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of16December 1991
on the reciprocal recognition of national boatmasters' certificates for the carriage of goods and
passengersbyinlandwaterway
(91/672/EEC)
(OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 29)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►A1Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of16December 1991
on the reciprocal recognition of national boatmasters' certificates
forthecarriage ofgoodsandpassengersbyinlandwaterway
(91/672/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(3),
Whereas it is appropriate to work for the establishment of common
provisions concerning the sailing of inland waterways vessels on inlandwaterways in the Community;
Whereas, it is appropriate, as a first step, with a view to promoting free
navigation on inland waterways in the Community, to achieve the reci-
procal recognition of national boatmasters' certificates for the carriage
of goods and passengers by inland waterway;
Whereas additional requirements relating to knowledge of local situa-
tions may have to be satisfied for the purposes of navigation oncertain inland waterways,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
For the purpose of this Directive, the national boatmasters' certificates
for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway, asreferred to in Annex I, shall be subdivided as follows:
Group A: boatmasters' certificates valid for waterways of a maritime
character as indicated in Annex II,
Group B: boatmasters' certificates valid for the other waterways in
the Community, with the exception of the Rhine, the Lek
and the Waal.
Article 2
Subject to the provisions of Article 3 (5), the Rhine navigation licence
for boatmasters issued in accordance withth e revised Convention for
the Navigation of the Rhine shall be valid for all waterways in the
Community.
Article 3
1. Boatmasters' certificates which are still in force and are listed in
Group A in Annex I shall be recognized by all Member States as validfor the purposes of navigation on the waterways of a maritime char-
acter listed in Annex II, as if they had issued the certificates in
question themselves.
2. Member States shall reciprocally recognize the boatmasters' certi-
ficates which are still in force and are listed in Group B of Annex I asvalid for the purposes of navigation on their inland waterways apart1991L0672 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 120, 7. 5. 1988, p. 7.
(2) OJ No C 12, 16. 1. 1989, p. 41.
(3) OJ No C 318, 12. 12. 1988, p. 18.
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from those for which the Rhine navigation licence is required or which
are listed in Annex II, as if they had issued the certificates themselves.
3. Recognition by a Member State of a boatmasters' certificate listed
in Group A or Group B of Annex I may be made subject to the samemiminum age conditions as those laid down in the Member State inquestion for the issue of a boatmasters' certificate in the same group.
4. Recognition by a Member State of a boatmasters' certificate may
be limited to those categories of vessels for which this certificate is
valid in the Member State which issued it.
5. Subject to consultation of the Commission and the other Member
States, a Member State may require that, for the purposes of navigationon certain waterways other than the waterways of a maritime characteras indicated in Annex II, boatmasters from other Member States satisfyadditional conditions concerning knowledge of the local situation
equivalent to those required for its national boatmasters.
6. This Directive shall not prevent a Member State requiring addi-
tional knowledge on the part of boatmasters sailing vesselstransporting dangerous substances on its territory.
Member States shall recognize the certificate issued in accordance with
the number 10 170 of the ADNR as proof of this knowledge.
Article 4
If necessary the Commission shall take the necessary steps to adapt the
list of certificates appearing in Annex I, in accordance withth e proce-dure set out in Article 7.
Article 5
The Council shall, acting by a qualified majority, decide by 31
December 1994 at the latest on common provisions concerning the
sailing of inland waterways vessels for the carriage of goods andpassengers, on the basis of a Commission proposal to be submitted nolater than 31 December 1993.
Article 6
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and admin-
istrative provisions necessary to comply withth is Directive no later
than 1 January 1993. They shall forthwith inform the Commission
thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a refer-
ence to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on theoccasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a
reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
Article 7
1. For the purposes of Article 4 the Commission shall be assisted by
a committee composed of the representatives of the Member States andchaired by the representative of the Commission.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
committee a draft for the amendment of Annex I. The committee shall
deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman
may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinionshall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of theTreaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopton a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of
the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the
manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
The Commission shall adopt the amendment to Annex I if it is in
accordance with the opinion of the committee.
If the amendment envisaged is not in accordance with the opinion of
the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall,1991L0672 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 3
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without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the
measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.
If, within three months of the date of referral to the Council, the
Council has not acted, the proposed amendment shall be adopted by
the Commission.
Article 8
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1991L0672 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 4
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ANNEX I
LIST OF NATIONAL BOATMASTERS' CERTIFICATES FOR THE
CARRIAGEOFGOODSANDPASSENGERSBYINLANDWATERWAY
REFERREDTOINARTICLE1OFTHEDIRECTIVE
GROUP A: Boatmasters' certificates valid for the waterways of a mari-
timecharacter listedinAnnexII
Kingdom of Belgium
— ‘Brevet de conduite A (arrêté royal no… du …)’/‘Vaarbrevet
A (Koninklijk Besluit nr. … van …)’.
Federal Republic of Germany— ‘Schifferpatent’ with additional validity for the ‘Seeschif-
fahrtsstraßen’ (Binnenschifferpatentverordnung 7. 12. 1981).
French Republic— Certificat général de capacité de catégorie ‘A’ bearing the
stamp specifying the validity of the certificate on Group A
waterways (navigation zone 2 for the purposes of Directive
82/714/EEC) (
1) (décret du 23 juillet 1991, Journal officiel
du 28 juillet 1991),
— ‘Certificats spéciaux de capacité’ bearing the stamp speci-
fying the validity of the certificate on Group A waterways
(navigation zone 2 for the purposes of Directive 82/714/
EEC) (décret du 23 juillet 1991, Journal officiel du 28 juillet
1991).
Kingdom of the Netherlands
— ‘Groot Vaarbewijs II’ (Binnenschepenwet, Staatsblad 1981,
nr. 678).
►A1Republic of Finland
— Laivurinkirja — Skepparbrev,
— Kuljettajankirja I — Förarbrev I.
Kingdom of Sweden— Bevis om behörighet som skeppare B,
— Bevis om behörighet som skeppare A,— Bevis om behörighet som styrman B,— Bevis om behörighet som styrman A,— Bevis om behörighet som sjökapten. ◄
GROUP B: Boatmasters' certificates valid for other inland waterways in
theCommunity,withtheexceptionoftheRhine,theLekand
theWaal
Kingdom of Belgium
— ‘Brevet de conduite B (arrêté royal n
o… du …)’/‘Vaarbrevet
B (Koninklijk Besluit nr. … van …)’
Federal Republic of Germany
— ‘Schifferpatent’ (Binnenschifferpatentverordnung 7. 12. 1981)
French Republic— Certificat général de capacité de catégorie ‘A’, not bearing
the stamp specifying the validity of the certificate on Group
A waterways (navigation zone 2 for the purposes of Directive
82/714/EEC) (décret du 23 juillet 1991, Journal officiel du
28 juillet 1991),
— ‘Certificats spéciaux de capacité’ not bearing the stamp
specifying the validity of the certificate on Group A water-
ways (navigation zone 2 for the purposes of Directive 82/
714/EEC) (décret du 23 juillet 1991, Journal officiel du 28
juillet 1991).
Kingdom of the Netherlands
— ‘Groot Vaarbewijs I’ (Binnenschepenwet, Staatsblad 1981,
nr. 678).
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— Kapitänspatent A,1991L0672 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 5
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— Schiffsführerpatent A.
Republic of Finland
— Laivurinkirja — Skepparbrev,
— Kuljettajankirja I — Förarbrev I.
Kingdom of Sweden— Bevis om behörighet som skeppare B,
— Bevis om behörighet som skeppare A,— Bevis om behörighet som styrman B,— Bevis om behörighet som styrman A,— Bevis om behörighet som sjökapten. ◄
(1) OJ No L 301, 28. 10. 1982, p. 1.1991L0672 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 6
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ANNEX II
LIST OF WATERWAYS OF A MARITIME CHARACTER REFERRED
TOINARTICLE2OFTHEDIRECTIVE
KingdomofBelgium
Maritime Scheldt.
Federal RepublicofGermany
Zone 1 and zone 2 of Annex I to Directive 82/714/EEC.
KingdomoftheNetherlands
Dollard, Eems, Waddenzee, IJsselmeer, Eastern and Western Scheldt.
RepublicofFinland
Saimaan kanava — Saima kanal, Saimaan vesistö — Saimens vattendrag.
KingdomofSweden
Trollhätte kanal and Göta älv, Lake Vänern, Lake Mälaren, Södertälje kanal,
Falsterbo kanal, Sotenkanalen.1991L0672 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 7
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