Rules & Regulations
Rules for driving a leisure boat |
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Under 16 years
- Boat length until 8 meters
- Maximum 10 hp and 10 knots
Over 16 years without a boating licence
- Boat length until 8 meters
- Maximum output of 25 hp
- No upper limit for speed, except from in regulated areas
Over 16 years with a boating license
- Boat length until 15 meters
- No upper limit for number of hp
- No upper limit for speed, except from in regulated areas
Born before 1980
- Boat length until 15 meters
- No upper limit for number of hp
- No upper limit for speed, except from in regulated areas
"Fritidsbåtsertifikat" (Leisure Boat Skipper Certificate) and "Fritidsskippersertifikat" (Leisure Skipper Certificate) gives the right to drive leisure boats with a hull length up to 24 meters, for non commercial purposes.
See the complete Regulation here
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