If you wish to begin operations in the field of training personal watercraft operators, you must apply for an activity license from the Transport Administration before the commencement of the training activities.
The activity licence is valid indefinitely and is issued by the Transport Administration.
Legal bases
The training activities of personal watercraft operators is governed by:
- Maritime Safety Act;
- Regulation of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications "Requirements for the safe use of personal watercraft and training of personal watercraft operators, and certification format for personal watercraft operators".
Requirements for the applicant
To obtain an activity licence, you must comply with the following requirements:
- The applicant is a company registered in Estonia (including self-employed persons).
- You possess the necessary technical equipment and competent personnel.
- You do not have tax arrears or staggered tax arrears.
Cross-border operation
In case the undertaking is established and operates in maritime activities in another country of the European Economic Area but wishes to operate in Estonia as well, it must apply for an exempt from permit obligations.
Undertakings of a member state of the European Economic Area, who provide temporarily services in Estonia, do not need to submit an activity licence.
Information about operating in other member states of the European Economic Area can be found at the point of single contact of the relevant country.
Filling in and submitting the application
To obtain an activity licence, please submit an application and the following additional documents:
- A curriculum (explained with a syllabus), the recommendations of the Electronic Communications Committee of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations [CEPT/ERC/REC 31-04 must be observed when compiling the curriculum for the training of recreational craft radio communication operators.
- A list of technical equipment.
- Materials certifying the qualifications and/or experience of your professional staff.
- An overview of activities, which includes completing at least the theoretical and practical part of the studies.
You can submit the application:
- by entering the Register of Economic Activities (use of the service requires authentication);
- digitally signed by e-mail to [email protected]
Payment of the state fee
A fee of EUR 300 is paid for the review of the application.
The state fee is transferred to the bank account of the Ministry of Finance with the reference number 2900082993:
- SEB Pank EE891010220034796011 (BIC/SWIFT: EEUHEE2X)
- Swedbank EE932200221023778606 (BIC/SWIFT: HABAEE2X)
- LHV Pank EE777700771003813400 (BIC/SWIFT: LHVBEE22)
- Luminor Bank EE701700017001577198 (BIC/SWIFT: RIKOEE22)
Processing the application
The submitted application will be reviewed within 20 working days. You will be notified of the issue of the activity licence via e-mail.
The activity licence will be recorded in the Register of Economic Activities. If the information in the application is incomplete, you will be contacted via e-mail or by phone after the submission of the application.
The activity licence is valid indefinitely.
Changing the terms and conditions of the activity licence
If you wish to change the location of activities or other circumstances valid upon the issue of the activity licence, you must notify the Transport Administration within 5 working days after the change.
Please submit the application for change to:
- the e-mail address [email protected]
Suspension of an activity licence and termination of economic activity
If you wish to discontinue activities in the selected field, please submit a written application to the Transport Administration:
- digitally signed by e-mail to [email protected]
Revocation of an activity licence
If you violate or have violated the terms and conditions of the activity licence or the laws, your activity licence will be declared invalid.
The issuer or the activity licence may declare the activity licence invalid in the following cases:
- bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings have been initiated against the undertaking;
- the undertaking does not comply with the terms and conditions for issuing the activity licence.
The individual is notified of the decision to declare the activity licence invalid by e-mail.
Supervision
National supervision is carried out by the Transport Administration.
Contact details
Transport Administration, tel: +372 620 1200, e-mail: [email protected]
Registry information and technical questions
Register of Economic Activities, tel: +372 668 7080, e-mail: [email protected]