{"id":2194,"date":"2026-06-30T14:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/the-bbz\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:39:42","slug":"the-bbz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/the-bbz\/","title":{"rendered":"The BBZ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a5rpq-ae6f8f1bf64bdd70b2b16ec1c2510d6c\">\n.avia-section.av-a5rpq-ae6f8f1bf64bdd70b2b16ec1c2510d6c{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kop-aan-dek-1500x430.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-a5rpq-ae6f8f1bf64bdd70b2b16ec1c2510d6c main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50 av-height-50  container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='50' data-av_min_height_opt='50'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2194'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mr0dijup-109fb4da559cbb8a696bf004db46582e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mr0dijup-109fb4da559cbb8a696bf004db46582e .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\ntext-align:left;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mr0dijup-109fb4da559cbb8a696bf004db46582e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock hero-bottom av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Knowledge Base<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2194'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-zij4-9601e359587f69f48ede7bf82a1108bb av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mq12cns7-d963eb6aca126e0c8bced894f9101cc1\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mq12cns7-d963eb6aca126e0c8bced894f9101cc1{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mq12cns7-d963eb6aca126e0c8bced894f9101cc1 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mq12cns7-d963eb6aca126e0c8bced894f9101cc1 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mq12cns7-d963eb6aca126e0c8bced894f9101cc1 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  margin-bottom-30'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >BBZ<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mna5bmcg-dffe38e941f137f429e77fbe5d5c3dcf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The BBZ is the trade association for professional sailing and motor passenger shipping.<\/p>\n<p>The Enkhuizen Nautical College maintains close contacts with the BBZ. Where possible, the BBZ and the Nautical College support each other, exchange knowledge, and keep each other informed of changes in laws and regulations. A valuable industry partner.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>More about the BBZ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The BBZ exists for its members. Members include: ship owners, shipping companies, skippers, and all other professional mariners. <\/p>\n<p>For its members, the BBZ maintains contact with the relevant authorities, harbours and ports, and insurers. The organisation provides advice, supports initiatives such as the credit union, and provides training. It also monitors laws and regulations for both employers and staff.  <\/p>\n<p>The BBZ speaks with the government on behalf of its members and thus influences policy. Whether it concerns the waterways and plans to install solar panels there, or bridge openings: the BBZ is at the table or joins uninvited. In this capacity, the BBZ also holds discussions with the government regarding technical rules and manning requirements. They are committed to keeping regulations workable and ensuring they align with the unique nature of the vessels and their operational use.   <\/p>\n<p>The association&#8217;s influence is visible in areas such as enforcement and inspection, and the role of classification societies, insurers, and other agencies. They have already achieved various successes, such as special regulations for offshore sailing, the retention of doubling plates on inland waterway vessels, the sailing certificate, special European rules for small passenger shipping in Europe, a chapter for historic inland vessels, and facilities in Dutch inland ports (e.g., Pontsteiger in Amsterdam) or on the Marker Wadden&#8230;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debbz.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.debbz.nl<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bjcfq-e103ca447eabe69d51ba2b50fd661a60 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mq128699-164d516f70bba1c4a7770f08d4824578\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mq128699-164d516f70bba1c4a7770f08d4824578 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mq128699-164d516f70bba1c4a7770f08d4824578 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mq128699-164d516f70bba1c4a7770f08d4824578 av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1954 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1954 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/logo-debbz-600-300x110.png\" alt='Logo BBZ' title='logo-debbz-600'  height=\"110\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/logo-debbz-600-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/logo-debbz-600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2194","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2194"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2637,"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2194\/revisions\/2637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}