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►B COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 16 December 1991
on the reciprocal recognition of national boatmasters' certificates for the carriage of goods and
passengers by inland waterway
(91/672/EEC)
(OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 29)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 29 September 2003L 284 1 31.10.2003
Amended by:
►A1 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
►A2 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the SlovakRepublic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 16 December 1991
on the reciprocal recognition of national boatmasters' certificates
for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway
(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 with the 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 — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 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 same
miminum age conditions as those laid down in the Member State in
question 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 isvalid 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 navigation
on certain waterways other than the waterways of a maritime character
as indicated in Annex II, boatmasters from other Member States satisfyadditional conditions concerning knowledge of the local situationequivalent 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 with the 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 with this Directive no laterthan 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 the
occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such areference shall be laid down by the Member States.
Article 7
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Deci-
sion 1999/468/EC (
1) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of
Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.1991L0672 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 3
(1) Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures
for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ
L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23).▼M1
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Article 8
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1991L0672 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 4
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ANNEX I
LIST OF NATIONAL BOATMASTERS' CERTIFICATES FOR THE
CARRIAGE OF GOODS AND PASSENGERS BY INLAND WATERWAY
REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF THE DIRECTIVE
GROUP A: Boatmasters' certificates valid for the waterways of a mari-
time character listed in Annex II
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).
►A1 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. ◄
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A2 Republic of Hungary
— Hajóskapitányi bizonyítvány (captain's certificate),
— Hajóvezet ői ‘A’ bizonyítvány (boatmaster's A certificate) (in
accordance with Decree No. 15/2001 (IV. 27.) KöViM of the
Minister of Transport and Water Management on certificates
in shipping).
Republic of Poland
— Patent żeglarski kapitana żeglugi śródlądowej - kategorii A
(boatmaster's A certificate) (in accordance with Regulation
of the Minister of Infrastructure of 23 January 2003 on the
professional qualifications and on number of crew of inland
waterway vessels). ◄
GROUP B: Boatmasters' certificates valid for other inland waterways in
the Community, with the exception of the Rhine, the Lek and
the Waal
Kingdom of Belgium
— ‘Brevet de conduite B (arrêté royal no… du …)’/‘Vaarbrevet
B (Koninklijk Besluit nr. … van …)’
Federal Republic of Germany
— ‘Schifferpatent’ (Binnenschifferpatentverordnung 7. 12. 1981)1991L0672 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 5
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French Republic
— Certificat général de capacité de catégorie ‘A’, not bearing the
stamp specifying the validity of the certificate on Group Awaterways (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 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 I’ (Binnenschepenwet, Staatsblad 1981, nr.
678).
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A1 Republic of Austria
— Kapitänspatent A,
— 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. ◄
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A2 Czech Republic
—P r ůkaz zp ůsobilosti kapitána a pr ůkaz zp ůsobilosti kormi-
delníka (Act of 25 May 1995 on inland navigation (114/1995
Sb.) and Decree of the Ministry of Transport of 14 September
1995 on the Eligibility of Persons to Pilot and Operate Vessels
(224/1995 Sb.)).
Republic of Estonia— Siseveelaeva laevajuhi diplom.Republic of Lithuania
— Vidaus vanden ų transporto specialisto laipsnio diplomas
(approved by Order No 161 of 15 May 2001 of the Minister
of Transport and Communications on the Rules of Issue of
Diplomas and Qualification Certificates for Inland Waterway
Transport Specialists).
Republic of Hungary— Hajóskapitányi bizonyítvány (captain's certificate),
— Hajóvezet ői ‘A’ bizonyítvány (boatmaster's A certificate) (in
accordance with Decree No. 15/2001 (IV. 27.) KöViM of the
Minister of Transport and Water Management on certificates in
shipping).
Republic of Poland— Patent żeglarski kapitana żeglugi śródlądowej - kategorii B
(boatmaster's B certificate) (in accordance with Regulation of
the Minister of Infrastructure of 23 January 2003 on the
professional qualifications and on number of crew of inland
waterway vessels.
Slovak Republic
— Lodný kapitán I. triedy,
— Lodný kapitán II. triedy,— (Decree of the Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommuni-
cations of the Slovak Republic 182/2001 Z. z. establishing
details on qualification requirements and verifying professional
competence of a vessel crew member and a skipper of small
vessels (referring to Article 30, paragraph 7 and Article 31,
paragraph 3 of the Act 338/2000 Z. z. on inland navigation and
amendments to certain Acts)). ◄
(1) OJ No L 301, 28. 10. 1982, p. 1.1991L0672 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 6
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ANNEX II
LIST OF WATERWAYS OF A MARITIME CHARACTER REFERRED
TO IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE DIRECTIVE
Kingdom of Belgium
Maritime Scheldt.
Federal Republic of Germany
Zone 1 and zone 2 of Annex I to Directive 82/714/EEC.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dollard, Eems, Waddenzee, IJsselmeer, Eastern and Western Scheldt.
Republic of Poland
Zone 1 and zone 2 of Annex II of Directive 82/714/EEC, except reservoir
Włocławski and lakes Śniardwy, Niegocin and Mamry.
Republic of Finland
Saimaan kanava — Saima kanal, Saimaan vesistö — Saimens vattendrag.
Kingdom of Sweden
Trollhätte kanal and Göta älv, Lake Vänern, Lake Mälaren, Södertälje kanal,
Falsterbo kanal, Sotenkanalen.1991L0672 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 7
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