Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-11-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: crew, maritime shipping, professional qualifications, vocational training

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DIRECTIVE 2008/106/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 19 November 2008

on the minimum level of training of seafarers (recast)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

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

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

After consulting the Committee of the Regions,

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

laid down in

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Directive 2001/25/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 4 April 2001 on the minimum level of
training of seafarers (3) has been significantly amended on
several occasions (4). Now that new amendments are
being made to that Directive, it is desirable, for reasons
of clarity,
the provisions in question should be
recast.

that

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 standards.

In order to maintain and develop the level of knowledge
and skills in the maritime sector in the Community, it is
important
to pay appropriate attention to maritime
training and the status of seafarers in the Community.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(1) OJ C 151, 17.6.2008, p. 35.
(2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 17 June 2008 (not yet
and Council Decision of

Journal)

published in the Official
20 October 2008.

A consistent level of training for the award of vocational
competency certificates to seafarers should be ensured in
the interests of maritime safety.

Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of
professional qualifications (5) applies to maritime occu­
pations covered by this Directive. It 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 Directive 2005/36/EC does not
training for all
always ensure a standardised level of
seafarers serving on board vessels flying the flag of a
Member
from the
viewpoint of maritime safety.

is, however,

State. This

vital

It is therefore essential to define a minimum level of
training for seafarers in the Community. That
level
should be based on the standards of training already
agreed at
level, namely the International
Maritime Organisation (IMO) Convention on Standards
for
of
Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention), as
revised in
1995. All Member States are Parties to that Convention.

Training, Certification

and Watchkeeping

international

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

should

by
supplemented
contained in Part A of

The Regulations of the STCW Convention annexed to
this Directive
the
be
the
mandatory provisions
Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
Code (STCW Code). Part B of the STCW Code contains
recommended guidance intended to assist Parties to the
STCW Convention and those involved in implementing,
to give
applying or
the
its measures
enforcing
Convention full and complete effect
in a uniform
manner.

(3) OJ L 136, 18.5.2001, p. 17.
(4) See Annex III, Part A.

(5) OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22.

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(10)

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’ Unions in
the European Union (FST) (1).

(11) Member States should take and enforce specific measures
to prevent and penalise fraudulent practices associated
with certificates of competency as well as pursue their
efforts within the IMO to achieve strict and enforceable
agreements on the worldwide
such
practices.

combating of

(12)

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.

(13)

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

(14)

(15)

(16)

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

third countries

It is essential to ensure that seafarers holding certificates
issued by
and serving on board
Community ships have a level of competence equivalent
to that required by the STCW Convention. This Directive
should lay down procedures and common criteria for the
recognition by the Member States of certificates issued by
third countries, 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 able to carry

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

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

(17) Where

appropriate, maritime

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

institutes,

(18)

(19)

The Commission should be assisted by a committee in
carrying out the tasks related to the recognition of certi­
ficates issued by training institutes or administrations of
third countries.

The European Maritime Safety Agency established by
the European
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of
the Council (2)
the
Parliament and of
Commission in verifying that Member States comply
with the requirements laid down in this Directive.

should assist

and

safety

(20) Member States, as port authorities, are required to
enhance
pollution
in
inspection of
Community waters
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
country.

prevention
of
through priority

(21)

(22)

(23)

(24)

It is appropriate to include in this Directive provisions on
port State control, pending the amendment of Council
Directive 95/21/EC (3) on port State control of shipping
in order to transfer to that Directive the provisions on
port State control which are included in this Directive.

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
implementing powers
the exercise of
conferred on the Commission (4).

In particular the Commission should be empowered to
amend this Directive in order to apply, for the purposes
of
this Directive, subsequent amendments to certain
to
international codes and any relevant amendment
Community legislation. Since those measures are of
general scope and are designed to amend non-essential
elements of
they must be adopted in
accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny
provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

this Directive,

(25)

The new elements introduced into this Directive only
concern the committee procedures. They therefore do
not need to be transposed by the Member States.

(2) OJ L 208, 5.8.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 157, 7.7.1995, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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(26)

This Directive should be without prejudice to the obli­
gations of the Members States relating to the time limits
for transposition into national law of the Directives set
out in Annex III, Part B,

12.

‘ship flying the flag of a Member State’ means 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;

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive:

1.

‘master’ means the person having command of a ship;

2.

‘officer’ means a member of
the crew, other than the
master, designated as such by national law or regulations
or,
such designation, by collective
agreement or custom;

in the absence of

3.

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

4.

‘chief mate’ means 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;

5.

‘engineer officer’ means an officer qualified in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter III of Annex I;

13.

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

14.

‘propulsion power’ means the total maximum continuous
rated output power in kilowatts of all of a ship’s main
propulsion machinery which appears on the ship’s certifi­
cate of registry or other official document;

15.

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

16.

‘chemical tanker’ means 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, in its
up-to-date version;

17.

‘liquefied-gas tanker’ means 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 International Gas
Carrier Code, in its up-to-date version;

6.

7.

8.

9.

‘chief engineer officer’ means the senior engineer officer
responsible
the mechanical propulsion and the
operation and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical
installations of the ship;

for

18.

‘Radio Regulations’ means the revised radio regulations,
adopted by the World Administrative Radio Conference
for the Mobile Service in their up-to-date version;

‘second engineer officer’ means the engineer officer next in
rank to the chief engineer officer upon whom the respon­
sibility for the mechanical propulsion and the operation
and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical
instal­
lations of the ship will fall in the event of the incapacity
of the chief engineer officer;

19.

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

20.

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

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

21.

‘radio operator’ means a person holding an appropriate
certificate issued or recognised by the competent authorities
under the provisions of the Radio Regulations;

‘STCW Convention’ means
the International Maritime
Organisation (IMO) Convention on Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as it
applies to the matters concerned taking into account the
transitional provisions of Article VII and Regulation I/15 of
the
the Convention and including, where appropriate,
all being
applicable provisions of
applied in their up-to-date versions;

the STCW Code,

10.

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

11.

‘seagoing ship’ means 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;

22.

‘radio duties’
includes, 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 74) and, at the
discretion of each Member State, the relevant recommen­
dations of the IMO, in their up-to-date versions;

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23.

‘ro-ro passenger ship’ means a passenger ship with ro-ro
cargo spaces or special-category spaces as defined in the
SOLAS 74, in its up-to-date version;

(d) wooden ships of primitive build.

24.

‘STCW Code’ means the Seafarers’ Training, Certification
and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code as adopted by Resolution
2 of the 1995 STCW Conference of Parties, in its up-to-
date version;

25.

‘function’ means 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;

26.

27.

‘company’ means the owner of the ship or any other organ­
isation or person such as the manager or the bareboat
for
charterer who
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
this Directive;

responsibility

assumed

has

the

‘appropriate certificate’ means a certificate issued and
endorsed in accordance with this Directive and entitling
to serve in the capacity and
the lawful holder thereof
perform the functions involved at the level of responsibility
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’ means service on board a ship relevant to
the issue of a certificate or other qualification;

29.

‘approved’ means
accordance with this Directive;

approved by

a Member State

in

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
to this
the STCW Convention, as laid down in Annex I
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 necessary to ensure
that those crew members that must be certified in accordance
with Regulation III/10.4 of the SOLAS 74 are trained and certi­
ficated in accordance with this Directive.

Article 4

Certificate

A certificate shall be any valid document, by whatever name it
may be known,
the
competent authority of a Member State in accordance with
Article 5 and with the requirements laid down in Annex I.

issued by or under

the authority of

Article 5

Certificates and endorsements

1.

Certificates shall be issued in accordance with Article 11.

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

30.

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

Certificates shall be issued in accordance with Regulation

3.
I/2, paragraph 1, of the STCW Convention.

31.

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

4.

In respect of radio operators, Member States may:

Article 2

Scope

(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

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:

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

(a) warships, naval auxiliaries or other ships owned or operated
by a Member State and engaged only on government non-
commercial service;

(b) fishing vessels;

(c) pleasure yachts not engaged in trade;

5.
At the discretion of a Member State endorsements may 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. Endor­
sements
issued in accordance with Article VI,
paragraph 2, of the STCW Convention.

shall be

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A Member State which recognises a certificate under the
6.
procedure laid down in Article 19(2) shall endorse that certifi­
cate to attest its recognition. The form of the endorsement used
shall be that set out in paragraph 3 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, other than endor­
sements attesting the issue of a certificate which 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 them and,
in any
case, within five years of their date of issue.

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

laid down in section A-I/2 of

A Member State may use a format different from the
the STCW Code,
the required information is
taking

9.
format
provided that, as a minimum,
provided in Roman characters and Arabic figures,
account of the variations permitted under section A-I/2.

10.
Subject to Article 19(7) any certificate required by this
Directive shall be kept available in its original form on board
the ship on which the holder is serving.

Article 6

Training requirements

The training required pursuant to Article 3 shall be in a form
appropriate to the theoretical knowledge and practical skills
in particular the use of life saving and
required by Annex I,
fire-fighting equipment,
competent
authority or body designated by each Member State.

and approved by the

Article 7

Principles governing near-coastal voyages

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 Party to the STCW
another Member State or
Convention and engaged in such voyages
in a manner
resulting in more stringent requirements for such seafarers
than for seafarers serving on board ships entitled to fly their
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 in near-coastal voyages.

2. With respect to ships entitled to fly the flag of a Member
State regularly engaged in near-coastal voyages off the coast of
another Member State or of another Party to the STCW
the Member State the flag of which a ship is
Convention,
entitled to fly shall prescribe training, experience and certifi­
cation 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,
this
provided that
Directive in respect of
ships not engaged in 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.

they do not exceed the requirements of

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.

Article 8

Prevention of fraud and other unlawful practices

to prevent

1. Member States shall
take and enforce the appropriate
fraud and other unlawful practices
measures
involving the certification process or certificates issued and
endorsed by their competent authorities, and shall provide for
penalties that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

to detect and combat

2. Member States shall designate the national authorities
competent
fraud and other unlawful
practices and exchange information with the competent au-
thorities of other Member States and of
third countries
concerning the certification of seafarers.

Member States shall forthwith inform the other Member States
and the Commission of the details of such competent national
authorities.

Member States shall also forthwith inform any third countries
with which they have entered into an undertaking in accordance
with Regulation I/10, paragraph 1.2 of the STCW Convention
of the details of such competent national authorities.

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At the request of a host Member State, the competent
3.
authorities of another Member State shall provide written
confirmation or denial of the authenticity of seafarers’ certi­
ficates, corresponding endorsements or any other documentary
evidence of training issued in that other Member State.

Article 10

Quality standards

1.

Each Member State shall ensure that:

Article 9

Penalties or disciplinary measures

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.

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

In particular, such penalties or disciplinary measures shall

3.
be prescribed and enforced in cases in which:

(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 dispen­
required by
sation or having the documentary proof
Article 19(7); 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
fulfilled 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
jurisdiction.

(a) all training, assessment of competence, certification, endor­
sement and revalidation activities carried out by non-
governmental agencies or entities under its authority are
standards
continuously monitored through a
system to ensure the achievement of defined objectives,
including those concerning the qualifications and experience
of instructors and assessors;

quality

(b) where governmental agencies or entities perform such

activities, there is a quality-standards system;

(c)

competence

the education and training objectives and related quality
standards of
clearly
defined and identify the levels of knowledge, understanding
and skills appropriate to the examinations and assessments
required under the STCW Convention;

achieved are

to be

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
instructors and assessors, having regard to the policies,
systems, controls and internal quality-assurance reviews
established to ensure achievement of the defined objectives.

The objectives and related quality standards referred to in point
(c) of the first subparagraph may be specified separately for
different courses and training programmes and shall cover the
administration of the certification system.

that

shall

also ensure

the knowledge, understanding,

independent
2. Member States
evaluations of
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 themselves involved in the activities concerned
in order to verify that:

skills

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

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

(c)

timely action is taken to correct deficiencies.

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

Article 11
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 or her identity;

(b) that his or her age is not less than that prescribed in the
Regulations in Annex I relevant to the certificate applied for;

(c)

that he or she meets the standards of medical fitness, par­
ticularly regarding eyesight and hearing, established by the
Member State and holds a valid document attesting to his or
her medical fitness, issued by a duly qualified medical prac­
titioner
the
Member State;

recognised by the competent authority of

(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 or she 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 reva­
lidated, 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
to the STCW Convention and
States or other Parties
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 12

Revalidation of certificates

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
Article 11; and

the standards of medical

fitness prescribed by

(b) to

establish

continued

professional

competence

in

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

Every master, officer

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

and radio operator

shall,

3.
Each Member State shall compare the standards of
competence which are 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
training or
assessment.

and updating

refresher

in relevant national and international

Refresher and updating courses shall be approved and include
changes
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.

Each Member State shall,

in consultation with those
4.
concerned,
a
structure of refresher and updating courses as provided for in
section A-I/11 of the STCW Code.

formulate or promote

formulation of

the

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
sea and the
regulations concerning the safety of
protection of the marine environment are made available to
ships entitled to fly its flag.

life at

Article 13

Use of simulators

1.
The performance standards and other provisions set out in
section A-I/12 of the STCW Code and such other requirements
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;

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(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.

that all seafarers who are newly employed on board the ship are
given a reasonable opportunity to become familiar with the
other
shipboard
operating
arrangements needed for
their
duties, before being assigned to those duties. Such policies
and procedures shall include:

procedures
the proper performance of

equipment,

and

Simulators installed or brought into use before 1 February
2.
2002 may be exempted from full compliance with the
performance standards
the
discretion of each Member State.

referred to in paragraph 1 at

(a)

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

Article 14

Responsibilities of companies

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

for

(a) each seafarer assigned to any of its ships holds an appro­
priate certificate in accordance with 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
and
on
competence in assigned duties;

training, medical

experience,

fitness

their

(d) on being assigned to any of its ships seafarers are famil­
ship
specific duties
equipment, procedures, and
to their routine or

iarised with their
arrangements,
ship characteristics that are relevant
emergency duties;

and with all

installations,

(e)

the ship’s complement can effectively coordinate their
activities in an emergency situation and in performing
functions vital to safety or to the prevention or mitigation
of pollution.

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.

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

(i) the specific equipment

the seafarer will be using or

operating; and

(ii) ship-specific watchkeeping,

environmental
protection and emergency procedures and arrangements
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 15

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 arranged in such a way that
the efficiency of watchkeeping personnel
is not impaired by
fatigue and that duties are organised in such a way 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.

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

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

The requirements for rest periods laid down in paragraphs
4.
1 and 2 need not be maintained in the event of an emergency
or drill or in other overriding operational conditions.

Notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 3,

5.
the minimum
period of 10 hours may be reduced to not less than 6 conse­
cutive hours provided that no such reduction shall extend
beyond 2 days and at least 70 hours of rest are provided
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6. Member States shall
posted where they are easily accessible.

require that watch schedules be

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

Article 16

Dispensation

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

Any dispensation granted for a post shall be granted only
2.
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
dispensation may safely be issued. In addition, the competent
authorities shall ensure that the post in question is filled by the
holder of an appropriate certificate as soon as possible.

Article 17

Responsibilities of Member States with regard to training
and assessment

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

(a) give the training referred to in Article 3;

(b) organise and/or supervise the examinations where required;

(c)

issue the certificates of competence referred to in Article 11;

(ii) conducted, monitored, evaluated and supported by
(e)
persons qualified in accordance with points (d),
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:

(i) has an appreciation of the training programme and an
understanding of the specific training objectives for the
particular type of training being conducted;

(ii) is qualified in the task for which training is being

conducted; and

(iii) if conducting training using a simulator:

— has received appropriate guidance in instructional
techniques involving the use of simulators, and

— 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
training
programme and the specific objectives for each type of
training being conducted;

the

(f) any person conducting

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

assessment of

in-service

(d) grant the dispensations provided for in Article 16.

(i) has an appropriate level of knowledge and under­

standing of the competence to be assessed;

2. Member States shall ensure that:

(ii) is qualified in the task for which the assessment is being

made;

(a) all training and assessment of seafarers is:

(i) structured in accordance with the written programmes,
and media of delivery,

such methods

including

(iii) has

received appropriate

guidance

in assessment

methods and practice;

(iv) has gained practical assessment experience; and

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(v) if conducting assessment involving the use of simu­
lators, has gained practical assessment experience on
the particular type of simulator under the supervision
and to the satisfaction of an experienced assessor;

(ii) the likelihood that an ability to use elementary English
vocabulary for basic instructions can provide a means
of
in need of
assistance whether or not
the passenger and crew
member share a common language;

communicating with a passenger

(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 10;
such qualification,
experience and application of quality standards shall incor­
porate appropriate training in instructional techniques and
training and assessment methods and practice and comply
with all applicable requirements of points (d), (e) and (f).

Article 18

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;

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

attention to the
stations,

(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 liquefied 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);

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

(e)

there are adequate means for communication between the
ship and the shore-based authorities; these communications
shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter V, Regu­
lation 14, paragraph 4, of the SOLAS 74;

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;

(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.

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;

Article 19

Recognition of certificates

(c) on board passenger ships, personnel nominated on muster
lists to assist passengers in emergency situations are readily
identifiable
are
sufficient for that purpose, taking into account an appro­
priate and adequate combination of any of the following
factors:

communication skills

and have

that

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

1.
Seafarers who do not possess the certificates referred to in
Article 4 may be allowed to serve on ships flying the flag of a
Member State, provided that a decision on the recognition of
their appropriate certificates has been adopted through the
procedure set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article.

2.
A Member State which intends to recognise, by endor­
sement, appropriate certificates issued by a third country to a
master, officer or radio operator, for service on ships flying its
flag, shall submit a request for recognition of that third country
to the Commission, stating its reasons.

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The Commission, assisted by the European Maritime Safety
Agency and with the possible involvement of any Member
State concerned, shall collect the information referred to in
Annex II and shall carry out an assessment of the training
and certification systems in the third country for which the
request
to verify
whether the country concerned meets all the requirements of
the STCW Convention and whether the appropriate measures
have been taken to prevent fraud involving certificates.

recognition was

submitted,

in order

for

3.
The decision on the recognition of a third country shall be
taken by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory
procedure referred to in Article 28(2), within three months
from the date of the request for recognition.

If granted,
provisions of Article 20.

the recognition shall be valid subject

to the

If no decision is taken on recognition of the third country
concerned within the period laid down in the first subpara­
graph, the Member State submitting the request may decide
to recognise the third country unilaterally until a decision is
taken in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to
in Article 28(2).

4.
A Member State may decide, with respect to ships flying
its flag, to endorse certificates issued by the third countries
recognised by the Commission, account being taken of the
provisions contained in Annex II, points (4) and (5).

5.
Recognitions of certificates issued by recognised third
countries and published in the Official Journal of the European
Union, C series, before 14 June 2005 shall remain valid.

These recognitions may be used by all Member States unless the
Commission has subsequently withdrawn them pursuant
to
Article 20.

The Commission shall draw up and update a list of the
6.
third countries that have been recognised. The list shall be
published in the Official Journal of the European Union, C series.

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

7.
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 recognition by the Member
State concerned so as to render it appropriate for service on
board a ship flying its flag.

Documentary proof shall be kept readily available that appli­
cation for an endorsement has been submitted to the competent
authorities.

Article 20

Non-compliance with the requirements of

the STCW

Convention

Notwithstanding the criteria specified in Annex II, when a
1.
Member State considers that a recognised third country no
longer
STCW
requirements of
Convention,
shall notify the Commission immediately,
giving substantiated reasons therefor.

complies with the

the

it

The Commission shall without delay refer the matter to the
Committee referred to in Article 28(1).

2.
Notwithstanding the criteria set out in Annex II, when the
Commission considers that a recognised third country no
longer
STCW
it shall notify the Member States immediately,
Convention,
giving substantiated reasons therefor.

complies with the

requirements of

the

The Commission shall without delay refer the matter to the
Committee referred to in Article 28(1).

3. When a Member State intends to withdraw the endor­
sements of all certificates issued by a third country it shall
without delay inform the Commission and the other Member
States of its intention, giving substantiated reasons therefor.

The Commission, assisted by the European Maritime
4.
Safety Agency,
the third
country concerned in order to verify whether that country
failed to comply with the
the STCW
Convention.

the recognition of

requirements of

reassess

shall

no

longer

establishment

5. Where there are indications that a particular maritime
training
the
requirements of the STCW Convention, the Commission shall
notify the country concerned that recognition of that country’s
certificates will be withdrawn in two months’
time unless
measures
the
taken to ensure
requirements of the STCW Convention.

compliance with all

complies with

are

6.
The decision on the withdrawal of the recognition shall be
taken in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in
Article 28(2), within two months from the date of the commu­
nication made by the Member State.

The Member States concerned shall take appropriate measures
to implement the decision.

7.
issued
Endorsements attesting recognition of certificates,
in accordance with Article 5(6) before the date on which the
decision to withdraw recognition of the third country is taken,
shall remain valid. Seafarers holding such endorsements may
not claim an endorsement recognising a higher qualification,
however, unless that upgrading is based solely on additional
seagoing service experience.

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Article 21

Reassessment

1.
The third countries that have been recognised under the
procedure referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 19(3),
including those referred to in Article 19(6), shall be reassessed
by the Commission, with the assistance of
the European
Maritime Safety Agency, on a regular basis and at least every
five years to verify that they fulfil the relevant criteria set out in
Annex II and whether the appropriate measures have been
taken to prevent fraud involving certificates.

The Commission shall define the priority criteria for
2.
third countries on the basis of performance
assessment of
data provided by
to
Article 23, as well as the information relating to the reports
third
communicated by
of
countries pursuant to section A-I/7 of the STCW Code.

control pursuant

independent

evaluations

the port

State

the

The ability of

the ship’s seafarers to maintain watch­
2.
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:

(a)

the ship has been involved in a collision, grounding or
stranding;

(b) there has been a discharge of substances from the ship
when under way, at anchor or at berth which is illegal
under an international convention;

(c)

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 Commission shall provide the Member States with a

3.
report on the results of the assessment.

(d) the ship is otherwise being operated in such a manner as to
pose a danger to persons, property or the environment;

Article 22

Port State control

the flag it

Irrespective of

1.
flies each ship, with the
exception 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 certificated by the STCW Convention are so certificated or
hold appropriate dispensations.

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 23

Port State control procedures

(e) a certificate has been fraudulently obtained or the holder of
a certificate is not the person to whom that certificate was
originally issued;

(f)

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.

3.
Notwithstanding verification of the certificate, assessment
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 requirements 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.

1. Without prejudice to Directive 95/21/EC, port State
control pursuant to Article 22 shall be limited to the following:

Article 24

Detention

(a) 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
endorsement attesting recognition has been submitted to
the authorities of the flag State;

Without prejudice to Directive 95/21/EC, the following defi­
ciencies, in so far as they have 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:

(b) verification that the numbers and certificates of the seafarers
serving on board are in accordance with the safe-manning
requirements of the authorities of the flag State.

(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

requirements of the flag State;

Article 27

Amendment

(c)

failure of navigational or engineering-watch arrangements to
conform to the requirements specified for the ship by the
flag State;

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

(d) absence in a watch of a person qualified to operate
equipment essential to safe navigation, safety radio commu­
nications or the prevention of marine pollution;

This Directive may also be amended by the Commission in
order to apply, for the purposes of this Directive, any relevant
amendments to Community legislation.

(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;

Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of
this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory
procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 28(3).

(f)

to

provide

inability
the
commencement of a voyage and for subsequent relieving
watches persons who are sufficiently rested and otherwise
fit for duty.

first watch

the

for

at

2.
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
detailed
relevant
arrangements
or
protocols, while ensuring that they are applied uniformly and
simultaneously in the Member States.

procedures within
ratifying

new instruments

the
those

IMO on

the

for

Article 25

Regular monitoring of compliance

Without prejudice to the powers of the Commission under
Article 226 of the Treaty, the Commission, assisted by the
European Maritime Safety Agency, shall verify on a regular
basis and at least every five years that Member States comply
with the minimum requirements laid down by this Directive.

Article 26

Reports

Not later than 14 December 2008 the Commission shall
1.
submit an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the
Council, based on a detailed analysis and evaluation of the
provisions of
the implementation
thereof and new insights gained with regard to the correlation
between safety and the level of training of ships’ crews.

the STCW Convention,

(17),
(18),
scope of

The amendments to the international instruments referred
3.
(22) and (24) may be
to in Article 1(16),
excluded from the
to
Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 establishing
a Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships (COSS) (1).

(21),
this Directive, pursuant

Article 28

Committee procedure

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on
Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS),
established by Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the
provisions of Article 8 thereof.

Not later than 20 October 2010 the Commission shall
2.
submit
to the European Parliament and the Council an
evaluation report drawn up on the basis of the information
obtained pursuant to Article 25.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be set at eight weeks.

In the report the Commission shall analyse the Member States’
compliance with this Directive and, where necessary, make
proposals for additional measures.

3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1)
to (4), and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply,
having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

(1) OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 1.

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Article 29

Transitional provisions

Article 32

Repeal

Where pursuant
to Article 12 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
replace tonnage
limitations appearing on the original certificates as follows:

its discretion,

Directive 2001/25/EC, as amended by the Directives listed in
is repealed, without prejudice to the obli­
Annex III, Part A,
gations of the Member States relating to the time limits for
transposition into national
in
law of
Annex III, Part B.

the Directives set out

(a)

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

(b) ‘1 600 gross registered tonnes’ may be replaced by ‘3 000

gross tonnage’.

Article 30

Penalties

Member States shall lay down systems of penalties for breaching
the national provisions adopted pursuant to Articles 1, 3, 5, 7,
9 to 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24 and 29, and Annexes I and II,
and shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that they are
implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective,
proportionate and dissuasive.

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.

Article 33

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 34

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 31

Communication

States

Member
to the
immediately
Commission the texts of all the provisions which they adopt
in the field governed by this Directive.

communicate

shall

The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.

Done at Strasbourg, 19 November 2008.

For the European Parliament
The President

H.-G. PÖTTERING

For the Council
The President

J.-P. JOUYET

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ANNEX I

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

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.

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.

2.

3.

Member States shall ensure that seafarers possess adequate language proficiency, as defined in Sections A-II/1,
A-III/1, A-IV/2 and A-II/4 of the STCW Code so as to enable them to perform their specific duties on a vessel
flying the flag of a host Member State.

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. Radio communications,

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.

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

2.

Every candidate for certification shall:

2.1.

be not less than 18 years of age;

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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.

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.

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

2.

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.

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

4.

Every candidate for certification shall:

4.1.

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;

4.2.

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.

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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

Regulation II/3

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

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.

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:

6.1.

be not less than 20 years of age;

6.2.

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

6.3.

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.

Exemptions

The Administration, if it considers that a ship’s size and the conditions of its voyage are such as to render 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.

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Regulation II/4

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

1.

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.

2.

Every candidate for certification shall:

2.1.

be not less than 16 years of age;

2.2.

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-II/4 of the STCW Code.

3.

4.

The seagoing service, training and experience required by points 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 shall be associated with naviga­
tional 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:

2.1.

be not less than 18 years of age;

2.2.

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

2.3.

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

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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.

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.

2.

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.

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.

2.

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

assistant 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.

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

3.

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.

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.

2.

Every candidate for certification shall:

2.1.

be not less than 16 years of age;

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2.2.

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.

3.

4.

The seagoing service, training and experience required by points 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 supervision 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

RADIO COMMUNICATION AND RADIO PERSONNEL

Explanatory note

Mandatory provisions relating to radio watchkeeping are set forth in the Radio Regulations and in the SOLAS 74, as
amended. Provisions for radio maintenance are set forth in the SOLAS 74, as amended, and the guidelines adopted by the
International Maritime Organisation.

Regulation IV/1

Application

1.

2.

1.

2.

Except as provided in point 2, 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 74, as amended.

Radio personnel on ships not required to comply with the provisions of the GMDSS in Chapter IV of the SOLAS
74 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 74, as amended, to have a radio installation shall:

2.1.

be not less than 18 years of age; and

2.2.

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.

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

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1.1.

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

1.2.

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
point 1.1, provided:

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
point 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 point 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 points 1 or 2 as appropriate, or that an existing certificate is duly endorsed. Every rating who is
so qualified shall be duly certificated.

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

Regulation V/2

1.

2.

3.

4.

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 points 4 to 8 in accordance with their capacities, duties and responsibilities.

Seafarers who are required to be trained in accordance with points 4, 7 and 8 shall at intervals not exceeding five
years undertake appropriate refresher training or be required to provide evidence of having achieved the required
standard of competence within the previous five years.

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.

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5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

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
loading, discharging or securing cargo, or closing
responsibility for embarking and disembarking passengers,
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.

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

Regulation V/3

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

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

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

Seafarers who are required to be trained in accordance with points 4, 7 and 8 shall, at intervals not exceeding five
years, undertake appropriate refresher training or be required to provide evidence of having achieved the required
standard of competence within the previous five years.

Personnel designated on muster lists to assist passengers in emergency situations on board passenger ships shall
have completed training in crowd management as specified in Section A-V/3, paragraph 1, of the STCW Code.

Masters, officers and other personnel assigned specific duties and responsibilities on board passenger ships shall
have completed the familiarisation training specified in Section A-V/3, paragraph 2, of the STCW Code.

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

Masters, chief mates and every person assigned immediate responsibility for embarking and disembarking
passengers shall have completed approved training in passenger safety as specified in Section A-V/3, 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 passenger ships shall have completed approved training in
crisis management and human behaviour as specified in Section A-V/3, paragraph 5, of the STCW Code.

Administrations shall ensure that documentary evidence of the training which has been completed is issued for
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 VI/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-VI/1 of the
STCW Code and shall meet the appropriate standard of competence specified therein.

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:

Regulation VI/2

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 service 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-VI/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.

Mandatory minimum requirements for training in advanced firefighting

Regulation VI/3

Seafarers designated to control firefighting 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 firefighting 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 firefighting.

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-VI/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.

1.

2.

1.

2.

3.

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CHAPTER VII

ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION

Regulation VII/1

Issue of alternative certificates

1.

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

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;

1.4.

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;

1.5.

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

2.

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.

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

1.1.

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;

1.2.

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

2.

The principle of interchangeability in point 1 shall ensure that:

2.1.

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;

2.2.

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

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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 ‘deskill’ 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.

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.

4.

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

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ANNEX II

CRITERIA FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THIRD COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OR UNDER THE
AUTHORITY OF WHICH WAS ISSUED A CERTIFICATE, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 19(2)

1. The third country must be a Party to the STCW Convention.

2. The third country must have been identified by the Maritime Safety Committee as having demonstrated that full and

complete effect is given to the provisions of the STCW Convention.

3. The Commission, assisted by the European Maritime Safety Agency and with the possible involvement of any Member
State concerned, 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 certi­
ficates 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.

4. The Member State is in the process of agreeing an undertaking 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.

5. The Member State has introduced 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.

6. If a Member State wishes to supplement assessment of compliance of a third country by evaluating certain maritime

training institutes, it shall proceed according to the provisions of section A-I/6 of the STCW Code.

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ANNEX III

PART A

Repealed Directive with list of its successive amendments

(referred to in Article 32)

Directive 2001/25/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council
(OJ L 136, 18.5.2001, p. 17).

Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council
(OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 53).

Directive 2003/103/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council
(OJ L 326, 13.12.2003, p. 28).

Commission Directive 2005/23/EC
(OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 14).

only Article 11

Directive 2005/45/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council
(OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 160).

only Article 4

PART B

List of time limits for transposition into national law

(referred to in Article 32)

Directive

2002/84/EC

2003/103/EC

2005/23/EC

2005/45/EC

Deadline for transposition

23 November 2003

14 May 2005

29 September 2005

20 October 2007

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ANNEX IV

CORRELATION TABLE

Directive 2001/25/EC

This Directive

Article 1

Article 2, introductory words

Article 2, first to fourth indent

Articles 3 to 7

Article 7a

Article 8

Article 1

Article 2, introductory words

Article 2(a) to (d)

Articles 3 to 7

Article 8

Article 9

Article 9(1) introductory wording

Article 10(1) first subparagraph introductory wording

Article 9(1)(a) and (b)

Article 9(1)(c) first sentence

Article 9(1)(c) second sentence

Article 9(1)(d)

Article 9(2) and (3)

Article 10

Article 11

Article 12

Article 13

Article 14

Article 15

Article 10(1) first subparagraph (a) and (b)

Article 10(1) first subparagraph (c)

Article 10(1) second subparagraph

Article 10(1) first subparagraph (d)

Article 10(2) and (3)

Article 11

Article 12

Article 13

Article 14

Article 15

Article 16

Article 16(1), introductory phrase

Article 17(1), introductory phrase

Article 16(1), first indent to fourth indent

Article 17(1)(a) to (d)

Article 16(2), introductory wording

Article 17(2), introductory wording

Article 16(2)(a)(1) and (2)

Article 16(2)(b) and (c)

Article 16(2)(d)(1) and (2)

Article 16(2)(d)(3)(i) and (ii)

Article 16(2)(e)

Article 16(2)(f)(1) to (5)

Article 16(2)(g)

Article 17

Article 18(1) and (2)

Article 18(3), introductory phrase

Article 18(3)(a)

Article 18(3)(b)

Article 18(3)(c)

Article 18(3)(d)

Article 18(3)(e)

Article 18(3)(f)

Article 18(4)

Article 17(2)(a)(i) and (ii)

Article 17(2)(b) and (c)

Article 17(2)(d)(i) and (ii)

Article 17(2)(d)(iii), first and second indent

Article 17(2)(e)

Article 17(2)(f)(i) to (v)

Article 17(2)(g)

Article 18

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Article 19(1)

Article 19(2)

Article 19(3), first subparagraph

Article 19(3), second subparagraph

Article 19(4)

Article 19(5)

Article 19(6)

Article 19(7)

3.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 323/61

Directive 2001/25/EC

This Directive

Article 18a(1), first and second sentence

Article 20(1), first and second subparagraph

Article 18a(2), first and second sentence

Article 20(2), first and second subparagraph

Article 18a(3) to (5)

Article 20(3) to (5)

Article 18a(6), first and second sentence

Article 20(6), first and second subparagraph

Article 18a(7)

Article 18b

Article 19

Article 20(7)

Article 21

Article 22

Article 20(1), introductory words

Article 23(1), introductory words

Article 20(1), first and second indent

Article 23(1)(a) and (b)

Article 20(2), introductory words

Article 23(2), introductory words

Article 20(2), first to sixth indent

Article 23(2)(a) to (f)

Article 20(3)

Article 21

Article 21a

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Article 21b, first sentence

Article 21b, second sentence

Article 22(1), first sentence

Article 22(1) second sentence

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Article 22(3) and (4)

Article 23(1) and (2)

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Article 23(3)

Article 24(1) and (2)

Article 24(3)(1) and (2)

Article 25

Article 26, first sentence

Article 26, second sentence

Article 27

Article 28

Article 29

Article 23(3)

Article 24

Article 25

Article 26(1)

Article 26(2), first subparagraph

Article 26(2), second subparagraph

Article 27(1), first subparagraph

Article 27(1), second subparagraph

Article 27(1), third subparagraph

Article 27(2) and (3)

Article 28(1) and (2)

Article 28(3)

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Article 29(a) and (b)

Article 30

Article 31, first paragraph

Article 31, second paragraph

Article 32

Article 33

Article 34

Annexes I and II

Annexes I and II

Annex III

Annex IV

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Annex III

Annex IV