Danemark : comment ouvrir une location de paddle, kayak, jet-ski ou bateau
Danemark : vous pensez louer des paddles, des kayaks, des jet-skis ou des bateaux ? Voici ce que nous avons trouvé – 19 points, chacun relié au texte dont il provient et vérifié le 17 octobre 2026 – ainsi que ce que nous n’avons pas encore pu confirmer et qui décide (7 organismes officiels).
Immatriculer l’entreprise
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Register the business and get a CVR number via the "Start virksomhed" self-service on virk.dk.
Texte original
“Opret en virksomhed og få et CVR-nummer”
Autorisations pour louer des embarcations
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No separate rental licence found. The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) says you may hire out a recreational craft, but must follow specific rules, and the same equipment rules apply whether the craft is owned or hired.
Texte original
“If you choose to hire out a recreational craft to private persons, you must comply with specific rules.”
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Bareboat hire (craft only, no crew/master) must meet the same equipment requirements as when the owner skippers it — including correctly sized life jackets for everyone.
Texte original
“When you, as a private person, hire out your own recreational craft (only the craft, i.e. without any crew or master), you must meet the same requirements for equipment as when you are mastering the craft yourself.”
Utiliser la plage, le rivage ou le quai
Rien de confirmé par un texte officiel pour l’instant – voir « Pas encore confirmé » ci-dessous.
Vos obligations de loueur
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The master is responsible for equipment and safety on board, but the hirer-out must always make sure the craft and gear work before hiring it out.
Texte original
“The master is always responsible for meeting the equipment and safety requirements on board a recreational craft, but you must - as the person hiring out the craft - always ensure that the craft and the gear are in working order before you loan or hire it out.”
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DMA advises consulting soesport.dk (Søsportens Sikkerhedsråd) guidance on safe navigation before hiring out.
Texte original
“Before you rent or hire out a private recreational craft, you should consult www.soesport.dk (in Danish) for guidance on safe navigation.”
Équipement de sécurité
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Statutory on-board equipment by craft type is in the VesselSOS Kit Finder (https://vesselsos.com/kit-finder/), from BEK 765/2024 and BEK 766/2024. Key rule: every craft not moored in harbour — boats, jet skis, windsurfers, surf and paddle boards — must carry a correctly sized life jacket or buoyancy aid for everyone.
Texte original
“Alle fartøjer, der ikke er fortøjet i havn, skal medbringe redningsveste eller svømmeveste i korrekt størrelse til samtlige personer om bord”
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Gas systems on board must meet the safety requirements (Recreational Craft Directive Annex I, 5.5).
Texte original
“The safety requirements for gas systems on board must be met.”
Âge et permis des clients
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Jet skis and "similar craft" — explicitly including electric surfboards and (electric) SUP boards and jet boards — require a personal watercraft certificate, whether owned or hired.
Texte original
“Similar crafts includes for example electric surf- and SUP-boards, jetboards, jet skis, etc.”
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Minimum age 16 to operate a jet ski (exam from 15); the certificate must be carried.
Texte original
“You can take the exam for personal watercraft when you are 15 years or older. You can only operate the personal watercraft, when you have turned 16 years.”
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Power boat certificate (speedbådsbevis): needed for planing boats under 4 m with 19 kW/25 hp or more; for planing boats 4–15 m it depends on length and power (DMA calculator). Minimum age 16.
Texte original
“If your boat is under 4 metres and planing, and has en engine effect og 19kW / 25 HP or more, you need a power boat certificate.”
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Power boat: exam from 15, may drive from 16; the person actually at the helm must hold the certificate.
Texte original
“Persons attending a power boat exam must be 15 years or older. You can only sail the power boat legally when you are 16 years or older.”
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No formal competence needed for pleasure craft under 15 m unless they fall under the power-boat rules.
Texte original
“There are no requirements for formal competences for pleasure crafts below 15 metres unless they are covered by the regulations applicable to power boats.”
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Foreign certificates cannot be used to rent a Danish boat that requires a certificate — tourists need a Danish certificate.
Texte original
“Therefore, you cannot rent a recreational vessel in Denmark that requires a certificate with your foreign recreational sailing certificate.”
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Jet skis: generally banned within 300 m of the coast, except straight out/in perpendicular to the coast below 5 knots; banned in nature, conservation and wildlife reserves; local bans (e.g. Port of Copenhagen).
Texte original
“As a general rule, it is prohibited to use personal watercraft/jet skis closer to the coast than 300 metres.”
Assurance
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MANDATORY: all jet skis and speedboats (hull under 15 m) must have liability insurance covering personal injury, loss of provider and property damage; an uninsured craft must not be used.
Texte original
“All jet skis and speedboats must be covered by a mandatory liability insurance.”
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Cover must reach the maritime-law liability limits (approx. DKK 27 million personal injury, DKK 13.5 million property).
Texte original
“The liability insurance must cover up to the liability limit amounts specified in maritime law (approximately 27 million DKK for personal injury and approximately 13.5 million DKK for property damage).”
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The operator must carry an insurance certificate while sailing.
Texte original
“It is the responsibility of the operator of the vessel to have an insurance certificate during navigation.”
Immatriculer et marquer les engins
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Ship Register registration is mandatory only for Danish recreational craft of 20 GT or more — small rental craft are not registered.
Texte original
“Registration in the Register of Shipping is mandatory for Danish recreational craft with a gross tonnage of or above 20.”
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Jet skis built or first marketed in the EU after 1 January 2006 must be CE-marked.
Texte original
“Personal watercraft built in an EU country after 1 January 2006 must be CE-marked.”
Eaux intérieures et mer
Rien de confirmé par un texte officiel pour l’instant – voir « Pas encore confirmé » ci-dessous.
Saison
Rien de confirmé par un texte officiel pour l’instant – voir « Pas encore confirmé » ci-dessous.
Pas encore confirmé
Ce que la recherche n’a pas pu confirmer par un texte officiel. Renseignez-vous avant de vous y fier.
- Non vérifié
DMA hire page addresses private persons hiring out; rules specific to commercial rental businesses (e.g. passenger-ship rules when crewed) — not retrieved.
- Question ouverte
Whether non-electric SUPs/kayaks need anything beyond life jackets — no rule found (DMA certificate covers electric SUP).
- Introuvable
Beach/coast permits (Kystdirektoratet, strandbeskyttelseslinje, municipal råden over areal) — not found.
À vérifier auprès de : Kystdirektoratet (Danish Coastal Authority)
- Introuvable
Jet ski rules on lakes/inland waters — not found.
- Question ouverte
Season: no official dates.
- Introuvable
Permits for using a beach/coast commercially (Kystdirektoratet, strandbeskyttelse, municipality) — not retrieved in this run.
À vérifier auprès de : Kystdirektoratet (Danish Coastal Authority)
- Introuvable
Specific differences between lakes and sea for rentals. Local navigation regulations (police regions, ports) apply on top of national rules.
À vérifier auprès de : Politi (local navigation regulations)
Organismes officiels
Qui décide. Renseignez-vous auprès d’eux avant d’ouvrir – règles et redevances peuvent changer à chaque saison.
- Søfartsstyrelsen (Danish Maritime Authority)dma.dk ↗
- Miljøstyrelsen (Environmental Protection Agency — jet ski zones, reserves)mst.dk ↗
- Politi (local navigation regulations)politi.dk ↗
- Kystdirektoratet (Danish Coastal Authority)kyst.dk ↗
- Søsportens Sikkerhedsråd (safety guidance)soesport.dk ↗
- Virk.dk (business registration, CVR)virk.dk ↗
- Retsinformation (law texts)retsinformation.dk ↗
Réponses rapides
Danemark : faut-il une autorisation pour louer des paddles, des kayaks, des jet-skis ou des bateaux ?
No separate rental licence found. The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) says you may hire out a recreational craft, but must follow specific rules, and the same equipment rules apply whether the craft is owned or hired. Source : dma.dk, vérifié le 17 octobre 2026.
Danemark : y a-t-il des règles particulières pour la location de jet-skis ?
Jet skis and "similar craft" — explicitly including electric surfboards and (electric) SUP boards and jet boards — require a personal watercraft certificate, whether owned or hired. Source : dma.dk, vérifié le 17 octobre 2026.
Danemark : comment immatriculer une entreprise de location nautique ?
Register the business and get a CVR number via the "Start virksomhed" self-service on virk.dk. Source : virk.dk, vérifié le 17 octobre 2026.
Danemark : l’assurance est-elle obligatoire pour une location nautique ?
MANDATORY: all jet skis and speedboats (hull under 15 m) must have liability insurance covering personal injury, loss of provider and property damage; an uninsured craft must not be used. Source : dma.dk, vérifié le 17 octobre 2026.
Danemark : les engins de location doivent-ils être immatriculés ?
Ship Register registration is mandatory only for Danish recreational craft of 20 GT or more — small rental craft are not registered. Source : dma.dk, vérifié le 17 octobre 2026.
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