Baseline study on the training and certification requirements for fishers in EU Member States : final report. Annex B, Member State overview Slovenia.
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Subjects: EU study report, Slovenia, common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, environmental protection, fisherman, fishery management, fishing area, fishing vessel, international convention, marine ecosystem, maritime safety, maritime shipping, professional qualifications, recognition of vocational training qualifications, sea fishing, sustainable development, vocational training

Baseline study on the training and 
certification requirements for 
fishers in EU Member States 

Final Report- Annex B: Member 
State Overview Slovenia 

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training and certification requirements for fishers in EU Member States - Annex B: Member State Overview 
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Table of Contents 

1. 

Fleet structure and economy .................................................................. 1 

1.1.  Economic performance .......................................................................... 1 

1.2.  Employment ........................................................................................... 1 

2. 

Legal framework and requirements ........................................................ 2 

2.1.  National legal basis ................................................................................ 2 

2.2.  Relevant authorities ............................................................................... 2 

2.3.  Functions and requirements................................................................... 2 

3. 

Training content and structure ............................................................... 1 

3.1.  Training pathways .................................................................................. 1 

3.2.  Nautical colleges .................................................................................... 2 

3.3.  Training Institutes ................................................................................... 3 

3.4.  Training content ..................................................................................... 3 

3.5.  Financing of training ............................................................................... 3 

3.6.  Number of trainees ................................................................................ 3 

4.  Certification requirements in the Slovenian fishing industry .............. 4 

4.1.  Recognition of certificates for fishers from other (EU member) states ... 4 

4.2.  Number of certified fishers ..................................................................... 4 

5.  Summary ................................................................................................... 4 

6.  References ................................................................................................ 5 

Annex 1. Competency standards – Boat Master Exam ................................. 6 

Annex 2. Competency standards – Commercial Fishing Exam ................... 8 

Annex 3. Competency standards – VMF GMDSS Station ........................... 10 

 
 
 
 
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1. Fleet structure and economy  

In 2021, the Slovenian seagoing fishing fleet consisted of 137 registered vessels 
with a combined capacity of 668 Gross Tonnage (GT) and total power of 8 693 
kW. There were 72 active vessels and 65 inactive vessels. The Slovenian fishing 
fleet is divided into a small-scale fleet (87% of all active vessels in 2021) with an 
engine power of 3 544 kW and a large-scale segment (13% of all active vessels 
in 2021) with an engine power of 1 692 kW (STECF, 2023). 
There are several reasons for the relatively high number of inactive vessels. One 
is the high age of these vessels. Once the fishing vessels in Slovenia are old and 
no longer efficient or cost-effective to operate, fishers may choose to retire them 
or leave them inactive. Also, many owners have stopped fishing because they 
are retired and do not have a successor. In many cases, fishers have found a 
new job outside the fishing sector, because they can no longer earn a living from 
fishing but still own the fishing vessel. Furthermore, if the price of fuel or other 
expenses associated with operating fishing vessels is high, fishers may choose 
to keep their vessels inactive until market conditions improve (STECF, 2023). 

1.1.  Economic performance 

The Slovenian national economy is not dependent on the marine fisheries sector. 
However, the sector has a social impact in terms of employment. The total weight 
of  seafood  landed  in  2021  was  around  106  tonnes.  The  amount  of  income 
generated  by  the  Slovenian  national  seagoing  fishing  fleet  in  2021  was 
EUR 4.34 million.  This  consisted  of  EUR 0.84 million  in  landing  value,  EUR 3 
million  in  non-fishing  income  and  EUR  0.5  million  in  subsidies.  In  2021,  there 
were 101 fishing enterprises, with the majority (66%) owning a single vessel; the 
remained  owned  two  to  five  fishing  vessels  (STECF,  2023).  The  2023  STECF 
report  does  not  report  absolute  number,  but  between  2013  and  2020,  GVA 
increased by 58%, while gross profit and net profit increased 113% and 147%, 
respectively. 
The income generated by the Slovenian SSCF in 2021 was EUR 2.8 million or 
65% of all fishing income. The income generated by the Slovenian LSF in 2021 
was EUR 1.5 million (35%). 

1.2.  Employment  

Total employment in 2021 was estimated at 80 jobs, corresponding to 41 FTEs. 
The typical fishing enterprise if a self-employed fisher who own one fishing vessel 
about six metres long (STECF, 2023). Most fishers are nearing retirement or are 
already  of  retirement  age.  There  is  very  little  interest  in  the  profession.  Most 
young fishers are either heirs to the family business or persons who failed to finish 
secondary school (FAMENET, 2024). There is no information available on non-
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2.  Legal framework and requirements  

2.1.  National legal basis 

The Maritime Code of 2001 (Slovenia, 2001) and subsequent amendments is the 
overarching legal framework for maritime activity, including commercial fishing. 
Training  requirements  for  fishers  in  Slovenia  are  based  on  the  Standards  of 
Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) and Directive 2008/106/EC of 
the  European  Parliament  (amended 
in  Directive  (EU)  2019/1159),  as 
implemented in Slovenian law (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 
85/14 of 28 November 2014), with additional specific requirements related to the 
EU Common Fisheries Policy and national fisheries policies.  
The Marine Fisheries Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 58/02), 
the Rules on the Training Programme for Commercial Fishing (Slovenia, 2005a) 
and Boat Management Regulations (Slovenia, 2005b) are key legal documents 
that outline the training programme, examination requirements, and certification 
processes. 

2.2.  Relevant authorities 

The  Slovenian  Maritime  Administration  oversees  the  Boat  Master  Examination 
and  the  Radio  Operator  Examination.  The  Department  for  Fisheries  within  the 
Ministry  of  Agriculture,  Forestry,  and  Food  handles  the  Commercial  Fishing 
examination. It authorises training providers. 

2.3.  Functions and requirements 

The training requirements for seagoing fishing vessel personnel are presented in 
the table below  

Table 1. 
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Function 

Competencies 

Requirements  

Exemptions 

Boat master 

Limited 
vessel < 24 m 

waters, 

A person operating a boat must hold a certificate of competence 
as a boat master by passing the boat master exam - attendance 
at a course is not compulsory. 
Minimum age:  
-,  at  least  16  years  old  to  operate  a  boat  up  to  12  metres  in 
length. 
- at least 18 years old to operate a speedboat or a boat over 12 
metres in length. 
Certificate of medical fitness 
Certificate of first aid 
Proof of payment of the administrative fee 
Photograph  meeting  the  requirements  for  photos  for  travel 
documents 

•  Persons 

•  A person who operates a boat with a power of up to 
7.35 kW and up to 7 metres in length or a jet ski must 
have  at 
least  a  certificate  of  completion  of 
the knowledge test and must be at least 16 years old.  
that  have  obtained  a  professional 
technician,  ships 
qualification  as  a  navigation 
mechanical engineer or at least a marine engineer.  
•  Persons  that  have  passed  the  examination  for 
seafarer  on  a  merchant  navy  ship  in  deck  service, 
except for a member of the crew of the deck watch.  

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Function 

Competencies 

Requirements  

Exemptions 

•  A person may operate a rowing boat and a sailboat 
up  to  7  metres  in  length  without  a  certificate  of 
passing the knowledge test. 

Commercial 
Fisher 

Licensed Fisher 

Pass an exam for the holder of a licence for commercial fishing.  

Radio  Station 
Operator 

Operate 
GMDSS Station 

a  VHF 

A boat that has a radio station with a digital selective call at very 
high  frequencies  ('VHF  GMDSS  station')  must  carry  a  person 
who holds a certificate of competence to operate a VHF GMDSS 
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3. Training content and structure  

There  are  currently  no  training  courses  for  fishers  in  Slovenia.  A  three-year 
vocational  training  programme  offered  by  a  secondary  school  from  1951  was 
discontinued within the decade. A vocational secondary school programme was 
then offered in the 1970s by what is currently the Electro and Maritime Secondary 
School in Portoroz. However, this was discontinued six years later due to lack of 
interest (FAMENET, 2024) 
However,  there  are  training  institutes  that  offer  accredited  training  courses 
meeting the requirements of the STCW Convention that result in exemptions for 
the boat master exam required for seagoing vessels. 

3.1.  Training pathways  

In Slovenia, there are two pathways to becoming a fisher. First, fishers can pass 
both  the  boat  master  exam  and  the  commercial  fishing  exam  to  operate  as 
commercial fisher. Second, a STCW-based degree from a nautical college would 
exempt  them  from  the  boat  master  exam.  Then,  the  fisher  would  only  have  to 
take the commercial fishing exam. 

Case study 
Recently,  with  some  help  from  the  Istria  Fisheries  Local  Action  Group,  and  after  decades  without  any 
specific  training  for  fishers,  the  Slovenian  maritime  secondary  school  in  Portorož  conducted  a  project 
named “Be a fisher!” This project developed a training programme with a special focus on educating future 
fishers. The objective of the project was twofold: to give students more awareness of the fisheries sector 
and the opportunities this old trade offers, and to increase their maritime knowledge to create possibilities 
for diversification, whether through other fishing activities or in the maritime sector generally (FAMENET, 
2024). 
The  project  offered  four  different  courses  with  the  goal  of  providing  knowledge  and  skills  that  would 
improve  the safety  of  navigation  and  onboard  activities.  None  of  the  courses  contained  fishing-related 
training  (e.g.  on  fishing  gear,  and characteristics  of  target  species).  The  following  four  courses  were 
offered (FAMENET, 2024):  

A basic course on work aboard a ship; 
A boatswain's course; 
A ship motorman's course; 
A VHF GMDSS radio operator course.  

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The goal was to provide knowledge and skills that would improve the safety of navigation and onboard 
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activities. 
The project involved fishers and students from the maritime secondary school in Portorož. Fifty fishers 
took part, of whom only 7 were active, full-time fishers. The remaining participants were part-time and 
occasional  fishers  (i.e.  they  registered  as  professional  fishers  but  fish  commercially  only  part-time  or 
occasionally). Approximately 300 students in all participated in project activities (FAMENET, 2024). 
The project was a one-time event as the coordination and participation of fishers showed that there is no 
interest in such courses and the profession of fishers. No other fisheries-related subjects are offered at 
the school. According to the headmaster of the maritime secondary school, there is no interest among 
high  school  students  in  the  profession  and  the  interest  in  maritime  professions  is  also  dwindling 
(FAMENET, 2024). 

3.2.  Nautical colleges  

In Slovenia, maritime education and training programmes for seafarers lead to a 
diploma that entitles the holder to apply for a CoC based on the STCW (EMSA, 
2019). Educational institutions offering programmes are:  

  Faculty for Maritime Studies and Transport of the University of Ljubljana 

(ULFPP), which is based in Portorož. 

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  Electro and Maritime Secondary school in Portorož.   

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In  addition  to  these  two  maritime  education  and  training  institutions,  two  other 
educational  establishments  provide  ancillary 
training  courses  addressing 
additional  competencies  specified  in  the  STCW  Code  (EMSA,  2019).  One  of 
these is Navigandum1 and the details of the other (not named in the EMSA report) 
could not be ascertained.  
Based on the European Maritime Safety Agency visit (2019) the ULFPP is a state-
owned  institution  located  in  Portorož,  which  offers  the  following  programmes 
resulting in a diploma to apply for a CoC (EMSA, 2019).:  

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  Diploma  in  Nautical  Studies,  which  is  designed  to  cover  most  of  the 
requirements of Sections A-II/1 and A-II/2 of the STCW Code and includes 
training in specific competencies of Sections A-II/1, A-II/2, A-VI/1, A-VI/2 
and  AVI/3  of  the  Code,  which  are  delivered  through  short  courses.  The 
programme lasts three years. 

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  Diploma  in  Marine  Engineering,  which  is  designed  to  cover  most  of  the 
requirements of Sections A-III/1 and AIII/2 of the STCW Code and includes 
training in specific competencies of Sections A-III/1, A-III/2, A-VI/1, A-VI/2 
and A-VI/3 of the Code, which are delivered through short courses. The 
programme lasts three years. 

In  addition,  the  ULFPP  offers  several  short  courses  addressing  competencies 
specified  in  Sections  A-IV/2,  A-V/1-1,  A-V/1-2,  A-V/2,  A-II/1,  A-II/2  and  A-III/1. 
Moreover, the ULFPP offers post-graduate and doctoral programmes in maritime 
navigation, transport and marine engineering, although these are not required for 
the issue of any CoC (EMSA, 2019). 
Courses are run only if there is sufficient demand. Up-to-date information can be 
found at: https://www.fpp.uni-lj.si/en/stcw-courses/ 
The Electro and Maritime Secondary school in Portorož only provides a maritime 
secondary education programme leading to the certification as Officer in Charge 
of a Navigational Watch OOW (EMSA, 2019). 

3.3.  Training Institutes 

Since there are no mandatory courses that require the involvement of nautical 
colleges and training institutes in Slovenia, no distinction has been made. 

3.4.  Training content  

The  boat  master  examination  consists  of  theoretical  and  practical  work  and 
lasts not more than thirty minutes. The theoretical part is an oral and consists of 
an examination of knowledge in all subjects displayed in the overview in Table 2 
in Annex 1. The practical part of the exam includes the examination of knowledge 
regarding offshore collision avoidance rules. Taking a boat master's course is not 
compulsory. (Slovenia, 2005b).  
The  Rules  on  the  training  programme  for  the  implementation  of  commercial 
fishing  determine  the  areas  and  scope  of  knowledge  that  a  candidate  must 
acquire  in  order  to  take  the  examination  under  the  training  programme  for  the 
implementation of commercial fishing (Slovenia, 2005a). The training programme 
for passing the examination determines the knowledge required and their scope 

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in  areas  summarised  in  Table  3  in  Annex  2.  The  rules  determine  that  all  the 
materials for preparation for the exam must be transmitted to the candidates at 
least 14 days before the exam date (Slovenia, 2005a). 
According to the boat management code, the exam program to operate a VHF 
GMDSS  station  contains  the  subjects  covered  in  Table  4  (Slovenia,  2005b)  in 
Annex 3.  

3.5.  Financing of training  

The training is financed through a combination of government and industry funds. 
There is no  EU funding except for specialised training on how to fish for litter or 
how to handle endangered wildlife. 

3.6.  Number of trainees  

No information  

4. Certification requirements in the Slovenian fishing 

industry  

Skippers are required to have a licence for Limited Waters on vessels up to 24 
metres.  This  includes  all  Slovenian  vessels  since  all  vessels  are  18  metres  or 
less. Any person engaged in commercial fishing needs to pass the commercial 
fishing exam of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. 
A boat that has a radio station with a digital selective call at very high frequencies 
(hereinafter referred to as the 'VHF GMDSS station') must carry a person who 
holds a certificate of competence to operate a VHF GMDSS station. 

4.1.  Recognition of certificates for fishers from other (EU 

member) states  

Article 37 of the Boat Management Regulations (Slovenia, 2005b) outlines some 
requirements for recognising the certificates of fishers from other (EU member) 
states. These requirements are: 
(1) A person who has obtained proof of competence to operate a boat or a VHF 
GMDSS station abroad may operate a boat for which the proof is valid;  
(2) A person referred to in (1) who operates a boat or a VHF GMDSS station must 
carry with him/her during the voyage:  

  a valid proof of competence to operate a boat or a VHF GMDSS station, 

obtained from a competent authority abroad, and  
if the proof of competence to operate a boat or a VHF GMDSS station is 
not  issued  in  English  or  Italian,  a  translation  of  the  document  into 
Slovenian, English or Italian.  

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(3) If a person abroad has not obtained proof of competence to operate a boat or 
a VHF GMDSS station, he or she must have a certificate in accordance with this 
Boat Management Regulations to operate the boat or with a VHF GMDSS station. 
There have been no cases of fishers from Slovenia applying for recognition of 
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there  are  also  no  cases  of  fishers  from  other  EU  member  states  who  have 
requested recognition of their certificates by the Slovenian authorities. 

4.2.  Number of certified fishers  

According to the Boat Management Regulations (Slovenia, 2005b) and the rules 
on  the  training  programme  for  the  implementation  of  commercial  fishing 
(Slovenia, 2005a), records of examinations are kept permanently at the Ministry. 
These records contain the applications of candidates for the examination, records 
of  the  course  of  the  examination,  and  duplicates  of  the  original  certificates  of 
completion of the examinations. 

5. Summary  

In summary, Slovenia’s fishing fleet is very small in both the number of vessels 
and fishers, as well as in the size of the vessels.   
Slovenia  has  regulated  the  training  and  certification  of  fishers  of  skippers  and 
fishers  in  limited  waters  on  board  vessels  of  <  24  m.  However,  there  is  no 
vocational training programme to become a fisher in Slovenia. The exams which 
must  be  passed  to  fish  cover  a  broad  range  of  topics  essential  for  safe  and 
effective fishing practices, while certification is necessary to ensure compliance 
with the regulations. However, considering the small fishing fleet and the small 
number and age of fishers, very few fishers (if any) have been trained in the last 
decades.  
According to the EU report on the progress of Member States' accession to the 
STCW-F, Slovenia considers that the STCW-F Convention is not needed as all 
vessels in the Slovenian fishing fleet are less than 24 metres in length and have 
engine power of less than 750 kW. 

6. References 
EMSA, 2019. European Maritime Safety Agency visit report Slovenia (chap. 
2 & 3, not public) 

EU,  2015.  Report  from  the  commission  to  the  councilon    the  progress  of 
Member  States'  accession  to  the  International  Convention  on  Standards  of 
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for FishingVessel Personnel, of the 
International Maritime Organisation, according to Article 2 of Council Decision 
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
(EU) 
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52019DC0157 

2015/799. 

FAMENET, 2024. EU project on the training of fishers in Slovenia - FAMENET 
geographical  expert  interview  with  headmaster  of  the  Electro  and  Maritime 
Secondary school in Portorož (via CINEA and DGMARE). 

Slovenia  Marine  Fisheries  Act  (ZMR-1,  Official  Gazette  of  RS,  No  58/02). 
MARINE FISHERIES ACT 

Slovenia, 2001. Maritime Code Slovenia. maritime.code 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Slovenia, 2005a. Rules on the training programme for the implementation of 
commercial fishing, certificate of the exam performed and records of issued 
certificates of exams (Official Gazette of RS, No 44/05). Content of the Official 
Journal | Official Journal 

Slovenia,  2005b.  Boat  Management  Regulations.  Boat  Management 
Regulations (PISRS) 

Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) - The 
2023  Annual  Economic  Report  on  the  EU  Fishing  Fleet  (STECF  23-07), 
Prellezo,  R.,  Sabatella,  E.,  Virtanen,  J.,  Tardy  Martorell,  M.  and  Guillen,  J. 
editor(s),  Publications  Office  of  the  European  Union,  Luxembourg,  2023, 
doi:10.2760/423534, 
JRC135182. 
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Annex 1. Competency standards – Boat Master Exam 

Table 1. Overview of topics covered in the Boat Master exam  

Topics 

Detailed outline 

 - Avoidance of collisions when overtaking, crossing and opposite courses with a 
practical demonstration. 

Offshore 

1. 
collision 
avoidance rules 

 - Lights and markings for power-driven, sail and oaring craft when sailing, towing, 
anchored  or  stranded,  incapacitated  or  limited  manoeuvrability,  and  for  vessels 
while fishing. 

 - Sound signals. 

 - Signals and signs of underwater activities. 

 -  Registering  boats,  determining  the  seaworthiness  of  boats,  order  in  ports  and 
other parts of the sea, equipment and boat markings. 

 - The legal regime of internal waters and territorial seas. 

 - Restrictions on navigation in certain areas of internal waters and territorial seas. 

2. 
regulations 

Maritime 

 - Displaying the flag. 

 - Control over the safety of navigation. 

 - Offences. 

 - Maritime administrative authorities. 

 - Maritime accidents. 

 - Rescue at sea. 

 - Determining the position of the boat. 

 - Lights and markings on the fairway. 

 - Nautical charts, their reading and use. 

 - Determining the course of navigation and measuring distances. 

3.  Basics 
navigation 

of 

 - Navigation manuals. 

 - Advertisements for seafarers. 

 - Compass and its use. 

 -  Navigation  under  difficult  conditions  (natural  and  artificial  obstacles:  fog,  rain, 
snow, wind, narrow 

 passages, bridges, cables, etc.). 

 - Engine operation, gasoline and diesel engines, or electric motor for the boat. 

4.  Fundamentals 
of motor science 

 -  Preparing  the  engine  for  starting,  controlling,  stopping  and  controlling  the 
operation of the engine. 

 - Types of cooling and lubrication, control instruments, elimination of minor defects, 
battery maintenance,  

type  of  fuel  and  safety  measures  at  the  time  of  recharging,  and  the  use  of  fire 
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Topics 

Detailed outline 

 - Types of boats, material and method of construction and maintenance. 

 - Boat equipment. 

 - Types of ropes and their use with knots. 

 - Rudder and steering, stability of the boat in relation to the distribution of cargo, 
freeboard and  

Seaman's 

5. 
work and skills 

draught, dimensions of boats. 

 - Handling in the event of fire and water ingress. 

 - Stranding of the boat. 

 - Rescuing a person from the water. 

 - Boat steering, landing, anchoring and mooring. 

 - Weather forecasts and water conditions. 

 - Winds and the Beaufort scale. 

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Annex  2.  Competency  standards  –  Commercial 
Fishing Exam 

Table 1. Overview of topics covered in the Commercial Fishing exam  

Topics 

Detailed outline 

a.  Knowledge  of  national 
sea 
regulations  governing 
fisheries 

Focus  on  fishing,  and  the  requirements  of  regulations  governing 
nature conservation, veterinary medicine and food hygiene;  

b.  Knowledge  of  the  basic 
fisheries  regulations  of 
the 
European Union 

Emphasis  on  knowledge  of 
the  Council  and 
Commission regulations governing fishing in the Mediterranean Sea 
and fishermen's sales and reporting obligations;  

the  content  of 

the status of commercial sea fishermen in the Republic of Slovenia, 
their rights and duties;  

entitlement  to  fishing  licences  and  special  fishing  licences  and 
conditions for obtaining them;  

c. Knowledge of the position of 
fishermen  in  the  Republic  of 
Slovenia:  

the  socio-economic  situation  of  fishing  in  the  Adriatic,  with  an 
emphasis on the situation in the Republic of Slovenia;  

knowledge of the basics of fishing in the northern Adriatic, especially 
the Slovenian Sea;  

knowledge of protected areas in the Slovenian sea in which fishing is 
prohibited or restricted.  

d.    Basic  knowledge  of  the 
ecology  of 
the  sea  and 
environmental  protection  and 
nature conservation in it;  

e.  Knowledge  of 
fishing 
vessels  and  fishing  gear  and 
their characteristics:  

f.  Knowledge 
techniques and methods: 

of 

fishing 

characteristics of fishing vessels, method of registration of the fishing 
vessel and entry in the register of fishing vessels;  

the basic distribution of fishing gear;  

the characteristics of each type of fishing gear in terms of size, shape 
and marking;  

Basic knowledge of the selectivity of individual fishing gears.  

basic fishing techniques and methods used in the northern Adriatic; 

spatial and temporal restrictions or closures; 

Prohibited fishing gears and prohibited fishing methods and methods. 

fishing organisms: fish, crustaceans and molluscs; 

 
 
 
  
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Topics 

Detailed outline 

g.  Knowledge 
of 
resources in the sea:  

living 

organisms  that  may  not  be  hunted  due  to  nature  conservation 
regulations. 

knowledge 

h.  Basic 
of 
veterinary  and  food  hygiene 
requirements:  

hygiene on board the vessel; 

washing, sorting and folding (packaging); 

handling of the catch, in order to maintain freshness and quality. 

permitted methods of sale of fish and fishery products; 

i.  Knowledge  of  the  rules  on 
the  sale  of  catches  and  the 
reporting  obligations  of 
the 
fisherman:  

keeping a logbook; 

Catch reporting; 

reporting on landings and possible transhipments of catches; 

Reporting on the first sale of fish. 

 
 
 
 
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Annex 3. Competency standards – VMF GMDSS Station 

Table 1. Overview of topics covered in the VMF GMDSS station 

Topics 

Detailed outline 

description and composition of radio stations;  

Digital Selective Call System;  

Knowledge  of  procedures  for  establishing  communications  with  a 
radio device: in distress, urgency and safety in Slovenian and English;  

1. Radio Service Rules:  

radio telegrams;  

navigational alerts;  

weather reports and medical advice in the A1 marine area;  

the purpose and type of broadcast;  

the use of an international table for spelling letters and numbers;  

electromagnetic waves;  

frequency and wavelength;  

2. Basics of radiotelephony:  

knowledge of the basic elements of radio stations;  

the principle of operation of receivers and transmitters;  

Batteries;  

Work on a VHF GMDSS station or on a simulator:  

transmitting and receiving distress signals emitted by a coastal radio 
station or distress ship;  

3.  Work  on  a  VHF  GMDSS 
station or on a simulator:  

Transmitting and receiving communications at the scene of distress;  

transmitting and receiving general radio communications with coastal 
stations or other vessels.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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