The results of such inspections shall be recorded and made available forinspection.
Chapter 12Penalty provisions
Section 36. Violation of sections 5 to 35 of this Order is punishable by a fine or imprisonment
for up to 1 year.
Subsection 2. The penalty may increase to imprisonment for up to 2 years if(1) The infringement, including in connection with causing an accident at sea or sailing inbreach of good seamanship, has caused injury to life or health or has created a danger thereof;(2) A prohibition or an order has previously been issued in respect of the same or a similar
matter; or
3) The infringement has resulted in or is intended to result in a financial benefit for the person
concerned or for others.
Subsection 3. Where no confiscation of the proceeds of the infringement is ordered, the amountof any financial advantage obtained or intended shall be taken into account, in particular, in theassessment of any fine, including any additional fine.
Subsection 4. Criminal liability may be imposed on companies or other legal persons inaccordance with the rules laid down in Chapter 5 of the Criminal Code.
Section 37. If the matter is covered by an order on the entry into force for Greenland of the Act
on Safety at Sea, measures may be taken in accordance with the Criminal Code for Greenland.
Subsection 2. The circumstances referred to in section 36(2) shall be regarded as aggravating
circumstances.
Subsection 3. If no confiscation of proceeds is made, cf. section 120 of the Criminal Code forGreenland, the amount of any financial benefit obtained or intended shall be taken into account, inparticular, when imposing a fine, including an additional fine.
Subsection 4. Where an infringement is committed by companies or other legal persons, thelegal person as such may be held liable to pay a fine. If the infringement is committed by theState, the Government of Greenland, a municipality, or a settlement board, the public authority as
such may be held liable to a pay fine.
Subsection 5. If the person concerned is not resident in Greenland, or their connection with
Greenlandic society is of such a loose nature that the conditions for the application of measures
are not met, the case may be brought or referred for prosecution in Denmark.
Chapter 13
Entry into force. etc.
Section 38. The Order shall enter into force on 3 February 2022.
Subsection 2. Order No. 784 of 12 June 2018 on living quarters and leisure facilities on board
merchant ships is repealed.

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Subsection 3. The provisions of section 8, section 15(4), section 19(3), section 25(4), section
30(3) and section 32(3) shall be repealed on 1 January 2024.
The Danish Maritime Authority, 28 January 2022
Martin Hvid John
/ Malene Loftager Mundt
Official notes
The Order contains provisions transposing parts of Council Directive 2009/13/EC of 16 February 2009 giving effectto the Agreement entered into by the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) and the European
Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, and amending Directive 1999/63/EC,
Official Journal of the European Union 2009, No. OJ L 124, p. 30, as amended by Council Directive (EU) 2018/131 of
23 January 2018 implementing the Agreement entered into by the European Community Shipowners' Associations(ECSA) and the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) amending Directive 2009/13/EC in line with the 2014
amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as approved by the International Labour Conference on 11
June 2014, Official Journal of the European Union 2018, No. L 22, page 28.
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