Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 77 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Professional Qualifications Seafarers Seafarers serving on board a vessel flying the flag of an EU Member State have to hold the requisite certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency issued by that Member State, by another EU Member State or by one of the EU approved third countries. The Member State of the vessel recognises the certificates issued to seafarers by the other Member States or the recognised third countries, for such certificates to be valid in that Member State. As of the withdrawal date, the certificates issued to seafarers by the United Kingdom can no longer be presented for an 'endorsement attesting recognition' by an EU 27 Member State. Irish seafarers who hold a UK certificate (competency / Proficiency) will need to be recertified in an EU 27 country. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF TRAINING OF SEAFARERS AND THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF SEAFARERS' CERTIFICATES Professional Qualifications Seafarers Existing Certificates: The 'endorsement[s] attesting recognition' issued prior to the withdrawal date by EU 27 Member States under Directive 2005/45/EC of certificates issued to seafarers by the United Kingdom will continue to be valid until their expiry. Irish seafarers who hold a UK certificate (competency / Proficiency) will need to be recertified in an EU 27 country. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF TRAINING OF SEAFARERS AND THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF SEAFARERS' CERTIFICATES Professional Qualifications Seafarers A master or an officer holding an 'endorsement attesting recognition' issued by a Member State will be able to continue working on board vessels flying the flag of that Member State. Restrictions: As of the withdrawal date they will not be able to change and work on board a vessel flying the flag of another Member State on the basis of their existing UK-issued certificates, given that the basis for the recognition of their certificates by that Member State would no longer be applicable. Irish seafarers who hold a UK certificate (competency / Proficiency) cannot change their vessel of employment after the withdrawal date. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES ON THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF TRAINING OF SEAFARERS AND THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF SEAFARERS' CERTIFICATES Professional Qualifications Boat masters As of the withdrawal date, boat masters’ certificates issued by the UK in conformity with Directive 96/50 will no longer be valid for any waterway within the Union. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF INLAND WATERWAYS Professional Qualifications Councils As of the withdrawal date, for the purpose of determining whether there is a Community scale undertaking or a Community-scale group of undertakings to which Directive 2009/38/EC applies, the United Kingdom will no longer be counted as a Member State and employees in the United Kingdom will no longer count as employees within the Member States. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION OF WORKERS AT TRANSNATIONAL LEVEL