The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) Regulations 1996

3.    Seafaring sector

Training for the following:

(a) Sea transport

• In Denmark:

  • ship’s captain (`skibsfører'),

  • first mate (`overstyrmand'),

  • quartermaster, deck officer (`enestyrmand, vagthavende styrmand'),

  • deck officer (`vagthavende styrmand'),

  • engineer (`maskinchef'),

  • first engineer (`1.maskinmester'),

  • first engineer/duty engineer (`1.maskinmester/vagthavende maskinmester'),

• In Germany

  • captain, large coastal vessel (`Kapitän AM'),

  • captain, coastal vessel (`Kapitän AK'),

  • deck officer, large coastal vessel (`Nautischer Schiffsoffizier AMW'),

  • deck officer, coastal vessel (`Nautischer Schiffsoffizier AKW'),

  • chief engineer, grade C (`Schiffsbetriebstechniker CT—Leiter von Maschinenanlagen'),

  • ship’s mechanic, grade C (`Schiffsmaschinist CMa—Leiter von Maschinenanlagen'),

  • ship’s engineer, grade C (`Schiffsbetriebstechniker CTW'),

  • ship’s mechanic, grade C—solo engineer officer (`Schiffsmaschinist CMaW—Technis cher Alleinoffizier').

• In Italy:

  • deck officer (`ufficiale di coperta'),

  • engineer officer (`ufficiale di macchina').

• In the Netherlands:

  • first mate (coastal vessel) (with supplementary training) [`stuurman kleine handelsvaart (met aanvulling)'],

  • coaster engineer (with diploma) (`diploma motordrijver'),

  • VTS-official (“VTS-functionaris”)

  which represents training:

  • in 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:

  • for the deck officer, one year of specialised vocational training,

  • for the others, three years of specialised vocational training,

  • in 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,

  • in 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,

  • in the Netherlands:

    (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,

    (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,

    and which are recognised under the International STCW Convention (International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978).

  • In Iceland:

    • ship’s captain (“skipstjóri”),

    • chief mate (“stýrimaöur”),

    • watchkeeping officer (“undirstýrimaöur”),

    • marine engineer, first grade (“yélstjóri 1.stigs”).

  • In Norway:

    • master mariner/deck officer Class 1 (“skipsfører”),

    • chief mate/deck officer Class 2 (“overstyrmann”),

    • master home/deck officer Class 3 (“kystskipper”),

    • mate/watchkeeping officer/deck officer Class 4 (“styrmann”),

    • chief engineer officer/engineer officer Class 1 (“maskinsjef”),

    • second engineer officer/engineer officer Class 2 (“1.maskinist”),

    • solo engineer/engineer officer Class 3 (“enemaskinist”),

    • watchkeeping engineer/engineer officer Class 4 (“maskinoffiser”),

    which represents training

    • in 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),

    • in 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,

    • for watchkeeping officers, one year of specialised vocational training,

    • for the others, two years of specialised vocational training,

    and 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),

    • electro-automation officer (ship’s electrician) (“elektroautomasjonstekniker/skipselek triker”),

    which 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.

(b) Sea fishing

• In Germany:

  • captain, deep-sea fishing (`Kapitän BG/Fischerei'),

  • captain, coastal fishing (`Kapitän BK/Fischerei'),

  • deck officer, deep-sea vessel (`Nautischer Schiffsoffizier BGW/Fischerei'),

  • deck officer, coastal vessel (`Nautischer Schiffsoffizier BKW/Fischerei'),.

• In the Netherlands:

  • first mate/engineer V (`stuurman werktuigkundige V'),

  • engineer IV (fishing vessel) (`werktuigkundige IV visvaart'),

  • first mate IV (fishing vessel) (`stuurman IV visvaart'),

  • first mate/engineer VI (`stuurman werktuigkundige VI')

  which represent training:

  • in 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,

  • in 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,

  and are recognised under the Torremolinos Convention (1977 International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels).

• In Iceland:

  • ship’s captain (“skipstjóri”),

  • chief mate (“stýrimaöur”),

  • watchkeeping officer (“undirstýrimaöur”),

  which 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).

(c) Mobile drilling rig personnel

• In Norway:

  • Platform manager (“plattformsjef”),

  • stability section manager (“stabilitetssjef”),

  • control room operator (“kontrollromoperatør”),

  • technical section leader (“teknisk sjef”),

  • assistant technical section leader (“teknisk assistent”),

  which 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,

  • for the control room operator, one year of specialised vocational training,

  • for the others, two and a half years of specialised vocational training.