# 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 5: Obligation to carry a Union certificate of qualification for specific operations

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

1. Member States shall ensure that passenger navigation experts and liquefied natural gas experts carry either a Union certificate of qualification issued in accordance with Article 11 or a certificate recognised in accordance with Article 10(2) or (3).
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, certificates held by persons involved in the operation of a craft, issued or recognised in accordance with Directive 2008/106/EC, and therefore in accordance with the STCW Convention, shall be valid on sea-going ships operating on inland waterways.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2017/2397/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-2397/article-5
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