Announcement of Commencement of the Profession as a Marine Chemist

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



3a508649-4b04-4981-aa48-fe36dedf50de 360787 Αναγγελία Έναρξης Άσκησης Επαγγέλματος Χημικού Ναυτιλίας

At a glance

Points of service

Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Chemical Services, Chemical Services

Digital provision points

Number of required documents

2

Fees

177 €

Deadline of completion

1 month

Description

The process concerns the announcement of commencement of the profession as a Marine Chemist. All ships and vessels are required to obtain a GAS-FREE certificate in order to be allowed to enter a repair base. The Marine Chemist is the holder of the special licence for the issuance of such a certificate. Concerns citizens.

Basic information

Competent body

INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC REVENUE

Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

Chemical Services

Provided to

Related links

Validity duration

Indefinite

Notes

Within 30 days after the successful completion of the oral exams and under the condition that the candidate has the required equipment of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article of the Annex provided in the JMD 3232/41/89 (the deadline regards the authority that issues the final act)

Last update

16/10/2026

Application

Application Type

Application / Solemn Declaration

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Application – Solemn declaration for the granting of a licence of a Marine Chemist


What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document, Identification with TAXISnet codes

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related

        Means of redress or appeal:

        Other Administrative Redress

        Rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority and the legal consequences for the use:

        Tacit approval

        In case no response has been provided before the above deadline, it is considered that the application of the interested party has been implicitly accepted (tacit approval) and the licence has been issued, according to par. 4 of article 14 of Law 3844/2010 (GG 63/A/2010). The applicant, in the aforementioned case of tacit approval, may request a relevant certificate from the administrative authority responsible for issuing the act, in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 10 of 3230/2004 (Government Gazette 44/A/2004).

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          Output & Results

          Output

          Administrative Act, Document Production

          Steps

            Digital steps

              Other information

              Official title

              Announcement of Commencement of the Profession as a Marine Chemist

              Languages supported

              Greek, English

              Ways of provision

              Establishment

              Legislation

                Categories

                Trigger

                Applied for

                Trigger (submission method)

                Application (digital), Application (handwritten)

                Type

                Outgoing

                End of Process

                Ιndefinite

                N1

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              • 1 Possession of passwords to enter software The applicant shall have a TAXISnet username and password.

                No No

              • 2 Educational Specialty of Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

                No No

              • 3 Prior Service At least one year of experience in hazardous gas inspections on ships and vessels. -The candidate shall have inspected at least sixty (60) distinct tankers. Among these, five (5) shall be chemical cargo and one LPG. -Candidates possessing an attestation of experience of at least one year from a Navy naval base or from Oil Refineries, shall also have inspected, in cooperation with a Marine Chemist who is already entitled to practice the profession, or in a shipbuilding base, at least thirty (30) distinct tankers. Of these tankers, two (2) will be chemical cargo and one LPG.

                No No

              • 4 Educational Training in general safety principles for tankers and other ships, general knowledge of hazardous cargo, gas measurements, use of laboratory equipment, and knowledge of the contents of JMD 3232/41/89. Ascertained by oral examination; a report is issued by the competent committee.

                No No

              • 5 Technical Existence of shipbuilding and repair facilities and completeness and good operation of the equipment, as defined in Article 5 of the Annex of JMD 3232/41/89. -Ascertained by an on-site inspection by the Chemical Service

                No No

              • 1 Fee in favor of the Greek State (along with the announcement is also submitted copy of duplicate receipt of administrative fee): 177 €

                Cost Calculation One-off

                Method of Payment Tax Office cashier

                Type of Cost Administrative Fee (not provided by e-paravolo webpage)

                No

              • 1 Certified photocopy of Chemistry degree for chemists or Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) professional license for chemical engineers. In the case of a degree from an institution from a non-EU country, an attestation from DOATAP or a corresponding body of an EU Member State is required, showing that the degree is equivalent and corresponds to those awarded by the respective EU institutions. Proof of Study

                Certified photocopy of Chemistry degree for chemists or Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) professional license for chemical engineers. In the case of a degree from an institution from a non-EU country, an attestation from DOATAP or a corresponding body of an EU Member State is required, showing that the degree is equivalent and corresponds to those awarded by the respective EU institutions.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Persons


                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 2825

              • 2 Attestation of experience of the candidate. Certificate

                Attestation of experience of the candidate.

                Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

                Submitted by: Persons

                Notes: -Attestations of experience shall be issued either by Shipping Chemists who are already entitled to practice the profession or by shipbuilding and repair companies. Certificates of experience from licensed Shipping Chemists who are not licensed in Greece or from another country of the European Union or from shipbuilding companies operating in countries outside the European Union shall not be accepted, unless otherwise required by transnational agreements. -The above attestation shall be accompanied by a dated logbook of inspected tankers which shall include: - date / time of inspection - name of tanker - ship register number - anchorage - captain’s name - ship areas examined -The logbook shall be signed for each tanker in question by the marine chemist who is already entitled to practice the profession or the person in charge of the shipbuilding and repair base. -For refineries, the units inspected by the candidate shall be mentioned, such as Tanks, Containers, Reactors, Pipelines, etc.

                Document submitted under requirements: No


                No 9703

              • Joint Ministerial Decision 30/005/267 2011 1234 Β

                Description Processing through Citizens' Service Centres operating as Points of Single Contact of the procedure for issuing a marine chemist's licence, and amendment of Article 1

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2011/1234/pdf

              • Joint Ministerial Decision 3011222/318 1992 477 Β

                Description Procedure and required documents

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/1992/477/pdf

              • Joint Ministerial Decision 4 3232/41 1989 400 Β

                Description Annex "Hazardous gas inspections on ships and vessels"

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/1989/400/pdf

              • Other 35/2016/18369 2017 980 Β

                Description Opinion of the Hellenic Competition Commission according to article 23 of Law 3959/ 2011, as still in force, upon request for opinion from Ministry of Finance regarding the profession of Marine Chemist.

                Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2017/980/pdf

              • Circular 30/005/409 2011

                Description Practice of the profession as a Marine Chemist, following the implementation of Law 3919/2011‐ Updated List of Marine Chemists

                Legal references https://elinyae.gr/sites/default/files/2019-07/marine chemists.1421312349484.pdf

              • 1 Start of procedure



                No No



              • 2 Submission of solemn declaration

                Responsible for Implementation Competent body

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The interested party submits to the Protocol Office of the Central Service of the General Chemical State Laboratory or to KEP-EKE an Application - Solemn Declaration for the granting of a licence (certificate of fulfilment of legal requirements for practising the profession) as a marine chemist, accompanied by the required supporting documents.

                No No



              • 3 Completeness check - Forwarding of application

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The employee receiving the application first checks the completeness of the supporting documents and the application is registered and forwarded to the Energy Products Department of the Directorate of Energy, Industrial & Chemical Products.

                No No



              • 4 Checking of completeness and correctness of supporting documents

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Inspection

                Description The competent employee of the Energy Products Department checks the completeness and correctness of the supporting documents.

                No No



              • 5 Notification of the interested party regarding any deficiencies/rejection

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description If the conditions for issuing the certificate are not met, the competent employee drafts and sends an information letter to the interested party. If deficiencies are identified, the interested party is informed of the need to submit supplementary information.

                Yes Yes



              • 6 Referral to the Examination Committee

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description If the conditions for issuing the certificate are met, the candidate is referred to the Examination Committee under Article 4 of the Annex to Joint Ministerial Decision 3232/41/1989 for examination.

                Yes No



              • 7 The candidate is examined orally by the Examination Committee

                Responsible for Implementation Collective body

                Μethod of Implementation Inspection

                Description The candidate is examined orally by the Examination Committee.

                No No



              • 8 Drafting of minutes on the examination result

                Responsible for Implementation Collective body

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description After the examinations are completed, the Committee draws up minutes in which it gives an opinion, by majority, on the candidate's success or failure in each subject separately and communicates them to the Energy Products Department.

                No No



              • 9 Notification of candidate in case of failure

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description In case of failure, the competent employee of the Energy Products Department informs the candidate accordingly and the candidate may request re-examination.

                Yes Yes



              • 10 Notification of Service for on-site inspection - Check

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

                Μethod of Implementation Inspection

                Description After the candidate has successfully passed the examination in all subjects, the Energy Products Department notifies the competent regional Chemical Service of the General Chemical State Laboratory nearest to the interested party's laboratory to conduct the on-site check of the adequacy of the laboratory equipment.

                Yes No



              • 11 Checking of completeness and proper operation of the candidate's laboratory equipment

                Responsible for Implementation Collective body

                Μethod of Implementation Inspection

                Description A team of two chemists from the competent Chemical Service conducts an on-site check of the completeness and proper operation of the candidate's laboratory equipment, as provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 5 of the Annex to Joint Ministerial Decision 3232-41/1989, and drafts the relevant report.

                No No



              • 12 Notification of interested party regarding negative opinion

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description In the event of a negative opinion, the interested party is informed accordingly and may return with an application to the Chemical Service and request re-examination of their laboratory equipment, after first remedying any deficiencies or faults identified during the first examination.

                Yes No



              • 13 Signing of equipment adequacy report

                Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

                Μethod of Implementation Signature

                Description The Head of the Chemical Service signs the report on the adequacy of the interested party's equipment.

                Yes No



              • 14 Drafting of Certificate following positive opinion

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description In the event of a positive opinion, the Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements document is drafted and forwarded to the Head of the Chemical Service for signature, together with the opinion of the team of chemists. The Certificate also states a number that is specific to each Marine Chemist and always remains the same.

                No No



              • 15 Signing of Certificate

                Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

                Μethod of Implementation Signature

                Description The Head of the Chemical Service signs the Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements.

                No No



              • 16 Sending of Certificate

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

                Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

                Description The Chemical Service sends the Certificate to the interested party and forwards it to the Port Authority, with notification to the Directorate of Energy, Industrial & Chemical Products.

                No No



              • 17 Updating the list of Marine Chemists

                Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

                Μethod of Implementation Software action

                Description The competent employee of the Energy Products Department of the Directorate updates the list of Marine Chemists posted on the website of the General Chemical State Laboratory: www.gcsl.gr.

                No Yes



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