List of appropriate certificates recognised under the procedure laid down in Article 18, paragraph 3 of Directive 2001/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum level of training of seafarers (Situation on 22 May 2002) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: crew, maritime shipping, recognition of diplomas, vocational training

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List of appropriate certificates recognised under the procedure laid down in Article 18, paragraph
3 of Directive 2001/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum level of
training of seafarers (1)

(Situation on 22 May 2002)

(2002/C 155/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Member State

Third country concerned

Appropriate certificates

NL

Philippines, Canada, India,
Latvia, New Zealand, Romania,
Australia, Croatia, Estonia,
Indonesia, Russian Federation,
Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine

UK

Australia

UK

New Zealand

UK

Singapore

UK

Malta

Master all ships
Master ships < 3 000 Gt
Chief Officer all ships
Chief Officer ships < 3 000 Gt
Officer in Charge of the navigational watch all ships (1)
Officer in Charge of the navigational watch < 3 000 Gt
Chief Engineer all ships
Chief Engineer ships < 3 000 kW
Second Engineer all ships
Second Engineer ships < 3 000 kW
Officer in Charge of an engineering watch
General radio operator
Restricted radio operator
A corresponding endorsement of recognition will be issued by NL

Second Mate Class 1
Chief Mate Class 1
Master Class 1
Engineer Officer of the Watch Steam/Motor or Combined
Second Engineer Steam/Motor or Combined
Chief Engineer Steam/Motor or Combined

Second Mate
Chief Mate
Master
Marine Engineer Officer Class 1
Marine Engineer Officer Class 2
Marine Engineer Watchkeeper

Chief Mate — Home Trade
Master HT less than 500 Gt
Chief Mate
Master
Second engineer less than 750 kW
Chief Engineer less than 3 000 kW
Chief Engineer < 3 000 kW

Officer in charge of a navigational watch on any ship on voyages
not limited to near coastal voyages
Chief mate on a ship of 3 000 Gt or more
Chief mate on a ship of less than 3 000 Gt
Master on a ship of 3 000 or more
Master on a ship of less than 3 000 Gt
Officer in charge of a navigational watch on a ship less than 500 Gt
engaged on near coastal voyages
Master on a ship less than 500 Gt engaged on near coastal voyages
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 ship powered by a main propulsion of
750 kW propulsion power or more
2nd engineer officer on a ship powered by main propulsion
machinery of 3 000 kW propulsion power or more
Chief engineer officer on a ship powered by main propulsion
machinery of between 750 and 3 000 kW propulsion powered
Chief engineer officer on a ship powered by main propulsion
machinery of 3 000 kW propulsion power or more

(1) The Netherlands and the United Kingdom did not proceed with the recognition of individual maritime education and
training institutes and opted for the recognition of all the maritime education and training institutes approved by the
third countries concerned.

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Member State

Third country concerned

Appropriate certificates

UK

Philippines

UK

Canada

UK

Estonia

UK

Poland

UK

South Africa

Third Mate
Second Mate
Chief Mate
Master
Fourth engineer
Third engineer
Second engineer
Chief engineer

Master mariner
Master intermediate voyages
Master local voyages
First mate intermediate voyages
First mate local voyages
Watchkeeping mate unrestricted voyages
First class engineer, Motor ship
First class engineer, Steamship
Second class engineer, Motor ship
Second class engineer, Steamship
Third class engineer, Motor ship
Third class engineer, Steamship
Fourth class engineer, Motor ship
Fourth class engineer, Steamship

Officer in charge of a navigational watch of 500 Gt or more
Chief mate of a ship of less than 3 000 Gt
Captain of a ship of less than 3 000 Gt
Chief mate of a ship of 3 000 Gt or more
Captain of a ship of 3 000 Gt or more
Engineer officer in charge of a watch 750 kW or more
Second engineer officer less than 3 000 kW
Chief engineer less than 3 000 kW
Second engineer officer 3 000 kW or more
Chief engineer officer 3 000 kW or more

Officer of the Watch
Chief mate < 3 000 Gt
Chief mate > 3 000 Gt
Master < 3 000 Gt
Master > 3 000 Gt
Engineer officer of the watch
Second engineer officer < 3 000 kW
Second engineer officer > 3 000 kW
Chief engineer officer < 3 000 kW
Chief engineer officer > 3 000 kW

Master, near coastal < 500 Gt
Chief mate, near coastal < 500 Gt
Deck officer
Master
Mate
Engineer officer
Second engineer officer
Chief engineer officer

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Member State

Third country concerned

Appropriate certificates

UK

India

UK

Pakistan

UK

USA

UK

Hong Kong

UK

Bulgaria

UK

Romania

Second mate, class 3
Chief mate class 2
Master class 1
Marine engineer officer class 4
Marine engineer officer class 2
Marine engineer officer class 1

Class 4 Deck officer of the watch
Class 3 Second mate
Class 2 First mate
Class 1 Master
Marine engineer class 4
Marine engineer class 2
Marine engineer class 1

Master (ocean)
Master (near coastal)
Chief mate (ocean)
Chief mate (near coastal)
Second and Third mate (ocean)
Second and Third mate (near coastal)
Master (Ocean) < 3 000 Gt
Master (near coastal) < 3 000 Gt
Mate (Ocean) < 3 000 Gt
Mate (Near coastal) < 3 000 Gt
Chief engineer
First Assistant engineer
Second Assistant engineer
Third Assistant engineer

Officer of watch class 3
Chief mate class 2
Master class 1
Marine engineer class 3
Marine engineer class 2
Marine engineer class 1

Third Officer
Second Officer
Chief mate
Master
Fourth engineer officer
Third engineer officer
Second engineer officer
Chief engineer officer

Third mate
Second mate
Chief mate
Master
Third engineer
Second engineer
First engineer
Chief engineer

UK

Jamaica

Class 1 Master certificate
Class 2 Chief mate certificate
Class 3 Officer of the Watch certificate
Class 1 Chief engineer certificate
Class 2 second engineer certificate
Class 3 Engineer Officer of the Watch certificate

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Member State

Third country concerned

Appropriate certificates

UK

Myanmar

UK

Latvia

Master class 4 (Home Trade)
Master < 3 000 Gt Near Coastal Voyage
Mate (Home Trade) class 5
Chief mate < 3 000 Gt Near Coastal Voyage
Master < 500 Gt Near Coastal Voyage
Chief engineer officer
Second engineer officer
Chief engineer officer < 3 000 kW after 12 months service
Third class engineer
Engineer officer in charge of engineering watch
Second engineer officer < 3 000 kW after 12 months service

in charge of an engineering watch on ships

Master on ships of up to 20 Gt
Master on ship of up to 200 Gt
Officer in charge of a navigational watch on ships of up to 500 Gt
Master on ships of up to 500 Gt
Officer in charge of a navigational watch on ships of over 500 Gt
Chief mate on ships of up to 3 000 Gt
Master on ships of up to 3 000 Gt
Chief mate on ships of over 3 000 Gt
Master on ships of over 3 000 Gt
Assistant engineer officer < 300 kW
Engineer officer on ships powered by main propulsion machinery
of up to 300 kW
Engineer officer
powered by main propulsion machinery of up to 750 kW
Chief engineer officer
machinery of up to 750 kW
Engineer officer
powered by main propulsion machinery of over 750 kW
Second engineer officer on ships powered by main propulsion
machinery of up to 3 000 kW
Chief engineer officer on ships powered by main propulsion
machinery of up to 3 000 kW
Engineer officer of refrigeration machinery
Third class electrical engineer officer
Second class electrical engineer officer
First class electrical engineer officer
GMDSS ROC
GMDSS GOC
Second class radioelectronics specialist
First class radioelectronics specialist

in charge of an engineering watch on ships

in ships powered by main propulsion

(1) In the Dutch manning order, the division is made between ships < 3 000 Gt and all ships. This means that this division also exists in

the Officer in Charge of the navigational watch.