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ANNEX U.K.

Annex II to Directive 2005/36/EC is amended as follows:

1.

Point 3(a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

Sea transport

• Training for the following:

  • in Latvia:

    • electrical engineer officer on ships (kuģu elektromehāniķis),

    • operator of refrigeration machinery (kuģa saldēšanas iekārtu mašīnists);

  • in the Netherlands:

    • VTS-official (VTS-functionaris);

• which represent training:

  • in Latvia:

    (i)

    for electrical engineer officer on ships (kuģu elektromehāniķis),

    1.

    a person of not less than 18 years of age;

    2.

    represents an education of a total duration of at least 12,5 years, comprising at least nine years of elementary education and at least three years of vocational education. In addition, seagoing service of not less than six months as a ship’s electrician or as assistant to the electrical engineer on ships with generator power more than 750 kW is required. Vocational training is completed by a special examination by the competent authority in accordance with the training programme as approved by the Ministry of Transport;

    (ii)

    for operator of refrigeration machinery (kuģa saldēšanas iekārtu mašīnists),

    1.

    a person of not less than 18 years of age;

    2.

    represents an education of a total duration of at least 13 years, comprising at least nine years of elementary education and at least three years of vocational education. In addition, seagoing service of not less than 12 months as assistant to the refrigeration engineer is required. Vocational training is completed by a special examination by the competent authority in accordance with the training programme as approved by the Ministry of Transport;

  • in the Netherlands:

    An education 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 each culminating in an examination.’

2.

Point 5 is amended as follows:

The 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th indents are deleted.