For an online manual for using the portal in general, click  here  (Dutch).

NeRF – Maritime is the official online regulatory framework of the Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate. It provides maritime professionals with a structured, reliable and up-to-date overview of the applicable national and international legislation.

NeRF - Maritime is regularly updated to reflect new international conventions, amendments, as well as the Dutch legislation and policy developments. If you would like to receive updates on all changes (daily e-mail, if any changes) to the regulatory framework, please see the 'Subscribe box' at the bottom of this page.

Apart from Merchant Shipping, there are two theme-pages for ‘Fishery’ and ‘Inland shipping’

NeRF - Maritime (Merchant Shipping)
For the explanation of NeRF - Maritime (Merchant Shipping), click  here .

The NSI will not consolidate any amendments to the international instruments anymore as per July 1st, 2015. Amendments are published and searchable and will have a reference to the source document which is visible in the 'relations' section of the document (both source and amending document).

NeRF - Maritime helps the maritime sector navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape by providing transparent access to the rules applicable for merchant shipping under the Dutch flag; and its search capabilities and logical document structure helps you to efficiently find the information you need.

The platform enables you to quickly navigate through and links legislation, amendments and related documents, making it easier to understand how requirements are connected and implemented.