Marine Surveyors in Germany: North Sea and Baltic Ship Inspection
Marine surveyors in Germany divide between the North Sea and the Baltic. Hamburg, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven and Emden face the North Sea, while Kiel, Lubeck and Rostock serve the Baltic. Germany is a Paris MOU member and both of its seas are IMO ECAs.
53° Nord - Marine Consulting GmbH & Co. KG in Bremen, Germany is listed by the VDSS (Verband Deutscher Schiffahrt-Sachverständiger), the German association of marine surveyors, with Peter Merkel as the member.
Franzius & Co. is a Hamburg yacht consultancy and survey practice on Winterhuder Weg whose surveyor is publicly appointed and sworn by the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. It is a member of the International Institute of Marine Surveying, the German boat and shipbuilders' association and the Verband der Sportboot- und Schiffbau-Sachverständigen. Services include damage reports, yacht consulting, project management, quality assurance, ultrasonic NDT, valuations, evidence preservation and CE certification.