# Council Directive 96/50/EC of 23 July 1996 on the harmonization of the conditions for obtaining national boatmasters' certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway in the Community, Article 10

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In order to be allowed to sail a boat transporting passengers on the waterways of the Member States, either the boatmaster or another member of the crew must be in possession of a special certificate issued by the competent authority as proof of his/her having passed an examination of professional knowledge in the subjects referred to in Chapter C of Annex II.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1996/50/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1996-50/article-10
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