Division 3.1 Minimum requirements for certification as a boatmaster

Every applicant for a Union certificate of qualification shall:

1. (a)

   • be at least 18 years of age;

   • have completed an approved training programme as referred to in Article 19, which was of a duration of at least three years and which covered the standards of competence for the management level set out in Annex II;

   • have accumulated navigation time of at least 360 days as part of this approved training programme or after completion thereof;

   • hold a radio operator’s certificate;

     or

2. (b)

   • be at least 18 years of age;

   • hold a Union certificate of qualification as a helmsman or a certificate as a helmsman recognised in accordance with Article 10(2) or (3);

   • have accumulated navigation time of at least 180 days;

   • have passed an assessment of competence by an administrative authority as referred to in Article 18 to verify that the standards of competence for the management level set out in Annex II are met;

   • hold a radio operator’s certificate;

     or

3. (c)

   • be at least 18 years of age;

   • have accumulated navigation time of at least 540 days, or have accumulated navigation time of at least 180 days, if the applicant can also provide proof of work experience of at least 500 days that the applicant acquired on a sea-going ship as a member of the deck crew;

   • have passed an assessment of competence by an administrative authority as referred to in Article 18 to verify that the standards of competence for the management level set out in Annex II are met;

   • hold a radio operator’s certificate;

     or

4. (d)

   • have a minimum of five years’ work experience prior to the enrolment in an approved training programme, or have at least 500 days’ work experience on a sea-going ship as a member of the deck crew prior to the enrolment in an approved training programme, or have completed any vocational training programme of at least three years’ duration prior to the enrolment in an approved training programme;

   • have completed an approved training programme referred to in Article 19, which was of a duration of at least one and a half years, and which covered the standards of competence for the management level set out in Annex II;

   • have accumulated navigation time of at least 180 days as part of that approved training programme and at least 180 days after completion thereof;

   • hold a radio operator’s certificate.