Approved training programmes
Member States
AT
Austria
| Training programme name | Diploma title or certificates awarded | Qualification type | Qualification/specific authorisation to which the diploma/certificate gives access | Body awarding the diploma/certificates | Year of entry into force of the approval / Issuing date | Approval authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lehrberuf Binnenschifffahrt
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Lehrabschluss der Lehre Binnenschifffahrt
|
Operational level Passenger navigation expert |
Union certificate of qualification for boatman, if the applicant has accumulated navigation time of at least 90 days as part of this approved training programme (§ 135 Abs. 2
Schifffahrtsgesetz - SchFG, BGBl. I Nr. 62/1997 in the current version and § 12 Z 1
Schiffsbetriebsverordnung - SchBV, BGBl. II Nr.
42/2022)
Union certificate of qualification for able boatman, if the applicant has accumulated navigation time 270 days as part of this approved training programme (§ 135 Abs. 2
Schifffahrtsgesetz - SchFG, BGBl. I Nr. 62/1997 in the current version and § 13 Z 2
Schiffsbetriebsverordnung - SchBV, BGBl. II Nr.
42/2022)
Union certificate of qualification for passenger navigation (§ 132 Schifffahrtsgesetz - SchFG,
BGBl. I Nr. 62/1997 in the current version and §
16 Schiffsbetriebsverordnung - SchBV, BGBl. II
Nr. 42/2022)
|
Wirtschaftskammer | in force 2022 | Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie Abteilungen IV/ W1 und IV/ W2 |
BE
Belgium
| Training programme name | Diploma title or certificates awarded | Qualification type | Qualification/specific authorisation to which the diploma/certificate gives access | Body awarding the diploma/certificates | Year of entry into force of the approval / Issuing date | Approval authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Programme de formation « Expert en matière de navigation avec passagers »
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Attestation de réussite de l'unité d'enseignement- expert en matière de navigation avec passagers
Passenger navigation expert
|
Passenger navigation expert |
Certificat de qualification en tant qu'expert en matière de navigation avec passagers
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Institut provincial d'Enseignement de Promotion Sociale de Huy-Waremme
IPEFA - Huy-Waremme
Quai de Compiègne, 4
4500 Huy
Belgique
☏ +32 (0)4 279 37 37
✉︎ pshuy.info@provincedeliege.be
Wallonia, Belgium
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in force 2023 | Service Public de Wallonie Economie, Emploi, Recherche (SPW EER), Département de l’Emploi et de la Formation professionnelle - Public Service of Wallonia Economy, Employment and Research, Departement of Employment and Professional Training Communauté française de Belgique, Ministère de l’Enseignement – French Community of Belgium, Ministry of Education |
Programme de formation “Batelier/Batelière”
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Batelier/Batelière
BoatmasterSpecific authorisation for sailing on inland waterways with a maritime characterSpecific authorisation for sailing with the aid of radarPassenger navigation expert
|
Management level Radar Passenger navigation expert |
At the end of the programme, the diploma entitles the various qualifications to be able to navigate, the CE6P (Sixth year certificate of study of vocational secondary education) and the CQ (Certificate of Qualification).
- Union certificate of qualification for boatmaster, if the applicant has accumulated navigation time of at least 360 days as part of this approved training programme or after completion thereof and holds a radio operator’s certificate.
- Specific authorization for sailing on inland waterways with a maritime character.
- Specific authorization for radar navigation.
- Union certificate of qualification as a passenger navigation expert.
https://files.ccr-zkr.org/Attestation_Conducteur_CEFA_CCNR (boatmaster)
https://files.ccr-zkr.org/Modèle_Réussite_Expert_Passagers_IPEFA
(passenger navigation expert)
|
CEFA - Ecole Polytechnique de Huy
CEFA - Ecole polytechnique de Huy
Rue Saint-Pierre, 48
4500 Huy
Belgique
☏ +32 (0)4 279 37 21
✉︎ cefahuy.secretariat@provincedeliege.be
Service Public de Wallonie (Belgium)
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in force 2022 | Service Public de Wallonie Economie, Emploi, Recherche (SPW EER), Département de l’Emploi et de la Formation professionnelle - Public Service of Wallonia Economy, Employment and Research, Departement of Employment and Professional Training Communauté française de Belgique, Ministère de l’Enseignement – French Community of Belgium, Ministry of Education |
DE
Germany
| Training programme name | Diploma title or certificates awarded | Qualification type | Qualification/specific authorisation to which the diploma/certificate gives access | Body awarding the diploma/certificates | Year of entry into force of the approval / Issuing date | Approval authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berufsausbildung zum Binnenschiffer / zur Binnenschifferin nach der
Verordnung über die Berufsausbildung zum Binnenschiffer und zur
Binnenschifferin vom 2. März 2022 (BGBl. I S. 257)
= Vocational training for inland skippers according to the legal act on vocational training for inland skippers from 2 March 2022 (BGBl. I p. 257)
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Abschluss des staatlich anerkannten Ausbildungsberufes Binnenschiffer oder
Binnenschifferin
= Degree in the apprenticeship trade recognised by the state as inland skipper
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Operational level Passenger navigation expert |
Union certificate of qualification for boatman, if the applicant has accumulated navigation time of at least 90 days as part of this approved training programme
Union certificate of qualification for able boatman, if the applicant has accumulated navigation time of at least 270 days as part of this approved training programme
Union certificate of qualification for helmsman, if the applicant has accumulated navigation time of at least 360 days as part of this approved programme and holds a radio operator’s certificate
Union certificate of qualification for passenger navigation expert if the applicant has chosen passenger navigation as focal point during the training programm
|
Industrie- und Handelskammer Magdeburg - Chamber of Industry and Commerce Magdeburg Niederrheinische Industrie- und Handelskammer Duisburg-Wesel-Kleve zu Duisburg- Lower Rhine Chamber of Industry and Commerce Duisburg-Wesel- Kleve at Duisburg | in force 2022 | Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr - Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (for certificates of qualification referred to in Art. 4) Generaldirektion Wasserstraßen und Schifffahrt - Federal Waterways and Shipping Agency (for certificates of qualification referred to in Art. 5) |
HU
Hungary
| Training programme name | Diploma title or certificates awarded | Qualification type | Qualification/specific authorisation to which the diploma/certificate gives access | Body awarding the diploma/certificates | Year of entry into force of the approval / Issuing date | Approval authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Személyhajózási szakértői képzés
|
Képzési igazolás
|
Passenger navigation expert |
The competent authority issues union certificate of qualification for passenger navigation expert if the applicant has chosen passenger navigation as focal point during the training programm, and has accumulated navigation time of at least 6 months on board of a large ship or a passenger vessel.
|
Zoltán Gőzös Közhasznú Alapítvány | in force 2022 | Technológiai és Ipari Minisztérium Hajózási Hatósági Főosztály |
Személyhajózási szakértői képzés
|
Képzési igazolás
|
Passenger navigation expert |
The competent authority issues union certificate of qualification for passenger navigation expert if the applicant has chosen passenger navigation as focal point during the training programm, and has accumulated navigation time of at least 6 months on board of a large ship or a passenger vessel.
|
Balatoni Hajózási Zrt. | in force 2023 | Technológiai és Ipari Minisztérium Hajózási Hatósági Főosztály |
Személyhajózási szakértői képzés
|
Képzési igazolás
|
Passenger navigation expert |
The competent authority issues union certificate of qualification for passenger navigation expert if the applicant has chosen passenger navigation as focal point during the training programm, and has accumulated navigation time of at least 6 months on board of a large ship or a passenger vessel.
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Best in Sailing Kft. | in force 2023 | Technológiai és Ipari Minisztérium Hajózási Hatósági Főosztály |
Személyhajózási szakértői képzés
|
Képzési igazolás
|
Passenger navigation expert |
The competent authority issues union certificate of qualification for passenger navigation expert if the applicant has chosen passenger navigation as focal point during the training programm, and has accumulated navigation time of at least 6 months on board of a large ship or a passenger vessel.
|
Beach Boat Kft. | in force 2023 | Technológiai és Ipari Minisztérium Hajózási Hatósági Főosztály |
RO
Romania
| Training programme name | Diploma title or certificates awarded | Qualification type | Qualification/specific authorisation to which the diploma/certificate gives access | Body awarding the diploma/certificates | Year of entry into force of the approval / Issuing date | Approval authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Professional training program -
Specialization/Revalidation” Passenger navigation experts”
|
Professional training program -
Passenger navigation experts -
SPECIALIZATION
/
Professional training program -
Passenger navigation experts -
REVALIDATION
|
Passenger navigation expert |
Competences required for the service on board passenger ships
UE CERTIFICATE FOR
PASSENGER
NAVIGATION EXPERT
|
CERONAV - Galați subsidiary
Port street no. 54A, Galați
|
issued 10/06/2022 | Romanian Naval Authority |
Source: CESNI list of approved training programmes, updated March 2026.
European Commission source: https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ca0f4562-d9b7-4429-be7d-e66028abfaf5_en?filename=List_of_approved_training_programmes.pdf
The « Approval authority » column does not come from that document: it is drawn from the CESNI list of competent authorities, matched by Member State.
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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