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Vessels

The Norwegian Maritime Authority shall supervise the construction and operation of vessels flying the Norwegian flag and the companies operating these vessels and supervise foreign ships in Norwegian ports. We shall also supervise and promote good working and living conditions on vessels, monitor risks to vessels and seafarers and carry out preventive measures to reduce the number of accidents both in the recreational fleet and the commercial fleet.

Vessel types The NMA recognizes five separate groups of vessels.
Equipment and technical requirements
Manning requirements Safe manning of vessels.
Certificates and documents for vessels Secondary certificates for all vessels.
Vessel inspection Inspection procedures and what to expect.
Environment The environmental pros and cons of shipping.
My Vessels My Vessels is a communication platform for the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) and the shipping industry. These pages provide an overview of registered vessel certificates, reactions and information about accidents. This is also where the dialogue between the industry and the NMA takes place regarding construction and reconstruction of ships.

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Telephone: + 47 52 74 50 00

Emergency telephone (24/7) : + 47 52 74 50 00

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Web editor: Torbein Kvil Gamst

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Postal address:
P.O. Box 2222 
NO-5509 Haugesund
NORWAY

Visiting address:
Smedasundet 50A
5528 Haugesund

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Addresses NIS/NOR

The Norwegian Ship Registers NIS/NOR
P.O. Box 73 Nygårdstangen
NO-5838 Bergen
NORWAY

Visiting address:
Nygårdsgaten 114
5008 Bergen

All documents related to registration processes must be sent directly to the Department of Ship Registration

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