COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MC94) 124 final - SYN 517 
Brussels» 21.04.1994' 
Amended proposal for a 
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 
on the minimum level of training for maritime occupations 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 A (2) 
of the EC-Treaty) 
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Explanatory Memorandum 
Based on the opinion adopted by the European Parliament in the first reading on 
9 March 1994, the Commission submits to Council pursuant to article 189 (a) of the Treaty, 
on the European Union, an amended proposal for a directive on the minimum level of 
training for maritime occupations. 
The amended proposal takes into account the part of the opinion of the Parliament 
which refers to two types of amendments : 
the first type of amendments concern improvements to the text related to the 
IMO Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 
for Seafarers (STCW) and IMO Resolution A 778 (18) on minimum training 
requirements for personnel nominated to assist passengers in emergency 
situations on passengers ships. 
the second type of amendments refer to third countries training and certificates 
and provide for common criteria to be applied in the E.U. for the recognition 
of these certificates. The amendments also improve the provisions on port 
state control on seafarers qualifications. 
Amendments voted by the Parliament concerning : 
The term engineer officer and the inclusion in the scope of the directive of 
catering crew (provision master, purser) and electrical engineer ; not accepted 
by the Commission since these questions are not dealt with in the STCW 
Convention on which the present action is based. 
The deletion of the requirement for crew members on board tankers to have 
adequate knowledge of languages ; it is not followed since it runs contrary to 
improving safety at sea. 
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The safe handling of dangerous or polluting goods ; it is not relevant in the 
context of the present proposal. 
An action programme to attract young people to the maritime profession : this 
item will be the subject of a Commission's study. At this stage no 
commitment can be taken under the terms of the proposal. 
The elimination of certain Regulations in the Annexes ; it is not acceptable 
since this would imply that the mandatory minimum requirements proposed 
in the draft directive would be less than those introduced at international level 
by the STCW Convention. 
The present revised proposal brings closer the draft directive to the text on which the Council 
of Minister of 29 November 1993 has reached an agreement therefore the Commission hopes 
that the Council will accept the proposed amendments. 
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ORIGINAL COMMISSION PROPOSAL 
Proposal for a Council Directive on the minimum 
level of training for maritime occupations 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 84(2) thereof. 
Having regard to the proposal from the 
Commission.1 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament.2 AMENDED PROPOSAL 
Pursuent to the European Parliament 
opinion-
(The original text remains unchanged 
unless there is an entry in this 
column) 
Having regard to the Treaty 
establishing the European 
Community, and in particular 
Article 84(2) thereof. 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee.3 
Whereas the standards for the award of vocational 
competency certificates to seafarers vary from one 
Member State to another; whereas such a diversity Whereas in its resolution of 8 June 
1993 on a common policy on safe 
seas the Council set the objective 
of removing substandard crews and 
gave priority to Community action 
aiming at enhancing training and 
education by developing common 
standards for minimum training levels 
of kev personnel: 
Whereas in its conclusions of 21 
January 1993 on maritime safety and 
pollution prevention in the 
Community, the Council noted the 
importance of the human element in 
the safe operation of ships: 
(1) O.J. n° C 212 5.8.1993 
(2) 
(3) O.J. n° C 34 2.2.1994 
of national laws in the area of training covered 
by this Directive does not ensure the consistent 
level of training required in the interests of 
shipping safety; 2. 
Whereas Council Directives 89/48/EEC4 and 
92/51/EEC5 on the general systems for the 
recognition of professional education and training 
apply to maritime occupations covered by this 
Directive; whereas they will help promote 
compliance with the obligations laid down in the 
Treaty abolishing obstacles to the free movement 
of persons and services between Member States ; 
Whereas the mutual recognition of diplomas and 
certificates provided for under the general 
systems does not. however, always ensure a 
standardized level of training for all seafarers 
serving on board vessels flying the flag of a 
Member State and/or Euros; whereas this is. 
however, vital from the viewpoint of shipping 
safety; Whereas the mutual recognition of 
diplomas and certificates provided 
for under the above directives does 
not always ensure a standardized 
level of training for all seafarers 
serving on board vessels flying the 
flag of a Member State including 
vessels registered in the Euros 
register; whereas this is, however, 
vital from the viewpoint of shipping 
safety; 
Whereas it is therefore essential to define a 
minimum level of training for seafarers in the 
Community; Whereas it is therefore essential to 
define a minimum level of training 
for seafarers in the European Union: 
whereas the relevant action shaultTbe 
based on the levels of training 
agreed upon in the 1978 IMO 
International Convention on Standards 
of Training, Certification and 
Watchkeeping for Seafarers: 
Whereas, in view of the particular nature of the 
transport of hazardous or polluting cargoes or 
passengers by sea and the hazards involved in such 
operations, the conditions under which such 
4 OJ No L 19. 24.1.1989. 
5 OJ No L 209. 24.7.1992 
operations are effected should be improved in 
order to safeguard human life and protect the 
marine environment; whereas persons serving on 
board such ships should be required to have an 
adequate knowledge of languages; 
Whereas action at Community level is required to 
attain this objective since individual measures 
undertaken or planned by Member States do not 
provide a satisfactory solution; 
Whereas account should be taken of the existing 
body of international law on maritime training and 
qualifications, and in. particular the 1978 
International Convention on Standards of Training. 
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 
(STCW); Whereas personnel on board pass^ngpr 
ships nominated to assist passenger? 
in emergency situations should fre 
able to communicate with th* 
passengers: 
Whereas measures should be taken to ensure that 
seafarers from third countries have a level of 
competence commensurate with that required by 
international conventions in this area. Whereas measures should be taken to 
ensure that seafarers who hold 
certificates from third countries 
have a level of competence 
commensurate with that required by 
international conventions in this 
area, and in particular the 1978 IMP 
International Convention on Standards 
of Training, Certification and 
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). 
Whereas, in order to/achiéve that 
Objective, common /criteria fox 
the recognition of certificates 
issued bv third countries must be 
J aid down bv the European Union: 
whereas the Council, on a 
proposal from the Commission, 
must, in cooperation with—the. 
European Parliament, decide upon 
the common criteria and the 
procedure for recognition of 
those certificates before 31 July 
1995; 
Whereas. for a certain 
transitional period following the 
adoption of the common criteria, 
seafarers hQWnq certificates 
not issued under this directive 
should be allowed to serve on 
board vessels of the ttemfrer 
States of the Union, including 
vessels registered jn the Euros 
register; 
Whereas Member States, as port 
authorities, are required to enhance 
safety and pollution prevention in 
the Community waters through priority 
inspection of vessels flying the flag 
of a third country which has not 
ratified the STCW Convention or which 
have crews holding certificates which 
have not been recognized under the 
provisions of this Directive; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
For the purpose of this Directive: 
(a) 'master' means the person in command of 
a ship; 
(b) 'officer' means the member of a ship's 
complement other than the master 
appointed to this post in accordance 
with national laws or regulations or. 
where they do not exist, in accordance 
with collective agreement or practice; 
(c) "deck officer" means a qualified 
officer in the deck department; 
(d) "chief mate" means the deck officer 
next in rank to the master and upon 
whom the command of the ship will fall 
in the event of the incapacity of the 
master; 
(e) "engineer officer" means a qualified 
officer in the engine department; 
(f) "chief engineer officer" means a senior 
engineer officer, responsible for the 
mechanical propulsion of the ship; 
(g) "second engineer officer"' means the 
engineer officer next in rank to the 
chief engineer officer upon whom the 
responsibility for the mechanical 
propulsion of the ship will fall in the 
event of the incapacity of the chief 
engineer officer; 
(h) "assistant engineer officer" means a 
person under training to become an 
engineer officer and designated as such 
by na t i ona1 1 aw or regu1 a t i ons. 
(i) "radio officer" means a person holding 
a first class or second class 
radiotelegraph operator's certificate 
or a radiocommunication operator's 
general certificate for the maritime 
mobile service issued under the 
provisions of the Radio Regulations, 
who is employed in the radiotelegraph 
station of a ship which is required to 
have such a station by the 
International Convention for the Safety 
of I ife at Sea; (|) 'radio opera toi".' mp.inr; £in officer 
holding a certificate rçl a t ingJt.Q 
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y&ombj^_£taJ^c_un^ 
o£_the_RadI i.o_Re_qu la.t ions ; 
U> "radiotelephone officer" means a person 
holding an appropriate certificate 
issued under the provisions of the 
Radio Regulations: (J) Deleted 
7. 
(k "rating" and person designated to be 
responsible for a survival craft 
Clifeboatman') means any member of a 
ship's complement other than the master 
or officers; K(a) 'lifeboatman' means a member of 
the ship's crew holding a certificate 
in the proper operation^of liferafts 
and lifeboats. either issued as a 
separate document or incorporated in 
hi3 certificate of competency: 
K(b) 'near-coastal voyages' means 
voyages in the vicinity of a Member 
State as defined by. that Member 
State; 
Kfc) 'propulsion power' means the 
power in kilowatts which appears on a 
ship's Certificate of Registry or 
other official document; ',--•-
K(d) 'oil tanker' means a' ship 
constructed and used for the carriage 
of petroleum and • petroleum products 
in bulk; 
.•ftîéVa'chémical tànkér' mèàns !a ship 
éonstructed arid uSed for the, carriage 
in bulk of>anv liquid chemièàL. listed 
in ttifr-tttO 'COte fOf thé Construction 
and Equipment of Ships* carrying 
Dangerous Chemiéals in •• Sulk', as 
applicable àt thë tifté irt question: 
Kff)- 'liquified gas tanker* mèàns a 
shlfr'constructed "$nd--tided tot thé 
carriage in bulk 6f any.liquified gas • 
listed in thé IMP 'Cîodè », for the 
COrtstructlQft and Eguiplent of Shifts • . 
carrVinq Liquified Caé^g in Sulk', as' , 
applicable àt thé time".in /question: 
k(a) 'Radio Regulations JKniearis the ; 
revised radio regulations», adopt éd. by •' 
•the y World .Administrative I-..Radio :. 
Conference for thé Mobile.Serviced :' 
going : ship, which- Cârfies.imore than 
twelve'(12) paéséftçferg;. • * <• • 
%ir'rlsh:Lng vessel'"•'.mean's à vessel 
used for càtchihcr fifthswhales> -seals 
ôf; other living marine 'organismei '• 
(1) "sea-going ship" means any ship other 
than ships which navigate exclusively 
in inland waters or in waters within, 
or closely adjacent to. areas where 
port regulations apply; 
(m) "hazardous cargo" means the goods (m) Delete 
defined in the International Maritime 
Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG). in Chapter 
19 of the IGS Code and Chapter 17 of 
the IBC Code; 
(n) "polluting cargoes" means: (n) Delete 
hydrocarbons as defined in Annex 1 to 
the MARPOL Convention; 
noxious liquid substances as defined in 
Annex II to the MARPOL Convention; 
harmful substances as defined in Annex 
III to the MARPOL Convention; 
(o) "seafarers" means any persons serving (o) Delete 
on board a sea-going ship. 
9. 
Article 2 
This Directive shall apply to seafarers serving on 
board ships registered in a Member State of the 
Community and/or the Community Euros register with 
the exception of: 
warships, naval auxiliaries or other 
ships owned or operated by a Member 
State and engaged only on government 
non-commercial service; 
all fishing vessels; 
pleasure yachts not engaged in trade. The Directive shall apply to the 
seafarers referred to in this 
Directive who serve on board sea­
going ships registered in and flying 
the flag of a Member State in 
accordance with the legislation of 
that Member State, including ships 
registered in the Euros 
register. Ships not covered by the 
above definition shall be deemed to 
be vessels flving the flag of a non-
member country, 
This Directive shall not be 
applicable to seafarers serving: 
fiDL board warships, naval 
auxiliaries or other ships owned 
or operated by a Member State and 
engaged only on government non­
commercial service; 
on board fishing vessels; 
on board pleasure yachts not 
engaged in trade; 
on board wooden vessels of 
rudimentary construction. 
Article 3 
Member States shall take the measures necessary to 
ensure that masters, officers, ratings and persons 
designated to be responsible for survival craft 
(lifeboatmen) who intend to serve on a ship flying 
a Member State's flag and/or a EUROS flag hold a 
vocational competence certificate awarded or 
recognized by the authority or body designated for 
this purpose by each Member State showing that 
they have successfully completed training relevant 
to the occupation they wish to exercise on board 
the vessel. 
Article 4 10. 
Vocational competence certificate means any valid 
document, whatever its title, issued by or under 
the authority of the competent authority of a 
Member State or recognized by the authority, 
authorizing the holder to serve as stated in this 
document or as authorized by national regulations, 
where this document certifies a minimum level of 
training for each occupation pursuant to the 
provisions of this Directive. Vocational competence certificate 
means any valid document/ whatever 
its title, issued by or under the 
authority of the competent authority 
of a Member State authorizing the 
holder to serve as stated in this 
document or as authorized by national 
regulations, where this ' document 
certifies a minimum level of training 
for each occupation pursuant to the 
provisions of this Directive. 
Article 5 
1. The training which the masters, officers, 
ratings and lifeboatmen referred to in Article 
3 require in order to obtain a vocational 
competence certificate shall be given in the 
form of one or more theoretical courses, and 
service at sea. accompanied by practical 
exercises, and approved by the competent 
authority or the body designated by each Member 
State. 
This training must cover the minimum 
requirements defined in the IMO 1978 
International Convention on Standards of 
Training. Certification and Watchkeeping of 
Seafarers (STCW) The minimum requirements are 
those described in the Annexes to this 
Directive, in particular : 
11. 
for masters and chief mates of ships of 
200 gross register tons or more, the 
requirements laid down in Annex I. 
Regulations II/l 11/2. II/5. II/7 and 
II/8; 
for officers in charge of a navigational 
watch and masters of ships of less than 
200 gross register tons, the requirements 
laid down in Annex I. Regulations II/l. 
II/3. II/5. 11/7 and II/8; 
for officers in charge of a navigational 
watch on ships of 200 gross register tons 
or more, the requirements laid down in 
Annex I. Regulations II/l II/4. II/5. II/7 
and II/8; 
for chief engineer officers and second 
engineer officers of ships powered by main 
propulsion machinery of 3 000 kW 
propulsion power or more, the requirements 
laid down in Annex II. Regulations III/l. 
III/2 and III/5 ; 
for chief engineer officers and second 
engineer officers of ships powered by main 
propulsion machinery between 750 kW and 
3 000 kW propulsion power. the 
requirements laid down in Annex II. 
Regulations III/l. III/3 and III/5; 
12. 
for engineer officers in charge of a watch 
in a conventionally manned engine room or 
designated duty engineer officers in a 
periodically unmanned engine room, the 
requirements laid down in Annex II. 
Regulations III/l. III/4 and III/5: 
for radio officers, the requirements laid 
down in Annex III. Regulations IV/1 and 
IV/2; 
for radiotelephone operators. the 
requirements laid down in Annex IV. 
Regulation IV/3: 
for masters, officers and ratings of oil 
tankers, chemical tankers and liquified 
gas tankers, the requirements laid down in 
Annex V. Regulations V/l. V/2 and V/3: 
for ratings forming part of a navigational 
watch, the requirements laid down in Annex 
II. Regulation 11/6; 
for ratings forming part of an engine room 
watch, the requirements laid down in Annex 
III. Regulation III/6; 
for persons designated to be responsible 
for survival craft (lifeboatmen). the 
requirements laid down in Annex VI. 
Regulation VI/1. 
13. 
•'*• Member States shall ensure that the provisions 
of Council Directive 92/29/EEC of 31 March 1992 
on the minimum safety and health requirements 
for improved medical treatment on board 
vessels.1 and in particular Article 5 thereof, 
are applied as part of the training provided 
for in paragraph 1. 
4- Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to 
more favourable Community provisions on safety 
and health at work, in particular Council 
Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 and its 
implementing Directives.2 
5. To obtain a vocational competence certificate, 
candidates must pass an examination approved by 
the competent authority of a Member State, 
which shall ensure that all examiners are 
independent. 
Article 5a 
1 • In circumstances of exceptional 
necessity, competent authorities, if 
in their opinion this does not cause 
danger to persons, property or the 
environment, mav issue a dispensation 
permitting a specified seafarer to 
serye in. a specified"" ship for a 
specified period not exceeding six 
months in a capacity, other than that 
QÎ the radio operator, except as 
provided bv the relevant Radio 
Regulations, for which he does not 
hpld the appropriate certificate, 
provided that the person to whom the 
dispensation is issued shall be 
adequately Qualified to fill the 
vacant post in a safe manner, to the 
satisfaction of the competent 
authorities. However, dispensations 
shall not be granted to a master or 
chief engineer officer, except in 
circumstances of force majeure and 
then only for the shortest possible 
period, 
(1) O.J. n° L 113/9 30.A.1992 
(2) O.J. n° L 183 29.6.1989 
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2. Any dispensation granted for a 
post shall be granted only to a 
person properly certificated to fill 
the post immediately below. Where 
certification of the post below is 
not required, a dispensation may be 
issued to a person whose 
qualification and experience are, in 
the opinion of the competent 
authorities, of a clear eguivalence 
to the requirements for the post to 
be filled, provided that, if such a 
person hold no appropriate 
certificate, he/she shall be required 
to pass a test accepted by the 
competent authorities as 
demonstrating that such a 
dispensation mav safely be issued. 
In addition, competent authorities 
shall ensure that the post in 
question is filled by the holder of 
an appropriate certificate as soon as 
possible. 
15. 
Article 6 
Member States designate the authority or the 
body which can give the training referred to 
in Article 5. 
Member States designate the authority or the 
body which grant the certificates and attest 
the success to the examination mentioned in 
Article 5. 
Article 6a 
1. The Member States shall see to the 
organization of training and further 
training courses for seafarers on a 
permanent basis, on the basis of the 
needs at the time in question and the 
development of shipping. 
2. At training and further training 
centres of the Member States which 
offer the training provided for in 
Article 5. seafarers who are citizens 
of the European Union shall be 
admitted and trained on equal terms. 
Article 7 
Member States shall ensure that, on board 
passenger ships or ships operating scheduled 
passenger and vehicle services starting 
and/or finishing a voyage in a Member State 
port, the master, officers, ratings and 
lifeboatmen are able to communicate with each 
other. All members of the crew nominated to 
assist passengers in emergency situation, 
shall be able to communicate in the 
language(s) appropriate to the majority of 
passengers carried on a particular route The Member States shall ensure that: 
1. On board all ships flying the flag 
of a Member State and on board all 
passenger ships which start or finish 
a voyage in a Member State port, a 
permanent and effective line of 
communication, which mav include a 
common language, operates between 
masters, officers and ratings. a3 
regards the correct ' and prompt 
reception and comprehension of 
messages and orders. Moreover, there 
must be a permanent means of 
communication between the ship and 
the coastal authorities, either in a 
common language or in the language of 
those authorities. 
2^ JQD_ board passenger ships 
personnel nominated on muster lists 
JLP asaigj; J23JiS£ng£rJI in emergency 
situations are readily identifiable 
and have communication skills that 
are sufficient for that purpose, 
taking into aggount an appropri at e 
and adequate combination pf any of 
£he following criteria^ 
16, 
(a) the language or languages 
appropriate to the principal 
nationalities of passengers carried 
on a particular route. 
(b) the likelihood that an ability to 
use elementary English vocabulary for 
basic instructions can provide a 
means of communicating with a 
passenger in need of assistance 
whether or not the passenger and crew 
member share a common language. 
(c) the possibleneed to communicate 
during an emergency by some other 
means (e.g. bv demonstration, or 
hand-signals, or calling attention to 
the location of instructions, muster 
stations. life-saving devices or 
evacuation routes) when verbal 
communication is impractical; 
(d) the extent to which complete 
safety instructions have been 
provided to passengers in their 
native language or languages; 
and. 
(e) the languages in which emergency 
announcements may be broadcast during 
an emergency or drill ^to convey 
critical guidance to passengers and 
to facilitate crew members in 
assisting Passengers. 
3. When conducting a ship inspection 
in their capacity of State of the 
port. Member States shall check 
whether ships flving flags of non-
Communitv States also comply with the 
provisions of thl3 Article. 
Member States shall ensure that, on board oil 
tankers, liquified gas tankers and chemical 
tankers, the master, officers and ratings 
receive appropriate training so that all 
members of the ship's crew can communicate in 
a common language. 
Article 8 17 
Member States may grant a vocational competence 
certificate to masters, officers, ratings and 
lifeboatmen who apply therefor for the first time 
within six months preceding the date on which this 
Directive is implemented, without having followed 
the course and havinq sat the examination provided 
Tor in Article 5. on condition that they provide 
proof that they have been serving on ships for at 
least twelve months during the five years 
preceding the date of entry into force of this 
Directive. D£l£££ 
Article 8a 
The mutual recognition bv the Member 
States of the certificates referred 
to in Article 4 with which citizens 
of the European Union are equipped, 
shall be governed bv the provisions 
of Directives 89/48/EEC and 
92/51/EEC, 
Article 9 
1. Seafarers who are not nationals of a Member 
State and do not possess the vocational competence 
certificate provided for in Article 3 may be 
allowed to serve on ships flying a Member State's 
flag provided a mutually satisfactory agreement 
has been concluded between the Community and the 
third counties of which the seafarers concerned 
are nationals. A mutually satisfactory agreement 
means an agreement which guarantees the parties 
concerned observance and genuine and full 
implementation of the provisions of the IMO's STCW 
Convention incorporated in this Directive. 1. Seafarers who are not citizens of 
the European Union and" do not hold 
the certificate provided for bv 
Article 4 may be permitted to serve 
on board ships registered in a Member 
State, including ships registered in 
the Euros register, provided that a 
decision has been adopted by a Member 
State recognizing the type of their 
certificate. For that purpose, the 
Council shall, acting on a proposal 
from the Commission and in 
cooperation with the European 
Parliament» adopt a declaJLoiL before 
31 July 1333 Lading . down common 
crltexia.__ln_ accordance with the 
of the IMO's STCW 
Convention to be taken into account 
forv the recognition by the Member 
States of the types of certificates 
issued by training establishments or 
the authorities of third countries as 
well as the relevant ^procedure for 
amending such a decision it 
ne££s_£3XY__ ; 
18. 
2. Member States shall take the measures 
necessary to ensure that ships flying a third 
country flag with crews from one or more 
third countries which have ratified the 
Convention and they have not concluded an 
agreement with the Community, are inspected, 
as a matter of priority, by the competent 
authority of the port state to ensure that 
the level of vocational training and 
competence of their crews meets the standards 
laid down in the IMO's STCW Convention. 2. Seafarers not holding a 
certificate provided for in Article 4, 
but who ssn& on bo_arjJ a ship 
registered in a Member State mav be 
permitted to continue to serve on 
ships registered in that Member State 
for 2 further years following the 
definition Of the common criteria 
provided for in paragraph 1. After 
that date, seafarers must hold either 
the type of certificate provided for 
bv Article 4 or a certificate 
recognized in accordance with the 
provisions of paragraph., 1 above.. 
3. Member States shall take appropriate steps, 
including the detention of a ship, if the 
port authorities discover in the course of an 
inspection that crews are unable to provide 
proof of professional proficiency for the 
duties assigned to them on board the ship. 3. uslstte. 
Article 9a 
The Member States shall take all 
necessary measures to ensure that 
ships flving the flags of third 
countries which have not ratified the 
1978 IMO International Convention on 
Standards of Training, Certification 
and Watchkeeping of Seafarers, or 
ships flving the flags of third 
countries which have a master, 
officers and ratings-' holding 
certificates not recognized under the 
provisions pf_ Article 9 are inspected 
as a matter of priority T5y the" "port 
authorities of the Member States 
competent .'for checking whether 'the 
' level of vocational training and 
competence of the above-mentioned 
seafarers meet the requirements of 
the above-mentioned International 
Convention and Article 7. 
19. 
Article 9b 
Article 10 
1. Member States shall bring into force the 
laws. regulations and administrative 
provisions necessary to comply with this 
Directive no later than 1 January 1995. 
2. When Member States adopt these provisions, 
they shall contain a reference to this 
Directive or shall be accompanied by such 
reference at the time of their official 
publication. The relevant procedure shall be 
adopted by Member States. 
3. Member States communicate to the Commission 
the texts of the provisions they adopt in the 
field governed by this Directive. 
Article 11 
This Directive is addressed to the Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels. 
For the Council The Member States shall take the 
appropriate measures and shall impose 
the appropriate penalties in the 
event that the competent port 
authorities of the Member States 
establish during an inspection that 
the masters, officers..and ratings are 
unable to furnish proof of vocational 
competence for the duties assigned to 
them relating to the safety of the 
ship and the prevention of pollution 
of the environment. 
The President 
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