# Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on port State control (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: Inspectors must, as a minimum, have either:

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

(a) appropriate qualifications from a marine or nautical institution and relevant seagoing experience as a certificated ship officer holding or having held a valid STCW II/2 or III/2 certificate of competency not limited as regards the operating area or propulsion power or tonnage; or
(b) passed an examination recognised by the competent Authority as a naval architect, mechanical engineer or an engineer related to the maritime fields and worked in that capacity for at least five years; or
(c) a relevant university degree or equivalent and have properly trained and qualified as ship safety inspectors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/16/annex/XI/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-16/annex-XI/division-2
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