# 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 2

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

For the purposes of this Directive:
(a) ‘competent authority’ shall mean the authority designated by a Member State to issue certificates after verifying that applicants satisfy the requirements;
(b) ‘boatmaster’ shall mean the person who has the necessary aptitude and qualifications to sail a vessel on the Member States' waterways and who has nautical responsibility on board;
(c) ‘member of the deck crew’ shall mean a person who has regularly participated in sailing a vessel in inland navigation, including manning the tiller.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1996/50/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1996-50/article-2
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