Application form PEC

For sailing in the Amsterdam-IJmond Seaport area, a pilotage obligation applies. Is your vessel 75 meters long (length over all) or shorter? And does your seagoing vessel have no dangerous cargo? Then you are exempt from compulsory pilotage. Is your vessel longer than 75 meters? Then compulsory pilotage applies.

You can read more about compulsory pilotage in the 2021 Compulsory Pilotage Decree and the 2021 Compulsory Pilotage Regulations.

When do you qualify for an exemption?

The ship with an overall length of up to and including 130 meters makes a movement within a port basin in a seaport area or part thereof, without sailing the main waterway within that seaport area.
There is a captain or first mate with a valid pilot exemption certificate (PEC) on board.
It concerns a working vessel with a maximum length of 150 m, provided that, in the opinion of the competent authority, a master is sufficiently familiar with local conditions and communication procedures.
Of a marine vessel, provided it is not a marine vessel carrying dangerous cargo, making a movement along the same quay or making a similar short movement within a shipping lane.

For more information read the information guide PECs.

Applicant

Applicant name

Company name

Emailadres

Phone number

Company name Invoice

Chamber of Commerce registration number

Email for invoice

PEC specific

Ship

Ship's name

IMO-number

Length over all

Width

Summer Draught

Ship's type

PEC Coastal ships

Overall height from keel

If the height exceeds 18 meters, you must apply for a regular PEC..

Do you sail your vessel no more than 200 NM offshore?

Yes

PEC-traject

In de trajecten d tot en met h zijn de tussengelegen havenbekkens geen onderdeel van het traject

Copy of crew certificate

One file only.
64 MB limit.
Allowed types: jpg, jpeg, png, odf, pdf.

I declare that I am familiar with Article 54 of the 2021 Pilotage Regulations which states that a fee of €300 per application is due. You will receive an invoice to pay this fee.