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From: EC ARES NOREPLY [mailto:
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Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 3:18 PM
To: Rene Arikas <
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Subject: Ares(2018)1711222 - Notification, Visit to Estonia on Directive
2008/106/EC, 8-16 October 2018
Please find attached document Ares(2018)1711222 regarding "Notification,
Visit to Estonia on Directive 2008/106/EC, 8-16 October 2018" sent by Mr
MYLLY Markku on 28/03/2018.
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Ref. Ares(2018)1711222 - 28/03/2018
H.E. Ms Kaja Tael
Permanent Representative of Estonia to the EU
Rue Guimard 11/13
1040 Brussels
BELGIUM
Lisbon, 26 March 2018
Subject: Visit to Estonia to verify the implementation of the
requirements laid down in Directive 2008/106/EC as amended,
on the minimum level of training of seafarers
Your Excellency,
According to Article 2.2(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002, as amended, one of the tasks of EMSA is to
assist the Commission in the effective implementation of relevant binding legal acts of the Union, in particular
carrying out visits to the Member States. In this respect, the Agency has been tasked to assist the
Commission in verifying on a regular basis that Member States comply with the requirements laid down by
Directive 2008/106/EC, as amended by Directive 2012/35/EC, on the minimum level of training of seafarers.
I am writing to inform you that in accordance with the Policy for Visits to Member States adopted by the
Administrative Board of EMSA and following consultation with the Commission, it has been decided that a
team of EMSA staff will visit the Estonian Maritime Administration and the following maritime education and
training institutions:
Estonian Maritime Academy;
Reval Maritime School;
from 8 to 16 October 2018.
The purpose of the visit is to verify the implementation of the requirements set out in Directive 2008/106/EC
as amended, by reviewing the maritime education, training and seafarers’ certification system established in
Estonia.
The preliminary timetable for the visit is as follows:
1. 8-9 October – review of relevant activities at the Estonian Maritime Administration;
2. 10-11 October – review of relevant activities of the maritime education and training institutions
(Estonian Maritime Academy);
3. 12-15 October – review of relevant activities of the maritime education and training institutions (Reval
Maritime School);
4. 16 October – summing up of findings and closing meeting with the Estonian Maritime Administration.
I propose that further details for the programme are worked out between your officials dealing with Seafarers’
Training and Certification within the Estonian Maritime Administration and the EMSA team. In order to
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facilitate the visit, the team will be sending a questionnaire in advance requesting some information on
Estonia’s fulfilment of the requirements of Directive 2008/106/EC as amended.
The contact person in EMSA will be Jaime Veiga, Senior Project Officer on Standards for Seafarers. His direct
telephone number is +351 21 1209232 and his e-mail address is
[email protected].
Following the visit, EMSA will send a report with the findings of the visit to the Commission and to your
Administration.
I trust that I, and the team, can rely upon the co-operation of the Estonian Administration in carrying out this
mission. Please can you send a formal response within three weeks from the date of this letter.
Please be assured, Your Excellency, of my highest consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Markku Mylly
Executive Director
Cc: Ms M. Kopczynska (DG MOVE)
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Ref. Ares(2018)1711222 - 28/03/2018
Mr Rene Arikas
Director General
Estonian Maritime Administration
Valge 4
11413 Tallinn
ESTONIA
Lisbon, 26 March 2018
Subject: Visit to Estonia to verify the implementation of the
requirements laid down in Directive 2008/106/EC as amended,
on the minimum level of training of seafarers
Dear Mr Arikas,
Please find enclosed a copy of the letter sent today to H.E. Ms Kaja Tael, Permanent Representative of
Estonia to the European Union.
Please do not hesitate to contact my services if you have any questions regarding the arrangements for this
visit.
Yours sincerely,
Markku Mylly
Executive Director
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Electronically signed on 26/03/2018 19:08 (UTC+02) Tel +351 21 1209 256 / Fax +351 21 1209 212
EMSA, Praça Europa 4, 1249-206 Lisbon, Portugal / emsa.europa.eu