Legislation

Maritime Legislation in Estonia:

Translations into English of legislative acts on the Riigi Teataja website:

Maritime Safety Act
Entry into force: 1 January 2003

Ports Act
Entry into force: 10 July 2009

Law of Ship Flag and Ship Registers Act
Entry into force: 1 July 1998

Law of Maritime Property Act
Entry into force: 1 July 1998

Seafarers Employment Act
Entry into force: 1 July 2014

Merchant Shipping Act
Entry into force: 1 October 2002

Merchant Shipping Code
Entry into force: 1 March 1992

Traffic Act
Entry into force: 1 July 2011

State Borders Act
Entry into force: 31 July 1994

Penal Code
Entry into force: 1 September 2002

General Part of the Economic Activities Code Act
Entry into force: 1 July 2014

Relevant regulations and other documents translated into English:

1. List of Estonian maritime law acts that foreign management level ship officers must be familiar with, according to the Annex of the STCW Convention, regulation 1/10 point 2 (Circular, 03.11.2022)

2. Regulation of the Government of the Republic of Estonia No. 96 of 20 June 2013

3. Regulation of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications No. 24 of 06 December 2002

4. Regulation of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications No. 34 of 21 May 2013

5. Regulation of the Government of the Republic of Estonia No. 51 of 16 March 2005 

6. Regulation of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications No. 36 of 12 December 2002

7. Regulation of the Minister of Social Affairs No. 31 of 26 February 2003 

8. Regulation of the Minister of Social Affairs No. 111 of 31 October 2005

9. Regulation of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications No. 43 of 08 July 2021

10. The procedure for the issue, renewal, suspension and revocation of a pilot exemption certificate, and the procedure for examination of a master and chief mate and the format of the certificat 43.