# 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 (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3.1: Sailing on inland waterways with a maritime character

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

The boatmaster shall be able to:
work with up-to-date charts and maps, notices to skippers and mariners and other publications specific to waterways with a maritime character;
use tidal datums, tidal currents, periods and cycles, the time of tidal currents and tides and variations across an estuary;
use SIGNI (Signalisation de voies de Navigation Intérieure) and IALA (International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities) for safe navigation on inland waterways with a maritime character.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2017/2397/annex/II/division/3/division/3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-2397/annex-II/division-3/division-3.1
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