Regulation on certificates of competency in inland waterway transport (inland waterway patentregulation-BinSchPatentV)

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BinSchPatentV

Date of completion: 15.12.1997

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" Internal Schifferpatentverordnung of 15 December 1997 (BGBl. 3066), as defined by Article 2 (7) of the Regulation of 30 May 2014 (BGBl). 610) has been amended "

Status:	Last amended by Art. 2 § 10 V v. 20.12.2012 I 2802
Note:	Amendment by Art. 2 § 7 V v. 30.5.2014 I 610 (No. 23) not yet taken into account

For more details, please refer to the menu under Notes
1 and 5 (1) (1) and (2), Section 7 (2), § § 9, 30 (2) (1) and (9) of this Regulation are intended to implement Council Directive 91 /672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the mutual recognition of national Schifferpatente for inland waterway goods and passenger transport in the Community (OJ C 327, 28.4.2002, p. EC No L 373 p. 29). § 1 No. 1, 14 and 15, § 3 (1) and (2), § § 9, 10 (1) (a), (2) and (4), § 11 (3) No. 2, § 14 (1) No. 1, (2), § 16 (2) No. 2, § 18 (1), § 24 (1) sentence 1, No. 2, § 29 (1) and 2 (1), Annexes 1, 9, 11 (2) to (5) of this Regulation are intended to implement Council Directive 96 /50/EC of 23 July 1996 on the harmonization of the conditions for the acquisition of national boatmasters ' certificates for inland waterway goods, and -passenger transport in the Community (OJ L 327, 22.4. EC No 31), as amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee of 30 April 1997 (OJ L 327, 30.4.1997, p. EC No L 242 p. 70).

Footnote

(+ + + Text evidence from: 1.1.1998 + + +) 
(+ + + Official notes of the norm provider on EC law: 
 Implementation of the 
 EWGRL 672/91 (CELEX Nr: 391L0672) 
 EGRL 50/96 (CELEX Nr: 396L0050) + + +) 

  

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Because of

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§ 3 (1) (6) and (8), (4) and (6) of the Inland Navigation Task Act as amended by the Federal Law Gazette of 4 August 1986 (BGBl. 1270) and on the basis of Section 9 (1) of the Act on Schifferdienstbücher in the revised version published in the Federal Law Gazette III, No. 9503-4, the latest by Article 5 of the Law of 21 April 1986 (BGBl). 551), the Federal Ministry of Transport,

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§ 3 (5) of the Act on Inland Waterways of the Inland Navigation Act, the Federal Ministry of Transport, in agreement with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Labour and

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§ 4 (2) sentence 1 and 3 of the Inland Waterway Task Act in conjunction with the 2nd Section of the Administrative Cost Act of 23 June 1970 (BGBl. 821), the Federal Ministry of Transport, in agreement with the Federal Ministry of Finance, is responsible for:

Section I
General provisions

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§ 1 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation:

1.

Waterways: the federal waterways of zones 1 to 4 according to annexes 1 and 3 of the inland waterway investigation order of 17 March 1988 (BGBl. 238), as last amended by Article 3 of the Regulation of 15 December 1997 (BGBl I). 3050), as amended; for the purposes of Directive 91 /672/EEC and Directive 96 /50/EC, the waterways of zones 1 and 2 and inland waterways shall be the waterways of zones 3 and 4;

2.

Vehicles: inland waterway vessels, seagoing vessels, floating vessels and ferries;

3.

Inland waterway vessels: vessels intended exclusively or primarily for inland waterway transport;

4.

Seagoing vessels: vessels which are authorised for sea or coastal voyage and which are mainly intended for this purpose;

5.

floating equipment: floating structures with working equipment available on them, such as cranes, excavators, rams, elevators;

6.

Ferries: Vehicles that serve the translation traffic from one bank to the other and are treated as a ferry by the electricity and shipping office;

7.

Sports vehicles: vessels intended for sports and recreational purposes;

8.

passenger ships: ships approved for the carriage of passengers;

9.

Tugs: ships specially built for towing;

10.

Drawers: vessels specially built for the movement of drawers;

11.

Service vehicles: vehicles used within the framework of public authority tasks;

12.

fire extinguishers: vehicles with a length of 15 metres or more, which are used exclusively or mainly for extinguishing fire;

13.

Length: the maximum length of the hull in metres, without ruder and bow spriet;

14.

Cover team: the minimum crew, with the exception of the machine staff;

15.

Matrose, Matrosen-Motorwart, Boatman, helmsman: a person who has the appropriate qualifications in accordance with the rules on the occupation of the inland waterway search order;

16.

Driving time: the time on board a vehicle traveling on a journey.

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§ 2 Unaffected provisions

provisions concerning the management of

1.

vehicles on the Rhine with the exception of the ferries as well as on the Edertal Lock and the Diemeltal Lock,

2.

sports vehicles with a length of less than 15 metres on waterways in zones 3 and 4;

3.

Seagoing vessels and sports vehicles on waterways in zones 1 and 2,

4.

Vehicles intended solely for use in the Port of Hamburg,

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Section 2a Temporary Derogations

The West Water and Shipping Directorate is authorized, including for the districts of the other Water and Shipping Directorates, by means of a regulation to adapt it to the technical development of inland waterway transport or for experimental purposes, by means of which: the safety and lightness of the vessel traffic are not adversely affected by this Regulation temporarily to be adopted for a period of three years. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 Driving licence

(1) If you want to drive a vehicle on a waterway, you need a driving licence from the competent authority for the respective class. (2) The driver's licence will be applied to certain waterways or sections of the road or to certain types of vehicle (3) The driving licence shall be proved, without prejudice to § 5, by a certificate of competency under this Regulation (Appendixes 1 to 8) and in the cases of § 7 para. 4 by the Sportbootführerschein-See or the Sportbootführerschein-Binnen. (4) The owner or, if there is an equipment supplier, the supplier of a A vehicle may not order or allow someone to lead the vehicle which is not the holder of the required driving licence (paragraph 1) or against which the rest of the permit (Section 24 (2) and (6)) has been arranged to be enforceable. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 Exceptions

(1) No driving licence shall be required by the driver of a vehicle;

1.

which is coupled or otherwise co-operated with another, in such a way that it cannot determine course or speed,

2.

which is driven only by muscle power or by sail or is equipped with a drive engine whose effective power output is not more than 11.03 kilowatts.

(2) The guide of a floating device not in use shall require a driving licence only in the waters of waterways of zones 1 and 2 in accordance with Appendix 10. (3) No driving licence shall be required in the course of driving

1.

Service vehicles of the Bundeswehr, the Federal Customs Administration, the Federal Police, the riot police, the water protection police of the countries with a length of not more than 25 meters,

2.

Civil and Civil Protection Service vehicles, the Federal Government Water and Shipping Administration, the Maritime Administration of a country, a State Criminal Police Office, the Fire Brigade with a length of less than 15 metres.

the holders of an official authorisation holder of their service or training body. This shall apply to the holders of an authorisation certificate of a body recognised as a non-profit-making body in the case of the driving of water rescue vehicles of a length of less than 15 metres. Unofficial table of contents

§ 5 Valiant of other certificates

(1) A driving licence required by this Regulation shall be replaced by a valid or a valid driving licence:

1.

Certificate of competence in accordance with Section 28 (2) of the Act of 7 December 1981 on the basis of the Internal Schifferpatentverordnung (BGBl. 1333), the most recent of which is Article 7 (2) of the Regulation of 7 May 1993 (BGBl. 741); to the extent that it has so far been entitled to operate at least one of the Seeschiffahrtsstraße, it shall apply to all waterways in zones 1 and 2;

2.

the shipper patent in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Directive 91 /672/EEC and in accordance with Article 1 (4) of Directive 96 /50/EC, in accordance with the restrictions imposed therein, provided that the holder is at least 21 years of age;

3.

Large patent, small patent, official patent or sports patent on the waterways of zones 3 and 4, if it is in a Rhine-State or in Belgium on the basis of the Schiffspersonalverordnung-Rhein of 2 June 2010 (BGBl. 2011 II, p. 1300, investment band) was also granted only for individual sections of the Rhine;

4.

Port patent of the Land of Hamburg on the water surfaces in the area of the Hahnöfer subsidiary Elbe, the Este, the Estezufahrt and the Mühlenberger Loch;

5.

a)

Nautical certificate on the basis of the Shipbuilding Training Regulation, as amended by the Notice of 15 January 1992 (BGBl. 22, 227), as amended,

b)

the corresponding certificate of competence for persons residing outside the scope of this Regulation, which has been granted in the State of residence,

on the waterways of zones 1 and 2, also for inland waterway vessels; however, a certificate of competency as a nautical officer or seestriser shall not entice a passenger ship to carry more than twelve persons;

6.

Driving licence according to the Sportbootführlicence-Binnen vom 22. März 1989 (BGBl. 536, 1102), as last amended by Article 2 of the Regulation of 8 May 2000 (BGBl I). 644), as amended in accordance with Section 28 (3).

(2) The driving of a vehicle shall also be subject to

1.

on the Eider above the mouth of the Gieselaukanal, on another waterway,

2.

on the part of the Elbe river in the port of Hamburg, one on the Elbe below Geesthacht

(3) The certificate issued in another Elb or Donauuferstaat, which is valid for the purpose of driving the Elbe or the Danube, also within the scope of this Regulation. shall be treated on the Elbe (Appendix 9), Ilmenau and the Elbe-Lübeck Canal or the Danube corresponding to the licence provided for in this Regulation. (4) Certification certificates issued in another Moseluferstaat for driving a vehicle; with the exception of ferries, with or without a propulsion engine, on the Moselle, authorizing the driving of these vehicles to the mouth of the Rhine. Certificates issued in accordance with the first sentence of the first sentence shall be equal to the certificates issued for the Saar. Section 4 (1) no. 2 shall remain unaffected. Unofficial table of contents

§ 6 Liberation possibilities

(1) The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development may, without prejudice to § 5 (1) (2) and § 21, exempt holders of equivalent exemption certificates from other states from the requirement of driving licences in accordance with Section 3 (1). It is known in the traffic sheet for which waterways and the vehicle garden it is considered to be a certificate of competency. (2) The locally competent water and navigation authority can hold licences or certificates as referred to in paragraph 1 or § 5 the driving of a vehicle on the part of a waterway on which they do not apply generally permit, if the section has to be driven as a result of a redirection measure. (3) The locally responsible water and shipping office can

1.

persons without a licence or certificate referred to in paragraph 1 or section 5, carrying out ferries on waterways with low traffic,

2.

the carrying out of floating equipment on the part of a waterway according to Appendix 9, without the conditions of section 7 (2) being fulfilled,

3.

the holder of a driving licence or a certificate of competency for maritime transport routes driving a vehicle on short stretches of a waterway of zone 3 or 4 for the access of a port or other berth or to departure of which

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Section II
Driving licence

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Section 7 Classification of general driving licences

(1) The driving licence shall be granted in classes with the following authorizations:

KlasseVehicle type and waterways of the Zone Certificates

A	all vehicles		1 to 4	Schifferpatent A
B	all vehicles		3, 4	Schifferpatent B
C1	Vehicles with a length of less than		1 to 4	Schifferpatent C1
C2	35 m, except		3, 4	Schifferpatent C2
	1.	passenger ships registered for the carriage of more than 12 passengers,
	2.	Thrust and towing boats with more than 73,6 kW (100 hp) drive power
D1	Fire extinguishers, Vehicles of civil-		1 to 4	Fire extinguishing boat patent D1
D2	and civil protection		3, 4	Fire extinguishing boat patent D2
E	1.	sports vehicles with a length of not more than 25 m,	3, 4	Sports schifferer
	2.	Vehicles which will be issued on 31 December 2012 via a boat certificate in accordance with § 3 of the Inland Waterway-Sports Boat Rental Ordinance of 18 April 2000 (BGBl. 572), as last amended by Article 2 (6) of the Regulation of 20 December 2012 (BGBl). 2802), which are in force in the current version and are authorised for the carriage of passengers, except for vehicles of this type which, according to the sports bootlicence regulation, are issued on 22 March 1989 (BGBl). 536, 1102), as last amended by Article 1 of the Regulation of 2 October 2012 (BGBl I). 2102), have not been subject to a driving licence. The first sentence shall not apply to vehicles for which a certificate of competency or another certificate of competency is required in individual cases.
F	Ferries		1 to 4 registered in the ferry licence: Flensburger Förde, Kieler Förde, Trave below the Lübecker port, Elbe below the Port of Hamburg, Weser below the railway bridge in Bremen, Jade, Ems below the port of the Emder	Ferry Guide

(2) The driving licence and certificates referred to in Article 5 (1) (1) (1) to (3) shall cover the driving of vehicles with a length of 15 metres and more, of passenger ships and of thrust and tug boats on waterways in accordance with Appendix 9 or part of it, only if it is recorded in the certificate of competency or if the holder of the certificate has a licence pursuant to § 9 (Annex 7). (3) Driving licences

the class (s) close a class (s)

A	B to F
B	C2, D2 to F
C1	C2, D1 to F
C2	D2 to F
D1, D2	E.

(4) For the driving of vehicles of a length of less than 15 metres, excluding passenger ships, thrust and towing boats and ferries, also

1.

on waterways of zones 1 and 2

a)

A driving licence according to the Sportbootführlicence-See of 20 December 1973 (BGBl. I p. 1988), as last amended by Article 3 of the Regulation of 18 December 1995 (BGBl. 1938), in the current version,

b)

a category F driving licence if it is valid for at least one route of those zones;

2.

on waterways in zones 3 and 4

a)

a driving licence for recreational craft with a driving machine in accordance with § 2 para. 1 or a certificate of competency in accordance with § 4 of the sports bootlicence regulations,

b)

a category F driving licence if it applies to at least one route of these zones, or to the class E.

Sentence 1 (2) shall not apply to sports vehicles registered for the carriage of passengers. (5) No driving licence as referred to in paragraph 4 shall be required;

1.

on a minimum nautical qualification

a)

as a sailor in inland waterways,

b)

on waterways of zones 1 and 2 also as ship mechanic

,

2.

as a member of the crew of a floating device, at least 16 years old, a corresponding auxiliary vehicle with a drive power of not more than 25 kilowatts (33.95 hp).

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§ 8 Special driving licences Elbschifferpatent, Donaukapitänspatent

(1) (omitted) (2) A driver's licence may be issued as a Danube bank patent (Annex 8) if the applicant is already the holder of the driving licence required for the Bundeswasserstraße Donau. It shall certify to the holder the ability to drive vehicles on the Danube in international transport outside the scope of this Regulation, in accordance with the " Recommendations on the issue of the inland waterway patents on the Danube " of the Danube Commission of 12 April 1995 (CD/SES 52/23). It shall apply only in conjunction with another certificate of competency denominated in the same name. Unofficial table of contents

§ 9 Stretch Enzy

Permission to enter a waterway according to § 8 (1) or Appendix 9 or part of it shall be determined by a Stretch Certificate (Appendix 7) in the case of holders

1.

of certificates of competency in accordance with § § 5 and 6 (1),

2.

a driver's licence to the extent that registration is not possible in the certificate of competency.

The authorisation shall be valid only in connection with one of the certificates referred to in the first sentence. Unofficial table of contents

Section 10 General requirements for the issue of driving licences

(1) The applicant shall be responsible for issuing a driving licence

1.

a)

of classes A to D and F the 21. Year of age,

b)

of class E the 18. Year of Life

have been completed;

2.

physically and mentally for driving a vehicle in accordance with Appendix B1 of the shipowners ' Ordinance-Rhein.

3.

be reliable;

3a.

Classes A to C2 on a radiotelephone certificate in accordance with Annex 5 of the Regional Agreement on Inland Waterway Radio (Notice of 28 August 2000, BGBl. 1213);

4.

have demonstrated the required competence in a test (§ 18).

(2) Unreliable is, in particular, who

1.

has seriously violated criminal law provisions and has therefore been convicted in a final manner,

2.

According to its previous behaviour, the safe guidance of a vehicle cannot be expected, or

3.

as an applicant for a driving licence in categories A to D or F, it is not possible to expect the supervisor of a ship crew to be qualified.

(3) Applicants with limited suitability may be granted the driving licence subject to conditions. If there is a restriction of suitability after the granting of the driving licence, conditions can be subsequently granted. The conditions shall be entered in the certificate of competency. The holder of a certificate of competency according to § 5 or § 6 (1) has to comply with conditions registered in the certificate. Unofficial table of contents

Section 11 Special requirements for the granting of a driving licence travelling time, driving performance

(1) The applicant must have a driving time as a member of a cover team

1.

of four years, on board a vehicle with a machine drive in inland waterway transport of at least two years as a sailor or a sailor or a boatman, for the issuing of a Class A or B driving licence,

2.

one year as a sailor or sailor motor keeper on board a vehicle with a machine drive in the inland waterway for the issue of a category C1 or C2 driving licence,

3.

of one year, of which at least three months within the last twelve months before the date of application, for the issue of a licence for category D1, D2 or F

(2) The following shall apply to the calculation of the journey time:

1.

180 effective driving days in inland waterway transport are considered to be in the year driving time. A maximum of 180 days can be credited within 365 consecutive days.

2.

The journey time, which does not have to be performed as a sailor, sailor or boatman, shall be credited to

a)

up to two years of training if the person holds a certificate recognised by the competent authority on the successful completion of vocational training in the field of inland waterway transport with practical training parts,

b)

the proven journey time at sea as a member of a deck crew up to a maximum of two years, but up to three years, in so far as the driving licence is requested only for waterways in zone 1 or 2. 250 Maritime Days are valid for one year of driving time.

(3) All journey times must be carried out on ships, for the driving of which

1.

a driving licence of categories A to C,

2.

a large patent granted under the Rhine patent regulation, a small patent or a canal penichenic patent, or

3.

a certificate according to § 5 (1) no. 1, 2, 4 or 5 sentence 1, para. 3 or 4

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§ 12 Special requirements for the granting of a driving licence

(1) If the driving licence of categories A to E is to be extended on waterways according to Appendix 9 or sections thereof, the applicant shall be required to board a vehicle with a driving machine at least sixteen times the respective waterway or part of the road within the last ten years prior to the date of receipt of the application, of which at least three times in each direction within the last three years. In the case of a category E driving licence, it is sufficient instead, if the applicant has completed the relevant waterway or sub-section within the framework of an appropriate training, at least four times in each direction within the last year prior to the receipt of the application that has been going on. The first and second sentences do not apply to vehicles which are covered by a boat certificate according to § 3 of the Inland Waterway-Sports Boat Rental Ordinance of 18 April 2000 (BGBl. 572), as last amended by Article 2 (6) of the Regulation of 20 December 2012 (BGBl). 2802), which are in force in the current version and are authorised for the carriage of passengers. (2) For a licence issued as a Danube bank patent, the applicant must additionally apply the respective Danube route. at least sixteen times outside the scope of this Regulation, including at least three times in each direction within the last three years prior to the receipt of the request, on board a vehicle with a propulsion engine. (3) For a Category A or B driving licence shall be subject to the minimum number of such journeys as a sailor. (4) Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatily for the grant of a Stretch Certificate in accordance with Section 9. Unofficial table of contents

Section 13 Extension of a driving licence

§ 10 (1) (4) and (12) shall apply mutationally, if a driving licence, a certificate according to § 5, para. 1, or a stretch certificate is to be extended by a route which is subject to a licence pursuant to section 7 (2).

Section III
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Section 14 competent authorities

(1) Each water and navigation authority shall be responsible for granting or extending a driving licence unless otherwise provided for in paragraphs 2 to 4. (2) The granting of a driving licence for categories A, C1 and D1, or the extension of a driving licence of categories B, C2 and D2 to category A, C1 or D1 is the water and shipping directorates North in Kiel and Northwest in Aurich. (3) For the grant or extension of a driving licence, which shall be granted for a , according to § 7 para. 2, a waterway or a section of water, which is subject to a licence, or a Driving licence of category F or of a train event is the water and shipping department responsible for the waterway (Appendix 9). (4) Responsible for the granting or extension of a licence of class A or B as a Danube captain's patent is the water and shipping authority South in Würzburg. (5) If several authorities are competent, the authority which first dealt with the matter shall decide. In order to extend a driving licence in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 4, an adjacent water and shipping directorate shall also be responsible. Unofficial table of contents

Section 15 Examination Committee

(1) The competent authority shall form one or more audit committees for the acceptance of the examination. Each Audit Committee shall consist of a Chairperson, who is a member of the Federal Government's Water and Shipping Administration, and at least two co-chairs. (2) The Beisitzer shall at least hold the driving licence or the driving licence requested by the applicant. shall be in accordance with Section 5 (1) (1) or (3). In the case of § 7 para. 2 or § 8, at least one side member must have a permit valid for the respective route. (3) The examination committee decides by majority of votes. In the event of a tie, the Chairperson shall vote. The Chairman shall direct the examination. A record is to be recorded on the course of the examination. It shall contain at least:

1.

the date, place and duration of the examination and the duration of each test piece;

2.

the names and functions of the auditors involved;

3.

the names of the candidates,

4.

Periods during which an applicant has left the examination room,

5.

Title of examination topics,

6.

Evaluation of the results of the examination,

7.

Decision of the Examination Commission on the existence or non-existence of the individual candidates,

8.

Document on the communication of the outcome of the examination,

9.

Decisions pursuant to § 18 (2) sentence 2,

10.

Documenting deception attempts or irregularities.

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§ 16 Request

(1) The applicant shall send the application for admission to the competent authority for the purpose of examining and granting or extending a driving licence, with the following information:

Before and surname, birthday, place of birth and address,

2.

the requested class of driving licences,

3.

the routes requested in accordance with Annex 9;

4.

a statement as to whether he has already submitted an application for admission to another authority or participated in an examination; decisions pursuant to section 18 (2) and from him until the day of the examination have led to changes in that information shall be communicated.

(2) The application shall be accompanied by:

1.

a new light image with a size of 35 mm x 45 millimetres, which shows the applicant without a head covering in the half profile,

2.

a medical certificate, not older than three months,

a)

in accordance with the model of Appendix B2 of the shipowners ' ordinance-Rhein, by a doctor or a doctor authorised by the professional association for transport and transport, by a doctor or by a doctor of the medical service provided by the water and shipping administration of the federal government or the administration of a country, or by a doctor or a doctor of a port medical service, or by a competent authority of another Rhine-State State or Belgium, or

b)

approved by the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine or the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development in accordance with section 7.09 (3) (b) of the shipowners ' ordinance on the ship's semen

,

2a.

in place of the certificate referred to in point 2, a valid certificate of competency recognised by the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine in accordance with the provisions of the shipowners ' ordinance,

3.

proof of driving time and, in the case of § 7 (2), of the route journeys,

4.

as far as necessary, a copy of the speech radio certificate (§ 10 para. 1 no. 3a).

In the case of § 9, the application shall be accompanied by a copy of the certificate of competency with which the permit is to be valid and the proof of the route. If there are any doubts as to the suitability of the facts, the competent authority may, beyond the certificate provided for in the first sentence of the first sentence of 1 or 2 or 2a, submit further medical certificates for the determination of the suitability of the competent authority in accordance with § 10 (1) (2) or (2a) (3) The applicant shall request the issuing of a certificate of management for submission to the competent authority. Persons residing outside the scope of this Regulation shall submit the relevant certificate issued in accordance with the law of their place of residence. (4) If a driving licence is to be extended to another class, the competent authority may: The competent authority may, in cases of hardship or in the cases of § 3 para. 2 for the granting of a permit pursuant to section 7 (1) or (2), exemptions from the Allow the requirements of age, driving time, driving performance and route journeys. In such cases, it may also recognise travel times which are not recognised in accordance with Section 11 (3). Without prejudice to § 3 (2), the competent authority may associate the permit with conditions. (6) The applicant shall be admitted for examination if the conditions laid down in § 10 (1) (1) (1) to (3) and (2) and (3) are fulfilled. (7) Responsible Water and Shipping Directorate can transfer individual tasks to their subordinated posts. Unofficial table of contents

§ 17 Proof of travel time, driving performance and route journeys

(1) The journey time and driving performance as well as the routes are to be proved by a certified skipper service which has been issued by a water and shipping office or by a competent authority of a Rhine-State or of Belgium. To the extent that an applicant does not have to possess a 'Schifferdienstbuch' in accordance with other provisions, he can also prove the journey time and the journey through another official document of his/her State of residence, which contains at least the following information:

1.

the type, size, number of passengers, the name and drive power of the vehicles on which it has been driven,

2.

the names of the shipleaders,

3.

the date of the commencement and the end of journeys,

4.

the type of employment,

5.

(exact designation with start and end points).

The journey time at sea is to be proved by a navigation book. (2) The journey time can also be proved by a certificate of competency in accordance with § 19 (3) to the extent that it has already been proven for the issue of this certificate. (3) The time of the visit of a Schiffervocational School to the driving time is to be counted, the certificate of this school must be presented. (4) (omitted) Unofficial table of contents

Section 18 Examination

(1) The applicant shall, in an examination before a examining board, prove that he/she is

1.

have sufficient knowledge of the rules governing the driving of vehicles and the nautical and marine technical knowledge, professional skills and knowledge required for their safe management of the vehicles, the principles of accident prevention (Annex 11); and

2.

in the case of Section 7 (2), (8) or in the case of a Class F driving licence, also the required route knowledge (Appendix 11).

The examination consists of a theoretical part and for the acquisition of a driving licence of the class E or F also from a practical part. Further information on the examination procedure is governed by guidelines of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, which are to be published in the leaflet. (2) If an applicant does not have the examination, he can do so at the earliest after three months. Repeat. The Audit Committee may extend this period; it may associate or grant exemptions for re-participation in an audit subject to conditions or conditions. Each water and shipping directorate shares the sayings of the

1.

approval for examination, provided that it has been subject to conditions or conditions, or

2.

Granting of a driving licence

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Section 19 Liberation and facilitation

(1) An applicant who has passed the final examination in the recognised training occupations of inland waterway, port-skipper or ship mechanic or another professional final examination may be exempted from the part of the examination, which shall apply to: (2) A candidate for a category E driving licence, who is the holder of a driving licence or a certificate of competency in accordance with § 7 para. 4 or who has the minimum nautical qualification pursuant to § 7 para. 5 no. 1, is shall be exempt from the practical part of the examination and may be exempt from the part of the examination (3) An applicant who is the holder of a driving licence or a certificate of competency in accordance with Article 5 (1) (1) to (5) or another certificate of competency issued under other legislation , may be exempted from the part of the examination relating to the knowledge and skills required for the grant of that certificate. (4) If a licence is to be made to a particular zone, or vehicle type, the Examining Committee may, during the examination, (5) Without prejudice to Article 23 (5), after receipt of the application for a new licence, the competent authority may depart from the examination in whole or in part, in particular if there are no doubts as to the remaining Empowerment. Unofficial table of contents

§ 20 Granting of a permit

(1) If the applicant has proved in the examination the required qualification for driving a vehicle in accordance with § 18 (1), he shall be issued a driving licence of the corresponding class or a licence pursuant to § 7 para. 2 and a certificate according to the model of Appendix 1 to 5, 7 or 8. As far as necessary, a temporary provisional certificate shall be issued in accordance with the model of Appendix 6. (2) Restrictions pursuant to § 3 (2) or conditions pursuant to § 10 (3) shall be registered. (3) In the certificates referred to in § 7 (1) shall be deemed to be a Expiry date for the validity of the validity of the respective renewal period according to § 24 (1) sentence 1, if this does not already result from another communication. Unofficial table of contents

Section 21 Granting of a driving licence without examination

Against submission of a

1.

by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development on the basis of intergovernmental agreements or on the basis of Section 6 (1) as an equivalent recognised certificate of competency,

2.

Certificate of competence in accordance with § 5 (1) no. 1 to 3 or 6

the holder shall be issued a driving licence of the appropriate class and a certificate of competency issued on application without any examination of the licence. Conditions or restrictions entered in the certificate shall also be entered in the certificate of competency to be issued. In the case of section 5 (1) no. 6, a driving licence of class E shall be restricted to the driving of vehicles with a displacement of less than 15 cubic metres. Unofficial table of contents

Section 22 Replacement of spare parts

Where a certificate of competency or a drawing certificate has become unusable, lost or otherwise lost, the competent authority shall, at the request of the competent authority, issue a replacement copy which shall be marked as such. The loss is to be credibly made. The holder of a certificate shall immediately deliver to the competent authority or submit to the competent authority a certificate which has become unusable or has been re-established. Unofficial table of contents

Section 23 Disqualification of driving licences

(1) If the holder of a driving licence for driving vehicles is deemed to be unfit or unreliable, the competent authority shall withdraw it from him. If there are any doubts as to the suitability of the facts, the competent authority may, by way of a certificate in accordance with § 16 (2) sentence 1 no. 2, require the submission of further medical certificates for the determination of the suitability according to § 10 para. 1 no. 2. The holder of a certificate of competency shall be deemed to be unreliable if he has not complied with his obligation under Section 24 (7) within one week after the order has become enforceable on the rest of the permit. (2) Driving licences may be withdrawn if the holder does not comply with a requirement pursuant to section 10 (3). (3) The driving licence shall be issued with the withdrawal. (4) If a driving licence is issued, the holder of the certificate shall have the right to obtain a certificate. to be delivered immediately to the competent authority or to be submitted for devaluation. This shall also apply where the withdrawal of the driving licence has been challenged and the immediate enforcement of the withdrawal has been ordered. (5) The competent authority may link the withdrawal with conditions and conditions or for the re-distribution of the (5a) The competent authority shall notify the withdrawal of the licence to the other water and navigation directorates and, if the holder of the certificate has not fulfilled its obligation under paragraph 4, also the water protection police of the countries without delay. The other Water and Shipping Directorates and the Water Protection Police of the Member States shall inform the competent authority of the facts known to them which may justify a withdrawal. (6) It shall be responsible for the withdrawal of a driving licence. the Water and Shipping Directorate, which has granted the permit or the Water and Shipping Office, which has granted the permit. This shall also apply if the permit is proved by an exchanged certificate of competency or a replacement copy. (7) Paragraphs 1 to 5a apply mutatis-ly to certificates of competency in accordance with § 5 (1) no. 1. Unofficial table of contents

§ 24 Repeal investigations, Ruhen of permission

(1) The holder of a driver's licence pursuant to section 3 (1) or of a certificate of competency pursuant to § 5 (1) No. 1, 3 or 5 may not lead a vehicle if he does not permit his/her fitness by submitting a medical certificate in accordance with § 16 (2). 2 or 2a to the issuing authority

1.

with the completion of the 50. Years of life and up to the age of 65. Year of life every five years,

2.

with the completion of the 65. Year of year,

in each case at the latest within three months (renewal period). In the case of proof of suitability, a new certificate of competence and, if necessary, a temporary provisional certificate shall be issued in accordance with the model of Appendix 6; § 10 (3) sentences 2 and 3 as well as § 20 (3) shall apply mutatis-ly. If the holder holds a number of certificates, it is sufficient to register in a certificate. In the cases of § 5 (1) no. 5, a valid certificate of fitness for the sea is sufficient as proof of suitability; the sentences 2 and 3 are not to be applied. (2) The holder of a driving licence pursuant to § 3 para. 1 or a A certificate according to § 5 para. 1 no. 1 may not lead a vehicle if the competent authority in accordance with § 23 (6) has ordered the rest of the permit to be made enforceable. (3) It may order the rest of the permit for a limited period if the holder of a licence is Driving licence or a certificate of competency pursuant to § 5 (1) no. 1 the requirements for a withdrawal not yet but there are doubts as to its reliability or suitability. If these doubts are removed before the end of the period, the order shall be cancelled. (4) With the order, it may be prohibited to have a vehicle of any type or of a particular type on all or certain waterways. (5) doubts on the In particular, reliability may exist if the holder of a driving licence or a certificate of competency in accordance with § 5 (1) (1) of the Act on the Administrative Offence pursuant to Section 7 (1) or (2) of the Inland Waterway Task Act, which he/she is responsible for under Gross or persistent breach of the obligations of a ship ' s guide or a person who self-course and speed determined, committed, a fine has been fixed. This is usually to be assumed if the fine has been fixed because of an administrative offence, because the person concerned has several times

1.

with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.8 per mille or more of a vehicle,

2.

has led an understaffed vehicle,

3.

disregarded the prescribed rest periods, or

4.

carried a vehicle carrying dangerous goods without the required knowledgeable person being on board.

(6) In the cases of § 5 (1) (2) and (3), (3) and (4), § 6 (1) sentence 1, or if a permit to drive vehicles under this Regulation or the sports bootlicence regulation is not required, the water and In the middle of Hanover, order the unlimited rest of the permit if the conditions of § 23 (1) or (2) are fulfilled. It may order the temporary rest of the permit in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 3 to 5. It may only cancel the order for the temporary rest of the permit if the conditions of § 10 (1) (2) and (3) are fulfilled. Paragraph 2 shall apply. (7) The holder of a certificate shall have the responsibility of the competent authority at the latest with the enforceability of the order

1.

in the case of paragraph 2, for official custody,

2.

in the case referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 6, for the registration of the order relating to the rest of the permit, provided that the registration is possible,

. The period during which the prohibition referred to in paragraph 2 applies shall be calculated from the date on which the certificate of competency is submitted. (8) The competent authority shall inform the other Water and Shipping Directorates of the order for the authorisation of the licence. and the water protection police of the countries, in the case referred to in paragraph 6, also of the issuing authority, where:

1.

the holder of the certificate shall not comply with his obligation under paragraph 7 within one week after the order has become enforceable, or

2.

the registration of the order is not possible via the rest of the permit.

The second sentence of Article 23 (5a) shall apply accordingly. Unofficial table of contents

§ 24a Safeguarding of certificates of competency

(1) If there are urgent reasons for the acceptance that a permit is withdrawn (§ 23) or the rest is ordered (Section 24 (2) or (6)), the certificate may be issued by the water protection police of the Länder or by the law pursuant to § 23 (6), § § § 23 (6) (2) A provisionally secured certificate of competency shall be the competent authority for the decision pursuant to Section 23 (1) and (2) or Article 24 (3) and (6) of the competent authority, stating the reasons for the decision to be taken immediately. (3) Provisional freezing of the certificate of competency shall be repealed and the certificate of competency shall be returned to the holder if the reason has been omitted or if the competent authority does not withdraw the licence or if the competent authority does not depart from its reputation.

Section IV
Procedural offences and final provisions

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§ 25 Administrative Offences

Contrary to the provisions of Section 7 (1) of the Act on Inland Waterway Transport, who intentionally or negligently

1.

does not have a driver's licence pursuant to § 3 para. 1, a vehicle,

2.

According to § 3 (4), the driving of a vehicle shall be ordered or allowed,

3.

a fully-fledgable edition in accordance with § 10 (3) sentence 1 or 2,

4.

contrary to Article 10 (3) sentence 4, it does not comply with a fully-enforceable requirement

5.

Contrary to § 22 sentence 3 or § 23 (4) sentence 1, a certificate shall not be delivered or not delivered in time or shall not be presented in due time or in time for the devaluation,

6.

contrary to the first sentence of Article 24 (1) or (2), including in conjunction with paragraph 6, sentence 4, a vehicle, or

7.

Contrary to the first sentence of Article 24 (7), a certificate of competence shall not be presented or not presented in good time.

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Section 28 Transitional provisions

(1) Those who have already reached the age for repeat examinations in accordance with § 24 para. 1 upon the entry into force of the Regulation must have their suitability tested until the next prescribed examination date. In this connection, holders of a certificate of competency in accordance with section 5 (1) no. 1 of the anomalous quotient may be 0.7 to 3.0 in the case of colour distinguishing capacity. In the case of the first renewal of the proof of suitability, a patent shall be issued in accordance with the respective model of Appendixes 1 to 5. (2) certificates of competency in accordance with § 5 (1) no. 1 shall correspond to the following driving licence classes:

Certificates according to § 5 (1) No. 1	Driving licence class
Schifferpatent with at least one registered waterway of Zone 1 or 2	A
Schifferpatent	B
Schifferausweis with at least one registered waterway of Zone 1 or 2	C1
SchifferCard	C2 (for all waterways of zones 3 and 4)
Fire extinguishing boat patent with at least one registered waterway of zone 1 or 2	D1
Fire extinguisher patent	D2
Sports schifferer	E
Ferry Guide	F

(3) A driving licence granted before the entry into force of this Regulation pursuant to Article 5 (1) (6) for recreational craft with a driving machine corresponds to a category E driving licence, insofar as the water displacement of the guided sports boat is less than 15 cubic metres. (4) Travel times and route journeys made before the entry into force of this Regulation shall be taken into account in accordance with the provisions of the previous rules. Unofficial table of contents

Section 29 Entry into force, external force

(1) This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. (2) Unofficial table of contents

Appendix 1 Pattern of the Schifferpatentes
(85 mm X 54 mm-base colour blue,
according to ISO standard 78.10)

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1997, 3080

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I Schifferpatent Federal Republic of I 
I for inland waterway transport: Germany I 
I A/B Water and shipping rates-I 
I direktion xxx I 
I 1.  Xxx I 
I 2.  xxx ... (Bundeseagle) I 
I 3.  01.01.1960-D-Duisburg I 
I 4.  02.01.1998 6.  --------- I 
I I I 
I 7.  I I I 
I 8.  AB I I I 
I 9.  R, tonnes, kW, > 1600 I I I 
I 10.  31.12.2009 I I I 
I 11.  --------- I 
I 5.  Xxx I 
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I Schifferpatent for inland waterway goods and passenger transport I 
I I 
I 1.  Name of holder 9.  -R (Radar) I 
I 2.  First name (s)-Class and load-bearing capacity I 
I 3.  Date of birth and place of birth of the ship for which I 
I 4.  Date of issue of which the patent applies (tonnes, I 
I Patentes kW, more than 1600 I 
I 5.  Issue Number (passengers)) I 
I 6.  Light image of the holder 10.  Invalid Date I 
I 7.  Signature of holder 11.  Note (s) I 
I 8.  A All Waterways Restrictions I 
I except the Rhine waterways with I 
I B All waterways of particular route I 
I other than Seeschiffahrts-I 
I roads and the Rhine I 
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Appendix 2 Pattern of Schifferpatentes C
(85 mm X 54 mm-base colour blue,
according to ISO standard 78.10)

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1997, 3081

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I Schifferpatent Federal Republic of I 
I for inland waterway transport: Germany I 
I C1/C2 Water-and shipping-I 
I direktion xxx I 
I 1.  Xxx I 
I 2.  xxx ... (Bundeseagle) I 
I 3.  01.01.1960-D-Duisburg I 
I 4.  02.01.1998 6.  --------- I 
I I I 
I 7.  I I I 
I 8.  C1C2 I I I 
I 9.  R, < 35 m, < = 12 I I I 
I 10.  31.12.2009 I I I 
I 11.  --------- I 
I 5.  Xxx I 
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I Schifferpatent for inland waterway goods and passenger transport I 
I I 
I 1.  Name of holder 9.  -R (Radar) I 
I 2.  First name (s)-Vehicles with less I 
I 3.  Date of birth and place of birth 35 m in length, not I 
I 4.  Date of issue of more than 12 passengers I 
I Patentes 10.  Invalid Date I 
I 5.  Exhibition number 11.  Note (s) I 
I 6.  Photograph of the holder Restrictions I 
I 7.  Signature of the owner's waterways with I 
I 8.  C1 All waterways of particular route I 
I except the Rhine I 
I C2 All waterways I 
I other than Seeschiffahrts-I 
I roads and the Rhine I 
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Appendix 3 Pattern of the fire extinguisher patentes
(85 mm X 54 mm-base colour blue,
according to ISO standard 78.10)

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1997, 3082

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I Fire-extinguishing boat patent: Federal Republic of Germany 
I D1/D2 Germany I 
I Water-and shipping-I 
I direktion xxx I 
I 1.  Xxx I 
I 2.  xxx ... (Bundeseagle) I 
I 3.  01.01.1960-D-Duisburg I 
I 4.  02.01.1998 6.  --------- I 
I I I 
I 7.  I I I 
I 8.  D1D2 I I I 
I 9.  R, F I I I 
I 10.  31.12.2009 I I I 
I 11.  --------- I 
I 5.  Xxx I 
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I Fire-extinguishing boat patent I 
I I 
I 1.  Name of holder 9.  -R (Radar) I 
I 2.  First name (s)-F (fire-extinguishing boats and I 
I 3.  Date and place of birth Vehicles of civil-I 
I 4.  Date of issue and disasters-I 
I Patentes schutz) I 
I 5.  Exhibition number 10.  Invalid Date I 
I 6.  Light image of the holder 11.  Note (s) I 
I 7.  Signature of the holder limitations I 
I 8.  D1 All waterways waterways with I 
I in addition to the Rhine special route knowledge I 
I D2 All Waterways I 
I other than Seeschiffahrts-I 
I roads and the Rhine I 
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Appendix 4 Sportschiffercertificate
(85 mm x 54 mm-base colour blue,
according to ISO standard 78.10)

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1997, 3083

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I Sportschiffercertificate: Federal Republic of Germany 
I E Germany I 
I Water-and shipping-I 
I direktion xxx I 
I 1.  Xxx I 
I 2.  xxx ... (Bundeseagle) I 
I 3.  01.01.1960-D-Duisburg I 
I 4.  02.01.1998 6.  --------- I 
I I I 
I 7.  I I I 
I 8.  E I I I 
I 9.  R, S I I I 
I 10.  31.12.2009 I I I 
I 11.  --------- I 
I 5.  Xxx I 
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I Sportschiffercertificate I 
I I 
I 1.  Name of holder 9.  -R (Radar) I 
I 2.  First name (n)-S (Sports vehicles with I 
I 3.  Date of birth and place of birth less than 25 m I 
I 4.  Date of issue of length) I 
I Patentes 10.  Invalid Date I 
I 5.  Exhibition number 11.  Note (s) I 
I 6.  Photograph of the holder Restrictions I 
I 7.  Signature of the owner's waterways with I 
I 8.  E All waterways of particular path knowledge I 
I other than Seeschiffahrts-I 
I roads and the Rhine I 
I I 
I I 
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Appendix 5 Ferry Guide
(85 mm x 54 mm-base colour blue,
according to ISO standard 78.10)

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1997, 3084;
with regard to of the individual amendments. Footnote

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I Ferry licence: Federal Republic of Germany 
I F Germany I 
I Water and I 
I Shipping Directoryxxx 
I 1.  Xxx I 
I 2.  xxx ... (Bundeseagle) I 
I 3.  01.01.1960-D-Duisburg I 
I 4.  02.01.1998 6.  --------- I 
I I I 
I 7.  I I I 
I 8.  F, electricity-km I I I 
I 9.  R,-I I I 
I 10.  31.12.2009 I I I 
I 11.  --------- I 
I 5.  Xxx I 
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I Ferry licence I 
I I 
I 1.  Name of holder 9.  -R (Radar) I 
I 2.  First name (s)-Ferries I 
I 3.  Date of birth and place of birth 10. Invalidity date I 
I 4.  Date of issue of the 11.  Note (s) I 
I Patent limitations I 
I 5.  Exhibition number waterways with I 
I 6.  Photograph of the holder of special path knowledge I 
I 7.  Signature of holder I 
I 8.  F The registered I 
I Ferry route I 
I I 
I I 
I I 
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Appendix 6

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1997, 3085

Issuing authority 
.................... 
  
 Preliminary Patent/Preliminary Ferry Guide *) 
 (only valid in connection with a personal ID card or passport) 
  
Schifferpatent A/B*) /Schifferpatent C1/C2 *) /Fire-extinguishing boat patent D1/D2 *)/ 
 Sportschiffercertificate *) /Ferry Guide *) 
  
Mr *) /woman *) ............................ .................... 
 (name) (first name) 
Date of birth: ...................... 
Birthplace: .................................  State: .................... 
Holder *) the above mentioned driving licence 
and for the federal waterway Elbe/Donau/Weser/Oder/Untere 
Havelwasserstraße/Saale *) 
for the route section from km ....... to km ....... *) 
for the ferry route on the federal waterway .............................. 
from km ....... to km ....... *). 
  
This certificate shall be valid until the date of receipt of the certificate. 
for the above-mentioned driving licence, but not longer than three months after its 
Issue date. 
  
 ..................................... 
 (exhibition venue) 
  
 ..................................... 
 (date of issue) 
........................................ 
(Signature of the holder/holder) 
  
 ..................................... 
 (stamp/signature of the 
 Issuing authority) 
  
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Appendix 7 Stretch Enzeugnis

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1997, 3086

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I This certificate shall only apply in I I 
I liaison with the one on the same I Federal Republic of Germany I 
I I name I I 
I I 
I Rhein (schiffer) patent of .......  I I 
I No  .......  I I 
I I 
I Schifferpatent of .......  I I 
I No  .......  I ... (Federal Adler) I 
I I 
I Donaucaptain's patent of .......  I I 
I No  .......  I Stretch Test I 
I I 
I Elbschifferpatent of .......  I I 
I No  .......  I I 
I I 
I Schifferausweis/vom .......  I I 
I Schifferpatent C1/C2 No.  .......  I I 
I I 
I Sportschiffercertificate of .......  I I 
I No  .......  I I 
I I 
I Ferry licence from .......  I I 
I No  .......  I I 
I I 
I Certificate of other type I I 
I I 
I .................... of .......  I I 
I (designation) No.  .......  I I 
I I 
I for the vehicle type I I referred to in 
I and size.  I I 
I No  ................  I 
I I 
I I 
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I I I I 
I Woman ..............................  I I 
I (first and surname) I ---------------------- I 
I I I I 
I was born on/in ....................  I I I 
I ....................  I I Light image of I I 
I I I proprietors I I 
I shall be granted permission to travel on I I I I 
I following waterways I I 35 mm x 45 mm I I 
3 and 4 (Section 7 (2), Section 9 and Annex I I I I I) 
I 9 of the Internal Shooting Patent-I I I I 
I Regulation): I I I 
I I I I 
I 1.  ............................  I I I 
I from km ..... to km .....  I I I 
I I I I 
I 2.  ............................  I ---------------------- I 
I from km ..... to km .....  I I 
I I 
I 3.  ............................  I ...............................  I 
I from km ..... to km .....  I (own hand signature of the I 
I I proprietors) I 
I 4.  ............................  I I 
I from km ..... to km .....  I ...............................  I 
I I (place and date of issue) I 
I 5.  ............................  I I 
I from km ..... to km .....  I Water and shipping directorate I 
I I ...............................  I 
I 6.  ............................  I I 
I from km ..... to km .....  I On Order .....................  I 
I I (Signature) I 
I I 
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Annex 8 Danube bank patent

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1997, 3087

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I Extensions/Extensions I I 
I I FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY I 
I The driver's licence is extended I I 
I been: I REPUBLIQUE FEDERALE D' ALLEMAGNE I 
I La validite du certificat present I I 
I ete etendue: I I 
I 1.  on the Danube section/I I 
I au secteur du Danube I I 
I from/du km .... bis/au km ....  I I 
I I 
I ..........................  I I 
I (place and date of the extension/I ... (federal eagle) I 
I Lieu et date de l' octroi de I I 
I l' extension) I I 
I I 
I 2.  on the Danube section/I I 
I au secteur du Danube I I 
I from/du km .... bis/au km ....  I I 
I I 
I ..........................  I Danube bank patent I 
I (Location and date of the enlargement/I I 
I Lieu et date de l' octroi de I I 
I l' extension) I I 
I I CERTIFICAT I 
I 3.  on the Donauabsectional/I de conducteur de bateau I 
I au secteur du Danube I sur le Danube I 
I from/du km .... bis/au km ....  I I 
I I 
I ..........................  I I 
I (Location and date of the enlargement/I I 
I Lieu et date de l' octroi de I I 
I l' extension) I I 
I I 
I 4.  on the Danube section/I I 
I au secteur du Danube I I 
I from/du km .... bis/au km ....  I I 
I I 
I ..........................  I I 
I (Location and date of the enlargement/I I 
I Lieu et date de l' octroi de I I 
I l' extension) I I 
I No  ................  I 
I I 
I I 
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I Herr I born on/in ...............  I 
I Woman ..............................  I lieu et date de naissance I 
I (first and surname) I ------------------- ............  I 
I (Prenom et nom) I I I Own-handed I 
I I I I Signature I 
I receives permission to travel (§ 8 I I photo of the I Signature de I 
2 of the Internal Schifferpatent-I I Proprietors I Titulaire I 
I Regulation) on: I I I 
I I I 35 mm X 45 mm I I 
I est autorise, conformement aux I I I I I 
I regles relatives a la delivrance I I I I 
I of the certificats de conducteur de I I I I 
I bateau arretees par les autorites I I I I 
I competentes de la Republique I I I I I 
I federale d' Allemagne compte tenu I I I I 
I of the dispositions of I I I I 
I " Recommandations sur les I ------------------- I 
I prescriptions relative a la I I 
I delivrance des certificats de I I 
I bateau de navigation interieure sur I I 
I le Danube " a la Commission du I I 
I Danube, a conduire des batiments I I 
I sur le I I 
I I Water and Shipping Directorates I 
I Danube/Danube I I 
I I South I 
I from/du km .... bis/au km ....  I I 
I I ...............................  I 
I ...................................................  I I 
I (place and date of the exhibition) I On behalf .....................  I 
I (Lieu et date de delivrance) I (Signature) I 
I I 
I Official Endorsements/observations: I I 
I I 
I I 
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Appendix 9

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 2006, 221

Waterways of zones 3 and 4 with special and, where appropriate, restricted route knowledge	Competent authority
1. Elbe from km 0,0 (Schöna) to km 607,50 (Obere frontier of the Port of Hamburg)	1. Water and Shipping Directorate East in Magdeburg
2. Weser from km 0,0 (Hann. -Münden) to km 204,45 (Minden)-Oberweser	2. Water and shipping directorate Mitte in Hannover
3. Danube from km 2249,00 (Location Vilshofen) to km 2322.02 (Straubing)	3. Water and Shipping Directorate South in Würzburg
4. Lower Havel waterway from km 68,0 (Plaue) to km 145,8 (Havelberg), but only at water levels at the underlevel Rathenow of more than 130 cm	4. Water and Shipping Directorate East in Magdeburg
5. Or from km 542.4 (Ratzdorf) to km 704,1 (Widochowa)	5. Water and Shipping Directorate East in Magdeburg
6. Saale from km 0,0 (mouth to the Elbe) to km 19,50 (Unterer Vorhafen Schleuse Calbe)	6. Water and Shipping Directorate East in Magdeburg

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Appendix 10

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1997, 3089
Waterways of zones 1 and 2 according to § 4 (2):
Kieler Förde
North-Baltic Sea
Elbe below the Port of Hamburg
Weser
Jade
Ems below the Emder port
Hunte (to this extent, the water and shipping office managing the waterway can allow exceptions)
Unterwarnow
Waters enclosed by the mainland and the peninsulas Darß and Zingst and the islands of Hiddensee and Rügen (including the Stralsund port area),
seeward bounded between

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Peninsula Zingst and the island of Bock through the parallel 54 degrees 26 ' 42 " North

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Island Bock and the island of Hiddensee through the connecting line from the northern tip of the island of Bock to the southern tip of the island of Hiddensee

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Island of Hiddensee and island of Rügen (Bug) through the connecting line from the southeastern tip of Neubessin to the Buger hook

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Annex 11 Examination programme for the acquisition of a certificate of competency in inland waterway transport

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1997, 3090-3091;
with regard to of the individual amendments. Footnote

In column 3:
1-Detail knowledge
2-Basic knowledge
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
		Driving licence classes
No.	Test substance		A	B	C1	C2	D1	D2	E	F
1	Knowledge of regulations, leaflets and manuals
1.1	Inland waterway order (including temporary orders)
1.1.1	Chapters 1 to 7, 10 to 15, 16, 18 to 25, 27, 28	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.1.2	Chapter 8	1	X	X	X	X
1.1.3	Chapter 16, 17, 22, 25, 26 (for the routes requested)	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.1.4	Chapter 9 (passenger ship)	1	X	X	X	X
1.1.5	Appendix 3 (designation of vehicles)	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.1.6	Appendix 6 (Sound)	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.1.7	Appendix 7 (ship's sign)	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.1.8	Appendix 8 (name of the waterway)	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.1.9	Appendix 10 (Oil Control Book)	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Notes/Manuals
1.1.10	Voice Radio	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.1.11	Waste disposal	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.2	Rules for waterways in zones 1 and 2
1.2.1	Conflict prevention rules, Maritime Order, Ship order Emsmündung	1	X		X		X			(x)
1.2.2	Rules for the protection of the marine environment	1	X		X		X
1.3	Inland waterway search order,
1.3.1	Structure and content (in particular, safety of persons and ships)	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.3.2	Safety of passengers, stability of passenger ships, partition of the bulkhead	2	X	X	X	X
1.3.3	Content Driving suitability certificate	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.3.4	Crew rules	1	X	X	X	X
1.3.5	Special requirements for zones 1 and 2	2	X		X		X
1.4	Inland Waterway Dangerous Goods Regulation
1.4.1	Setup (ADN)	2	X	X	X	X
1.4.2	Certificates/Weisungen (ADN)	2	X	X	X	X
1.4.3	Indication of the prescribed conic designation (ADN)	1	X	X	X	X
1.4.4	Finding the operating rules	2	X	X	X	X
1.5	Internal Schifferpatentverordnung
1.5.1	Driving licence types	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.5.2	Criteria for the withdrawal of the licence and the arrangement for the suspension of the licence	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
1.6	Accident prevention	2	X	X	X	X			X	X
1.7	Ferry Operating Regulation	1								X
2	Waterway dogs (based on map material)
2.1	Waterways (main geographical, hydrological, meteorological and morphological characteristics)	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
2.2	Local knowledge of the routes requested (Annex 9)
2.2.1	Route description Mountain and descent	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
2.2.2	Travel path measurements	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
2.3	Knowledge of the requested ferry route									X
2.4	Terrestrial Navigation
2.4.1	Course determination	1	X		X		X
2.4.2	Steelworks and shipping lines	1	X		X		X
2.4.3	Nautical publications and publications	2	X		X		X
2.4.4	Working in the Seekarte	2	X		X		X
2.4.5	Sea signs and concrete systems	1	X		X		X			X
2.4.6	Compass Control Procedures	2	X		X		X
2.4.7	Fundamentals of Gezeitenlehre	2	X		X		X			X
3	Professional knowledge (nautical, ship-related, professional skills)
3.1	Guidance of the vehicle
3.1.1	Taxes, maneuvering properties	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3.1.2	Function of control devices and drive	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3.1.3	Influence of flow, wind and soda	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3.1.4	Swimming ability, stability and its practical application	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3.1.5	Anchors and festivities, even under difficult conditions	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3.2	Machine knowledge
3.2.1	Construction, operation of engines, function of electrical equipment	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3.2.2	Control, operational control	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3.2.3	Measures in case of malfunction	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3.3	Loading and Delete
3.3.1	Determination of the load weight on the basis of the Eichscheines	2	X	X	X	X
3.3.2	Application of the low-level indicator	2	X	X	X	X
3.3.3	Damp of the cargo (Stauplan)	2	X	X	X	X			X
3.3.4	Loading and seaworthiness	2	X		X
3.4	Behavior under special circumstances
3.4.1	Measures in case of accidents, first aid, sealing of leaks	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3.4.2	Special features of the rescue of persons, ship and cargo on waterways of zones 1 and 2	2	X		X		X			X
3.4.3	Survival in Seenot	2	X		X		X
3.4.4	Operation of rescue equipment and rescue equipment	2	X	X	X	X			X	X
3.4.5	Waste treatment and rearing of waterways	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3.4.6	Notification from competent authorities	2	X	X	X	X			X	X
3.4.7	Fire prevention, fire extinguishers	2	X	X	X	X			X	X