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ochure also includes a list of recommended equipment such as fire extinguisher,
anchor, lamp, first aid kit etc.
10.12 Health and Environment
Septic tank
Based on the International Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships
and MARPOL 73/78 (on marine pollution) there is in general, a ban on emptying of
waster water, however, exemptions exists for leisure boats, for ships with a cleaning
system and for ships more than 12 see miles from shore. Based on the EU leisure boat
regulation, all boats with a WC should have septic tank that can be emptied at dedicated
locations. Slightly different regulations apply to Baltic Sea, North Sea, Federal Waterways
and Inland lakes (DMYV, 2010).
Conservation areas
Some of the German water ways and coast are parts of nature conservation areas.
Regulation on navigating the waterways in certain conservation areas (Verordnung über
das Befahren der Bundeswasserstraßen in bestimmten Naturschutz- gebieten,
Naturschutzbefahrensverordnung – NSGBefV) from 1998, regulate this traffic. In general,
the regulation states that the user of leisure boats need to respect the wild life, by
keeping distance and minimizing engine usage.
Speed limits at sea
Speed limits are normally given in kilometer per hour and vary greatly throughout the
country. For engine-powered recreational craft the general maximum permissible speeds
on lakes and lake-like expanses of water 25 kilometers per hour. The limit is normally 9
km per hour on canals and 12 km per hour on rivers.
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