Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on port State control (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 16)

ANNEX XI U.K. MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR INSPECTORS (referred to in Article 22(1) and (5))

3. The inspector must have: U.K.

• completed a minimum of one year’s service as a flag-State inspector either dealing with surveys and certification in accordance with the Conventions or involved in the monitoring of the activities of recognised organisations to which statutory tasks have been delegated, or

• gained an equivalent level of competence by following a minimum of one year’s field training participating in Port State Control inspections under the guidance of experienced Port State Control Officers.