Directive 2001/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 4 April 2001
on the minimum level of training of seafarers (repealed)

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Repealed by Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (recast) (Text with EEA relevance).

Article 1 Definitions
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Article 2 Scope
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Article 3 Training and certification
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Article 4 Certificate
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Article 5 Certificates and endorsements
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Article 6 Training requirements
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Article 7 Principles governing near-coastal voyages
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Article 7a Prevention of fraud and other unlawful practices
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Article 8 Penalties or disciplinary measures
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Article 9 Quality standards
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Article 10 Medical standards — Issue and registration of certificates
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Article 11 Revalidation of certificates
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Article 12 Use of simulators
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Article 13 Responsibilities of companies
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Article 14 Fitness for duty
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Article 15 Dispensation
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Article 16 Responsibilities of Member States with regard to training and assessment
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Article 17 On-board communication
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Article 18 Recognition of certificates
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Article 18b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Article 19 Port State control
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Article 20 Port State control procedures
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Article 21 Detention
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Article 21a Regular monitoring of compliance
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Article 21b Compliance report
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Article 22 Amendment
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Article 23 Committee procedure
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Article 24 Transitional provisions
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Article 25 Penalties
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Article 26 Communication
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Article 27 Repeal
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Article 28 Entry into force
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Article 29 Addressees
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ANNEX I TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE STCW CONVENTION, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
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CHAPTER II MASTER AND DECK DEPARTMENT

Regulation II/1 Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more
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2. Every candidate for certification shall:
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Regulation II/2 Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of masters and chief mates on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more

Master and chief mate on ships of 3 000 gross tonnage or more
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2. Every candidate for certification shall:
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Master and chief mate on ships of between 500 and 3 000 gross tonnage
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4. Every candidate for certification shall:
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Regulation II/3 Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of officers in charge of a navigational watch and of masters on ships of less than 500 gross tonnage

Ships not engaged on near-coastal voyages
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Ships engaged on near-coastal voyages

Officer in charge of a navigational watch
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4. Every candidate for certification as officer in charge of a navigational watch on a seagoing ship of less than 500 gross tonnage engaged on near-coastal voyages shall:
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Master
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7. Exemptions
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Regulation II/4 Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of ratings forming part of a navigational watch
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2. Every candidate for certification shall:
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CHAPTER III ENGINE DEPARTMENT

Regulation III/1 Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of officers in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room or designated duty engineers in a periodically unmanned engine-room
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2. Every candidate for certification shall:
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Regulation III/2 Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of chief engineer officers and second engineer officers on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3 000 kW propulsion power or more
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2. Every candidate for certification shall:
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Regulation III/3 Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of chief engineer officers and second engineer officers on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750 kW and 3 000 kW propulsion power
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2. Every candidate for certification shall:
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Regulation III/4 Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of ratings forming part of a watch in a manned engine-room or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine-room
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2. Every candidate for certification shall:
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CHAPTER IV RADIOCOMMUNICATION AND RADIO PERSONNEL

Regulation IV/1 Application
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Regulation IV/2 Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of GMDSS radio personnel
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2. In addition, every candidate for certification under this regulation for service on a ship which is required by the SOLAS Convention, as amended, to have a radio installation shall:
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CHAPTER V SPECIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL ON CERTAIN TYPES OF SHIPS

Regulation V/1 Mandatory minimum requirements for the training and qualification of masters, officers and ratings on tankers

1. Officers and ratings assigned specific duties and responsibilities relating to cargo or cargo equipment on tankers shall have completed an approved shore-based fire-fighting course in addition to the training required by Regulation VI/1 and shall have completed:
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2. Masters, chief engineer officers, chief mates, second engineer officers and any person with immediate responsibility for loading, discharging and care in transit or handling of cargo shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of subparagraph 1.1 or 1.2, have:
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Regulation V/2 Mandatory minimum requirements for the training and qualifications of masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on ro-ro passenger ships
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Regulation V/3 Mandatory minimum requirements for the training and qualifications of masters, officers, ratings and other personnel on passenger ships other than ro-ro passenger ships
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CHAPTER VI EMERGENCY, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, MEDICAL CARE AND SURVIVAL FUNCTIONS

Regulation V1/1 Mandatory minimum requirements for familiarisation, basic safety training and instruction for all seafarers
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Regulation V1/2 Mandatory minimum requirements for the issue of certificates of proficiency in survival craft, rescue boats and fast rescue boats

1. Every candidate for a certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats shall:
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2. Every candidate for a certificate of proficiency in fast rescue boats shall:
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Regulation VI/3 Mandatory minimum requirements for training in advanced fire-fighting
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Regulation VI/4 Mandatory minimum requirements relating to medical first aid and medical care
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CHAPTER VII ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION

Regulation VII/1 Issue of alternative certificates

1. Notwithstanding the requirements for certification laid down in Chapters II and III of this Annex, Member States may elect to issue or authorise the issue of certificates other than those mentioned in the regulations of those chapters, provided that:
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Regulation VII/2 Certification of seafarers
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Regulation VII/3 Principles governing the issue of alternative certificates

1. A Member State which elects to issue or authorise the issue of alternative certificates shall ensure that the following principles are observed:
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2. The principle of interchangeability in paragraph 1 shall ensure that:
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3. In issuing any certificate under the provisions of this chapter the following principles shall be taken into account:
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ANNEX II CRITERIA FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THIRD COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OR UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF WHICH WAS ISSUED A CERTIFICATE, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 18(3)(a)
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ANNEX III

PART A Repealed Directive and its amendment
(referred to by Article 27)
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PART B Deadlines for transposition into national law
(referred to by Article 27)
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Repealed by Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (recast) (Text with EEA relevance).