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Official Journal of the European Union
29.4.2011
COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 April 2011
on the recognition of Tunisia as regards education, training and certification of seafarers for the
recognition of certificates of competency
(notified under document C(2011) 2754)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/259/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
evidence demonstrating whether the deficiencies detected
during the assessment were adequately addressed.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(5) The
Tunisian
Authorities
provided,
by
letter
of
25 November 2009, the requested information and
Having regard to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European
evidence concerning the implementation of appropriate
Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the
and sufficient corrective action to address all of the defi
minimum level of training of seafarers (
ciencies identified during the assessment of compliance.

1 ), and in particular
Article 19(3) thereof,
(6)
The outcome of the assessment of compliance and the
Having regard to the letter of 9 March 2006 from the French
evaluation of the information provided by the Tunisian
Authorities, requesting the recognition of Tunisia in order to
Authorities demonstrate that Tunisia complies with the
recognise certificates of competency issued by that country,
relevant requirements of the STCW Convention, while
this country has taken appropriate measures to prevent
fraud involving certificates and should thus be recognised
Whereas:
by the Union.
(1) Member
States
may
decide
to
endorse
seafarers’ (7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
certificates of competency issued by third countries,
accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe
provided that the relevant third country is recognised
Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,
by the Commission as ensuring that this country
complies with the requirements of the international
Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW
Convention) ( 2 ).
Article 1
(2) Following
the
request
of
the
French
Authorities,
the Tunisia is recognised as regards education, training and certifi
Commission assessed the maritime education, training
cation of seafarers, for the purpose of recognition of certificates
and certification systems in Tunisia in order to verify
of competency issued by that country.
whether this country complies with the requirements of
the STCW Convention and whether appropriate
Article 2
measures have been taken to prevent fraud involving
certificates. This assessment was based on the results of
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
a fact-finding inspection performed by experts of the
European Maritime Safety Agency in April 2007.
Done at Brussels, 27 April 2011.
(3) The
Commission
provided
the
Member
States
with
a
report on the results of the assessment of compliance.
For the Commission
(4) Subsequently,
the
Commission
requested
the
Tunisian
Siim KALLAS
Authorities, by letter of 28 January 2009 to provide
Vice-President
( 1 ) OJ L 323, 3.12.2008, p. 33.
( 2 ) Adopted by the International Maritime Organisation.

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