# 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 6: Obligation for boatmasters to hold specific authorisations

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

Member States shall ensure that boatmasters hold specific authorisations issued in accordance with Article 12 when:
(a) sailing on waterways that have been classified as inland waterways with a maritime character pursuant to Article 8;
(b) sailing on waterways that have been identified as stretches of inland waterways with specific risks pursuant to Article 9;
(c) sailing with the aid of radar;
(d) sailing craft using liquefied natural gas as fuel;
(e) sailing large convoys.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2017/2397/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-2397/article-6
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