Chapter I General provisions article specification for inland vessels of competency exam and certification management, improve the quality of crew of inland waterway vessels, protection of inland water traffic safety, in accordance with the People's Republic of China regulations on crew and the People's Republic of China inland river transportation safety management Ordinance, these rules are formulated.

Second rule applies to inland waterway vessels the crew competency examination and of the inland river ships seafarers ' certificates (hereinafter referred to as the certificate of competency) issue.

Article transportation departments under the State Council national inland waterway vessels the crew competency examination and certification work.

Unified management of the national maritime administration national inland waterway vessels the crew competency examination and certification work.

Maritime administrative agency in accordance with the responsibility for implementation at all levels of the river crew competency examination and certification work.

Fourth national maritime administration maritime administrative agency shall be announced to the public in a timely manner at all levels of examination and certification authority.

Article inland ship crew competency examination and certification should follow the principle of fairness, impartiality, openness and convenience.

Examination and issuing agency shall establish and improve the competency examination and certification systems, and timely information about the issue to the community, joining the crew competency examination and processing of the certificates of competency of the convenience.

Chapter two of the certificates of competency of the applications, issued its sixth participation in navigation and marine engineering duty captain and senior crew members should be made and served in the ship's tonnage and engine power, area (line) and functions that correspond to the requirements of the certificate of competency.

Licensee shall serve no more than recorded in the certificate of competency categories and job qualifications, and shall not exceed the area recorded in the certificate of competency (bars).

Seventh article suitable any certificate contains following basic content: (a) holding witnesses name, and gender, and was born date; (ii) certificate category, and number; (three) holding witnesses positions qualification, and suitable any of airlines district (line); (four) certificate issued date and effective period as date; (five) sent card institutions; (six) other need provides of content.

Of the certificate of competency of the uniformly printed by the national maritime administrations. Eighth article in river ship served as captain and driving Department positions crew of suitable any certificate category according to ship total tonnage determine, which in tug served as captain and driving Department positions crew of suitable any certificate category according to tug of main advance power plant total power determine, is divided into following category: (a) a suitable any certificate: 1000 total tons and the above of river ship and 500-kilowatt and the above of river tug; (ii) II class suitable any certificate

: Total to 300 gross tons and over 1000 tons of inland waterway vessels and 150-kilowatt to 500-kilowatt of the river tug and above, (iii) third class certificate of competency: the inland vessels of 300 gross tonnage and below 150-kilowatt River tugboat.

Nineth article served as turbine Department positions crew of suitable any certificate according to ship main advance power plant total power determine, is divided into following category: (a) a suitable any certificate: applies Yu 500-kilowatt and the above of river ship; (ii) II class suitable any certificate: applies Yu 150-kilowatt and the above to 500-kilowatt of river ship; (three) three class suitable any certificate: applies Yu 150-kilowatt following of river ship.

Tenth of the certificate of competency in accordance with crew qualifications are divided into the following categories: (a) a certificate of competency: master, chief mate, second mate, and a third Officer; Chief Engineer, second engineer, second engineer, Third Engineer, (ii) class II and class III certificate of competency: Captain, driver; chief engineer and engineer. 11th article made suitable any certificate, should has following conditions: (a) has made crew service book; (ii) meet national maritime management institutions provides of river ship crew suitable any post health standard; (three) after and by application suitable any certificate category, and positions qualification phase corresponds to of river ship crew suitable any training; (four) through national maritime management institutions provides subjects of river ship crew suitable any exam; (five) has this rules annex provides of river ship crew effective water Shang service qualifications,

And service performance and safety record is good.

12th article had in ships, and military ship or fisheries ship Shang served of personnel has following conditions of, can application corresponding of suitable any certificate: (a) meet national maritime management institutions provides of river ship crew suitable any post health standard; (ii) in ships, and military ship or fisheries ship Shang of water Shang service qualifications can and this rules provides of water Shang service qualifications relative should, and served performance and security records good; (three) through national maritime management institutions provides subjects of river ship crew suitable any exam.

13th in dangerous goods, inland vessels, passenger ships and other special crews serving on ships, in addition to the conditions set forth in 11th or 12th, should also complete the corresponding special training to acquire the training certification.

14th 1000 tons gross and to less than 3000 gross tonnage ships serving captain, driving duty crew, after the following conditions are met, to 3000 gross tons and above serving on inland waterway vessels: (a) in 1000 tons gross and river trade vessels to less than 3000 gross tonnage actual in corresponding positions of not less than 12 months, (ii) through the corresponding practical exam.

15th has obtained the certificate of competency, extended application area (line), it shall be by application area (line) of the competency examination.

16th section of the certificate of competency valid for not more than 5 years. Holding witnesses in suitable any certificate validity expires Qian 1 years within has original suitable any certificate sent card permission of sent card institutions application suitable any certificate again issued of, except should meet River ship crew suitable any post health standard and served performance and security records good outside, in suitable any certificate validity within of water Shang service qualifications also should meet following case one of: (a) served with suitable any certificate by contains category, and positions qualification relative should, cumulative many Yu 12 months; (ii) served with suitable any certificate

　　 By contains category, and positions qualification relative should, since application of day up forward calculation 6 months within cumulative many Yu 3 months; (three) suitable any certificate holding witnesses of served with suitable any certificate by contains category relative should, but positions low level, or with suitable any certificate by contains positions qualification relative should, but category low level, cumulative many Yu 12 months. 17th article has following case one of, holding witnesses to has original suitable any certificate sent card permission of sent card institutions application suitable any certificate again issued of, except should meet River ship crew suitable any post health standard outside, also should through national maritime management institutions provides of similar don't with positions qualification of river ship crew actual operation exam: (a) holding witnesses in suitable any certificate validity expires Hou 5 years within application again issued; (ii) holding witnesses in suitable any certificate validity expires Qian 1 years within application again issued,

But without water service provided.

Holder after 5 years of expiry of the certificate of competency to have the original of the certificate of competency of the authority that issued the certificate issuing body for the reissue of the certificate of competency, should adhere to crew of inland waterway vessels suitable jobs health standards, it should be through the national maritime administration provides similar not the same qualification of crew of inland waterway vessels competency examination.

18th article of the certificates of competency of the damaged or lost to be reissued, the holder shall apply to the issuing agency.

While they were detained according to law of the certificate of competency, the holder shall not apply for the issuance of the certificate of competency.

19th article initial application suitable any certificate or application change suitable any certificate by contains category, and positions qualification of, can to has corresponding sent card permission of sent card institutions proposed application, and submitted following material: (a) River ship crew suitable any certificate application table; (ii) applicants identity proved; (three) crew service book; (four) recently 2 years within of meet River ship crew suitable any post health standard of medical proved; (five) meet requirements specifications and number of photos; (six) River ship crew suitable any training proved;

(G) inland waterway vessels the crew competency examination results.

According to 12th article provides application suitable any certificate of, can to any has corresponding category suitable any certificate sent card permission of sent card institutions submitted this article first paragraph subsection (a), and (ii), and (three), and (four), and (five), and (seven) items provides of material, and its in ships, and military ship or fisheries ship Shang of service qualifications, and served performance and security records proved.

Application competency area (line) expanded or extended, shall be responsible to the corresponding navigation area (line) certification bodies certification work submitted to the first paragraph of this section (a), (b) and (g) provision of material.

20th application for reissue of the certificate of competency shall be submitted to the 19th paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) provision of material needed by inland ship crew competency examination, shall also submit the corresponding test results.

　　21st article application suitable any certificate replacement of, should to original sent card institutions submitted following material: (a) River ship crew suitable any certificate application table; (ii) applicants identity proved; (three) suitable any certificate lost application replacement of, should submitted suitable any certificate lost situation description; (four) suitable any certificate damaged application replacement of, should submitted suitable any certificate original.

　　22nd to hide relevant information or provides false information to apply for the certificate of competency, issued by the issuing agency shall not accept or not the certificate of competency, and warned that applicants may not apply again in 1 year with the previous category, the same qualification certificate of competency.

23rd by the maritime administrative agency shall revoke the certificate of competency, within 2 years from the date on which the revocation shall not apply for the certificate of competency.

24th article exam institutions, and sent card institutions has following case one of of, by national maritime management institutions ordered corrected; plot serious of, limit or canceled its carried out suitable any exam, and sent card work of permission: (a) violation provides program carried out suitable any exam, and sent card work of; (ii) beyond permission carried out suitable any exam or issued suitable any certificate of; (three) on not has conditions of applicants issued suitable any certificate of.

Zhang Shi III examination article 25th inland ship crew competency examination is divided into the theory test and practical test.

Theory test should be based on theory of knowledge as the main content focuses on inland waterway vessels the crew tested the degree of knowledge and understanding of.

　　 Practice exam should be based on the corresponding ships, simulators or the operation of other devices or any other means, on inland waterway vessels crew knowledge used for skills assessment, operation and emergency capacity.

　　26th outline competency examination, the examination subjects and examination rules developed and published by the national maritime administration organization.

27th article application participate in suitable any exam of personnel should to has corresponding exam permission of exam institutions submitted following material: (a) suitable any exam registration table: main including candidates basic situation, and candidates registered for the suitable any certificate category, and positions qualification, and airlines district (line), and served qualifications, content; (ii) applicants identity proved; (three) crew service book; (four) meet requirements specifications and number of photos.

28th examination institutions should Yu Shi examination to enroll in competency examination before starting the 5th issue notice of examination, tell the time and place of the examination and such matters as ways to query results.

29th competency examination on any subject not qualified, since the initial competency examination within 3 years from the date of issuance of the notice to apply for exam; if not by all subjects of theoretical examination and practical examination in all subjects theory exam and practical exam failure. 30th examination institutions should in theory exam or practical exam within 30th after an exam.

Eligible competency exams since the initial competency examination notice is valid for 5 years from the date of issue. Fourth chapter schedule 31st article this rules following terms of meaning: (a) "River ship", is refers to meet River ship built specification, only in river navigation waters sailing of various ship, but not including military ship, and fisheries ship and sports ship; (ii) "exam institutions", is specific is responsible for River ship crew suitable any exam of levels maritime management institutions; (three) "sent card institutions", is specific is responsible for River ship crew suitable any certificate issued of levels maritime management institutions; (four) "driver", is refers to

People's Republic of China crew Ordinance fourth article third paragraph provides of driving Department senior crew; (five) "turbine Member", is refers to People's Republic of China crew Ordinance fourth article third paragraph provides of turbine Department senior crew; (six) "served performance and security records good", is refers to since application of day up forward calculation 5 years within not occurred has main responsibility of larger and the above grade accident.

Article 32nd crew training qualifications, and content to meet the ships crew competency examination program for full-time secondary vocational and higher education institutions, their ship and marine engineering speciality graduation examination enables replacement of crew of inland waterway vessels theory test.

This article first paragraph provides of education institutions of ship driving class and turbine class graduates meet crew suitable any post health standard, and has this rules annex by provides corresponding of ship water Shang service qualifications, holds crew service book, and through actual operation exam of, can directly application a three suitable any certificate or two or three class driver suitable any certificate and a three tube round suitable any certificate or two or three class turbine Member suitable any certificate. The 33rd article of the rules come into force on May 1, 2016. On June 29, 2010 2010 1th, published by the Ministry of transport People's Republic of China inland river ships crew competency examination and certification rules repealed simultaneously.