Safety at sea will continue to be the basis for the holding of tests and applicants will be required to ensure that this is reflected in the organisation's statutes, objects clause or the like.
It is possible to apply for approval to be responsible for all types of tests and certificates for yachtsmen. Applications should be forwarded to soc@dma.dk. Please write "application provider for yachtsmen" in the subject field.
Part 3 of the order on tests and certificates for yachtsmen issued by the Danish Maritime Authority stipulates the requirements to be met by an organisation that wants to apply for approval. Inter alia section 13 stipulates that a quality management system must be established that can handle the important processes related to the administration of the wording of test requirements, the holding of tests and the issuance of certificates.
Thus, providers are required to be able to document and quality assure issues related to both professional yachting conditions and administration. The Danish Maritime Authority has drawn up brief guidelines, consolidating the requirements related to the quality system, cf. section 13(4)(iii) and sections 1.2, 3, 5 and 7 of the annex to the Danish Maritime Authority's order on the approval and quality assurance, etc. of maritime training programmes.
An application must also demonstrate how it is intended to solve tasks related to the requirements of the order. These requirements concern, inter alia, the reporting of tests (section 10), how to ensure correct holding of tests (section 11), guiding explanation for course participants, etc. on how to complete a test (section 12), how to handle external examiners (sections 18-20), presentation of important information to users (section 21), and the issuance of certificates and consideration of complaints (sections 23-24).