Directive 2001/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the minimum level of training of seafarers
Date: 2001-04-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: crew, maritime shipping, recognition of diplomas, ship's passport, transport safety, vocational training

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DIRECTIVE 2001/25/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 4 April 2001

on the minimum level of training of seafarers

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (1),

Having consulted the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Council Directive 94/58/EC of 22 November 1994 on
the minimum level of training of seafarers (3) has been
substancially amended (4). In the interests of clarity and
rationality,

it should therefore be consolidated.

Actions to be taken at Community level in the field of
maritime safety and pollution prevention at sea should
be in line with internationally agreed rules and stan-
dards.

In its conclusions of 25 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.

In its resolution of 8 June 1993 on a common policy on
safe seas (5), 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 key personnel,
including the question of a
common language on board Community vessels.

In its resolution of 24 March 1997 (6) on a new strategy
to increase the competitiveness of Community shipping
the Council sought
to promote the employment of
Community seafarers and shore-based personnel. To that
end the Council agreed that action should be undertaken
to help Community shipping to continue striving for
competitiveness by
high quality and improve

its

(1) OJ C 14, 16.1.2001, p. 41.
(2) European Parliament opinion of 12 December 2000 (not yet
published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 12 March
2001.

(3) OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 28. Directive as amended by Directive

98/35/EC (OJ L 172, 17.6.1998, p. 1).

(4) See Annex III, Part B.
(5) OJ C 271, 7.10.1993, p. 1.
(6) OJ C 109, 8.4.1997, p. 1.

the

ensuring
of
Community seafarers of all ranks and of shore-based
personnel.

high-quality

continued

training

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

The standards of training for the award of vocational
competency certificates
to seafarers vary from one
Member State to another. Such a diversity 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 maritime safety.

Council Directives 89/48/EEC (7) and 92/51/EEC (8) on
the general system for the recognition of professional
education and training apply to maritime occupations
covered by this Directive. 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.

The mutual recognition of diplomas and certificates
provided for under the general system Directives does
not always ensure a standardised level of training for all
seafarers serving on board vessels flying the flag of a
Member State. This is, however, vital from the viewpoint
of maritime safety.

It is therefore essential to define a minimum level of
training for seafarers in the Community. It is appropriate
that the action in this field should be based on the
standards of
international
training already agreed at
level, namely the International Maritime Organisation
(IMO) Convention on Standards of Training, Certi-
fication and Watch-keeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW
Convention), as revised in 1995; all Member States are
Parties to that Convention.

(10) Member States may establish standards higher than the
minimum standards laid down in the STCW Convention
and this Directive.

(11)

The Regulations of the STCW Convention set out in
Annex I to this Directive should be supplemented by the
mandatory provisions contained in Part A of the STCW
Code. Part B of the STCW Code contains recommended
guidance intended to assist Parties to the STCW Conven-
tion and those involved in implementing, applying or
enforcing its measures to give the Convention full and
complete effect in uniform manner.

(7) OJ L 19, 24.1.1989, p. 16.
(8) OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p. 25. Directive as last amended by Commis-

sion Directive 2000/5/EC (OJ L 54, 26.2.2000, p. 42).

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(12)

For the enhancement of maritime safety and pollution
prevention at sea provisions on minimum rest periods
for watchkeeping personnel should be established in this
Directive in accordance with the STCW Convention.
Those provisions should be applied without prejudice to
the provisions of Council Directive 1999/63/EC of 21
June 1999 concerning the Agreement on the organ-
isation of working time of seafarers concluded by the
European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA)
and the Federation of Transport Workers's Unions in the
European Union (FST) (1).

(13)

In order to enhance maritime safety and prevent loss of
human life and maritime pollution, communication
among crew members on board ships
sailing in
Community waters should be improved.

(14)

Personnel on board passenger ships nominated to assist
passengers in emergency situations should be able to
communicate with the passengers.

(15)

Crews serving on board tankers carrying noxious or
polluting cargo should be capable of coping efficiently
with accident prevention and emergency situations. It is
paramount that a proper communication link between
the master, officers and ratings is esablished, covering
the requirements provided for in Article 17.

(16) Measures should be taken to ensure that seafarers
holding certificates issued by third countries have a level
of competence commensurate with that required by the
STCW Convention.

(17)

(18)

In order to attain this objective, common criteria should
be defined for the recognition of foreign certificates in
the Community. The establishment of common criteria
for the Member States' recognition of certificates issued
by third countries should be based on the training and
certification requirements as agreed in the framework of
the STCW Convention.

In the interests of safety at sea, Member States should
recognise qualifications proving the required level of
training only where these are issued by or on behalf of
Parties to the STCW Convention which have been iden-
tified by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) as
having been shown to have given, and still to be giving,
full effect to the standards set out in that Convention. To
bridge the time gap until the MSC has been albe to carry

(1) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 33.

out such identification, a procedure for the preliminary
recognition of certificates is needed.

(19) Where

appropriate, maritime

training
programmes and courses should be inspected. Criteria
for such inspection should therefore be established.

institutes,

(20) A committee should be established to assist

the
Commission in carrying out the tasks related to the
exercise of
the recognition of certificates issued by
training institutes or administrations of third countries.

safety

(21) Member States, as port authorities, are required to
and prevention of pollution in
enhance
Community waters through priority inspection of vessels
flying the flag of a third country which has not ratified
the STCW Convention,
thereby ensuring no more
favourable treatment to vessels flying the flag of a third
State.

(22)

(23)

(24)

(25)

in

enforcement,

It is appropriate to include in this Directive provisions
on port State control, pending the amendment of
Council Directive 95/21/EC of 19 June 1995 concerning
the
using
respect
Community ports and sailing in the waters under the
jurisdiction of the Member States, of international stan-
dards for ship safety, pollution prevention and ship-
board living and working conditions
(port State
control) (2)
in order to transfer to that Directive the
provisions on port State control which are included in
Articles 17(f), 19, 20 and 21 of this Directive.

shipping

of

It is necessary to provide for procedures for adapting
this Directive to changes in international conventions
and codes.

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council
Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down
the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers
conferred on the Commission (3).

The Council should review Annex II in the light of the
experience gained in applying this Directive, acting on a
proposal to be submitted by the Commission within five
years of 25 May 2003.

(26) Until 1 February 2002 Member States should be allowed
to accept on their ships seafarers holding certificates
issued in accordance with the provisions which applied
before 1 February 1997, the date of entry into force of
the revised STCW Convention, provided that
those
seafarers began their service or training before 1 August
1998.

(27)

This Directive should be without prejudice to the obliga-
tions of the Members States concerning the time-limits
for transposition of the Directives set out in Annex III,
Part B,

(2) OJ L 157, 7.7.1995, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission

Directive 1999/97/EC (OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 67).

(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive:

1.

‘master’ shall mean the person having command of a ship;

‘officer’ shall mean a member of the crew, other than the
master, designated as such by national law or regulations
or, in the absence of such designation, by collective agree-
ment or custom;

‘deck officer’ shall mean an officer qualified in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter II of Annex I;

‘chief mate’ shall mean the officer next in rank to the
master upon whom the command of the ship will fall in
the event of the incapacity of the master;

14.

‘propulsion power’ shall mean the total maximum contin-
uous rated output power in kilowatts of all of a ship's
main propulsion machinery which appears on the ship's
certificate of registry or other official document;

15.

‘oil-tanker’ shall mean a ship constructed and used for the
carriage of petroleum and petroleum products in bulk;

16.

17.

‘chemical tanker’ shall mean a ship constructed or adapted
and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product
listed in Chapter 17 of the International Bulk Chemical
Code as in force on 25 May 1998;

‘liquefied-gas tanker’ shall mean a ship constructed or
adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquefied
gas or other product listed in Chapter 19 of the Inter-
national Gas Carrier Code as in force on 25 May 1998;

18.

‘Radio Regulations’ shall mean the revised radio regula-
tions, adopted by the World Administrative Radio Confer-
ence for the Mobile Service as in force on 25 May 1998;

19.

‘passenger ship’ shall mean a seagoing ship which carries
more than 12 passengers;

‘engineer officer’ shall mean an officer qualified in accord-
ance with the provisions of Chapter III of Annex I;

20.

‘fishing vessel’ shall mean a vessel used for catching fish or
other living resources of the sea;

‘chief engineer officer’ shall mean the senior engineer
officer responsible for the mechanical propulsion and the
operation and maintenance of the mechanical and elec-
trical

installations of the ship;

‘second engineer officer’ shall mean the engineer officer
next in rank to the chief engineer officer upon whom the
responsibility for
the mechanical propulsion and the
operation and maintenance of the mechanical and elec-
trical installations of the ship will fall in the event of the
incapacity of the chief engineer officer;

‘assistant engineer officer’ shall mean a person under
training to become an engineer officer and designated as
law or regulations;
such by national

‘radio operator’ shall mean a person holding an appro-
priate certificate issued or recognised by the competent
authorities under the provisions of the Radio Regulations,
as defined in point 18;

10.

‘rating’ shall mean a member of the ship's crew other than
the master or an officer;

11.

12.

‘seagoing ship’ shall mean a ship other than those which
navigate exclusively in inland waters or in waters within,
or closely adjacent to, sheltered waters or areas where port
regulations apply;

‘ship flying the flag of a Member State’ shall mean a ship
registered in and flying the flag of a Member State in
accordance with its legislation. A ship not corresponding
to this definition shall be regarded as a ship flying the flag
of a third country;

13.

‘near-coastal voyages’ shall mean voyages in the vicinity of
a Member State as defined by that Member State;

21.

22.

‘STCW Convention’ shall mean the International Conven-
tion on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-
keeping for Seafarers as it applies to the matters concerned
taking into account the transitional provisions of Article
VII and Regulation I/15 of the Convention and including,
where appropriate, the applicable provisions of the STCW
code, all being applied as in force on 25 May 1998;

‘radio duties’ shall include, as appropriate, watchkeeping
and technical maintenance and repairs conducted in
accordance with the Radio Regulations, the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (1974), (SOLAS
Convention) as in force on 25 May 1998 and, at the
discretion of each Member State, the relevant recommen-
dations of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO);

23.

‘ro-ro passenger ship’ shall mean a passenger ship with
ro-ro cargo spaces or special-category spaces as defined in
the SOLAS Convention as in force on 25 May 1998;

24.

25.

26.

‘STCW Code’ shall mean the Seafarers' Training, Certi-
fication and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code as adopted by
Resolution 2 of the 1995 STCW Conference of Parties, as
in force on 25 May 1998;

‘function’ shall mean a group of tasks, duties and responsi-
bilities, as specified in the STCW code, necessary for ship
operation, safety of life at sea or protection of the marine
environment;

‘company’ shall mean the owner of the ship or any other
organisation or person such as the manager or the bare-
boat charterer who has assumed the responsibility for
operation of the ship from the shipowner and who, on
assuming such responsibility, has agreed to take over all
the duties and responsibilities imposed on the company by
these regulations;

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27.

‘appropriate certificate’ shall mean a certificate issued and
endorsed in accordance with this Directive and entitling
the lawful holder thereof to serve in the capacity and
perform the functions involved at the level of responsi-
bility specified therein on a ship of the type, tonnage,
power and means of propulsion concerned while engaged
on the particular voyage concerned;

28.

‘seagoing service’ shall mean service on board a ship rele-
vant to the issue of a certificate or other qualification;

29.

‘approved’ shall mean approved by a Member State in
accordance with this Directive;

30.

‘third country’ shall mean any country which is not a
Member State;

31.

‘month’ shall mean a calendar month or 30 days made up
of periods of less than one month.

Article 2

Scope

This Directive shall apply to the seafarers mentioned in this
Directive serving on board seagoing ships flying the flag of a
Member State with the exception of:

— warships, naval auxiliaries or other ships owned or oper-
ated by a Member State and engaged only on government
non-commercial service,

— fishing vessels,

— pleasure yachts not engaged in trade,

— wooden ships of primitive build.

Article 3

Training and certification

1. Member States shall
take the measures necessary to
ensure that seafarers serving on ships as referred to in Article 2
are trained as a minimum in accordance with the requirements
of the STCW Convention, as laid down in Annex I to this
Directive, and hold certificates as defined in Article 4 or appro-
priate certificates as defined in Article 1(27).

2. Member States shall take the measures necessay to ensure
that those crew members that must be certified in accordance
with Regulation III/10.4 of the SOLAS Convention are trained
and certificated in accordance with this Directive.

Article 4

Certificate

A certificate shall be a valid document by whatever name it
may be known,
the
competent authority of a Member State, authorising the holder

issued by or under the authority of

to serve as stated in that document or as authorised by national
regulations.

Article 5

Certificates and endorsements

1.

Certificates shall be issued in accordance with Article 10.

2.
Certificates for masters, officers and radio operators shall
be endorsed by the Member State as prescribed in this Article.

Certificates shall be in the official language or languages

3.
of the issuing Member State.

4.

In respect of radio operators, Member States may:

(a) include the additional knowledge required by the relevant
regulations in the examination for the issue of a certificate
complying with the Radio Regulations; or

(b) issue a separate certificate indicating that the holder has the
additional knowledge required by the relevant regulations.

At the discretion of a Member State endorsements may
5.
be incorporated in the format of the certificates being issued as
provided for in section A-I/2 of the STCW code. If so incor-
porated the form used shall be that set out in section A-I/2,
paragraph 1. If issued otherwise, the form of endorsements
used shall be that set out in paragraph 2 of that section.

6.
A Member State which recognises a certificate under the
procedure laid down in Article 18(3)(a) shall endorse that
certificate to attest its recognition. The form of the endorse-
ment used shall be that set out in paragraph 32 of section
A-I/2 of the STCW Code.

7.

The endorsements referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6:

(a) may be issued as separate documents;

(b) shall each be assigned a unique number, except

that
endorsements attesting the issue of a certificate may be
assigned the same number as the certificate concerned,
provided that that number is unique; and

(c) shall each expire as soon as the certificate endorsed expires
or is withdrawn, suspended or cancelled by the Member
State or third country which issued it and,
in any case,
within five years of their date of issue.

The capacity in which the holder of a certificate is author-
8.
ised to serve shall be identified in the form of endorsement in
terms identical to those used in the applicable safe-manning
requirements of the Member State concerned.

9.
A Member State may use a format different from the
format laid down in section A-I/2 of the STWC code, provided
that, as a minimum, the required information is provided in
roman characters and Arabic figures, taking account of the
variations permitted under section A-I/2.

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Subject to Article 18(4) any certificate required by this
10.
Directive must be kept available in its original form on board
the ship on which the holder is serving.

Article 8

Penalties or disciplinary measures

Article 6

Training requirements

The training required by Article 3 shall be in a form appro-
priate to the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required
by Annex I, in particular the use of life saving and firefighting
equiment, and approved by the competent authority or body
designated by each Member State.

Article 7

1. Member States shall establish processes and procedures
for the impartial investigation of any reported incompetence,
act or omission, that may pose a direct threat to safety of life
or property at sea or to the marine environment, on the part of
the holders of certificates or endorsements issued by that
Member State in connection with their performance of duties
relating to their certificates and for the withdrawal, suspension
and cancellation of such certificates for such cause and for the
prevention of fraud.

2.
Each Member State shall prescribe penalties or disci-
plinary measures for cases in which the provisions of this
national
to this Directive are not
complied with in respect of ships entitled to fly its flag or of
seafarers duly certificated by it.

legislation giving effect

Principles governing near-coastal voyages

In particular, such penalties or disciplinary measures shall

3.
be prescribed and enforced in cases in which:

1. When defining near-coastal voyages Member States shall
not impose training, experience or certification requirements
on seafarers serving on board ships entitled to fly the flag of
another Member State or another Party to the STCW Conven-
tion and engaged on such voyages in a manner resulting in
more stringent
than for
seafarers serving on board ships entitled fo fly its own flag. In
no case shall a Member State impose requirements in respect of
seafarers serving on board ships flying the flag of another
Member State or of another Party to the STCW Convention in
excess of those of this Directive in respect of ships not engaged
on near-coastal voyages.

such seafarers

requirements

for

2. With respect to ships entitled to fly the flag of a Member
State regularly engaged on near-coastal voyages off the coast of
another Member State or of another Party to the STCW
Convention, the Member State the flag of which a ship is
entitled fo fly shall prescribe training, experience and certi-
fication requirements for seafarers serving on such ships at
least equal to those of the Member State or the Party to the
STCW Convention off the coast of which the ship is engaged,
provided that they do not exceed the requirements of this
Directive in respect of ships not engaged on near-coastal
voyages. Seafarers serving on a ship which extends its voyage
beyond what is defined as a near-coastal voyage by a Member
State and enters waters not covered by that definition shall
fulfil the appropriate requirements of this Directive.

3.
A Member State may afford a ship which is entitled to fly
its flag the benefits of the near-coastal voyage provisions of this
Directive when it is regularly engaged off the coast of a non-
Party to the STCW Convention on near-coastal voyages as
defined by that Member State.

4.
Upon deciding on the definition of near-coastal voyages
and the conditions of education and training required thereof
in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3,
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
details of the provisions they have adopted.

(a) a company or a master has engaged a person not holding a

certificate as required by this Directive;

(b) a master has allowed any function or service in any
capacity which under this Directive must be performed by
a person holding an appropriate certificate to be performed
by a person not holding the required certificate, a valid
dispensation or having the documentary proof required by
Article 18(4); or

(c) a person has obtained by fraud or forged documents an
engagement
to perform any function or serve in any
capacity which under this Directive must be performed or
filled by a person holding a certificate or dispensation.

4. Member States within the jurisdiction of which any
company which or any person who is believed on clear
grounds to have been responsible for or to have knowledge of
any apparent non-compliance with this Directive specified in
paragraph 3 is located shall extend cooperation to any Member
State or other Party to the STCW Convention which advises
them of its intention to initiate proceedings under its juris-
diction.

Article 9

Quality standards

1.

Each Member State shall ensure that:

(a) all

training,

competence,

assessment of

certification,
endorsement and revalidation activities carried out by non-
governmental agencies or entities under its authority are
continuously monitored through a quality standards system
to ensure the achievement of defined objectives, including
those concerning the qualifications and experience of
instructors and accessors;

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(b) where governmental agencies or entities perform such

activities, there is a quality-standards system;

(c) the education and training objectives and related standards
of competence to be achieved are clearly defined and iden-
tify the levels of knowledge, understanding and skills
appropriate to the examinations and assessments required
under the STCW Convention. The objectives and related
quality standards may be specified separately for different
courses and training programmes and shall cover the
administration of the certification system;

the certification systems, all

(d) the fields of application of the quality standards cover the
administration of
training
courses and programmes, examinations and assessments
carried out by or under the authority of each Member State
and the qualifications and experience required of instruc-
tors and assessors, having regard to the policies, systems,
controls and internal quality-assurance reviews established
to ensure achievement of the defined objectives.

2. Member States shall also ensure that independent evalu-
ations of the knowledge, understanding, skills and competence
acquisition and assessment activities, and of the administration
of the certification system, are conducted at intervals of not
more than five years by qualified persons who are not them-
selves involved in the activities concerned in order to verify
that:

(a) all internal management control and monitoring measures
and follow-up actions comply with planned arrangements
and documental procedures and are effective in ensuring
achievement of the defined objectives;

(b) the results of each independent evaluation are documented
and brought to the attention of those responsible for the
area evaluated;

(c) that he meets the standards of medical fitness, particularly
regarding eyesight and hearing, established by the Member
State and holds a valid document attesting to his medical
issued by a duly qualified medicial practitioner
fitness,
recognised by the competent authority of
the Member
State;

(d) of having completed the seagoing service and any related
compulsory training prescribed in the Regulations
in
Annex I for the certificate applied for;

(e) that he meets the standards of competence prescribed in
the Regulations in Annex I for the capacities, functions and
levels that are to be identified in the endorsement to the
certificate.

4.

Each Member State shall undertake:

(a) to maintain a register or registers of all certificates and
endorsements for masters and officers and, as appropriate,
ratings, which are issued, have expired or have been revali-
dated, suspended, cancelled or reported lost or destroyed
and of dispensations issued;

(b) to make available information on the status of such certi-
ficates, endorsements and dispensations to other Member
States or other Parties to the STCW Convention and
companies which request verification of the authenticity
and validity of certificates produced to them by seafarers
seeking recognition of their certificates or employment on
board ship.

Article 11

(c) timely action is taken to correct deficiencies.

Revalidation of certificates

3.
A report relating to each evaluation carried out pursuant
to paragraph 2 shall be communicated by the Member State
concerned to the Commission within six months of the date of
the evaluation.

Article 10

Medical standards — Issue and registration of certificates

1. Member States shall establish standards of medical fitness
for seafarers, particularly regarding eyesight and hearing.

2. Member States shall ensure that certificates are issued
only to candidates who comply with the requirements of this
Article.

Each candidate for certification shall provide satisfactory

3.
proof:

(a) of his identity;

(b) that his age is not less than that prescribed in the Regula-
tions in Annex I relevant to the certificate applied for;

1.
Every master, officer and radio operator holding a certifi-
cate issued or recognised under any chapter of Annex I other
than Chapter VI who is serving at sea or intends to return to
sea after a period ashore shall, in order to continue to qualify
for seagoing service, be required at intervals not exceeding five
years;

(a) to meet the standards of medical

fitness prescribed by

Article 10; and

(b) to establish continued professional competence in accord-

ance with section A-I/11 of the STCW Code.

Every master, officer and radio operator

2.
for
continuing seagoing service on board ships for which special
training requirements have been internationally agreed upon,
successfully complete approved relevant training.

shall,

3.
Each Member State shall compare the standards of
competence which is required of candidates for certificates
issued before 1 February 2002 with those specified for the
appropriate certificate in Part A of the STCW Code, and shall
determine the need to require the holders of such certificates to
undergo appropriate refresher and updating training or assess-
ment.

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Refresher and updating courses shall be approved and include
changes in relevant national and international
regulations
concerning the safety of life at sea and the protection of the
marine environment and take account of any updating of the
standard of competency concerned.

(d) on being assigned to any of its ships seafarers are familiar-
ised with their specific duties and with all ship arrange-
ments, installations, equipment, procedures, and ship char-
acteristics that are relevant to their routine or emergency
duties;

Each Member State shall,

4.
in consultation with those
concerned, formulate or promote the formulation of a struc-
ture of refresher and updating courses as provided for in
section A-I/11 of the STCW Code.

(e) the ship's complement can effectivley coordinate their
activities in an emergency situation and in performing
functions vital to safety or to the prevention or mitigation
of pollution.

5.
For the purpose of updating the knowledge of masters,
officers and radio operators, each Member State shall ensure
that the texts of recent changes in national and international
regulations concerning the safety of life at sea and the protec-
tion of the marine environment are made available to ships
entitled to fly its flag.

2.
Companies, masters and crew members shall each have
responsibility for ensuring that the obligations set out in this
Article are given full and complete effect and that such other
measures as may be necessary are taken to ensure that each
crew member can make a knowledgeable and informed contri-
bution to the safe operation of the ship.

Article 12

Use of simulators

1.
The performance standards and other provisions set out
in section A-I/12 of the STCW code and such other require-
ments as are prescribed in Part A of the STCW Code for any
certificate concerned shall be complied with in respect of:

(a) all mandatory simulator-based training;

(b) any assessment of competence required by Part A of the
STCW Code which is carried out by means of a simulator

(c) any demonstration, by means of a simulator, of continued
proficiency required by Part A of the STCW Code.

Simulators

installed or brought

2.
into use before 1
February 2002 may be exempted from full compliance with
the performance standards referred to in paragraph 1 at the
discretion of each member State.

Article 13

Responsibilities of companies

In accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 Member States
1.
the assignment of
responsible for
shall hold companies
seafarers for service in their ships in accordance with this
Directive, and shall require every company to ensure that:

(a) each seafarer assigned to any of its ships holds an appro-
priate certificate in accordance which the provisions of this
Directive and as established by the Member State;

(b) its ships are manned in accordance with the applicable

safe-manning requirements of the Member State;

(c) documentation and data relevant to all seafarers employed
on its ships are maintained and readily accessible, and
include, without being limited to, documentation and data
on their experience, training, medical fitness and compet-
ence in assigned duties;

3.
The company shall provide written instructions to the
master of each ship to which this Directive applies, setting out
the policies and the procedures to be followed to ensure that
all seafarers who are newly employed on board the ship are
given a reasonable opportunity to become familiar with the
shipboard equipment, operating procedures and other arrange-
ments needed for the proper performance of
their duties,
before being assigned to those duties. Such policies and
procedures shall

include:

(a) the allocation of a reasonable period of time during which
each newly employed seafarer will have an opportunity to
become acquainted with:

(i) the specific equipment the seafarer will be using or

operating; and

(ii) ship-specific watchkeeping,

environmental
protection and emergency procedures and arrange-
ments the seafarer needs to know to perform the
assigned duties properly;

safety,

(b) the designation of a knowledgeable crew member who will
be responsible for ensuring that each newly employed
seafarer is given an opportunity to receive essential infor-
mation in a language the seafarer understands.

Article 14

Fitness for duty

1.
For the purpose of preventing fatigue Member States shall
establish and enforce rest periods for watchkeeping personnel
and require that watch systems are so arranged that the effi-
ciency of watchkeeping personnel is not impaired by fatigue
and that duties are so organised that the first watch at the start
of a voyage and subsequent relieving watches are sufficiently
rested and otherwise fit for duty.

2.
All persons who are assigned duty as officer in charge of
a watch or as a rating forming part of a watch shall be allowed
at least 10 hours of rest in any 24-hour period.

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The hours of rest may be divided into no more than two

3.
periods, one of which shall be at least six hours long.

— grant the dispensations provided for in Article 15.

4.
The requirements for rest periods laid down in para-
graphs 1 and 2 need not be maintained in the event of an
emergency or drill or in other overriding operational condi-
tions.

Notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 3,

5.
the minimum
less than six
period of 10 hours may be reduced to not
consecutive hours provided that no such reduction shall extend
beyond two days and at least 70 hours of rest are provided
each seven-day period.

6. Member States shall require that watch schedules be
posted where they are easily accessible.

Article 15

Dispensation

1.
In circumstances of exceptional necessity, competent
authorities may, if in their opinion this does not cause danger
to persons, properly or the environment, issue a dispensation
permitting a specified period not exceeding six months in a
the radio operator, except as
capacity, other than that of
provided by the relevant Radio Regulations, for which he does
not hold 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
the
circumstances of force majeure and then only for the shortest
possible period.

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 equivalence to the requirements for the post to be filled,
provided that, if such a person holds no appropriate certificate,
he or she shall be required to pass a test accepted by the
competent authorities as demonstrating that such a dispensa-
tion may safely be issued. In addition, competent authorites
shall 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.

Article 16

Responsibilities of Member States with regard to training
and assessment

1. Member States shall designate the authorities or bodies
which shall:

— give the training referred to in Article 3,

— organise and/or supervise the examinations where required,

— issue the certificates of competence referred to in Article

10, and

2. Member States shall ensure that:

(a) all training and assessment of seafarers is:

1. structured in accordance with the written programmes,
including such methods and media of delivery, proced-
ures and course material as are necessary to achieve the
prescribed standard of competence; and

2. conducted, monitored, evaluated and supported by
persons qualified in accordance with paragraphs (d), (e)
and (f);

(b) persons conducting in-service training or assessment on
board ship do so only when such training or assessment
will not adversely affect the normal operation of the ship
and they can dedicate their time and attention to training
or assessment;

(c) instructors, supervisors and assessors are appropriately
qualified for the particular types and levels of training or
assessment of competence of seafarers either on board or
ashore;

(d) any person conducting in-service training of a seafarer,
either on board or ashore, which is intended to be used in
qualifying for certification under this Directive:

1. has an appreciation of the training programme and an
understanding of the specific training objectives for the
particular type of training being conducted,

2.

is qualified in the task for which training is being
conducted, and

3.

if conducting training using a simulator:

(i) has received appropriate guidance in instructional
techniques involving the use of simulators; and

(ii) has gained practical operational experience on the

particular type of simulator being used;

(e) any person responsible for the supervision of the in-service
training of a seafarer intended to be used in qualifying for
certification has a full understanding of
the training
programme and the specific objectives for each type of
training being conducted;

(f) any person conducting in-service

the
competence of a seafarer, either on board or ashore, which
is intended to be used in qualifying for certification:

assessment of

1. has an appropriate level of knowledge and under-

standing of the competence to be assessed;

2.

is qualified in the task for which the assessment is being
made;

3. has

received appropriate

guidance

in assessment

methods and practice;

4. has gained practical assessment experience; and

5.

if conducting assessment involving the use of simula-
tors, has gained practical assessment experience on the
particular type of simulator under the supervision and
to the satisfaction of an experienced assessor;

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(g) when a Member State recognises a course of training, a
training institution, or a qualification granted by a training
institution, as part of its requirements for the issue of a
certificate, the qualifications and experience of instructors
and assessors are covered in the application of the quality
standard provisions of Article 9. Such qualification, experi-
ence and application of quality standards shall incorporate
appropriate
and
training and assessment methods and practice and comply
with all applicable requirements of paragraphs (d),
(e)
and (f).

in instructional

techniques

training

Article 17

On-board communication

Member States shall ensure that:

(a) without prejudice to points (b) and (d), there are at all
times, on board all ships flying the flag of a Member State,
means in place for effective oral communication relating to
safety between all members of the ship's crew, particularly
with regard to the correct and timely reception and under-
standing of messages and instructions;

(b) on board all passenger ships flying the flag of a Member
State and on board all passenger ships starting and/or
finishing a voyage in a Member State port,
in order to
ensure effective crew performance in safety matters, a
working language is established and recorded in the ship's
log-book.

The company or the master, as appropriate, shall determine
the appropriate working language. Each seafarer shall be
required to understand and, where appropriate, give orders
and instructions and report back in that language.

If the working language is not an official language of the
Member State, all plans and lists that must be posted shall
include translations into the working language;

(c) on board passenger ships, personnel nominated on muster
lists to assist passengers in emergency situations are readily
identifiable and have communication skills that are suffi-
cient for that purpose, taking into account an appropriate
and adequate combination of any of the following factors:

(i) the language or languages appropriate to the principal
nationalities of passengers carried on a particular route;

(ii) 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 assis-
tance whether or not the passenger and crew member
share a common language;

(iii) the possible need to communicate during an emer-
gency by some other means (e.g. by demonstration,
hand signals, or calling attention to the location of
instructions, muster stations,
life-saving devices or
evacuation routes) when verbal communication is
impractical;

(iv) the extent to which complete safety instructions have
been provided to passengers in their native language or
languages;

(v) 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;

(d) on board oil tankers, chemical tankers and liquefield gas
tankers flying the flag of a Member State, the master,
officers and rating are able to communicate with each other
in (a) common working language(s);

(e) there are adequate means for communication between the
ship and the shore-based authorities, either in a common
language or in the language of those authorities;

(f) when carrying out port State control under Directive 95/
21/EC, Member States also check that ships flying the flag
of a State other than a Member State comply with this
Article.

Article 18

Recognition of certificates

1. Mutual recognition among Member States of certificates
referred to in Article 4 held by seafarers who are nationals of
Member States shall be subject to the provisions of Directives
89/48/EEC and 92/51/EEC.

2. Mutual recognition among Member States of certificates
referred to in Article 4 held by seafarers who are not nationals
of Member States shall also be subject to the provisions of
Directives 89/48/EEC and 92/51/EEC.

Seafarers who do not possess the certificates referred to
3.
in Article 4 may be allowed to serve on ships flying the flag of
a Member State, provided a decision on the recognition of their
appropriate certificates has been adopted through the proce-
dure set out below:

(a) when recognising, by endorsement, an appropriate certifi-
cate issued by a third country, the Member State shall
proceed in accordance with the procedures and criteria set
out in Annex II;

(b) Member States shall notify the Commission, which shall
inform the other Member States, of the appropriate certi-
ficates they have recognised or intend to recognise in
accordance with the criteria referred to in point (a);

(c) if within three months of Member States having been
informed by the Commission in accordance with point (b)
an objection is raised by a Member State or the Commis-
sion on the basis of the criteria referred to in point (a), the
Commission shall subject
the matter to the procedure
referred to in Article 23(2). The Member State concerned
shall take appropriate measures to implement the decisions
taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in
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(d) when an appropriate certificate issued by a third country
has been recognised under the above procedure, and if,
after the completion of its evaluation the MSC has not been
able to identify the third country as having demonstrated
that full and complete effect is given to the provisions of
the STCW Convention, the Commission shall subject the
matter to the procedure referred to in Article 23(2) in order
to reassess the recognition of the certificates issued by that
country. The Member State concerned shall take appro-
priate measures
taken in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 23(2);

to implement

the decisions

(e) the Commission shall draw up and update a list of the
appropriate certificates that have been recognised under the
above procedure. The list shall be published in the Official
Journal of the European Communities, C Series.

Notwithstanding Article 5(6), a Member State may,

4.
if
circumstances require, allow a seafarer to serve in a capacity
other than radio officer or radio operator, except as provided
by the Radio Regulations, for a period not exceeding three
months on board a ship flying its flag, while holding an
appropriate and valid certificate issued and endorsed as
required by a third country, but not yet endorsed for recogni-
tion by the Member State concerned so as to render it appro-
priate for service on board a ship flying its flag. Documentary
proof shall be kept readily available that application for an
endorsement has been submitted to the competent authorities.

Article 19

Port State control

endorsement attesting recognition has been submitted to
the authorities of the flag State,

— verification that

the
seafarers serving on board are in accordance with the safe-
manning requirements of the authorities of the flag State.

the numbers and certificates of

2.
The ability of the ship's seafarers to maintain watch-
keeping standards as required by the STCW Convention shall
be assessed in accordance with Part A of the STCW Code if
there are clear grounds for believing that such standards are
not being maintained because any of
the following has
occurred:

— the ship has been involved in a collision, grounding or

stranding,

— there has been a discharge of substances from the ship
when under way, at anchor or at berth which is illegal
under any international convention,

— the ship has been manoeuvred in an erratic or unsafe
manner whereby routing measures adopted by the IMO, or
safe navigation practices and procedures have not been
followed,

— the ship is otherwise being operated in such a manner as to
pose a danger to persons, property or the environment,

— a certificate has been fraudulently obtained or the holder of
a certificate is not the person to whom that certificate was
originally issued,

— the ship is flying the flag of a country which has not
ratified the STCW Convention, or has a master, officer or
rating holding a certificate issued by a third country which
has not ratified the STCW Convention.

1.
Irrespective of the flag it flies each ship, with the excep-
tion of those types of ships excluded by Article 2, shall, while
in the ports of a Member State, be subject to port State control
by officers duly authorised by that Member State to verify that
all seafarers serving on board who are required to be certifi-
cated by the STCW Convention are so certificated or hold
appropriate dispensations.

Notwithstanding verification of the certificate, assessment
3.
under paragraph 2 may require the seafarer to demonstrate the
relevant competence at the place of duty. Such a demonstration
may include verification that operational
in
respect of watchkeeping standards have been met and that
there is a proper response to emergency situations within the
seafarer's level of competence.

requirements

2. When exercising port State control under this Directive,
Member States shall ensure that all relevant provisions and
procedures laid down in Directive 95/21/EC are applied.

Article 21

Detention

Article 20

Port State control procedures

1. Without prejudice to Directive 95/21/EC, port State
control pursuant to Article 19 shall be limited to the following:

— verification that every seafarer serving on board who must
be certificated in accordance with the STCW Convention
holds an appropriate certificate or a valid dispensation or
provides documentary proof that an application for an

Without prejudice to Directive 95/21/EC, the following defi-
ciencies,
in so far as it has been determined by the officer
carrying out the port State control that they pose a danger to
persons, property or
the environment, shall be the only
grounds under this Directive on which a Member State may
detain a ship:

(a) failure of seafarers to hold certificates, to have appropriate
certificates, to have valid dispensations or provide docu-
mentary proof
that an application for an endorsement
attesting recognition has been submitted to the authorities
of the flag State,

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(b) failure to comply with the applicable safe-manning require-

3.

The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

ments of the flag State,

(c) failure of navigational or engineering-watch arrangements
to conform to the requirements specified for the ship by
the flag State,

(d) absence in a watch of a person qualified to operate equip-
ment essential to safe navigation, safety radiocommunica-
tions or the prevention of marine pollution,

(e) failure to provide proof of professional proficiency for the
duties assigned to seafarers for the safety of the ship and
the prevention of pollution,

(f) inability to provide for the first watch at the commence-
ment of a voyage and for subsequent relieving watches
persons who are sufficiently rested and otherwise fit for
duty.

Article 22

Amendment

This Directive may be amended in accordance with the
1.
procedure referred to in Article 23(2), in order to apply, for the
purposes of
this Directive, subsequent amendments to the
international codes referred to in Article 1(16), (17), (18), (23)
and (24) which have entered into force.

2.
The Council shall decide, in accordance with the condi-
tions of the Treaty, on any amendment of Annex II, acting on a
proposal to be submitted by the Commission within five years
of 25 May 2003 in the light of the experience gained in
applying this Directive.

3.
Following the adoption of new instruments or protocols
to the STCW Convention, the Council, acting on a proposal
from the Commission, shall decide, taking into account the
Member States' parliamentary procedures, as well as the rele-
vant procedures within the IMO on the detailed arrangements
for
ratifying those new instruments or protocols, while
ensuring that they are applied uniformly and simultaneously in
the Member States.

Article 23

Committee procedure

1.

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, in compliance with
Article 8 thereof.

The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/
468/EC shall be eight weeks.

Article 24

Transitional provisions

1.
Until 1 February 2002 Member States may continue to
issue, recognise and endorse certificates in accordance with the
provisions which applied before 1 February 1997 in respect of
those seafarers who began approved seagoing service, approved
education and training programmes or approved training
courses before 1 August 1998.

Until 1 February 2002 Member States may continue to
2.
renew and revalidate certificates and endorsements in accord-
ance with the provisions which applied before 1 February
1997.

3. Where pursuant to Article 11 a Member State reissues or
extends the validity of certificates which it originally issued
under the provisions which applied before 1 February 1997,
the Member State may, at its discretion, replace tonnage limita-
tions appearing on the original certificates as follows:

1.

2.

‘200 gross registered tonnes’ may be replaced by ‘500 gross
tonnage’;

‘1 600 gross registered tonnes’ may be replaced by ‘3 000
gross tonnage’.

Article 25

Penalties

shall

lay down systems of penalties

Member States
for
breaching the national provisions adopted pursuant to Articles
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, Article 18(3) and
(4), Articles 19, 20, 21 and 24, and Annexes I and II, and shall
take all the measures necessary to ensure that they are inple-
mented. The penalties provided for must be effective, propor-
tionate and dissuasive.

Article 26

Communication

Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commis-
sion the texts of all the provisions which they adopt in the field
governed by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the
other Member States thereof.

Article 27

Repeal

1.
Directive 94/58/EC, as amended by the directive referred
to in Annex III, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the
obligations of the Member States in concerning the time limits
for transposition set out in Annex III, Part B.

2.
References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as
references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex IV.

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Article 28

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Communities.

This Directive is adressed to the Member States.

Article 29

Addressees

Done at Luxembourg, 4 April 2001.

For the European Parliament

The President

N. FONTAINE

For the Council

The President

B. ROSENGREN

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TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE STCW CONVENTION, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3

ANNEX I

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.

2.

The Regulations referred to in this Annex are supplemented by the mandatory provisions contained in Part A of
the STCW Code with the exception of Chapter VIII, Regulation VIII/2.

Any reference to a requirement in a Regulation also constitutes a reference to the corresponding section of Part A
of the STCW Code.

Part A of the STCW Code contains standards of competence required to be demonstrated by candidates for the
issue, and revalidation of certificates of competency under the provisions of the STCW Convention. To clarify the
linkage between the alternative certification provisions of Chapter VII and the certification provisions of Chapters
II, III and IV, the abilities specified in the standards of competence are grouped as appropriate under the following
seven functions:

1. Navigation

2. Cargo handling and stowage

3. Controlling the operation of the ship and care for persons on board

4. Marine engineering

5. Electrical, electronic and control engineering

6. Maintenance and repair

7. Radiocommunications

at the following levels of responsibility:

1. Management level

2. Operational

level

3. Support level.

Functions and levels of responsibility are identified by subtitle in the tables of standards of competence given
specified in Chapters II, III and IV of the Part A of the STCW Code.

CHAPTER II

MASTER AND DECK DEPARTMENT

Regulation II/1

Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500
gross tonnage or more

1.

2.

Every officer in charge of a navigational watch serving on a seagoing ship of 500 gross tonnage or more shall hold
an appropriate certificate.

Every candidate for certification shall:

2.1.

be not less than 18 years of age

2.2.

have approved seagoing service of not less than one year as part of an approved training programme which
includes on-board training which meets the requirements of section A-II/1 of the STCW Code and is documented
in an approved training record book, or otherwise have approved seagoing service of not less than three years

2.3.

have performed, during the required seagoing service, bridge watchkeeping duties under the supervision of the
master or a qualified officer for a period of not less than six months

2.4. meet the applicable requirements of the regulations in Chapter IV, as appropriate, for performing designed radio

duties in accordance with the Radio Regulations

2.5.

have completed approved education and training and meet the standard of competence specified in section A-II/1
of the STCW Code.

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Regulation II/2

Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of masters and chief mates on ships of 500 gross tonnage or
more

M a s t e r a n d c h i e f m a t e o n s h i p s o f 3 0 0 0 g r o s s t o n n a g e o r m o r e

1.

2.

Every master and chief mate on a seagoing ship of 3 000 gross tonnage or more shall hold an appropriate
certificate.

Every candidate for certification shall:

2.1. meet the requirements for certification as an officer in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross

tonnage or more and have approved seagoing service in that capacity:

2.1.1. for certification as chief mate, not less than 12 months, and

2.1.2. for certification as master, not less than 36 months; however, this period may be reduced to not less than 24

months if not less than 12 months of such seagoing service has been served as chief mate;

2.2.

have completed approved education and training and meet the standard of competence specified in section A-II/2
of the STCW Code for masters and chief mates on ships of 3 000 gross tonnage or more.

M a s t e r a n d c h i e f m a t e o n s h i p s o f b e t w e e n 5 0 0 a n d 3 0 0 0 g r o s s t o n n a g e

3.

4.

4.1.

4.2.

Every master and chief mate on a seagoing ship of between 500 and 3 000 gross tonnage shall hold an
appropriate certificate.

Every candidate for certification shall:

for certification as chief mate, meet the requirements of an officer in charge of a navigational watch on ships of
500 gross tonnage or more

for certification as master, meet the requirements of an officer in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500
gross tonnage or more and have approved seagoing service of not less than 36 months in that capacity; however,
this period may be reduced to not less than 24 months if not less than 12 months of such seagoing service has
been served as chief mate;

4.3.

have completed approved training and meet the standard of competence specified in section A-II/2 of the STCW
Code for masters and chief mates on ships of between 500 and 3 000 gross tonnage.

Regulation II/3

Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of officers in charge of a navigational watch and of masters
on ships of less than 500 gross tonnage

S h i p s n o t e n g a g e d o n n e a r - c o a s t a l v o y a g e s

1.

2.

Every officer in charge of a navigational watch serving on a seagoing ship of less than 500 gross tonnage not
engaged on near-coastal voyages shall hold an appropriate certificate for ships of 500 gross tonnage or more.

Every master serving on a seagoing ship of less than 500 gross tonnage not engaged on near-coastal voyages shall
hold an appropriate certificate for service as master on ships of between 500 and 3 000 gross tonnage.

S h i p s e n g a g e d o n n e a r - c o a s t a l v o y a g e s

Officer in charge of a navigational watch

3.

4.

Every officer in charge of a navigational watch on a seagoing ship of less than 500 gross tonnage engaged on
near-coastal voyages shall hold an appropriate certificate.

Every candidate for certification as officer in charge of a navigational watch on a seagoing ship of less than 500
gross tonnage engaged on near-coastal voyages shall:

4.1.

be not less than 18 years of age;

4.2.

have completed:

4.2.1. special training, including an adequate period of appropriate seagoing service as required by the Administration, or

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4.2.2. approved seagoing service in the deck department of not less than three years;

4.3. meet the applicable requirements of the regulations in Chapter IV, as appropriate, for performing designated radio

duties in accordance with the Radio Regulations;

4.4.

have completed approved education and training and meet the standard of competence specified in section A-II/3
of the STCW Code for officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of less than 500 gross tonnage engaged
on near-coastal voyages.

Master

5.

6.

6.1.

6.2.

6.3.

Every master serving on a seagoing ship of less than 500 gross tonnage engaged on near-coastal voyages shall hold
an appropriate certificate.

Every candidate for certification as master on a seagoing ship of less than 500 gross tonnage engaged on a
near-coastal voyages shall:

be not less than 20 years of age;

have approved seagoing service of not less than 12 months as officer in charge of a navigational watch;

have completed approved education and training and meet the standard of competence specified in section A-II/3
of the STCW Code for masters on ships of less than 500 gross tonnage engaged on near-coastal voyages.

7 .

E x e m p t i o n s

The Administration, if it considers that a ship's size and the conditions of its voyage are such as to tender the
application of the full requirements of this regulation and section A-II/3 of the STCW Code unreasonable or
impracticable, may to that extent exempt the master and the officer in charge of a navigational watch on such a
ship or class of ships from some of the requirements, bearing in mind the safety of all ships which may be
operating in the same waters.

Regulation II/4

Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of ratings forming part of a navigational watch

Every rating forming part of a navigational watch on a seagoing ship of 500 gross tonnage or more, other than
ratings under training and ratings whose duties while on watch are of an unskilled nature, shall be duly certificated
to perform such duties.

Every candidate for certification shall:

be not less than 16 years of age;

have completed:

1.

2.

2.1.

2.2.

2.2.1. approved seagoing service including not less than six months training and experience, or

2.2.2. special training, either pre-sea or on board ship, including an approved period of seagoing service which shall not

be less than two months;

2.3. meet the standard of competence specified in section A-II/4 of the STCW Code.

3.

4.

The seagoing service, training and experience required by subparagraphs 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 shall be associated with
navigational watchkeeping functions and involve the performance of duties carried out under the direct supervision
of the master, the officer in charge of the navigational watch or a qualified rating.

Seafarers may be considered by a Member State to have met the requirements of this regulation if they have served
in a relevant capacity in the deck department for a period of not less than one year within the last five preceding
the entry into force of the STCW Convention for that Member State.

CHAPTER III

ENGINE DEPARTMENT

Regulation III/1

Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of officers in charge of an engineering watch in a manned
engine-room or designated duty engineers in a periodically unmanned engine-room

1.

Every officer in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room or designated duty engineer officer in a
periodically unmanned engine-room on a seagoing ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kW
propulsion power or more shall hold an appropriate certificate.

2.

Every candidate for certification shall:

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2.1.

2.2.

2.3.

be not less than 18 years of age;

have completed not less than six months seagoing service in the engine department in accordance with section
A-III/1 of the STCW Code;

have completed approved education and training of at least 30 months which includes on-board training
documented in an approved training record book and meet the standards of competence specified in section
A-III/1 of the STCW Code.

Regulation III/2

Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of chief engineer officers and second engineer officers on
ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3 000 kW propulsion power or more

1.

2.

Every chief engineer officer and second engineer officer on a seagoing ship powered by main propulsion
machinery of 3 000 kW propulsion power or more shall hold an appropriate certificate.

Every candidate for certification shall:

2.1. meet the requirements for certification as an officer in charge of an engineering watch and:

2.1.1. for certification as a second engineer officer, shall have not less than 12 months approved seagoing service as

assistant engineer officer or engineer officer, and

2.1.2. for certification as chief engineer officer, shall have not less than 36 months approved seagoing service of which
not less than 12 months shall have been served as an engineer officer in a position of responsibility while qualified
to serve as second engineer officer;

2.2.

have completed approved education and training and meet the standard of competence specified in section A-III/2
of the STCW Code.

Regulation III/3

Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of chief engineer officers and second engineer officers on
ships powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750 kW and 3 000 kW propulsion power

1.

2.

Every chief engineer officer and second engineer officer on a seagoing ship powered by main propulsion
machinery of between 750 and 3 000 kW propulsion power shall hold an appropriate certificate.

Every candidate for certification shall:

2.1. meet the requirements for certification as an officer in charge of an engineering watch and:

2.1.1. for certification as second engineer officer, shall have not less than 12 months approved seagoing service as

assistance engineer officer or engineer officer, and

2.1.2. for certification as chief engineer officer, shall have not less than 24 months approved seagoing service of which

not less than 12 months shall be served while qualified to serve as second engineer officer;

2.2.

3.

have completed approved education and training and meet the standard of competence specified in section A-III/3
of the STCW Code.

Every engineer officer who is qualified to serve as second engineer officer on ships powered by main propulsion
machinery of 3 000 kW propulsion power or more, may serve as chief engineer officer on ships powered by main
propulsion machinery of less than 3 000 kW propulsion power, provided that not less than 12 months approved
seagoing service shall have been served as an engineer officer in a position of responsibility and the certificate is so
endorsed.

Regulation III/4

Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of ratings forming part of a watch in a manned engine-room
or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine-room

1.

2.

2.1.

2.2.

Every rating forming part of an engine-room watch or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned
engine-room on a seagoing ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kW propulsion power or more,
other than ratings under training and ratings whose duties are of an unskilled nature, shall be duly certificated to
perform such duties.

Every candidate for certification shall:

be not less than 16 years of age;

have completed:

2.2.1. approved seagoing service including not less than six months training and experience, or

2.2.2. special training, either pre-sea or on board ship, including an approved period of seagoing service which shall not

be less than two months;

2.3. meet the standard of competence specified in section A-III/4 of the STCW Code.

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3.

4.

The seagoing service, training and experience required by subparagraphs 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 shall be associated with
engine-room watchkeeping functions and involve the performance of duties carried out under the direct supervi-
sion of a qualified engineer officer or a qualified rating.

Seafarers may be considered by a Member State to have met the requirements of this regulation if they have served
in a relevant capacity in the engine department for a period of not less than one year within the last five years
preceding the entry into force of the STCW Convention for that Member State.

CHAPTER IV

RADIOCOMMUNICATION AND RADIO PERSONNEL

Explanatory note

forth in the Radio Regulations and in the SOLAS
Mandatory provisions relating to radio watchkeeping are set
Convention, as amended. Provisions for radio maintenance are set forth in the SOLAS Convention, as amended, and the
guidelines adopted by the International Maritime Organisation.

Regulation IV/1

Application

1.

2.

3.

1.

2.

2.1.

2.2.

Except as provided in paragraph 3, the provisions of this chapter apply to radio personnel on ships operating in
the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) as prescribed by the SOLAS Convention, as amended.

Until 1 February 1999, radio personnel on ships complying with the provisions of the SOLAS Convention, in force
immediately prior to 1 February 1992 shall comply with the provisions of the STCW Convention, in force prior to
1 December 1992.

Radio personnel on ships not required to comply with the provisions of the GMDSS in Chapter IV of the SOLAS
Convention are not required to meet the provisions of this chapter. Radio personnel on these ships are,
nevertheless, required to comply with the Radio Regulations. The Administration shall ensure that the appropriate
certificates as prescribed by the Radio Regulations are issued to or recognised in respect of such radio personnel.

Regulation IV/2

Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of GMDSS radio personnel

Every person in charge of or performing radio duties on a ship required to participate in the GMDSS shall hold an
appropriate certificate related to the GMDSS, issued or recognised by the Administration under the provisions of
the Radio Regulations.

In addition, every candidate for certification under this regulation for service on a ship which is required by the
SOLAS Convention, as amended, to have a radio installation shall:

be not less than 18 years of age; and

have completed approved education and training and meet the standard of competence specified in section A-IV/2
of the STCW Code.

CHAPTER V

SPECIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL ON CERTAIN TYPES OF SHIPS

Regulation V/1

Mandatory minimum requirements for the training and qualification of masters, officers and ratings on tankers

1.

1.1.

1.2.

Officers and ratings assigned specific duties and responsibilities relating to cargo or cargo equipment on tankers
shall have completed an approved shore-based fire-fighting course in addition to the training required by
Regulation VI/1 and shall have completed:

at least three months of approved seagoing service on tankers in order to acquire adequate knowledge of safe
operational practices; or

an approved tanker-familiarisation course covering at least the syllabus given for that course in section A-V/1 of
the STCW Code.

However the Administration may accept a period of supervised seagoing service shorter than that prescribed by
subparagraph 1.1, provided:

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1.3.

the period so accepted is not less than one month;

1.4.

the tanker is of less than 3 000 gross tonnage;

1.5.

the duration of each voyage on which the tanker is engaged during the period does not exceed 72 hours;

1.6.

the operational characteristics of the tanker and the number of voyages and loading and discharging operations
completed during the period allow the same level of knowledge and experience to be acquired.

2.

Masters, chief engineer officers, chief mates, second engineer officers and any person with immediate responsibility
for loading, discharging and care in transit or handling of cargo shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of
subparagraph 1.1 or 1.2, have:

2.1.

experience appropriate to their duties on the type of tanker on which they serve; and

2.2.

completed an approved specialised training programme which at least covers the subjects set out in section A-V/1
of the STCW Code that are appropriate to their duties on the oil tanker, chemical tanker or liquefied gas tanker on
which they serve.

3.

4.

Within two years after the entry into force of the STCW Convention for a Member State, seafarers may be
considered to have met the requirements of subparagraph 2.2 if they have served in a relevant capacity on board
the type of tanker concerned for a period of not less than one year within the preceding five years.

Administrations shall ensure that an appropriate certificate is issued to masters and officers, who are qualified in
accordance with paragraphs 1 or 2 as appropriate, or that an existing certificate is duly endorsed. Every rating who
is so qualified shall be duly certificated.

Regulation V/2

Mandatory minimum requirements for the training and qualifications of masters, officers, ratings and other
personnel on ro-ro passenger ships

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

This Regulation applies to masters, officers, ratings and other personnel serving on board ro-ro passenger ships
engaged on international voyages. Administrations shall determine the applicability of these requirements to
personnel serving on ro-ro passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages.

Prior to being assigned shipboard duties on board ro-ro passenger ships, seafarers shall have completed the training
required by paragraphs 4 to 8 below in accordance with their capacities, duties and responsibilities.

Seafarers who are required to be trained in accordance with paragraphs 4, 7 and 8 below shall at intervals not
exceeding five years undertake appropriate refresher training.

Masters, officers and other personnel designated on muster lists to assist passengers in emergency situations on
board ro-ro passenger ships shall have completed training in crowd management as specified in section A-V/2,
paragraph 1, of the STCW Code.

Masters, officers and other personnel assigned specific duties and responsibilities on board ro-ro passenger ships
shall have completed the familiarisation training specified in section A-V/2, paragraph 2, of the STCW Code.

Personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces on board ro-ro passenger ships shall have
completed the safety training specified in section A-V/2, paragraph 3, of the STCW Code.

Masters, chief mates, chief engineer officers, second engineer officers and every person assigned immediate
responsibility for embarking and disembarking passengers, loading, discharging or securing cargo, or closing hull
openings on board ro-ro passenger ships shall have completed approved training in passenger safety, cargo safety
and hull

integrity as specified in section A-V/2, paragraph 4, of the STCW Code.

Masters, chief mates, chief engineer officers, second engineer officers and any person having responsibility for the
safety of passengers in emergency situations on board ro-ro passenger ships shall have completed approved
training in crisis management and human behaviour as specified in section A-V/2, paragraph 5, of the STCW Code.

Administrations shall ensure that documentary evidence of the training which has been completed is issued to
every person found qualified under the provisions of this Regulation.

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CHAPTER VI

EMERGENCY, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, MEDICAL CARE AND SURVIVAL FUNCTIONS

Regulation V1/1

Mandatory minimum requirements for familiarisation, basic safety training and instruction for all seafarers

Seafarers shall receive familiarisation and basic safety training or instruction in accordance with section A-V1/1 of the
STCW Code and shall meet the appropriate standard of competence specified therein.

Regulation V1/2

Mandatory minimum requirements for the issue of certificates of proficiency in survival craft, rescue boats and
fast rescue boats

1.

Every candidate for a certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats shall:

1.1.

be not less than 18 years of age;

1.2.

have approved seagoing service of not less than 12 months or have attended an approved training course and have
approved seagoing servie of not less than six months;

1.3. meet the standard of competence for certificates of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats set out in section

A-V1/2, paragraphs 1 to 4, of the STCW Code.

2.

Every candidate for a certificate of proficiency in fast rescue boats shall:

2.1.

be the holder of a certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats;

2.2.

have attended an approved training course;

2.3. meet the standard of competence for certificates of proficiency in fast rescue boats set out in section A-VI/2,

paragraphs 5 to 8, of the STCW Code.

Regulation VI/3

1.

2.

1.

2.

3.

Mandatory minimum requirements for training in advanced fire-fighting

Seafarers designated to control fire-fighting operations shall have successfully completed advanced training in
techniques for fighting fire with particular emphasis on organisation, tactics and command in accordance with the
provisions of section A-VI/3 of the STCW Code and shall meet the standard of competence specified therein.

Where training in advanced fire-fighting is not included in the qualifications for the certificate to be issued, a
special certificate or documentary evidence, as appropriate, shall be issued indicating that the holder has attended a
course of training in advanced fire-fighting.

Regulation VI/4

Mandatory minimum requirements relating to medical first aid and medical care

Seafarers designated to provide medical first aid on board ship shall meet the standard of competence in medical
first aid specified in section A-VI/4, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, of the STCW Code.

Seafarers designated to take charge of medical care on board ship shall meet the standard of competence in
medical care on board ships specified in section A-V1/4, paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, of the STCW Code.

Where training in medical first aid or medical care is not included in the qualifications for the certificate to be
issued, a special certificate or documentary evidence, as appropriate, shall be issued indicating that the holder has
attended a course of training in medical first aid or in medical care.

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CHAPTER VII

ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION

Regulation VII/1

Issue of alternative certificates

1.

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

1.4.

1.5.

2.

Notwithstanding the requirements for certification laid down in Chapters II and III of this Annex, Member States
may elect to issue or authorise the issue of certificates other than those mentioned in the regulations of those
chapters, provided that:

the associated functions and levels of responsibility to be stated on the certificates and in the endorsements are
selected from and identical to those appearing in sections A-II/1, A-II/2, A-II/3, A-II/4, A-III/1, A-III/2, A-III/3,
A-III/4 and A-IV/2 of the STCW Code;

the candidates have completed approved education and training and meet the requirements for standards of
competence, prescribed in the relevant sections of the STCW Code and as set forth in section A-VII/1 of this Code,
for the functions and levels that are to be stated on the certificates and in the endorsements;

the candidates have completed approved seagoing service appropriate to the performance of the functions and
levels that are to be stated on the certificate. The minimum duration of seagoing service shall be equivalent to the
duration of seagoing service prescribed in Chapters II and III of this Annex. However, the minimum duration of
seagoing service shall be not less than as prescribed in section A-VII/2 of the STCW Code;

the candidates for certification who are to perform the function of navigation at the operational level shall meet
the applicable requirements of the regulations in Chapter IV, as appropriate, for performing designated radio duties
in accordance with the Radio Regulations;

the certificates are issued in accordance with the requirements of Article 11 and the provisions set forth in Chapter
VII of the STCW Code.

No certificate shall be issued under this chapter unless the Member State has communicated the information
required by the STCW Convention to the Commission.

Regulation VII/2

Certification of seafarers

Every seafarer who performs any function or group of functions specified in tables, A-II/1, A-II/2, A-II/3 or AII/4 of
Chapter II or in tables A-III/1, A-III/2, A-III/4 of Chapter III or A-IV/2 of Chapter IV of the STCW Code, shall hold an
appropriate certificate.

Regulation VII/3

Principles governing the issue of alternative certificates

1.

1.1.

1.2.

2.

2.1.

2.2.

A Member State which elects to issue or authorise the issue of alternative certificates shall ensure that the following
principles are observed:

no alternative certification system shall be implemented unless it ensures a degree of safety at sea and has a
preventive effect as regards pollution at least equivalent to that provided by the other chapters;

any arrangement for alternative certification issued under this chapter shall provide for the interchangeability of
certificates with those issued under the other chapters.

The principle of interchangeability in paragraph 1 shall ensure that:

seafarers certificated under the arrangements of Chapters II and/or III and those certificated under Chapter VII are
able to serve on ships which have either traditional or other forms of shipboard organisation;

seafarers are not trained for specific shipboard arrangements in such a way as would impair their ability to take
their skills elsewhere.

3.

In issuing any certificate under the provisions of this chapter the following principles shall be taken into account:

3.1.

the issue of alternative certificates shall not be used in itself:

3.1.1. to reduce the number of crew on board,

3.1.2. to lower the integrity of the profession or ‘de-skill’ seafarers, or

3.1.3. to justify the assignment of the combined duties of the engine and check watchkeeping officers to a single

certificate holder during any particular watch;

3.2.

4.

the person in command shall be designated as the master and the legal position and authority of the master and
others shall not be adversely affected by the implementation of any arrangement for alternative certification.

The principles contained in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Regulation shall ensure that the competency of both deck
and engineer officers is maintained.

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ANNEX II

PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR THE RECOGNITION OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THIRD COUNTRIES
AND THE APPROVAL OF MARITIME TRAINING INSTITUTES AND MARITIME EDUCATION AND
TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND COURSES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 18(3)(a)

A. Procedures and criteria relating to certificates

A Member State may recognise and endorse appropriate certificates issued by third countries for service on board ships
flying its flag only if the following conditions are fulfilled:

1. Appropriate certificates presented for recognition must have been issued by a Party to the STCW Convention.

2.

(a) The third country that has issued an appropriate certificate must have been identified by the Maritime Safety
Committee of the IMO as having demonstrated that full and complete effect is given to the provisons of the STCW
convention.

(b) The Member State must have confirmed, through all necessary measures, which may include the inspection of
facilities and procedures, that the requirements concerning the standard of competence, the issue and endorsement
of certificates and record keeping are fully complied with, and that a quality-standards system has been established
pursuant to Regulation I/8 of the STCW Convention.

3.

If the requirement of paragraph 2(a) has not been complied with because the Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO is
still in the process of identifying the third country in question as having demonstrated that full and complete effect is
given to the provisions of the STCW convention; the following provisions must apply;

(a) the third country must communicate to the Member State and to the IMO:

(i) the texts of laws, decrees, orders, regulations and instruments relating to the implementation of the STCW

Convention;

(ii) full details of the contents and duration of study courses, including a clear statement of the education,

training, examination, competency assessment and certification policies adopted;

(iii) national examination and other requirements for each type of certificate issued in accordance with the STCW

Convention;

(iv) a sufficient number of specimen certificates that comply with the STCW Convention;

(v) information on governmental organisation;

(vi) a concise explanation of the legal and administrative measures provided and taken to ensure compliance

particularly concerning training and assessment and the issue and registration of certificates;

(vii) a concise outline of the procedures followed to authorise, accredit or approve training and examinations, and
competency assessments required by the STCW Convention, the conditions attached thereto, and a list of the
authorisation, accreditation and approvals granted;

(b) the Member State must compare the information communicated with all the relevant requirements of the STCW
Convention to ensure that full and complete effect is given to the provisions of the STCW Convention;

(c)

the Member State must have confirmed, through all necessary measures, which may include the inspection of
facilities and procedures, that the requirements concerning the standard of competence, the issue and endorsement
of certificates and record keeping are fully complied with, and that a quality-standards system has been established
pursuant to Regulation I/8 of the STCW Convention;

(d) on the basis of statistical data on the main maritime labour supplying countries, a list containing the names of
third countries where, in addition to the procedure referred to above, the inspection of maritime institutes or
training programmes and courses is mandatory must be adopted and updated through the procedure referred to in
Article 23(2).

4. When accrediting or approving maritime institutes or training programmes and courses Member States must apply the
criteria laid down in part B of this Annex in addition to either paragraph 2 or, as appropriate, paragraph 3.

5. The Member State must ensure that an undertaking is agreed with the third country concerned that prompt
notification will be given of any significant change in the arrangements for training and certification provided in
accordance with the STCW Convention.

6. A certificate presented for recognition must bear, be accompanied by, or incorporate in its wording a valid

endorsement attesting its issue by the above Party.

7. Member States must introduce measures to ensure that seafarers who present for recognition certificates for functions
at management level have an appropriate knowledge of the maritime legislation of the Member State relevant to the
functions they are permitted to perform.

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8. Certificates and endorsements issued by a Member State under the provisions of this Article in recognition of or
attesting the recognition of a certificate issued by a third country must not be used as the basis for further recognition
by another Member State.

B. Criteria for the accreditation or approval of maritime training institutes and maritime education and training

programmes and courses

I. To obtain approval as a maritime training institute authorised to conduct education and training programmes and
courses accepted by a Member State as meeting the requirements for service on board ships flying its flag, a maritime
training institute must:

1.

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

have appointed instructors who:

have an appreciation of the training programme and an understanding of the specific training objectives for the
particular type of training to be conducted;

are qualified in the task for which the training is to be conducted;

if using a simulator:

1.3.1. have received appropriate guidance in instructional techniques involving the use of simulators, and

1.3.2. have gained practical operational experience on the particular type of simulator to be used;

2.

3.

3.1.

3.2.

3.3.

3.4.

3.5.

4.

5.

6.

7.

have appointed training supervisors, appropriate to the approved training programmes and courses to be
conducted at the institute, who have a full understanding of each approved training programme and course
they are to supervise including its specific objectives;

have appointed assessors who have received appropriate training in assessment methods and practice and:

have an appropriate level of knowledge and understanding of the competence to be assessed,

are qualified in the task for which the assessment is to be made,

have received appropriate guidance in assessment methods and practice,

have gained practical assessment experience, and

if they are to conduct assessment involving the use of simulators, have gained practical assessment experience
on the particular type of simulator that is to be employed, under the supervision and to the satisfaction on an
experienced assessor;

maintain records of all certificates and diplomas issued to students who complete their maritime education or
training at the institute, incorporating details of the education and training received and the relevant dates,
together with their full names and dates and places of birth;

make available information on the status of such certificates and diplomas and on education and training as
appropriate;

continuously monitor its training and assessment activities through a quality-standards system to ensure
achievement of its defined objectives including those concerning the qualifications and experience of its
instructors and assessors;

undergo evaluation at intervals of not more than five years, by suitably qualified persons who are not
themselves involved in the training or assessment activities concerned, so as to verify that the administrative
and operational procedures at all levels within the institute are managed, organised, undertaken, supervised and
monitored internally in order to ensure their fitness for purpose and achievement of stated objectives.

II. To obtain approval as meeting the maritime education and training requirements for service on board ships flying the

flag of a Member State, a training programme or course must:

1. be structured in accordance with written programmes which include such methods and media of delivery,

procedures, and course material as are necessary to achieve the prescribed standard of competence;

2. be conducted, monitored, evaluated and supported by persons qualified in accordance with paragraphs I.1, I.2

and I.3.

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ANNEX III

PART A

Repealed Directive and its amendment

(referred to by Article 27)

Council Directive 94/58/EC (OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 28)

Council Directive 98/35/EC (OJ L 172, 17.6.1998, p. 1)

PART B

Deadlines for transposition into national law

(referred to by Article 27)

Directive

Deadline for transposition

94/58/EC

98/35/EC

31 December 1995

25 May 1999

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ANNEX IV

CORRELATION TABLE

Directive 94/58/EC

This Directive

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 3a(1), (2) and (3)

Article 5(1), (2) and (3)

Article 3a(4)(1)

Article 3a(4)(2)

Article 3a(5) and (6)

Article 3a(7)(1), (2) and (3)

Article 3a(8), (9) and (10)

Article 4(a) to (z)

Article 4(aa)

Article 4(ab)

Article 4(ac)

Article 4(ad)

Article 4(ae)

Article 5

Article 5a

Article 5b(1) and (2)

Article 5b(3)(1), (2) and(3)

Article 5b(4)

Article 5c(1)(1) to (4)

Article 5c(2)(1), (2) and (3)

Article 5c(3)

Article 5d(1) and (2)

Article 5d(3)(1) to (5)

Article 5d(4)(1) and (2)

Article 5e(1)(1) and (2)

Article 5e(2) to (5)

Article 5f(1)(1), (2) and (3)

Article 5f(2)

Article 5g(1)(1)to (5)

Article 5g(2)

Article 5g(3)(1)

Article 5g(3)(1) 1.1 and 1.2

Article 5g(3)(2)

Article 5h

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8(1), (2) and (3)

Article 8(3)(a) to (e)

Article 8(4), (5) and (6)

Article 9

Article 10

Article 10a

Article 11

Article 5(4)(a)

Article 5(4)(b)

Article 5(5) and (6)

Article 5(7)(a), (b) and (c)

Article 5(8), (9) and (10)

Article 1(1) to (26)

Article 1(27)

Article 1(28)

Article 1(29)

Article 1(30)

Article 1(31)

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8(1) and (2)

Article 8(3)(a), (b) and (c)

Article 8(4)

Article 9(1)(a) to (d)

Article 9(2)(a), (b) and (c)

Article 9(3)

Article 10(1) and (2)

Article 10(3)(a) to (e)

Article 10(4)(a) and(b)

Article 11(1)(a) and (b)

Article 11(2) to (5)

Article 12(1)(a), (b) and (c)

Article 12(2)

Article 13(1)(a), (b) and (c)

Article 13(2)

Article 13(3)(a)

Article 13(3)(a)(i) and (ii)

Article 13(3)(b)

Article 14

Article 15

Article 16

Article 17(a), (b) and (c)

Article 17(c)(i) to (v)

Article 17(d), (e) and (f)

Article 18

Article 19

Article 20

Article 21

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Directive 94/58/EC

This Directive

Article 12

Article 13

Article 13a

—

Article 14

—

—

—

Annex I

Annex II

—

—

(1) Directive 98/35/EC Article 2(3).

Article 22

Article 23

Article 24

Article 25 (1)

Article 26

Article 27

Article 28

Article 29

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III

Annex IV