1.The tasks relating to accreditation pursuant to this Regulation shall be carried out by national accreditation bodies appointed pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
2.For the purposes of this Regulation, the national accreditation body shall carry out its functions in accordance with the requirements of the harmonised standard referred to in Article 33.
1.The national accreditation body shall appoint an assessment team for each assessment carried out under the requirements of the harmonised standard referred to in Article 33.
2.An assessment team shall consist of a lead assessor responsible for carrying out an assessment in accordance with this Regulation and, where necessary, a suitable number of assessors or technical experts with relevant knowledge and experience for the specific scope of accreditation.
3.An assessment team shall include, at least, one person with the following skills:
(a)knowledge of Regulation (EU) 2015/757, this Regulation and other relevant legislation referred to in Article 24(2)(a);
(b)knowledge of the characteristics of the various types of vessels and of monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions, fuel consumption and other relevant information pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/757.
1.Assessors shall have the competence to carry out the activities under Articles 36 to 41. To that end, the assessor shall:
(a)meet the requirements of the harmonised standard referred to in Article 33;
(b)have knowledge of data and information auditing, as referred to in Article 24(2)(b), obtained through training or access to a person who has knowledge and experience of such data and information.
2.In addition to the competence requirements set out in paragraph 1, lead assessors shall demonstrate competence to lead an assessment team.
3.In addition to the competence requirements set out in paragraph 1, internal reviewers and persons taking decisions on the granting, extending or renewing of an accreditation shall have sufficient knowledge and experience to evaluate the accreditation.
1.The national accreditation body may include technical experts in the assessment team to provide detailed knowledge and expertise on a specific subject matter needed to support the lead assessor or assessor.
2.Technical experts shall undertake specified tasks under the direction and full responsibility of the lead assessor of the assessment team in question.
1.National accreditation bodies shall set up and manage a database which shall be publicly available and contain, at least, the following information:
(a)the name, accreditation number and address of each verifier accredited by that national accreditation body;
(b)the Member States in which each verifier is carrying out verification, if applicable;
(c)the date on which the accreditation was granted and its expiry date;
(d)information on administrative measures imposed on the verifier.
2.Any change in the status of verifiers shall be communicated to the Commission by using a relevant standardised template.
3.The body recognised under Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 shall facilitate and harmonise access to the national databases.