Exam for critical stretch of waterway, Austrian sections, exam syllabus
In Austria, the following sections have been defined as particularly risky for shipping:
- Danube 1880-1920 rkm
- Danube 2001-2036 rkm
- Danube 2074-2081 rkm
The exam can only be taken for the entire stage! The test sheets are in Hungarian or English.
Application conditions required to register for the exam, subject to submission of a completed and signed application form:
- verify identity,
- European Union boatmasters' certificate, or
- meeting the minimum requirements laid down by law for obtaining EU certificates of competency for boatmasters (authorised to issue a boatmasters' document but not yet requested),
- certified completion of at least 8 upstream and 8 downstream journeys on the entire section (on a craft covered by Directive 2017/2397 as a deck crew member) during the 10 years preceding the test,
- at least three of the 8 upstream and 8 downstream journeys must have been completed within 3 years prior to the exam,
- payment of the examination fee.
Upon successful completion of the exam, in possession of the boatmaster's certificate, the Hungarian Shipping Examination centre shall, upon request, exchange the certificate for a new, in which the section of critical strech covered by the special permit is entered in the box of the coded individual licences.
The exam consists of a multiple-choice test subject.
Multiple choice test
There are questions on the test sheet. Among the options for answering questions, it is necessary to choose the correct answer.
Answering a test question correctly is worth 1 point. Some questions have more than one correct answer option. A successful answer is considered if all correct answers are marked for the test questions and no incorrect answer options are marked.