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Council Decision (EU) 2019/1608 of 16 September 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the European Committee for drawing up standards in the field of inland navigation and within the Central Commission for Navigation of the Rhine on the adoption of models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation

EU Decision 2019/1608 · Adopted 16 September 2019 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision (EU) 2019/1608

of 16 September 2019

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the European Committee for drawing up standards in the field of inland navigation and within the Central Commission for Navigation of the Rhine on the adoption of models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91(1), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

The Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation (‘the Convention’) entered into force on 14 April 1967.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 46 of the Convention, the Central Commission for Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) is able to adopt resolutions which are binding for its members.

(3)

The European Committee for drawing up standards in the field of inland navigation (CESNI) was created on 3 June 2015 in the framework of the CCNR in order to develop technical standards for inland waterways in various fields, in particular as regards vessels, information technology and crew.

(4)

At its next meeting, which is due to take place on 15 October 2019, CESNI will adopt standards on models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation. The CCNR will also adopt a resolution that will incorporate those models into the Regulations for Rhine navigation personnel.

(5)

It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in CESNI and the CCNR, as the standards on models in the field of professional qualifications will decisively influence the content of Union law, namely Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1.

(6)

In order to facilitate mobility and ensure safety, it is important that the models used by crew members for the purpose of ensuring the recognition of their qualifications be as harmonised as possible under the different legal regimes across Europe. In particular, Member States that are also members of the CCNR should be authorised to support decisions harmonising CCNR rules with those applied in the Union.

(7)

The models developed by CESNI for qualification certificates, for the service record book, for the logbook, for a single document combining qualification certificates and the service record book and for practical examination certificates constitute a harmonisation of European standards.

(8)

The position of the Union should be expressed by the Member States that are members of CESNI and the CCNR, acting jointly,

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Footnotes

f1

Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation and repealing Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 53).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Annex ATTACHMENT: CESNI STANDARDS FOR MODELS IN THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IN INLAND NAVIGATION
  6. STANDARDS FOR MODELS OF CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION AS A BOATMASTER AND FOR CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION AS A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) EXPERT AND AS A PASSENGER NAVIGATION EXPERT
  7. 1.1Standard for an electronic format for certificates of qualification
  8. Instructions:
  9. 1Division 1
  10. 2Current first name(s) of the holder
  11. 3aDivision 3a
  12. 3bDivision 3b
  13. 4Division 4
  14. 5Division 5
  15. 6Division 6
  16. 7Division 7
  17. 8Division 8
  18. 9Division 9
  19. 10Division 10
  20. 11Division 11
  21. Standard for a physical format for certificates of qualification as a boatmaster
  22. 1.2.1Model for the certificates of qualification as a boatmaster
  23. Instructions:
  24. 1Division 1
  25. 2Current first name(s) of the holder
  26. 3aDivision 3a
  27. 3bDivision 3b
  28. 4Division 4
  29. 5Division 5
  30. 6Division 6
  31. 7Division 7
  32. 8Division 8
  33. 9Division 9
  34. 10Division 10
  35. 11Division 11
  36. 1.2.2Model for certificates of qualification as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) expert or as a passenger navigation expert
  37. Instructions:
  38. 1Division 1
  39. 2Current first name(s) of the holder
  40. 3aDivision 3a
  41. 3bDivision 3b
  42. 4Division 4
  43. 5Division 5
  44. 6Division 6
  45. 7Division 7
  46. 8Division 8
  47. 9Division 9
  48. 2MODEL OF SERVICE RECORD BOOK
  49. Service record book
  50. Identification of the holder
  51. 1Division 1
  52. 2Division 2
  53. 3aDivision 3a
  54. 3bDivision 3b
  55. 4Division 4
  56. 5Division 5
  57. Identification of the service record book
  58. 1Division 1
  59. 2Division 2
  60. 3Division 3
  61. 4Division 4
  62. 5Division 5
  63. Service time
  64. Service time on board, name of craft: UNTERWALDEN
  65. Division
  66. Division
  67. (1)Division (1)
  68. *Division *
  69. Division
  70. Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months
  71. ☐Division ☐
  72. ☐Division ☐
  73. ☐Division ☐
  74. ☐Division ☐
  75. Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months Year: … 2015/2016 …
  76. ☐Division ☐
  77. ☐Division ☐
  78. ☐Division ☐
  79. ☐Division ☐
  80. Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months Year: …
  81. ☐Division ☐
  82. ☐Division ☐
  83. ☐Division ☐
  84. ☐Division ☐
  85. Instructions for the issuing authorities
  86. Identification of the holder
  87. 1Division 1
  88. 2Current first name(s) of the holder
  89. 3aDivision 3a
  90. 3bDivision 3b
  91. 4Division 4
  92. Identification of the service record book
  93. 1Division 1
  94. Physical characteristics of the service record book
  95. 3MODEL OF SERVICE RECORD BOOK COMBINED WITH CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATIONS
  96. Service record book combined with certificates of qualification
  97. 2D barcode
  98. 1Division 1
  99. 2Division 2
  100. 3aDivision 3a
  101. 3bDivision 3b
  102. 4Division 4
  103. 5Division 5
  104. Identification of the service record book
  105. 1Division 1
  106. 2Division 2
  107. 3Division 3
  108. 4Division 4
  109. 5Division 5
  110. European Union certificates of qualification and certificates of qualification issued according to the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel as apprentice, deckhand, boatman, able boatman and helmsman
  111. Title of certificate: …Division Title of certificate: …
  112. Title of certificate: …Division Title of certificate: …
  113. Title of certificate: …Division Title of certificate: …
  114. Title of certificate: …Division Title of certificate: …
  115. Title of certificate: …Division Title of certificate: …
  116. Other certificates concerning qualifications relevant for inland navigation
  117. Title of certificate: …Division Title of certificate: …
  118. Title of certificate: …Division Title of certificate: …
  119. Title of certificate: …Division Title of certificate: …
  120. Service time
  121. Service time on board, name of craft: UNTERWALDEN
  122. Division
  123. Division
  124. (1)Division (1)
  125. *Division *
  126. Division
  127. Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months
  128. ☐Division ☐
  129. ☐Division ☐
  130. ☐Division ☐
  131. ☐Division ☐
  132. Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months … Year: 2015/2016
  133. ☐Division ☐
  134. ☐Division ☐
  135. ☐Division ☐
  136. ☐Division ☐
  137. Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months … Year: …
  138. ☐Division ☐
  139. ☐Division ☐
  140. ☐Division ☐
  141. ☐Division ☐
  142. Instructions for the issuing authorities
  143. Identification of the holder
  144. 1Division 1
  145. 2Current first name(s) of the holder
  146. 3aDivision 3a
  147. 3bDivision 3b
  148. 4Division 4
  149. Identification of the SRB
  150. 1Division 1
  151. Certificates of qualification
  152. 2Division 2
  153. Service time
  154. (1)Division (1)
  155. 4MODEL OF A LOGBOOK
  156. Logbook
  157. Instructions for keeping the logbook
  158. REST TIMES
  159. Instructions for the issuing authorities
  160. MODEL OF PRACTICAL EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE
  161. We, name of the examining body,hereby certify with document number … that
  162. 1Division 1
  163. 2Division 2
  164. 3aDivision 3a
  165. 3bDivision 3b
  166. Instructions: