direct ec european parliament council novemb amend direct ec minimum level train seafar text eea relev european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european econom social committe consult committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati direct ec european parliament council april minimum level train seafar defin minimum train certif watchkeep standard seafar serv board commun ship standard base standard agre intern maritim organis imo convent standard train certif watchkeep seafar amend stcw convent order maintain develop level knowledg skill maritim sector eu import pai attent maritim train statu seafar eu essenti ensur seafar hold certif issu countri serv board commun ship level compet equival requir stcw convent direct ec lai procedur common criteria recognit member state certif issu countri direct ec reassess procedur criteria recognit certif issu countri approv maritim train institut maritim educ train programm cours light experi gain appli direct practic implement direct ec shown adjust procedur criteria contribut greatli reliabl system recognit simplifi monitor report oblig impos member state complianc countri provid train provis stcw convent assess effect harmonis manner commiss entrust task behalf commun order ensur countri recognis continu compli fulli requir stcw convent recognit review regularli extend recognit countri compli requir stcw convent withdrawn defici redress decis extend withdraw recognit effect harmonis centralis manner commun level commiss entrust task behalf commun continu monitor complianc recognis countri carri effect harmonis centralis manner task assign european maritim safeti agenc agenc assist commiss perform task assign commun legisl applic train certif watchkeep ship crew agenc assist commiss perform task relat grant extens withdraw recognit countri assist commiss monitor countri complianc requir stcw convent stcw convent specifi languag requir certif endors attest issu certif exist provis direct ec brought line relev requir convent intern convent safeti life sea amend sola convent lai languag requir bridg shore safeti commun direct ec updat accord recent amend sola convent enter forc juli provid procedur adapt direct ec futur commun law direct ec amend adopt direct articl direct ec amend articl amend paragraph replac quot certif issu accord regul paragraph stcw convent quot sentenc ad paragraph quot endors issu accord articl vi paragraph stcw convent quot articl point replac quot adequ mean commun ship shore base author commun conduct accord chapter regul paragraph sola convent quot articl replac quot seafar possess certif refer articl allow serv ship fly flag member state provid decis recognit certif adopt procedur set member state intend recognis endors certif issu countri master offic radio oper servic ship fly flag submit request recognit countri commiss state reason commiss assist european maritim safeti agenc agenc involv member state concern collect inform refer annex ii carri assess train certif system countri request recognit submit order verifi countri concern meet requir stcw convent measur prevent fraud involv certif decis recognit countri commiss accord procedur refer articl month date request recognit grant recognit valid subject provis articl decis recognit countri concern period laid subparagraph member state submit request decid recognis countri unilater decis accord procedur refer articl member state decid respect ship fly flag endors certif issu countri recognis commiss account provis contain annex ii recognit certif issu recognis countri publish offici journal european union seri remain valid recognit member state commiss subsequ withdrawn pursuant articl commiss draw updat list countri recognis list publish offici journal european union seri quot articl insert quot articl notwithstand criteria annex ii member state consid recognis countri longer compli requir stcw convent notifi commiss immedi give substanti reason commiss delai refer matter committe refer articl notwithstand criteria annex ii commiss consid recognis countri longer compli requir stcw convent notifi member state immedi give substanti reason commiss delai refer matter committe refer articl member state intend withdraw endors certif issu countri delai inform commiss member state intent give substanti reason therefor commiss assist agenc reassess recognit countri concern order verifi countri fail compli requir stcw convent indic maritim train establish longer compli requir stcw convent commiss notifi countri concern recognit countri certif withdrawn month time measur ensur complianc requir stcw convent decis withdraw recognit accord procedur refer articl month date commun made member state member state concern measur implement decis endors attest recognit certif issu accord articl date decis withdraw recognit countri remain valid seafar hold endors claim endors recognis higher qualif upgrad base sole addit seago servic experi articl countri recognis procedur refer articl includ refer articl reassess commiss assist agenc regular basi year verifi fulfil relev criteria set annex ii measur prevent fraud involv certif commiss defin prioriti criteria assess countri basi perform data provid port state control pursuant articl inform relat report independ evalu commun countri pursuant section stcw code commiss provid member state report result assess quot sentenc ad articl quot direct amend accord procedur order appli purpos direct relev amend commun legisl quot annex ii amend accord annex direct articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public member state determin refer made decemb commiss submit evalu report european parliament council base detail analysi evalu provis imo convent implement thereof insight gain regard correl safeti level train ship crew articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european union articl direct address member state brussel novemb european parliament presid cox council presid alemanno oj opinion european parliament septemb publish offici journal council decis novemb oj direct amend direct ec oj month date entri forc direct annex annex ii direct ec replac quot annex ii criteria recognit countri issu certif author issu certif refer articl countri parti stcw convent countri identifi maritim safeti committe demonstr full complet effect provis stcw convent commiss assist agenc involv member state concern confirm measur includ inspect facil procedur requir standard compet issu endors certif record keep fulli compli qualiti standard system establish pursuant regul stcw convent member state process agre undertak countri concern prompt notif signific chang arrang train certif provid accord stcw convent member state introduc measur ensur seafar present recognit certif function manag level knowledg maritim legisl member state relev function permit perform member state wish supplement assess complianc countri evalu maritim train institut proce provis section stcw code quot