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Ordinance regulating the use of the navigable Alster by machine-driven vessels (Alster Shipping Ordinance)
www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-AlsterSchVHAV1P3/part/X

A separate driver's license is required if you want to drive in the Alster area with machine-driven vehicles.

The navigable Alster area is a special use area that is intended for water sports and recreation. Shipping is therefore mainly reserved for boats for sailing, rowing and paddling. You need a separate driving license to use engines as propulsion. You must apply for the separate driving license from the responsible authority. The driving license will only be issued to you in justified exceptional cases. Even with the separate driving license, you are not allowed to drive in certain areas of the navigable Alster area. This is only permitted with a further, additional special permit. You must also apply for this special permit from the responsible authority. The areas in which you need a special permit are marked on the map of the navigable waters in the Alster area (see the "Links" section).

• Documents proving that your boat meets the requirements for motorized navigation on the Alster

The intended use and technical equipment of the boat meet certain requirements and criteria:

1. For safety reasons, vessels may only have the maximum possible draught depending on the water level. The applicable values are published in the Official Gazette.
2. Vehicles that are approved for the carriage of passengers for a fee, offer food on board and undertake journeys lasting more than one hour must be equipped with permanently installed toilets, hand wash basins and a sewage and waste water tank that is dimensioned to accommodate the waste water generated by the maximum number of persons permitted and kept permanently in working order on board.
3. The vehicles may only be equipped with an environmentally friendly underwater paint.
4. The engine power of vehicles that are not approved for the paid transport of people or are used for towing or commercial work must not exceed 50 kilowatts (kW). Vehicle drives that run on oil/petrol fuel mixtures with underwater exhaust are prohibited from January 1, 2007. The restrictions do not apply to public service vehicles or to emergency operations by private rescue services.

10.00 EUR - 200.00 EUR

• You apply for a driving license using the application form provided. In your application, you also state whether you want to make a single trip or a transfer trip or whether you want to drive in the Alster area with a so-called annual permit.
• The responsible authority will examine your application and, if necessary, request any missing documents or information from you.
• The decision of the competent authority regarding your application will be communicated to you in writing.

about 2 weeks

You must apply for permission at least 2 weeks before the start of the intended driving event.

Once you receive the permit, you must carry it on board at all times and present it during inspections.

Contradiction

• Apply for permission to navigate the Alster with motorized boats
• Navigable Alster area is intended for leisure and recreation
• Sailing, rowing, paddling is allowed
• Motor-powered boats require a separate driving license, which is only issued in exceptional cases
• For certain areas, further restrictions on accessibility apply; an additional exemption permit is required
• Application to the competent authority

Authority for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture