Waterways and Shipping Authority Donau MDK

Waterways and Shipping Authority Donau MDK (WSA Donau MDK)
State level	Federation
position	Local authority
Supervisory authority	Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping
founding	2nd May 2019
Authority management	Guido Zander

The Waterways and Shipping Office Donau MDK (WSA Donau MDK) is a waterways and shipping office in Germany. It belongs to the service area of ​​the Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping .

The office emerged on May 2, 2019 from the amalgamation of the previous waterways and shipping authorities in Nuremberg and Regensburg and the third new waterways and shipping department as part of the reform of the authorities. The "MDK", which is always abbreviated in the official name of the office, means the Main-Danube Canal .

tasks

The tasks of the Waterways and Shipping Office include:

• 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
• Acquisition and evaluation of water levels , runoff and environmentally relevant data
• Takeover of electricity and shipping police tasks.

See also

• List of ships of the waterways and shipping authorities

Web links

Commons : Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Donau MDK  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Waterways and Shipping Authority Donau MDK. 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ New waterways and shipping office for Danube and Main-Danube Canal opened! Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping , May 2, 2019, accessed on May 2, 2019 .