# Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/12 of 2 August 2019 supplementing Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the standards for competences and corresponding knowledge and skills, for the practical examinations, for the approval of simulators and for medical fitness (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1

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

The boatmaster sailing on inland waterways with a maritime character 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.
The boatmaster shall be able to:
COLUMN 1 COMPETENCE
COLUMN 2 KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
1.
use information supplied from specific nautical information sources and rules applicable for inland waterways with a maritime character.
1.. Knowledge of use of nautical charts and maps of inland waterways with maritime character.
2.. Ability to use and correctly apply charts and maps of inland waterways with maritime character for considering factors relating to accuracy of chart reading such as chart date, symbols, soundings, bottom description, depths and datums and international charts standards such as ECDIS.
3.. Knowledge of terrestrial and satellite navigation for determination of dead reckoning, piloting, coordinates, geodetic latitude and longitude, horizontal geodetic datum, difference of latitude and longitude, distance and speed over ground, directions on the earth, course, course over ground, compass course corrected with the drift as the result of wind direction and force, heading and bearing, determination of the course, determination of the course with wind and current effect, determination of the course with effect of current and plotting position sailing on route and bearings.
4.. Ability to use notices to skippers and mariners and other information services such as sailing directions, planning guides, light lists, maritime safety information (MSI).
5.. Knowledge of traffic regulations applying on inland waterways with maritime character including relevant parts of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
6.. Knowledge of rules applying in emergency situations on inland waterways with a maritime character.
7.. Ability to use maritime equipment foreseen by specific regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2020/12/annex/I/division/III/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2020-12/annex-I/division-III/division-1
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