{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-recognition-of-professional-qualifications-second-general-system-regulations-1996/schedule-5/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2374",
  "legislation_title": "The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-recognition-of-professional-qualifications-second-general-system-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Seafaring sector",
  "text": "Training for the following:\n(a) Sea transport\nIn Denmark:\nship’s captain (`skibsfører'),\nfirst mate (`overstyrmand'),\nquartermaster, deck officer (`enestyrmand, vagthavende styrmand'),\ndeck officer (`vagthavende styrmand'),\nengineer (`maskinchef'),\nfirst engineer (`1.maskinmester'),\nfirst engineer/duty engineer (`1.maskinmester/vagthavende maskinmester'),\nIn Germany\ncaptain, large coastal vessel (`Kapitän AM'),\ncaptain, coastal vessel (`Kapitän AK'),\ndeck officer, large coastal vessel (`Nautischer Schiffsoffizier AMW'),\ndeck officer, coastal vessel (`Nautischer Schiffsoffizier AKW'),\nchief engineer, grade C (`Schiffsbetriebstechniker CT—Leiter von Maschinenanlagen'),\nship’s mechanic, grade C (`Schiffsmaschinist CMa—Leiter von Maschinenanlagen'),\nship’s engineer, grade C (`Schiffsbetriebstechniker CTW'),\nship’s mechanic, grade C—solo engineer officer (`Schiffsmaschinist CMaW—Technis cher Alleinoffizier').\nIn Italy:\ndeck officer (`ufficiale di coperta'),\nengineer officer (`ufficiale di macchina').\nIn the Netherlands:\nfirst mate (coastal vessel) (with supplementary training) [`stuurman kleine handelsvaart (met aanvulling)'],\ncoaster engineer (with diploma) (`diploma motordrijver'),\nVTS-official (“VTS-functionaris”)\nwhich represents training:\nin Denmark, of nine years' primary schooling followed by a course of basic training and/or service at sea of between 17 and 36 months, supplemented by:\nfor the deck officer, one year of specialised vocational training,\nfor the others, three years of specialised vocational training,\nin Germany, of a total duration of between 14 and 18 years, including a three-year course of basic vocational training and one year’s service at sea, followed by one or two years of specialised vocational training supplemented, where appropriate, by two year’s work experience in navigation,\nin Italy, of a total duration of 13 years, of which at least five years consist of professional training culminating in an examination, and are supplemented, where appropriate, by a traineeship,\nin the Netherlands:\n(i) for the first mate (coaster vessel) (with supplementary training (“stuurman keline handelsvaart (met aanvulling)”), and coaster engineer (with diploma) (“diploma motordrijver”), involving a course of 14 years, at least two years of which takes place in a specialised vocational training establishment, supplemented by a twelve month traineeship,\n(ii) for the VTS-official (“VTS-functoinaris”) of a total duration of at least 15 years, comprising at least three years of Higher Vocational Education (“HBO”) or Intermediate Vocational Training (“MBO”), which are followed by national and regional specialisation courses, comprising at least 12 weeks of theoretical training each and culminating each in an examination,\nand which are recognised under the International STCW Convention (International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978).\nIn Iceland:\nship’s captain (“skipstjóri”),\nchief mate (“stýrimaöur”),\nwatchkeeping officer (“undirstýrimaöur”),\nmarine engineer, first grade (“yélstjóri 1.stigs”).\nIn Norway:\nmaster mariner/deck officer Class 1 (“skipsfører”),\nchief mate/deck officer Class 2 (“overstyrmann”),\nmaster home/deck officer Class 3 (“kystskipper”),\nmate/watchkeeping officer/deck officer Class 4 (“styrmann”),\nchief engineer officer/engineer officer Class 1 (“maskinsjef”),\nsecond engineer officer/engineer officer Class 2 (“1.maskinist”),\nsolo engineer/engineer officer Class 3 (“enemaskinist”),\nwatchkeeping engineer/engineer officer Class 4 (“maskinoffiser”),\nwhich represents training\nin Iceland, of nine or 10 years' primary schooling followed by two year’s service at sea, supplemented by three years of specialised vocational training (five years for the marine engineer),\nin Norway, of nine years' primary schooling followed by a course of basic training and service at sea of three years (two and a half years for engineering officers), supplemented by,\nfor watchkeeping officers, one year of specialised vocational training,\nfor the others, two years of specialised vocational training,\nand by further service at sea and which is recognised under the International STCW Convention (International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978),\nelectro-automation officer (ship’s electrician) (“elektroautomasjonstekniker/skipselek triker”),\nwhich represents training of nine years' primary schooling followed by a two year course of basic training, supplemented by one year of practical experience and service at sea and one year of specialised vocational training.\n(b) Sea fishing\nIn Germany:\ncaptain, deep-sea fishing (`Kapitän BG/Fischerei'),\ncaptain, coastal fishing (`Kapitän BK/Fischerei'),\ndeck officer, deep-sea vessel (`Nautischer Schiffsoffizier BGW/Fischerei'),\ndeck officer, coastal vessel (`Nautischer Schiffsoffizier BKW/Fischerei'),.\nIn the Netherlands:\nfirst mate/engineer V (`stuurman werktuigkundige V'),\nengineer IV (fishing vessel) (`werktuigkundige IV visvaart'),\nfirst mate IV (fishing vessel) (`stuurman IV visvaart'),\nfirst mate/engineer VI (`stuurman werktuigkundige VI')\nwhich represent training:\nin Germany, of a total duration of between 14 and 18 years, including a three-year course of basic vocational training and one year’s service at sea, followed by one or two years of specialised vocational training supplemented, where appropriate, by two-years' work experience in navigation,\nin the Netherlands, involving a course varying in duration between thirteen and fifteen years, at least two years of which are provided in a specialised vocational school, supplemented by a 12-month period of work experience,\nand are recognised under the Torremolinos Convention (1977 International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels).\nIn Iceland:\nship’s captain (“skipstjóri”),\nchief mate (“stýrimaöur”),\nwatchkeeping officer (“undirstýrimaöur”),\nwhich represents training of nine or 10 years' primary schooling followed by two years' service at sea, supplemented by two years of specialised vocational training culminating in an examination and is recognised under the Torremolinos Convention (1977 International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels).\n(c) Mobile drilling rig personnel\nIn Norway:\nPlatform manager (“plattformsjef”),\nstability section manager (“stabilitetssjef”),\ncontrol room operator (“kontrollromoperatør”),\ntechnical section leader (“teknisk sjef”),\nassistant technical section leader (“teknisk assistent”),\nwhich represents training of nine years' primary schooling, followed by a two-year course of basic training, supplemented by at least one year’s service offshore and,\nfor the control room operator, one year of specialised vocational training,\nfor the others, two and a half years of specialised vocational training.",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/67",
      "affecting_title": "The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) (Amendment) Regulations 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/200",
      "affecting_title": "The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) (Amendment) Regulations 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "subst",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/200",
      "affecting_title": "The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) (Amendment) Regulations 2001"
    }
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  },
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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