Lifeguard licence

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service

Port Authorities, Port Police Directorate

Number of required documents

6

Fees

49.67 €

Deadline of completion

10 days

Description

The procedure concerns issuing a lifeguard licence and concerns graduates of lifeguard training schools and of the Vocational Training Centre of the Hellenic Navy’s School of Underwater Demolition.

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

Port Police Directorate

Provided to

Related links

Notes

Graduates of lifeguard training schools and of the Vocational Training Centre of the Hellenic Navy’s Underwater Demolition School are allowed to work as lifeguards, provided they have first obtained a lifeguard licence from a port authority. An application may be submitted up to 5 calendar days before the date of the tests.

Last update

03/11/2024

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (exclusively in person)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Interested parties must submit an application form along with the necessary supporting documents either to the competent port authority or electronically via the gov.gr portal.

Notes:

Until the licence holder reaches the age of 45, each lifeguard licence will remain valid for a period of four years and will be renewed within 6 months of its expiry. Between the ages of 45 and 55, each lifeguard licence will remain valid for 2 years and will be renewed within 6 months of its expiry. Between the ages of 55 and 60, each lifeguard licence will remain valid for 1 year and will be renewed within 6 months of its expiry.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document, Identification with TAXISnet codes

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    Requirements

      Fees

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        Output & Results

        Output

        Administrative Act, Decision, Digital document production

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            To carry on the profession of lifeguard

            Official title

            Lifeguard licence

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (digital), Application (handwritten)

              Type

              Outgoing
              N1


            • 1 Age The applicant must be between 18 and 60 years of age.


              No No

            • 2 Educational The applicant must be a graduate of a lifeguard training school or the Vocational Training Centre of the Hellenic Navy’s Underwater Demolition School.


              No No

            • 3 Health The person concerned must be mentally fit and must not be suffering from a contagious disease.


              No No

            • 4 Ability The applicant must be medically fit to carry on the profession of lifeguard.


              No No

            • 5 Successful Participation in Exams The applicant must pass the theoretical (written) and practical tests, as well as sports trials.


              No No

            • 6 Possession of passwords to enter software To submit the application online via the gov.gr portal applicants must have TAXISnet codes.

              No No

            • 1 To carry on a professional activity 30 €

              e-Administrative Fee code 4832

              Cost Calculation One-off

              Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post

              Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee

              Fee Link https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/pleromes-kai-parabola/elektroniko-parabolo-e-parabolo

              No

            • 2 Lifeguard licence 14.67 €

              e-Administrative Fee code 3119

              Cost Calculation One-off

              Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post

              Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee

              Fee Link https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/pleromes-kai-parabola/elektroniko-parabolo-e-parabolo

              No

            • 3 Contribution to the Special Branch for Economic Support of Maritime Pension Fund Beneficiaries (ΕΚΟΕΜΝ). 5 €

              Cost Calculation One-off

              Method of Payment Bank cashier, Checkout of a competent authority, Digital (web banking)

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

              No

            • 1 A clear copy of an identity card or other identification document, such as a passport, driving licence or personal heath booklet from a main social security provider (specified in Article 3(4) of Law 2690/1999 (Government Gazette Series I, No 45), as in force. Identification document

              A clear copy of an identity card or other identification document, such as a passport, driving licence or personal heath booklet from a main social security provider (specified in Article 3(4) of Law 2690/1999 (Government Gazette Series I, No 45), as in force.

              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 2244

            • 2 A clear copy of a speedboat operator’s licence. Vehicle driver's license

              A clear copy of a speedboat operator’s licence.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/upourgeia/upourgeio-nautilias-kai-nesiotikes-politikes/nautilias-kai-nesiotikes-politikes/adeia-nauagososte

              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 1158

            • 3 A certificate of studies from a lawfully operating lifeguard school or a certificate of specialisation as a lifeguard issued by the Vocational Training Centre of the Hellenic Navy’s Underwater Demolition School, irrespective of the time at which it was issued. Proof of Study

              A certificate of studies from a lawfully operating lifeguard school or a certificate of specialisation as a lifeguard issued by the Vocational Training Centre of the Hellenic Navy’s Underwater Demolition School, irrespective of the time at which it was issued.

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: The certificate of studies from a lawfully operating lifeguard school must be attached in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of Law 4250/2014 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 74), as in force, or must be digitally signed, in accordance with the legislation in force.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 2825

            • 4 This relates to candidates aged between 45 and 60 years of age. Recent (issued within the last month) medical certificates-attestations from physicians specialising in General or Occupational Medicine, Pulmonology – Phthisiology, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology and Dermatology, certifying that, within the scope of each physician’s specialty, the applicant a) is not suffering from a contagious disease and b) is medically fit to carry on the profession in question. A health certificate-attestation from a cardiologist, certifying that the applicant is not suffering from a cardiovascular disease must also be submitted. Health certificate

              This relates to candidates aged between 45 and 60 years of age. Recent (issued within the last month) medical certificates-attestations from physicians specialising in General or Occupational Medicine, Pulmonology – Phthisiology, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology and Dermatology, certifying that, within the scope of each physician’s specialty, the applicant a) is not suffering from a contagious disease and b) is medically fit to carry on the profession in question. A health certificate-attestation from a cardiologist, certifying that the applicant is not suffering from a cardiovascular disease must also be submitted.

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: When the health certificate / medical certificate is issued by a public hospital, then a clear copy of the original must be submitted. When the health certificate / medical certificate is issued by a private doctor, then a clear copy must be submitted which has been generated from a copy previously certified by a lawyer.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 5511

            • 5 This applies to candidates aged 18 to 45 years old. Recent (issued within the last month) certificates or attestations from medical doctors specialising in psychiatry, dermatology, general or occupational medicine and cardiology, whether private or from public hospitals, which show that the applicant is mentally fit, is not suffering from a contagious disease and is medically fit to carry on the profession of lifeguard. Health certificate

              This applies to candidates aged 18 to 45 years old. Recent (issued within the last month) certificates or attestations from medical doctors specialising in psychiatry, dermatology, general or occupational medicine and cardiology, whether private or from public hospitals, which show that the applicant is mentally fit, is not suffering from a contagious disease and is medically fit to carry on the profession of lifeguard.

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: When the health certificate / medical certificate is issued by a public hospital, then a clear copy of the original must be submitted. When the health certificate / medical certificate is issued by a private doctor, then a clear copy must be submitted which has been generated from a copy previously certified by a lawyer.

              Document submitted under requirements: No

              Alternative document of: 4

              Yes 5511

            • 6 A solemn declaration in which the applicant declares that: 1. ‘I am not under prosecution as a wanted person or a fugitive from justice. 2. I have not been convicted of intentional manslaughter, espionage, robbery, theft, misappropriation, fraudulent bankruptcy, smuggling, tax evasion, active corruption, passive corruption, counterfeiting, forgery, breach of duty, fraud, extortion, slander, offences against sexual freedom, exploitation of sexual life, infringement of the law on narcotics and on intermediaries, illegal fishing using explosives or chemicals or plant materials or devices that produce electric discharge, infringement of Emergency Law 192/1936 and, generally, have not been convicted to serve any penalty entailing even partial deprivation of civil rights or convicted by de jure non-appealable or irrevocable judgment, or I have been convicted and five years have elapsed in the case of a misdemeanour or 10 years have elapsed in the case of a felony’. Solemn Declaration

              A solemn declaration in which the applicant declares that: 1. ‘I am not under prosecution as a wanted person or a fugitive from justice. 2. I have not been convicted of intentional manslaughter, espionage, robbery, theft, misappropriation, fraudulent bankruptcy, smuggling, tax evasion, active corruption, passive corruption, counterfeiting, forgery, breach of duty, fraud, extortion, slander, offences against sexual freedom, exploitation of sexual life, infringement of the law on narcotics and on intermediaries, illegal fishing using explosives or chemicals or plant materials or devices that produce electric discharge, infringement of Emergency Law 192/1936 and, generally, have not been convicted to serve any penalty entailing even partial deprivation of civil rights or convicted by de jure non-appealable or irrevocable judgment, or I have been convicted and five years have elapsed in the case of a misdemeanour or 10 years have elapsed in the case of a felony’.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/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: Persons

              Relevant Procedure: Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 7320

            • 7 Three recent photographs for an ID card/passport. Photograph

              Three recent photographs for an ID card/passport.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/stoikheia-polite-kai-tautopoietika-eggrapha/myphoto-gia-polites

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: PHOTOGRAPH SPECIFICATIONS The photograph to be used must have a width of at least 450 pixels and a height of 513 to 531 pixels. Sizes smaller than this will not be accepted, but larger sizes may be accepted if they have the appropriate height/width ratio (from 1.14 to 1.18). For example, a photograph with a width of 1000 pixels will be allowed if its height is between 1140 and 1180 pixels. If the attached photographs do not comply with these specifications, they will not be accepted.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8298

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