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Either: the qualified inspector must have completed a minimum of one year's service with the competent authority of a Member State as a flag State inspector dealing with surveys and certification in accordance with the 1974 SOLAS Convention, and be in possession of: a certificate of competency as master, enabling that person to take command of a ship of 1600 GT or more (see STCW, Regulation II/2), or a certificate of competency as chief engineer enabling him to take up that task on board a ship whose main power plant has a power equal or superior to 3000 kW (see STCW, Regulation III/2), or have passed in a Member State an examination as a naval architect, mechanical engineer or an engineer related to the maritime fields and worked in that capacity for at least five years, the qualified inspectors mentioned under (a) and (b) must have served for a period of not less than five years at sea as officer in the deck or engine department respectively; the qualified inspector must hold a relevant university degree or equivalent in a Member State, and have been trained and qualified at a school for ship safety inspectors in a Member State, and have served at least two years with the competent authority of a Member State as a flag State inspector dealing with surveys and certification in accordance with the 1974 SOLAS Convention. or:

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-03 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.