# 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), Article 16: Requirements for competences

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

1. Member States shall ensure that the persons referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 6 have the necessary competences for the safe operation of a craft as laid down in Article 17.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, the assessment of the competence for specific risks referred to in point (b) of Article 6 shall be carried out in accordance with Article 20.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2017/2397/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-2397/article-16
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