Declaration for Temporary / Cross-border Provision of Services for the Profession / Activity of Establishment and Operation of a Lifeguard Training School

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At a glance

Points of service

Points of Single Contact (ΚΕΠ – EKE), Port Authorities, RELEVANT COASTGUARD AUTHORITY

Digital provision points

Number of required documents

7 + (
1
)

Fees

Provided without cost

Deadline of completion

20 days

Description

This procedure concerns the temporary and occasional service provision of founding and operating a lifeguard training school and it is addressed to providers who have been licensed and permanently practice in another Member State of the EU and wish to be active in the Greek territory for a limited time period.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF MARITIME AFFAIRS AND INSULAR POLICY

Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure

HELLENIC COAST GUARD

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

RELEVANT COASTGUARD AUTHORITY


Last update

31/07/2026

Application

Application Type

Declaration

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Legal entities, Persons

Title

Application – Solemn Declaration with subject “Temporary/ Cross-border provision of services for the establishment and operation of a lifeguard training school”, which shall also state the details of the insurance policy against professional liability.


What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

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    Requirements

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        NACE

        • 74.9 Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

        Output & Results

        Output

        Administrative Act

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Official title

            Declaration for Temporary / Cross-border Provision of Services for the Profession / Activity of Foundation and Operation of a Lifeguard Training School

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Ways of provision

            Cross-border, Establishment

            Legislation

              Categories

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (digital)

              Type

              Outgoing

              End of Process

              Ιndefinite

              N1, N2

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            • 1 Administrative The interested party shall submit an Application – Solemn Declaration with subject “Temporary/ Cross-border provision of services for the profession / activity of establishment and operation of a lifeguard training school”.

              No No

            • 2 Administrative The interested party shall provide identification data.

              No No

            • 3 Establishment The interested party shall exercise the profession legally.

              No No

            • 4 Technical The interested party shall have taken the appropriate fire protection measures for the school premises.

              No No

            • 5 Educational List of teaching staff and proofs of their qualifications:
              • a) for the theoretical and practical teaching, a degree from a TEFAA (Physical Education and Sport Science) with specialisation in lifeguarding or swimming or indoor and outdoor water activities, or a degree from another equivalent foreign school (when the teaching is not provided by the Principal).
              • b) for the teaching of English terminology, a level II certificate of proficiency in the English language of law 2740/1999 (A 186) as in force, or an equiva-lent degree, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.
              • c) for the medical subjects (part of the theoretical courses), a degree in medicine or a degree from another equivalent school abroad.

              No No

            • 6 Tax The interested party shall have submitted an announcement of commencement of business by the competent Local Tax Office (DOY).

              No No

            • 7 Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses The interested person shall not have been irrevocably or finally convicted of the offences of intentional homicide, espionage, robbery, theft, embezzle-ment, fraudulent bankruptcy, smuggling, tax evasion, active or passive bribery, forgery, counterfeiting, misappropriation of funds, fraud, extortion, defamation, crime against sexual freedom, human trafficking, violation of the law on drugs and intermediaries, illegal fishing with the use of explosives or chemicals or vegetal materials or devices that produce electrical discharges, violation of mandatory law 192/1936 (A 438) and in any sentence with which even a partial deprivation of civil rights was imposed.

              No No

            • 8 Educational The theoretical training programme of at least 15 hours shall be carried out by a Graduate of a Department of Physical Education and Sport Science (TE-FAA) specialised in lifeguarding or swimming or indoor and outdoor water activities, or by a graduate of another equivalent school abroad or by the Principal himself/herself and includes:
              • The content of the PD 61/Α/2018 and any amendments thereto
              • Bathing facility and lifeguard equipment
              • Use of lifesaving equipment
              • Ways of approaching the victim
              • Avoidance holds
              • Mode of traction (towing of endangered person)
              • Getting rid of clothes in the water
              • Reaction in case of panicking person at risk
              • Seafloor search, estimation of currents and winds
              • Dangerous fish
              • Basic knowledge of meteorology
              • Ways to rescue a victim, especially in the case of a person with special needs
              • Writing an event report
              The following educational items are taught by a doctor:
              • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR method)
              • Drowning physiology
              • Hypothermia, cramps, fainting, swimmer exhaustion, sunburn
              • Use of pharmaceutical material
              • Bleeding, wound dressing, use of bandages
              • Sunstroke and heat shock symptoms and their treatment
              The following course shall be taught by a holder of a level II certificate of proficiency in English, of Law 2740/1999 (A 186) as in force, or an equivalent certificate, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.
              • Object terminology in English, for at least 5 hours.
              The practice program of at least 40 hours is carried out by a TEFAA graduate specialising in lifeguarding or swimming or indoor and outdoor water activities, or a graduate of another equivalent school abroad or by the Principal himself/herself and the exact places of practicing are mentioned in the program. The practicing includes:
              • Swimming 100 meters freestyle, front, back and side
              • Swimming 100 meters with visual contact of the endangered, in less than 2 minutes
              • Swimming 400 meters, in less than 10 minutes
              • Lifting an object weighing at least 3 kg from a depth of 6 meters
              • Underwater swimming at least twenty-five meters
              • Traction (towing) of an endangered person, for a distance of at least 50 meters
              • Rowing.
              Classes shall not exceed 15 trainees.

              No No

            • 9 Urban planning The premises shall be legal and appropriate and the available spaces shall be described.

              No No

            • 1 Attestation from the competent authority of the member-state of installation, translated into Greek and validated, that the applicant is legally installed in it, legally practices the specific professional activity and said practice has not been prohibited, even temporarily, at the time of issue of the attestation. Certificate

              Attestation from the competent authority of the member-state of installation, translated into Greek and validated, that the applicant is legally installed in it, legally practices the specific professional activity and said practice has not been prohibited, even temporarily, at the time of issue of the attestation.

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

              Notes: If no such attestation is provided for the activity in question by the Member State of establishment, evidence shall be presented proving the applicant’s involvement in the activity.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9703

            • 2 Attestation of the Fire Department relative to the measures to be taken at the school premises to prevent fire hazards. Certificate

              Attestation of the Fire Department relative to the measures to be taken at the school premises to prevent fire hazards.

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9703

            • 3 List of teaching staff with proofs of their qualifications. Status of staff / associates

              List of teaching staff with proofs of their qualifications.

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 7338

            • 4 Mandatory programme of theoretical and practical training (subjects to be taught, teaching hours for each subject, maximum number of trainees per class– exact places of practical training). Schedule/Program

              Mandatory programme of theoretical and practical training (subjects to be taught, teaching hours for each subject, maximum number of trainees per class– exact places of practical training).

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 1716

            • 5 Solemn Declaration of the interested party stating that the required announcement of commencement of activity (with a mention of the number of this licence and of the competent Local Tax Office ‘DOY’) is available. Solemn Declaration

              Solemn Declaration of the interested party stating that the required announcement of commencement of activity (with a mention of the number of this licence and of the competent Local Tax Office ‘DOY’) is available.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-upeuthunes-deloses

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

              Relevant Procedure: Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 7320

            • 6 Attestation from the Urban Planning Service regarding the legality and appropriateness of the premises, in which the available spaces shall be described. Solemn Declaration

              Attestation from the Urban Planning Service regarding the legality and appropriateness of the premises, in which the available spaces shall be described.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-upeuthunes-deloses

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

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

              Relevant Procedure: Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 7320

            • 7 An equivalent or comparable document to the Greek criminal record showing that the interested person has not been irrevocably convicted of the offences of intentional homicide, espionage, robbery, theft, embezzlement, fraudulent bankruptcy, smuggling, tax evasion, active or passive bribery, forgery, counterfeiting, misappropriation of funds, fraud, extortion, defamation, crime against sexual freedom, human trafficking, violation of the law on drugs and intermediaries, illegal fishing with the use of explosives or chemicals or vegetal materials or devices that produce electrical discharges, violation of mandatory law 192/1936 (A 438) and in any sentence with which even a partial deprivation of civil rights was imposed. In the case of a legal person, it is submitted by the legal representative. Criminal Record Copy for General Use

              An equivalent or comparable document to the Greek criminal record showing that the interested person has not been irrevocably convicted of the offences of intentional homicide, espionage, robbery, theft, embezzlement, fraudulent bankruptcy, smuggling, tax evasion, active or passive bribery, forgery, counterfeiting, misappropriation of funds, fraud, extortion, defamation, crime against sexual freedom, human trafficking, violation of the law on drugs and intermediaries, illegal fishing with the use of explosives or chemicals or vegetal materials or devices that produce electrical discharges, violation of mandatory law 192/1936 (A 438) and in any sentence with which even a partial deprivation of civil rights was imposed. In the case of a legal person, it is submitted by the legal representative.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/dikaiosune/poiniko-metroo/antigrapho-poinikou-metroou

              Submission by: Ex officio (manual), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Legal entities, Persons

              Relevant Procedure: Copy of Criminal Record

              Notes: In the case of a legal person, photocopies of the legalising documents and any amendments thereof shall be submitted, as well as a relevant document showing the appointment of the legal representative.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 4750

            • 8 Photocopy of an insurance policy in force, for the insurance coverage of the civil liability of the owner and license holder, the Director and any employee or instructor or trainee against third parties for death or bodily injury, in the amount of at least 440,205.43 euros (as adjusted from time to time). Proof of Insurance

              Photocopy of an insurance policy in force, for the insurance coverage of the civil liability of the owner and license holder, the Director and any employee or instructor or trainee against third parties for death or bodily injury, in the amount of at least 440,205.43 euros (as adjusted from time to time).

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

              Submitted by: Civil servants, Legal entities


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 7210

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 513.12/13/57 2013 29 Β

              Description Cross-border provision of services for twelve (12) administrative procedures within the remit of the Ministry of Shipping and the Aegean / Hellenic Coast Guard Headquarters in Greece, in accordance with Article 17 of Law 3844/2010 (Series I, 63), in implementation of Directive 2006/123/EC.

              Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2013/29/pdf

            • 1 Start of procedure



              No No



            • 2 Receipt of declaration and supporting documents

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The interested party submits to the Secretariat and IT Office of the Port Authority or to a physical KEP-EKE the declaration with the prerequisite supporting documents attached.

              Yes No



            • 3 Electronic submission of declaration and supporting documents

              Responsible for Implementation Software

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The interested party submits the declaration and all attached supporting documents electronically on the eugo portal.

              Yes No



            • 4 Registration of application

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description An officer of the Secretariat and IT Office registers the interested party's declaration.

              No No



            • 5 Certificate of Submission of Request

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The interested party presents the protocol number assigned to their declaration to the General Policing Office.

              No No



            • 6 Signing of Certificate of Submission of Request

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description An officer of the General Policing Office completes, stamps and signs the Certificate of Submission of Request and then hands it to the applicant.

              No No



            • 7 Check of supporting documents

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description An officer of the General Policing Office checks the completeness of the supporting documents.

              Notes If deficiencies are identified, the officer contacts the applicant by telephone and asks them to submit the correct supporting documents. The interested party submits the requested supporting documents to the General Policing Office.

              No No



            • 8 Drafting and signing of draft Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements by an officer of the General Policing Office

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description An officer of the General Policing Office drafts and signs the draft Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements and forwards it to the Head of the General Policing Office.

              Notes If the interested party does not submit the correct supporting documents requested of them, instead of a Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements, the officer of the General Policing Office drafts a rejection document with clear and detailed reasoning.

              No No



            • 9 Checking and signing of draft Certificate by the Head of the General Policing Office

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The Head of the General Policing Office checks the completeness of the declaration and supporting documents, signs the draft Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements and forwards it to the Deputy Commander of Port Police.

              No No



            • 10 Checking and signing of Certificate by the Deputy Commander of Port Police

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The Deputy Commander of Port Police checks the completeness of the declaration and supporting documents, signs the draft Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements and forwards it to the Head of the Port Police Sector.

              No No



            • 11 Checking and signing of draft Certificate by the Head of the Port Police Sector

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The Head of the Port Police Sector checks the completeness of the declaration and supporting documents.

              No No



            • 12 Signing of draft Certificate by the Head of the Port Police Sector

              Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description The Head of the Port Police Sector signs the draft Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements and forwards it to the Deputy Port Master.

              No No



            • 13 Checking and signing of draft Certificate by the Deputy Port Master

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description The Deputy Port Master checks the completeness of the declaration and supporting documents, signs the draft Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements and forwards it to the Port Master.

              No No



            • 14 Checking and signing of draft Certificate by the Port Master

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description The Port Master checks the completeness of the declaration and supporting documents, signs the draft Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements and returns it to the General Policing Office.

              No No



            • 15 Notification of the interested party for collection of the Certificate

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Office

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The General Policing Office contacts the interested party by telephone and informs them to attend the Port Authority in order to collect the signed Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements.

              No No



            • 16 Delivery of Certificate to the interested party

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The General Policing Office delivers the Certificate of Fulfilment of Legal Requirements to the interested party.

              No Yes



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