Approved simulators
Member States
BE
Belgium
Binnenvaartsimulator van de Hogere Zeevaartschool
Certificate of qualification as a boatmaster
Specific authorisation for sailing with the aid of radar
Approval authority :
Ministre wallon de la Mobilité - Walloon Minister of Mobility
Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken (DMOW), afdeling Beleid - Dept. Of Mobility and Public Works, Policy division.
Examen Centrum (De Vlaams Waterweg)
Oostdijk 110, 2830 Willebroek
Full Mission Simulator - FULLSI van Fonds voor Rijn- en Binnenscheepvaart
Approval authority :
Ministre wallon de la Mobilité - Walloon Minister of Mobility
Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken (DMOW), afdeling Beleid - Dept. Of Mobility and Public Works, Policy division.
NK2 - Schipperswelzijn
Straatsburgdok Noordkaai 2, 2030 Antwerpen
DE
Germany
Vessel handling simulator
Simulator is used for examination on management level according to Art. 18 of the Directive 2017/2397 as well as in some training programmes according to Art. 19 of the named Directive
Approved training programmes (DE)
Body awarding the diploma/certificates : Generaldirektion Wasserstraßen und Schifffahrt (Federal Waterways and Shipping Agency)
Approval authority :
Generaldirektion Wasserstraßen und Schifffahrt - Federal Waterways and Shipping Agency
Entry into force of the approval : 07/03/2022
Stadt Duisburg, Schifferberufskolleg Rhein
Bürgermeister-Wendel-Platz 1, 47198 Homberg-Ruhrort-Baerl*
* Indicative address, not from the Commission source document
NL
Netherlands
Radarsimulator
Approval authority :
CBR
STC Training & Consultancy
Lloydstraat 300, 3024 EA Rotterdam
Nova College Scheepvaart
Almenumerweg 1, 8861 KM Harlingen
Kanaalstraat 7, 1975 BA IJmuiden
ROC Friese Poort
Lange Riet 2, 8321 XA Urk
Binnenvaartsimulator
Approval authority :
CBR
STC Training & Consultancy
Lloydstraat 300, 3024 EA Rotterdam
Nova College Scheepvaart
Almenumerweg 1, 8861 KM Harlingen
Kanaalstraat 7, 1975 BA IJmuiden
ROC Friese Poort
Lange Riet 2, 8321 XA Urk
LNG simulator
Approval authority :
CBR
STC Training & Consultancy
Lloydstraat 300, 3024 EA Rotterdam
Transafe B.V.
Postbus 11, 3340 AA Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Maritiem Instituut Willem Barentsz
Postbus 26, 8880 AA West-Terschelling
RO
Romania
Navigation Simulator for the inland waterways
Body awarding the diploma/certificates : Romanian Naval Authority
Entry into force of the approval : 07/03/2025
UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA - Faculty of Mechanics-Department of Engineering and Management of Tehnological Systems Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Street Călugăreni no. 1, Drobeta- Turnu Severin
Source: CESNI list of approved simulators (Article 21), updated May 2026.
These notifications have been made by Member States and do not commit the European Commission; in particular they are without prejudice to the assessment of the compatibility of national legislation with Directive (EU) 2017/2397. Only the Court of Justice of the European Union is competent to authoritatively interpret Union law.
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