ADN Quick Check
One concrete, clearly defined ADN question.
€89 excl. VAT
More informationProfessional inland navigation services
Practical, independent safety advice for inland navigation.
ADN question, procedure, incident or safe-working issue? Submit your situation online. The assessment is based on the information, documents and photographs you provide and, where needed, an online meeting. Companies that work with vessels but do not deal with day-to-day shipboard practice can also have their plans or working methods reviewed.
Service area: the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
Typical questions
- May this cargo be transported or handled in this way?
- Does this procedure meet the applicable ADN requirements?
- What must be recorded after this near miss?
- Is a shore-side plan practically workable on board?
For standard services, the scope and price are clear in advance. For broader questions, the appropriate approach and price are agreed first.
Certified safety adviser
ADN combined
ADN Gas
More than 20 years' experience as a master
Services
From one clearly defined ADN question to document, procedure and incident assessments.
Comprehensive ADN assessment
A more complex situation involving several related aspects.
€175 excl. VAT
More informationDocument review
Review of one clearly defined document or document section.
€195 excl. VAT
More informationProcedure review
Review of an existing procedure based on the context supplied.
€295 excl. VAT
More informationProcedure drafting
Drafting a new tailored procedure.
€495 excl. VAT
More informationIncident or near-miss assessment
Online assessment of an event and the lessons to be learned.
€250 excl. VAT
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Practical safety advice for inland navigation
From a concrete ADN question to document and procedure review, incident assessment and an online baseline assessment. No unnecessary report language: clear advice aligned with shipboard practice and the shore organisation.
See how it worksHow does it work?
From question to usable advice in four steps.
- 1Step 1
Choose a service
Select the service that best matches your question or situation.
- 2Step 2
Describe the situation
Describe the situation and the desired outcome in factual terms.
- 3Step 3
Confirm approach & price
Standard services have a clear scope and price; for non-standard questions we agree the approach and price first.
- 4Step 4
Practical, substantiated advice
You receive written advice designed to be practically usable.
Online by default, site visit by agreement
- Many questions, documents and procedures can be assessed efficiently remotely.
- Input from crew and employees can be included through an online meeting.
- If direct observation on board or at a site adds value, a visit can be agreed separately.
Who is it for?
Not only for people on board. Organisations that commission work, make plans or carry out work around a vessel may also need a practical inland-navigation and ADN check.
Shipping companies and vessel owners
Support for fleet-wide decisions, procedures and obligations.
Masters and crew
Concrete answers to questions arising during navigation or operations.
Planners and charterers
Assessment of cargo, loading/unloading operations, planning and documentation obligations.
Terminals and shippers
Practical translation of agreements and procedures into safe and workable shipboard practice.
Suppliers and project companies
Review of working methods, instructions and plans when work or installations affect a vessel.
QHSE / safety managers
Review of procedures, incidents and safety arrangements from a shipboard-practice perspective.
The bridge between shore and vessel
Working with vessels, but not an inland-navigation specialist?
A supplier, terminal, project manager or QHSE department can have a technically or organisationally sound plan while the practical consequences only become visible on board. Long practical experience as a master helps identify that gap early.
The assessment considers how regulations, ship installations, available space, crew and day-to-day working practice interact. Where needed, the people who actually carry out the work are involved.
Submit your plan or working method- Have an instruction or procedure reviewed before it is issued to a vessel.
- Check whether a planned working method is safe and practically feasible.
- Translate ADN and safety requirements into clear arrangements for shore and vessel.
- Include input from the master, crew or employees where it matters.
Common situations
- May this cargo be transported or handled in this way?
- Does this procedure meet the applicable requirements?
- Which documents must be available on board?
- What must be recorded after an incident or near miss?
- Is this working method safe and practically feasible?
- Does a shore-side plan fit the actual situation on board?
About the adviser
Ramon Beerens has more than 20 years of experience as a master and a broad practical background in dry cargo, dredging, tanker operations and container transport. That experience underpins advice that is not only legally or technically correct, but also aligned with how work is actually carried out on board.
More about the adviser
Privacy & confidentiality
Safety questions often involve sensitive company information. We therefore request only the information that is genuinely needed for the assessment and business handling of the case.
More about privacy- Data minimisation: only what is needed to answer your question.
- Pseudonymous case IDs rather than company or vessel names.
- Vessel name and ENI only when substantively or formally necessary.
- No operational details in public URLs.
A concrete question or situation?
Submit your request for advice online. With a standard service you know in advance what you will receive and what it costs. For a non-standard question, the appropriate approach and price are agreed first.
International business service area
We work for professional inland-navigation parties and companies around inland navigation in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
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