DFDS Optima Seaways
IMO 9225394 · MMSI 220419000
Before joining this vessel — checklist
Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.
- 1. Verify vessel identity
Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. DFDS Optima Seaways (IMO 9225394) · Flag: DNK
- 2. Check the flag state record
DNK flag state profile · How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists
- 3. Check the company
- 4. Review your contract (SEA)
Read your Seafarer Employment Agreement before joining. SEA rights guide · Contract reading checklist
- 5. Check repatriation terms
Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide
- 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags
You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide
- 7. Save emergency contacts
Record ITF, flag-state authority, and welfare helpline numbers before departure. Emergency contact planner
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- Type
- Ro-ro / Freight ferry
- Flag
- 🇩🇰 Denmark · compare
- Year built
- 2000
- Builder
- Flensburger Schiffbau
- GT
- 22,152
- DWT
- 6,500
- LOA
- 170 m
- Beam
- 26.8 m
- Draft
- 6.3 m
- Class
- GL
- Owner
- DFDS A/S
- Manager
- DFDS A/S
DFDS North Sea freight ro-ro ferry.
Overview
DFDS Optima Seaways is a 22,152 GT ro-ro / pctc ship built in 2000 by Flensburger Schiffbau. She is owned by DFDS A/S. Registered under the Denmark flag (Paris MoU: white-listed) and classed by GL.
Overview synthesized from public-registry fields. Confirm on board — the certificates posted on the bridge and in the SMS are the authoritative live documents.
PSC detention history
No detentions in the last 2 years.
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