Applying for a certificate of qualification, specific authorisation or a certificate for specific operations, or an administrative licence
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This procedure is not applicable to people/craft navigating the waterways for sport or leisure – only to people and craft involved in professional inland navigation.
In the European Union (EU), in relation to inland navigation, deck crew members must hold an EU certificate of qualification as a deck crew member having at least the minimum requisite levels in terms of:
- skill;
- age;
- medical fitness;
- navigation time to qualify for specific operations.
Thus, the EU sets standardised material and organisational conditions for the issuance of this type of certificate.
For deck crew members other than boatmasters, the EU certificate of qualification and service record book are presented in a single document.
Who is concerned
Any crew member on an inland waterway vessel travelling within the EU, may apply for:
- a certificate of qualification; or
- a specific authorisation (for boatmasters); or
- a certificate for specific operations; or
- an administrative licence.
Costs
The application processing fee is:
- EUR 200 for the issuance of a certificate of qualification as a boatmaster;
- EUR 100 for the issuance of a certificate of qualification as a deck crew member;
- EUR 100 for the issuance of a specific authorisation;
- EUR 100 for the issuance of a certificate for specific operations: (EUR 50 if issued at the same time as the certificate of qualification);
- EUR 100 for the first-time issuance of an administrative licence (EUR 50 if renewing the administrative licence).
How to proceed
Submitting the application
The applicant must submit form F150 (see the section 'Online services and forms') to the Department of Inland Navigation and Logistics (Service Navigation intérieure et logistique).
Please note: Applications for renewal of a Rhine certificate must be submitted to the competent authority in one of the member states of the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (Commission centrale pour la navigation du Rhin - CCNR).
Supporting documents
The application must be accompanied by the following documents:
- a copy of a valid identity card; and
- proof of the number of navigation days accumulated – if applicable; and
- a medical certificate, issued by an accredited physician (the date of issue of the certificate may not be more than 3 months prior to the application); and
- the police report, if the certificate or authorisation has been lost or stolen; and
- proof of payment of the fee.
Note: the medical certificate of fitness issued by Luxembourg is only valid for applications for European Union certificates of professional qualification issued in Luxembourg.
Any renewal of the EU certificate must also be carried out in Luxembourg.
All applications for a medical certificate of fitness related to Rhine certificates must be submitted to an approved medical body in one of the member states of the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (Commission centrale pour la navigation du Rhin - CCNR).
If the application is for a new certificate, the applicant must submit a certificate of successful completion:
- issued by an approved training centre or school (certificate or diploma); or
- of an administrative examination.
Where applicable, the applicant must also submit:
- their certificate of qualification to be renewed, reissued or amended;
- for deck crew members (deckhand): a certificate of successful completion of a 22-hour course in basic safety;
- evidence of a proposal by the head of administration for an administrative licence;
- proof of a certificate of qualification as provided for in Article 3 of the Grand Ducal regulation of 7 December 2022 on the administrative licence (règlement grand-ducal du 7 décembre 2022 sur la patente de l'administration);
- a certificate of successful completion of a theoretical and practical examination;
- a certificate of successful completion of a language-skills examination.
Online services and forms
Who to contact
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Ministry of Mobility and Public Works Department of Inland Navigation and Logistics
- Address:
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4, place de l’Europe
L-1499
Luxembourg
L-2940 Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 247 84 400
- Email address:
- inlandnavigation@mmtp.etat.lu
- Website:
- https://mmtp.gouvernement.lu/en.html
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Legal references
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Directive 2017/2397 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 12 décembre 2017
relative à la reconnaissance des qualifications professionnelles dans le domaine de la navigation intérieure
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Règlement délégué (UE) 2020/473 de la Commission du 20 janvier 2020
complétant la directive (UE) 2017/2397 du Parlement européen et du Conseil en ce qui concerne les normes applicables aux bases de données relatives aux certificats de qualification de l’Union, aux livrets de service et aux livres de bord
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Loi du 7 décembre 2022
relative à la reconnaissance des qualifications professionnelles dans le domaine de la navigation intérieure
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Règlement grand-ducal du 7 décembre 2022
portant instauration et détermination des modalités de délivrance des titres de qualification pour les personnes intervenant dans l’exploitation de bâtiments utilisés pour les besoins des services publics nationaux
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Avis de publication du 7 décembre 2022
conformément à l’article 27 de la loi du 7 décembre 2022 relative à la reconnaissance des qualifications professionnelles dans le domaine de la navigation intérieure
