CHAPTER IIIREQUIREMENTS FOR VERIFIERS
Article 22Continued competence process
1.
The verifier shall establish, document, implement and maintain a continued competence process to ensure that all personnel entrusted with verification activities are competent for the tasks that are allocated to them.
2.
For the purpose of the competence process referred to in paragraph 1, the verifier shall establish, document, implement and maintain the following:
(a)
general competence criteria for all personnel undertaking verification activities in accordance with Article 23(3);
(b)
specific competence criteria for each function within the verifier undertaking verification activities, in particular for the shipping MRV auditor, the independent reviewer and the technical expert in line with Articles 24, 25 and 26;
(c)
a method for ensuring the continued competence and regular evaluation of the performance of all personnel undertaking verification activities;
(d)
a process for ensuring ongoing training of the personnel undertaking verification activities.
3.
The verifier shall monitor regularly, at least annually, the performance of all personnel undertaking verification activities in order to confirm their continued competence.