Complain about working and living conditions

Here you can submit a complaint to the Danish Maritime Authority about your shipowner if you are dissatisfied with your working and living conditions. This is your right as Danish seafarer or a seafarer on board a Danish flagged vessel.

Please file out the electronic form to submit a complaint to the Danish Maritime Authority

• The Danish Maritime Authoritys electronic form for complaints under the Maritime Labour Convention (new window)

It will be completely confidential who has submitted the complaint. The Danish Maritime Authority must not disclose the name or any personal details about the seafarer who complains without his or her consent, just as the Danish Maritime Authority must not inform whether an inspection of a ship is made due to a complaint.

Each individual shipowner is responsible that the procedures used when dealing with complaints are reasonable, fast and efficient.

If you have questions regarding your submission or questions regarding the requirements please contact

Danish Maritime Authority

Caspar Brandts Plads 9

DK-4220 Korsør

Denmark

Phone: (+45) 72196000

Fax: (+45) 72196001

Email: sfs@dma.dk 

• Official website for the Danish Maritime Authority (new window)

• Consolidated act no. 1662 of 17 December on seafarers’ conditions of employment, etc. (in Danish - new window)
• Order No. 468 of 7 May 2013, on confidentiality in connection with the Danish Maritime Authority's consideration of complaints (in Danish - new window)