Waterways and Shipping Office Saarbrücken

Waterways and Shipping Office Saarbrücken ; (WSA Saarbrücken)
State level	Federation
position	Local authority
Supervisory authority	Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping
resolution	June 13, 2019
Headquarters	Saarbrücken

The Waterways and Shipping Office Saarbrücken (WSA Saarbrücken) was a waterways and shipping office in Germany. It belonged to the service area of the General Directorate for Waterways and Shipping , formerly the Waterways and Shipping Directorate Southwest .

By merging the waterways and shipping authorities in Saarbrücken, Trier and Koblenz , the new Mosel-Saar-Lahn waterway and shipping department was merged on June 13, 2019 .

Jurisdiction

Saar loop near Mettlach

Large lock chamber of the Rehlingen barrage

Serrig Barrage

The Saarbrücken Waterways and Shipping Office was responsible for the navigable part of the Saar from Saargemünd to the confluence with the Moselle in Konz .

tasks

The tasks of the Saar Waterways and Shipping Office included:

Maintenance of federal waterways in the official area
Operation and maintenance of structures, e.g. B. locks , weirs and bridges
Extension and new construction
Maintenance and operation of the navigation signs
Measurement of water levels
Takeover of electricity and shipping police tasks.

Outskirts

The outskirts of Saarburg , Dillingen and Saarbrücken belonged to the Saarbrücken Waterways and Shipping Office . It did not have its own construction yard. Maintenance and repairs to ships and systems of the Waterways and Shipping Office were carried out by the WSA Trier building yard .

Small vehicle license plate

The small water vehicles in the area of the Waterways and Shipping Office Saarbrücken were assigned small vehicle registration numbers with the identifier SB .

49.224722222222 7.0133333333333Coordinates: 49 ° 13 ′ 29 ″ N , 7 ° 0 ′ 48 ″ E