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737837
Άδεια ναυαγοσώστη
At a glance
Points of service
Port Authorities, Port Police Directorate
Number of required documents
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
Application
Application Type
Application
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (exclusively in person)
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
Output & Results
Output
Administrative Act, Decision, Digital document production
Other information
Alternative titles
To carry on the profession of lifeguard
Official title
Lifeguard licence
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (digital), Application (handwritten)
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2
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29883
No
Identification document, Identification with TAXISnet codes
87301
8499
gov.gr, SDG
Supporting document
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.
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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 €
No
2
Lifeguard licence
14.67 €
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
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
Presidential Decree
71
2020
166
Α
Ministerial Decision
2133.3/9813
2021
695
Β
1
No
No
2
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Office
Yes
No
3
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Office
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Yes
No
4
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
No
No
5
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Yes
Yes
6
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Yes
No
7
Responsible for Implementation
Collective body
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Yes
No
8
Responsible for Implementation
Software
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Yes
Yes
9
Responsible for Implementation
Software
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Yes
No
10
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Commitee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Yes
No
11
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Commitee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Yes
Yes
12
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Commitee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Yes
No
13
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Commitee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Yes
No
14
Responsible for Implementation
Collective body
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Yes
Yes
15
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Commitee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Yes
No
16
Responsible for Implementation
Software
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Yes
No
17
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Commitee
Μethod of Implementation
Digital signature
Yes
No
18
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Yes
Yes
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