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Common questions

Is there a weather forecast specifically for the coast?

Does a foreign vessel need a permit to carry out activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea?

How can I prevent that my child gets lost on the beach?

Is it possible that a tsunami unfolds in the North Sea?

Can I visit the MRCC (Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre) or the MIK (Maritime Security Centre Belgium)?

Can I set sail for the windmill parks on the North Sea?

How many ship wrecks counts the North Sea?

Is it allowed to throw a "message in a bottle" into the sea?

Is the use of red gasoil for pleasure craft allowed?

Do pirates still exist?

Where can I get a copy of the Notices to Mariners?

Where can I find more information concerning maritime professional trainings and schooling?

What should I do when my child has got lost on the beach?

What is the EEZ or Exclusive Economic Zone?

What is a cuttle fish?

What is the Belgian Continental Shelf?

What can I do when I have been stung by a jellyfish?

What do I do if I want to go diving at sea?

What is meant by "territorial sea"?

What kind of fish and how much fish can I catch at sea?

Are there sharks in the North Sea?

Where can I find the windmill parks in the Belgian North Sea? How far away are they from the coast?

Which watersports at sea require a permit?

Shoud I be afraid of jellyfish?

Can I organize a jetski, powerboat or similar race or competition at sea?

How many ships counts the Belgian fishery fleet?

How are the sea rescue services organized?

When a seal is lying on a breakwater or a sandbank, is it sick?

Have you spotted a beached, wounded, sick or dead animal ? Who to contact?

Why can't I feed seagulls?

How do I know if it is safe to go swimming?

What can I do when I see a swimmer or surfer in distress?

What do I need to know before going sailing at sea?

Found an explosive?

What do I do when my vessel has been stolen?

Can I pick mussels straight off the beach or in the port?

Can I use gill nets to fish on the beach?

What is a 1000-year storm?

Findings at sea must be reported to the governor of West-Flanders. How does this work?

I would like to become a rescue-diver with the army. How do I go about it?

I would like to work as a lifeguard at sea. What do I do?

Why is it that starfish occasionally wash up ashore in large numbers?

Do I need a registrationletter for pleasure craft?

When and where are shooting exercises organized on the North Sea?

Where can I find information on the necessary documents for my vessel?

What can I do and not do if I go fishing on the beach?

I am interested in applying for a job with one of the coast guard partners. Where can I find information on vacancies?

How do I register my vessel?