EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 3.7.2019

COM(2019) 307 final

2019/0145(NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the European Committee for Drawing up Standards in the Field of Inland Navigation and in the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine on the adoption of models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.Subject matter of the proposal

This proposal is for a decision that sets out the position to be taken on the Union's behalf at the next meeting of the European Committee for Drawing up Standards in Inland Navigation (CESNI), which will take place on 15 October 2019, and at a future plenary session of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) regarding the adoption of standards establishing models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation.

2.Context of the proposal

2.1.The revised Convention for Navigation on the Rhine

The revised Convention for Navigation on the Rhine of 17 October 1868 defines the legal framework governing the use of the Rhine as an inland waterway for navigation and sets out the responsibilities of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR). The version of the Convention that is currently applicable is the Convention of 20 November 1963 , which entered into force on 14 April 1967.

At present, four EU Member States (Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands) and Switzerland are parties to the revised Convention for Navigation on the Rhine. The Union is not a party to the Convention.

2.2.CCNR and CESNI

The CCNR is an international organisation that implements initiatives aiming to guarantee freedom of navigation on the Rhine and promote navigation on the Rhine. Plenary meetings are held twice a year, attended by representatives of the CCNR Member States. The plenary meeting is the CCNR’s decision-making body, it is where its resolutions are adopted. Each Member State has one vote, and decisions are reached unanimously. Resolutions are legally binding. The EU is not a member of the CCNR.

In 2015, the CCNR adopted a resolution creating a European committee for drawing up common standards in the field of inland navigation (Comité Européen pour l’Élaboration de Standards dans le Domaine de Navigation Intérieure — CESNI). Its work includes: (i) the adoption of technical standards in various fields, in particular as regards vessels, information technology and crew, (ii) the uniform interpretation of these standards and of the corresponding procedures, and (iii) discussion on the safety of navigation, environmental protection and other issues related to navigation.

CESNI is composed of experts representing Member States of the CCNR and of the EU. Each Member State represented in CESNI has one vote. The EU is not a member of CESNI, but may participate in its work without having voting rights, along with international organisations working in the areas covered by CESNI.

2.3.The envisaged standards to be adopted by the CESNI and CCNR

At its next meeting, planned for 15 October 2019, the CESNI plans to adopt standards for the models used in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation (‘the envisaged act’).

This includes the following models:

·models for certificates of qualification as a boatmaster, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) expert and a passenger navigation expert (standards cesni(19)_17);

·a service record book model (cesni(19)_15);

·a logbook model (cesni(19)_14);

·a model for a document combining certificates of qualification and the service record book (cesni (19)16);

·a model for a practical examination certificate (cesni(19)_13).

At its meeting of 11 April 2019, CESNI unanimously decided to schedule the adoption of these standards for its next meeting, planned for 15 October 2019. It is expected that only minor changes will be made to the draft standards until then, including the possible consolidation of documents and their references.

From 17 January 2022, the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel will also refer to the CESNI standards. This is the deadline for transposing Directive (EU) 2017/2397: the CCNR’s regulatory regime for professional qualifications covered by this Directive must be fully aligned with the CESNI standards by this date in order to ensure the recognition of Rhine certificates on all EU inland waterways.

3.Position to be taken on the Union's behalf

Directive (EU) 2017/2397 1 lays down the conditions and procedures for the certification of the qualifications of persons involved in the operation of a craft navigating on Union inland waterways, as well as for the recognition of such qualifications in the Member States. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of those provisions, Articles 11(3), 18(3) and 22(4) of Directive (EU) 2017/2397 confers implementing powers on the Commission with regard to the adoption of models for the issuing of Union certificates of qualification, practical examination certificates, service record books and logbooks. The CESNI standards establishing models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation are to be incorporated into EU law in accordance with Directive (EU) 2017/2397. The envisaged act is, therefore, liable to affect common rules of Union law or alter their scope, and, hence, the Union has exclusive external competence by virtue of the last limb of Article 3 (2) TFEU.

Therefore, establishment of the Union position is required in order to ensure that EU interests are adequately taken into account when the standards establishing models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation are adopted.

Under CESNI’s work programme for 2016-2018, CESNI experts (in the CESNI working group on professional qualifications - CESNI/QP) have prepared the draft standards for professional qualifications.

CESNI experts held the following technical meetings to prepare the models:

·CESNI expert meetings on 1 February 2018, 23-24 May 2018, 4 September 2018, 6 November 2018 and 19 February 2019);

·CESNI Committee meeting on 11 April 2019.

The Commission’s expert group on social issues in inland navigation was kept informed in its meetings of 7 September 2017, 21 September 2018 and 8 February 2019 on progress made by CESNI.

4.Legal basis

4.1.Procedural legal basis

4.1.1.Principles

Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides for decisions establishing ‘the positions to be adopted on the Union’s behalf in a body set up by an agreement, when that body is called upon to adopt acts having legal effects, with the exception of acts supplementing or amending the institutional framework of the agreement.’

Article 218(9) TFEU applies regardless of whether the Union is a member of such a body or a party to the agreement 2 .

The concept of ‘acts having legal effects’ also applies to acts that have legal effects by virtue of the rules of international law governing the body in question. It also applies to instruments that do not have a binding effect under international law, but that are ‘capable of decisively influencing the content of the legislation adopted by the EU legislature’ 3 .

4.1.2.Application to the present case

The CCNR is a body set up by an agreement, namely the revised Convention for Navigation on the Rhine. The CESNI is a body created by the CCNR.

The acts which the CESNI and CCNR are called upon to adopt constitute acts having legal effects. The envisaged acts are capable of decisively influencing the content of EU legislation, namely: Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation, and repealing Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC.

This is because the Commission must adopt implementing acts referred to in the following articles by 17 January 2020:

·Article 11(3) on models for Union certificates of qualification and for single documents combining Union certificates of qualification and service record books;

·Article 18(3) on models for practical examination certificates;

·Article 22(4) on models for service record books and logbooks.

Recital (40) of Directive (EU) 2017/2397 explains that CESNI standards would facilitate the harmonisation of legislation in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation in Europe. Article 34 of the Directive states that the implementing acts listed above must make reference to standards established by CESNI if:

(a)    these standards are available and up-to-date;

(b)    these standards comply with any applicable requirements set out in the Annexes of the Directive;

(c)    Union interests are not compromised by changes in CESNI’s decision-making process.

The Commission must include the entire text of the standards in the implementing acts.

The envisaged acts do not supplement or amend the institutional framework of the Agreement.

Therefore, the procedural legal basis for the proposed decision is Article 218(9) TFEU.

4.2.Substantive legal basis

4.2.1.Principles

The substantive legal basis for a decision under Article 218(9) TFEU depends primarily on the objective and content of the envisaged act in respect of which a position is taken on the Union’s behalf. If the envisaged act pursues two aims or has two components and if one of those aims or components is identifiable as the main one whereas the other is merely incidental, the decision under Article 218(9) TFEU must be founded on a single substantive legal basis, namely the one required by the main or predominant aim or component.

4.2.2.Application to the present case

The main objective and content of the envisaged acts relate to common transport policy.

Therefore, the substantive legal basis of the proposed decision is Article 91(1).

4.3.Conclusion

The legal basis of the proposed decision should be Article 91(1), in conjunction with Article 218(9) TFEU.

2019/0145 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the European Committee for Drawing up Standards in the Field of Inland Navigation and in the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine on the adoption of models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91(1), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)The revised Convention for Navigation on the Rhine (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 14 April 1967 4 .

(2)Pursuant to Article 46 of the Agreement, the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) may adopt resolutions, which are bindings for its members.

(3)The European Committee for Drawing up Standards in the Field of Inland Navigation (CESNI) was created on 3 June 2015 in the framework of the CCNR in order to develop technical standards for inland waterways in various fields, in particular as regards vessels, information technology and crew.

(4)At its next meeting, planned for 15 October 2019, the CESNI is to adopt standards on models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation. The CCNR is to also adopt a resolution that will incorporate these models into the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel.

(5)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the CESNI and the CCNR, as the standards on models in the field of professional qualifications will decisively influence the content of Union law, namely Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council 5 .

(6)To facilitate mobility and ensure safety, it is important that the models used by crew members for the purpose of ensuring the recognition of their qualifications are as harmonised as possible under the different legal regimes across Europe. In particular, EU Member States that are also members of the CCNR should be authorised to support decisions harmonising CCNR rules with those applied in the Union.

(7)The models developed by CESNI for the certificates of qualifications, for the service record book, for the logbook, for a single document combining certificates of qualifications and the service record book and for practical examination certificates constitute a harmonisation of European standards.

(8)The Union’s position is to be expressed by those Member States of the Union that are members of the CESNI and CCNR, acting jointly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the European Committee for Drawing up Standards in the Field of Inland Navigation (CESNI), at its next meeting, planned for 15 October 2019, which is to decide on the European standards for professional qualifications in inland navigation as set out in Annex I to this Decision, is to agree to the adoption of these standards.

2.The position to be taken on behalf of the Union at the meeting of the plenary session of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR), which is to decide on the European standards for professional qualifications in inland navigation as set out in Annex I to this Decision, is to support all proposals that align the requirements of the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel with those of the European standards for professional qualifications in inland navigation.

Article 2

1.The position referred to in Article 1(1) shall be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the CESNI acting jointly.

2.The position referred to in Article 1(2) shall be expressed by the Member States of the Union that are members of the CCNR, acting jointly.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels,

(1)    Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation, and repealing Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p.53).

(2)    Judgment of the Court of Justice of 7 October 2014, Germany v Council, C-399/12, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2258, paragraph 64.

(3)    Judgment of the Court of Justice of 7 October 2014, Germany v Council, C-399/12, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2258, paragraphs 61 to 64.

(4)    At present, four Member States (Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands) and Switzerland are parties to the revised Convention for Navigation on the Rhine. The Union is not a member of the CCNR.

(5)    Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation, and repealing Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 53).

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 3.7.2019

COM(2019) 307 final

ANNEX

to the proposal

for a Council Decision

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the European Committee for Drawing up Standards in the Field of Inland Navigation and in the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine on the adoption of models in the fields of professional qualifications in inland navigation

ANNEX
CESNI standards for models in the field of professional qualifications in inland navigation

1.Standards for models of certificates of qualification as a boatmaster and for certificates of qualification as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) expert and as a passenger navigation expert

1.1.Standard for an electronic format for certificates of qualification

The model for certificates of qualification as a boatmaster and the model for certificates of qualification as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) expert or as a passenger navigation expert shall be the PDF/A document that includes the data related to the concerned certificate, which may be extracted from the database referred to in Article 25(2) of Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council 1 , under the crew member personal file. The certificate of qualification shall be issued in an electronic form with a 2D barcode including the security features allowing verification of origin and integrity of data in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council 2 (eIDAS Regulation).

Instructions:

1.    Current family name(s) of the holder

2.    Current first name(s) of the holder

Names shall be entered as in the concerned person’s ID card or in the concerned person’s passport in UNICODE.

If a name is spelled differently in UNICODE and in ASCII, there shall also be a transcription in ASCII in brackets.

3a.    Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

3b.    Place of birth (city)

4.    Crew member identification number of the holder as in the database referred to in Article 25(2) of Directive (EU) 2017/2397

5.    Physical identification of the holder through importation of electronic image file

6.    Serial number of certificate

7.    Date of issue of certificate

8.    Date of expiry

9.    Name of issuing authority

10.    Specific authorisation(s) coded: R (for sailing with the aid of radar); M (for sailing on inland waterways with a maritime character); Stretches for specific risk as coded in the European Reference Data Management System (ERDMS); C (for sailing large convoys), coded with the issuing authority and indication of serial number of the authorisation

11.    Fitness related mitigation measures and restrictions (code 01 until 09 as in ES-QIN)

For the certificates of qualification as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) expert and as a passenger navigation expert, points no. 10 and 11 shall not apply.

As regards the Union certificates of qualifications, the title of the document may be replaced by “European Union certificate of qualification in inland navigation”

and the flag may be the European Union flag.

As regards certificates of qualifications issued in accordance with the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel, the title of the document may be replaced by

“CCNR certificate of qualification”

and the flag may be the CCNR flag.

Visual characteristics of the certificate of qualification: Background in light blue colour, printable in A4

1.2.Standard for a physical format for certificates of qualification as a boatmaster

1.2.1.Model for the certificates of qualification as a boatmaster

Instructions:

1.    Current family name(s) of the holder

2.    Current first name(s) of the holder

Names shall be entered as in the concerned person’s ID card or in the concerned person’s passport in UNICODE.

If a name is spelled differently in UNICODE and in ASCII, there shall also be a transcription in ASCII in brackets.

3a.    Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

3b.    Place of birth (city)

4.    Crew member identification number of the holder as in the database referred to in Article 25(2) of Directive (EU) 2017/2397

5.    Physical identification of the holder through importation of electronic image file

6.    Serial number of certificate

7.    Date of issue of certificate

8.    Date of expiry

9.    Name of issuing authority

10.    Specific authorisation(s) coded: R (for sailing with the aid of radar); M (for sailing on inland waterways with a maritime character); Stretches for specific risk as coded in ERDMS); C (for sailing large convoys)

11.    Fitness related mitigation measures and restrictions (code as in ES-QIN)

As regards the Union certificates of qualifications, the title in the front and back sides of the document may be replaced by

“European Union certificate of qualification in inland navigation

Boatmaster”

and the flag may be the European Union flag.

As regards certificates of qualifications issued in accordance with the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel, the title in the front and back sides of the document may be replaced by

“CCNR certificate of qualification

Boatmaster”

and the flag may be the CCNR flag.

Physical characteristics of the certificate of qualification as a boatmaster: Background in light blue colour. Card format ID1 according to ISO / IEC 7810.

1.2.2.Model for certificates of qualification as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) expert or as a passenger navigation expert

Instructions:

1.    Current family name(s) of the holder

2.    Current first name(s) of the holder

Names shall be entered as in the concerned person’s ID card or in the concerned person’s passport in UNICODE.

If a name is spelled differently in UNICODE and in ASCII, there shall also be a transcription in ASCII in brackets.

3a.    Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

3b.    Place of birth (city)

4.    Crew member identification number of the holder as in the database referred to in Article 25(2) of Directive (EU) 2017/2397

5.    Physical identification of the holder through importation of electronic image file

6.    Serial number of certificate

7.    Date of issue of certificate

8.    Date of expiry

9.    Issuing authority

As regards the Union certificates of qualifications, the title in the front side of the document may be replaced by

“European Union certificate of qualification in inland navigation

LNG expert”

or

“European Union certificate of qualification in inland navigation

Passenger navigation expert”

and the flag may be the European Union flag.

As regards certificates of qualifications issued in accordance with the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel, the title in the front side of the document may be replaced by

“CCNR certificate of qualification

LNG expert”

or

“CCNR certificate of qualification

Passenger navigation expert”

and the flag may be the CCNR flag.

Physical characteristics of the certificate of qualification as passenger navigation or as liquefied natural gas (LNG) expert: Background in light blue colour. Card format ID1 according to ISO / IEC 7810.

2.model of service record book

Page 1

Name of country                                Flag

Service record book

Identification of the holder

1. Name(s) of the holder:

2. First name(s):

3a.    Date of birth:    3b.    Place of birth:

4.    Crew member identification number:

   5.    Photo

Identification of the service record book

1.    Serial number:

2.    Date of issue:

3.    Issuing authority:

4.    Signature and stamp of issuing authority:

5.    Serial number of former service record book:

SRB serial number

Page 2 of model

Without content

Page 3 of model

Service time

Service time on board, name of craft: UNTERWALDEN    

Unique European vessel identification number or other official craft number: 07000281    

Type of craft 3 :     ______________________

State of registration: CH______________________________________________________________

Length of craft in m 4*, /number of passengers* 105 m_______________________________________

Name and address of the owner: _______________________________________________________

   TSAG, Hauptstrasse 55, CH-4127 Riehen, Basel-Stadt    ______________________

Holder assumed service as: _______________________________________________    

Holder assumed service on (date): 22.10.1995______________________________    

End of service (date): 22.11.1996______________________________________________________

Boatmaster (name and address):_____________________________________    

   K. Huber, Rheinstrasse 55, D-76497 Wintersdorf__________________________    

Place, date and signature of boatmaster: Rotterdam, 20.11.1996 K.Huber    

Service time on board, name of craft:    

Unique European vessel identification number or other official craft number:    

Type of craft    ____________________

State of registration: ____________________________________________    

Length of craft in m*, /number of passengers*    ____________________________

Owner (name and address):    

Holder assumed service as:    

Holder assumed service on (date):________________________    

End of service (date):__________________________    

Boatmaster (name and address):    

Place, date and signature of boatmaster:    

Service time on board, name of craft: _________________    

Unique European vessel identification number or other official craft number:    

Type of craft    ____________________

State of registration: ____________________________________________    

Length of craft in m*, /number of passengers*    ____________________________

Owner (name and address):    

Holder assumed service as:    

Holder assumed service on (date):________________________    

End of service (date):__________________________    

Boatmaster (name and address):    

Place, date and signature of boatmaster:    

Service time on board, name of craft: _______________    

Unique European vessel identification number or other official craft number:    

Type of craft    ____________________

State of registration: ____________________________________________    

Length of craft in m*, /number of passengers*    ____________________________

Owner (name and address):    

Holder assumed service as:    

Holder assumed service on (date):________________________    

End of service (date):__________________________    

Boatmaster (name and address):    

Place, date and signature of boatmaster:    SRB serial number

Pages 4 to 23 as page 3

Page 24 of model

Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months

The number of days navigated must be coherent with the navigation time entered in the logbook!

   complete document            yes        no

   Doubts at line(s) ___________

Doubts have been eliminated by        presentation of (parts of) the logbook by other official documents

Headings of columns A to G are not printed on the following pages 26 to 55.

Space reserved for competent authority

Validation mark of the competent authority

Presented on (date)    

Signature and stamp of the authority

Page 25 of model

Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months    Year: …2015/2016…

The number of days navigated must be coherent with the navigation time entered in the logbook!

Complete document        yes        no        

Doubts at line(s)            

Doubts have been eliminated by presentation of     (parts of) the logbook  of other official documents

Space reserved for competent authority

validation mark of the competent authority

Presented on (date)    

   Signature and stamp of the authority

Page 26 of model

Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months    Year: ……………….

The number of days navigated must be coherent with the navigation time entered in the logbook!

Complete document        yes        no        

Doubts at line(s)            

Doubts have been eliminated by presentation of      (parts of) the logbook  of other official documents

Space reserved for competent authority

validation mark of the competent authority

Presented on (date)    

                               Signature and stamp of the authority

Pages 27 to 55 as page 26

Instructions for the issuing authorities

Flag: Flag shall be EU flag, CCNR flag or third country flag as relevant.

Identification of the holder

1.     Current family name(s) of the holder

2.     Current first name(s) of the holder

Names shall be entered as in the concerned person’s ID card or in the concerned person’s passport in UNICODE.

If a name is spelled differently in UNICODE and in ASCII, there shall also be a transcription in ASCII in brackets.

3a.    Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

3b.    Place of birth (city)

4.    Crew member number of the holder as in the database referred to in Art. 25(2) of Directive (EU) 2017/2397 5

Identification of the service record book

1.    The serial number of the service record book shall be repeated in the lower section of each page.

Physical characteristics of the service record book

Colour: white background. Format: A5 according to ISO 216.

3.model of service record book combined with certificates of qualifications

Page 1 of model

Name of country                                Flag

Service record book combined with certificates of qualification

Identification of the holder    2D barcode

1.    Name(s) of the holder:

2.    First name(s):

3a.    Date of birth:        3b.    Place of birth:

4.    Crew member identification number:

               5.    Photo

Identification of the service record book

1.    Serial number:

2.    Date of issue:

3.    Issuing authority:

4.    Signature and stamp of issuing authority:

5.    Serial number of former service record book:

Page 2 of model

European Union certificates of qualification and certificates of qualification issued according to the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel as apprentice, deckhand, boatman, able boatman and helmsman

Title of certificate: ________________________________________

Fitness related mitigation measures and restrictions:

Serial number:

Date of issue:                    Date of expiry:

Issuing authority:

Signature and stamp of issuing authority:

Title of certificate: ________________________________________

Fitness related mitigation measures and restrictions:

Serial number:

Date of issue:                    Date of expiry:

Issuing authority:

Signature and stamp of issuing authority:

Title of certificate:________________________________________

Fitness related mitigation measures and restrictions:

Serial number:

Date of issue:                    Date of expiry:

Issuing authority:

Signature and stamp of issuing authority:

Title of certificate:________________________________________

Fitness related mitigation measures and restrictions:

Serial number:

Date of issue:                    Date of expiry:

Issuing authority:

Signature and stamp of issuing authority:

Title of certificate:________________________________________

Fitness related mitigation measures and restrictions:

Serial number:

Date of issue:                    Date of expiry:

Issuing authority:

Signature and stamp of issuing authority:

Page 3 of model

Other certificates concerning qualifications relevant for inland navigation

Title of certificate: ________________________________________

Fitness related mitigation measures and restrictions:

Serial number:

Date of issue:    Date of expiry:

Issuing authority:

Signature and stamp of issuing authority:

Title of certificate: ________________________________________

Fitness related mitigation measures and restrictions:

Serial number:

Date of issue:    Date of expiry:

Issuing authority:

Signature and stamp of issuing authority:

Title of certificate: ________________________________________

Fitness related mitigation measures and restrictions:

Serial number:

Date of issue:    Date of expiry:

Issuing authority:

Signature and stamp of issuing authority:

Page 4 of model

Service time

Service time on board, name of craft: UNTERWALDEN    

Unique European vessel identification number or other official craft number: 07000281    

Type of craft 6 :     

State of registration: CH    

Length of craft in m 7*, /number of passengers* 105 m    

Name and address of the owner:    

   TSAG, Hauptstrasse 55, CH-4127 Riehen, Basel-Stadt     

Holder assumed service as: 2    

Holder assumed service on (date): 22.10.1995    

End of service (date): 22.11.1996    

/Boatmaster (name and address):    

   K. Huber, Rheinstrasse 55, D-76497 Wintersdorf    

Place, date and signature of boatmaster: Rotterdam, 20.11.1996    

K.Huber    

Service time on board, name of craft:    

Unique European vessel identification number or other official craft number:    

Type of craft    

State of registration:    

Length of craft in m*, /number of passengers*    

Owner (name and address):    

Holder assumed service as:    

Holder assumed service on (date):    

End of service (date):    

Boatmaster (name and address):    

Date, place and signature of boatmaster:    

Service time on board, name of craft: _________________    

Unique European vessel identification number or other official craft number:    

Type of craft:    

State of registration:    

Length of craft in m*, /number of passengers*    

Owner (name and address):    

Holder assumed service as:    

Holder assumed service on (date):    

End of service (date):    

Boatmaster (name and address):    

Date, place and signature of boatmaster:    

Service time on board, name of craft: _______________    

Unique European vessel identification number or other official craft number:    

Type of craft:    

State of registration:    

Length of craft in m*, /number of passengers*    

Owner (name and address):    

Holder assumed service as:    

Holder assumed service on (date):    

End of service (date):    

Boatmaster (name and address):    

Date, place and signature of boatmaster:    

Pages 5 to 23 as page 4

Page 24 of model

Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months

The number of days navigated must be coherent with the navigation time entered in the logbook!

   complete document            □yes        □no

   Doubts at line(s) ___________

Doubts have been eliminated by    □    presentation of (parts of) the logbook □by other official documents

Headings of columns A to G are not printed on the following pages 25 to 55.

Space reserved for competent authority

Validation mark of the competent authority

Presented on (date)    

                               Signature and stamp of the authority

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Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months    Year: 2015/2016

The number of days navigated must be coherent with the navigation time entered in the logbook!

Complete document        □yes        □no        

Doubts at line(s)            

Doubts have been eliminated by presentation of    □ (parts of) the logbook □ of other official documents

Space reserved for competent authority

validation mark of the competent authority

Presented on (date)    

                               Signature and stamp of the authority

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Navigation time and stretches of inland waterways sailed over last 15 months    Year:………………..

The number of days navigated must be coherent with the navigation time entered in the logbook!

Complete document        □yes        □no        

Doubts at line(s)            

Doubts have been eliminated by presentation of    □ (parts of) the logbook □ of other official documents

Space reserved for competent authority

validation mark of the competent authority

Presented on (date)    

                               Signature and stamp of the authority

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Instructions for the issuing authorities

Identification of the holder

1.     Current family name(s) of the holder

2.     Current first name(s) of the holder

Names shall be entered as in the concerned person’s ID card or in the concerned person’s passport in UNICODE.

If a name is spelled differently in UNICODE and in ASCII, there shall also be a transcription in ASCII in brackets.

3a.     Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

3b.     Place of birth (city)

4.     Crew member identification number of the holder as attributed in the database referred to in Art. 25(2) of Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council1,

Identification of the SRB

1.The serial number of the service record book shall be repeated in the lower section of each page.

Certificates of qualification

2.The title of the issued certificate shall be inserted (in caps font) by the relevant competent authority. It shall be complemented by the following relevant number in brackets: “(2)” for Helmsman, “(3)” for Able boatman , “( 4)” for Boatman, “(5)” for Deckhand and “(6)” for Apprentice.

As regards the Union certificates of qualifications, the title “European Union certificate of qualification in inland navigation” accompanied by the relevant qualification shall be indicated e.g. “European Union certificate of qualification in inland navigation – Able boatman (3)”.

As regards certificates of qualifications issued in accordance with the Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel, the title “CCNR certificate of qualification” accompanied by the relevant qualification shall be indicated e.g. “CCNR certificate of qualification – Able boatman (3)”.

Service time

Holder assumed service as: the function shall be numbered according to instruction for keeping the logbook.

Physical characteristics of the certificate: Colour: white background. Format A5 according to ISO 216.

 1Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation and repealing Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 53–86).

4.model of a logbook

Page 1

Name of country                                Flag

Logbook

Serial number of the logbook: _______

Date of issue: ________

Name of craft: _______________________________

Unique European vessel identification number:    

Issuing authority: ________________

Signature and stamp of issuing authority: _______________

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Instructions for keeping the logbook

This logbook contains 200 pages, numbered from 1 to 200. Entries shall be done in ink and in a readable way (e.g. using print letters).

Entries in the logbook shall be done in accordance with applicable crewing regulations. In the case of inland waterways whose courses are not fully within the scope of a manning requirement, the navigation time and rest time acquired on sections located outside the scope of the regulation shall also be taken into account.

Where loading and unloading activities require active navigational operations, such as dredging or manoeuvres between loading or unloading points, the time used for such activities shall be entered as navigation time.

Activities of crew members shall be entered according to their functions by using their respective number:

   1 Boatmaster

   2 Helmsman

   3 Able boatman

   4 Boatman

   5 Deckhand

   6 Apprentice

   7 Engineer

   8 Engine minder

   9

If national regulations provide for other functions than the ones mentioned here above, such functions shall be entered using numbers from 9 onwards with the indication of the respective national title.

On each page the following entries shall be made:

-    the operating mode (after each change of the operating mode, a new page shall be used);

-    the year;

-    as soon as the craft starts the journey:

1st column - Date (day and month)

2nd column - Time (hour, minute)

3rd column – Name of the location of the start of the journey

4th column – Waterway and km of the location of the start of the journey;

-    as soon as the craft interrupts the journey:

1st column - Date (day and month) if different from day of the start of the journey

5th column - Time (hour, minute)

6th column - Name of the location where the craft is stationary

7th column – Waterway and km of the location where the craft is stationary;

-    as soon as the craft starts to navigate again: same entries as start of the journey;

- as soon as the craft ends its journey: same entries as interruption of the journey.

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-    Column 8 shall be filled in (function, name(s), first name(s), serial number of crew member’s service record book or serial number of the certificate of qualification as a boatmaster) when the crew comes on board for the first time and whenever the crew composition is changing.

-    In columns 9 to 11, the start and end of the rest times for each crew member shall be entered. These entries shall be done by 8 o’clock of the following day. If crew members spend rest times following a regular schedule, a single scheme per journey is sufficient.

-    In columns 12 and 13, any change of the crew shall be entered specifying the embarking and disembarkation of each crew member.

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REST TIMES

Operating mode 8*_______

Instructions for the issuing authorities

Flag: Flag shall be EU flag, CCNR flag or third country flag as relevant.

All entries shall be entered in UNICODE. Names shall be entered as in the concerned person’s ID card or in the concerned person’s passport in UNICODE.

If a name is spelled differently in UNICODE and in ASCII, there shall also be a transcription in ASCII in brackets.

The serial number of the logbook shall be repeated in the lower section of each page.

Physical characteristics: Colour: cover 9 , white background of inner pages. Format A4 horizontal according to ISO 216.    

5.model of practical examination certificate

Instructions:

Names shall be entered as in the concerned person’s ID card or in the concerned person’s passport in UNICODE.

If a name is spelled differently in UNICODE and in ASCII, there shall also be a transcription in ASCII in brackets.

Choose the applicable examination and delete the other examination if not applicable.

Characteristics of the certificate: Colour: white background. Format A4 according to ISO 216.

(1)

   Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation and repealing Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 53–86).

(2)    Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73–114).

(3)    For type of craft, always indicate if type C or G tanker, large convoy or if craft using LNG as fuel

(4) *) delete if not applicable

(5)    Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation and repealing Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 53).

(6)    For type of craft, always indicate if type C or G tanker, large convoy or if craft using LNG as fuel

(7) *) delete if not applicable

(8) * if applicable

(9)    To define