Translation. Only the Danish version has legal validity.
Order no. 1339 of 21 November 2016
issued by the Danish Maritime Authority
Order on the posting of a declaration on protection of seafarers
and the master under the act on industrial injury insurance

In pursuance of section 70 and section 73d of the act on seafarers' conditions of employment, etc, (lovom søfarendes ansættelsesforhold m.v.), cf. consolidated act no. 73 of 17 January 2014, as amended by act
no. 400 of 2 May 2016, section 20b of the act on safety at sea (lov om sikkerhed til søs), cf. consolidated act
no. 72 of 17 January 2014, and following negotiations with the Danish Working Environment Authority, thefollowing provisions are laid down by authority:
Section 1. This order shall apply to seafarers and masters on board Danish ships, cf. section 1(1) as
well as section 49 of the act on seafarers' conditions of employment, etc. (lov om søfarendes ansættelsesforhold m.v.), irrespective of the type and trade area of the ships, with the exception of fishing vessels
and recreational craft.
Section 2. For confirmation of the protection of the seafarers and the master pursuant to the act onindustrial injury insurance (lov om arbejdsskadesikring), the declaration attached as annex 1 shall be available to the seafarers on board the ship.
Subsection 2. The declaration shall be in the working language of the ship or in English. If the ship isengaged in international trade, it shall be in English or a translation into English shall be attached.
Section 3. Contraventions of this order shall be liable to punishment by fine.
Subsection 2. Companies, etc. (legal personalities) may be liable to punishment pursuant to the provisions of part 5 of the penal code (straffeloven).
Section 4. This order shall enter into force on 1 January 2017.

Danish Maritime Authority, 21 November 2016
Rasmus Høy Thomsen / Silje Juel Rubæk1

Annex 1
Erklæring i henhold til konventionen om søfarendes arbejdsforhold, norm A 4.2.2om lov om arbejdsskadeeerstatning
Enhver, der er ansat til at udføre udarbejde på skibe under dansk flag, er på lige fod med personer, der eransat til at udføre arbejde i Danmark, og ligegyldigt om arbejdet er relateret til skibets drift, dækket af den
danske lov om arbejdsskadeerstatning i tilfælde af følger af arbejdsulykker og arbejdsbetingede sygdomme. Loven administreres af Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring.
Dette skibs ejer er forpligtet til at tegne forsikring til dækning af alle personer, der er ansat til at udføre
arbejde på dansk-flagede skibe under skibsførerens kommando, hos et forsikringsselskab, der dækker kravene i loven om arbejdsskadeerstatning i tilfælde af følger af arbejdsulykker, og til at bidrage til Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring med henblik på at dække risikoen for arbejdsbetingede sygdomme.
Dette skibs fører er forpligtet til at notere alle oplysninger i logbogen om eventuelle arbejdsulykker eller
arbejdsbetingede sygdomme og at anmelde arbejdsbetingede ulykker således som anført i loven om arbejdsskadeerstatning.
Når der sker en arbejdsulykke eller opstår en arbejdsbetinget sygdom på et skib under dansk flag, og arbejdsgiveren ikke har tegnet en forsikring, skal Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring betale en eventuel erstatning til den sårede person eller hans eller hendes overlevende slægtninge, som vedkommende har forsørgerpligten over for. Arbejdsgiveren skal refundere Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring for dens udlæg.
Ydelserne i henhold til loven omfatter:

1)
2)
3)

Erstatning for tab af erhvervsevne.
Erstatning for varigt men.
Dækning af udgifter til medicin, sygebehandling mv., som ikke dækkes af den danske nationale
sygesikring.

4)
5)

Et overgangs beløb til personer, som afdøde har forsørgerpligten over for.
Erstatning for tab af forsørger.

For yderligere oplysninger om det danske arbejdsskadeerstatningssystem se www.aes.dk eller kontakt Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring på +45 7220 6000 eller aes@aes.dk.
Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring
Sankt Kjelds Plads 1
2100 København Ø2

Annex 2
Declaration under Maritime Labour Convention᾽s standard A 4.2.2 on
WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT
Any person, who is engaged to carry out work on board vessels under Danish flag, whether or not thework is related to the operation of the ship, is on an equal footing with persons engaged to carry out workin Denmark, covered by the Danish Workers´ Compensation Act against the consequences of industrial
injuries and occupational diseases. The Act is administered by Labour Market Insurance.
The owner of this vessel is liable to take out insurance covering all persons engaged to work on board
Danish flagged vessels under the instruction of the master of the ship with an insurance company meeting
the requirements of the Workers´ Compensation Act for the consequences of work accidents and to contribute to Labour Market Insurance to cover the risk of occupational diseases.
The master of this vessel is obliged to enter in the log book full information on the occurrence of any
work accident or occupational disease and to report work related accidents in the manner prescribed bythe Workers´ Compensation Act.
Where an accident at work or occupational disease occurs on a vessel under Danish flag and the employer
has not taken out insurance, Labour Market Insurance shall pay out any compensation to the injured person or his/her surviving dependants. The employer shall reimburse Labour Market Insurance for the outlays.
The benefits under the Act comprise:

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Compensation for loss of earning capacity,
Compensation for permanent injury,
Cover of expenses to medicine, health care treatment etc. which is not covered by the Danish
national health insurance.
Transitional allowance to dependants at death,Compensation for loss of breadwinner,

For more information on the Danish workers’ compensation scheme, see www.aes.dk or contact LabourMarket Insurance on +45 7220 6000 or aes@aes.dk.
Labour Market Insurance
Sankt Kjelds Plads 11
DK-2100 Copenhagen Denmark3