Announcement of Commencement of the Profession as a Marine Chemist

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service

Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Chemical Services, GENERAL CHEMICAL STATE LABORATORY OF GREECE

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

Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure

GENERAL CHEMICAL STATE LABORATORY OF GREECE

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

03/11/2024

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).

        NACE

        • 71.2 Technical testing and analysis

        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

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (digital), Application (handwritten)

              Life events

              Type

              Outgoing
              N1

              ,,


            • 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 Carrying out the process of granting licence for the profession of the Marine Chemist via KEP-EKE (Κ.Ε.Π.) and Amending article 1 par.1b of JMD 3011222/318/7.7.92 (GG 477/Β/92) «Issuance, renewal and revocation of Marine Chemist licence».

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20110201234

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 3011222/318 1992 477 Β

              Description Procedure and required documents Amended as follows: - JMD 30/005/267/2011 (Β 1234) -Amending par. 1b article 1 of JMD 3011222/318/7.7.92 (certificate of studies) - JMD 3022115/1230/93/1994 (Β 59) -Amending par. 4&6 article 1 of JMD 3011222/318/7.7.92 (fee)

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=19920200477

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 4 3232/41 1989 400 Β

              Description Annex "Hazardous gas inspections on ships and vessels" Article 4: Issuance and revocation of Marine Chemists licence by Directorate of Energy, Industrial and Chemical Products of Ministry of Finance.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=19890200400

            • 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://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20170200980

            • 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 Submission of application and of required documents

              Responsible for Implementation Other

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The interested party submits to the Protocol Office of the Central Service of the General Chemical Laboratory of the State (GXK) or to the Citizen Service Centre-Single Service Centre (KEP-EKE) an Application –Solemn declaration for the granting of a license (attestation of meeting of legal conditions for the exercise of the profession) of a marine chemist, accompanied by the required supporting documents.

              No No


            • 2 Oral examination by the Examination Committee

              Responsible for Implementation Collective body

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description The candidate undergoes an oral examination by the Examination Committee.

              No No


            • 3 Inspection of the laboratory equipment (completeness and good functioning) of the candidate

              Responsible for Implementation Working Group

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description Task force of two chemists of the competent Chemical Service conducts a on-site inspection of his/her laboratory equipment in order to assure completeness and good functioning and prepares relevant report, as prescribed in the paragraphs 1 and 2, article 5 of the Annex of JMD 3232-41/1989.

              Notes In case of a negative opinion, the interested party is notified and may come back with an application to the Chemical Service asking for a re-examination of his/her laboratory equipment after having restored any deficiencies or malfunctioning found during the first examination.

              No No


            • 4 Certificate dispatch

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description In case of positive opinion, the Chemical Service sends the Attestation (Certificate) of Fulfilment the Legal Prerequisites to the interested party, then forwards it to Port Authority with notification to the Directorate of Energy, Industrial and Chemical Products.

              No Yes


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