Masters: RTK – Foreign Masters Employment Regulations (Regeling Tewerkstelling Kapiteins)

Instructions RTK-application

Read the instructions carefully before you start filling in the electronic application form. The application form is entirely in Dutch, however, because everything you enter will be on the certificate, you must enter it in English. You are responsible for entering your details correctly.

The digital application method is only compatible with Internet browsers: Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer version 8 or newer.

1. Applicant Details (Gegevens aanvrager)
If the employer/applicant is not the ship manager, the contact details of the employer must be entered. In this case the exemption will state the following: “ship manager name” represented by “employer/applicant”.

As standard, the exemption to be issued will be sent as a PDF document to the e-mail address you have specified.

If the invoice has to be sent to a different address, you can enter a different invoice address if necessary.

2. Application details (Gegevens van aanvraag)
Here you choose what type of application you require: a new licence or a renewal. Enter the desired date of the licence. For a renewal, enter the reference number of the licence to be renewed.

Then enter the details of the captain: first name, surname, date of birth and nationality. Underneath fill in the end date of the applicant’s Non-EU/EEA certificate.

Then enter the number of Dutch-flagged ships that you own or manage. Then enter the number of captains, 1st mates, 2nd mates, 3rd mates and Marofs that sail with you.

Click yes or no if one or more first Dutch nationality officer(s) are eligible for promotion to captain. If you click no, please enter the reason why not in the Toelichting box.

Check whether suitable Dutch captains are available on the labour market.

Check whether the employment of non-EU/EEA masters will lead to the forced dismissal of Dutch masters.

Check which recruitment efforts you are using to hire Dutch captains and officers; you can select multiple choices. Use the box below to fill in other recruitment efforts if the list of multiple choices is not sufficient.

If you have advertised for Dutch officers and captains, indicate this in the relevant box including which media were involved and when the advertisement(s) appeared.

The questions about recruitment efforts do not have to be answered by ship managers who purchased their Dutch-flagged ships less than 2 years ago. Please state this in the text box at the bottom of this form.

3. Additional attachments (Mee te zenden bijlagen)
You must enclose a copy of the non-EU/EEA master's licence of the non-EU/EEA master to which this application refers.

Click on the plus sign to browse for the necessary documentation. Click on the document and this will appear in the upload screen. Click on Upload and the document will be added to the application form.

If you want to delete a document, click on the cross next to the completed field. An explanation may be given in the empty field below.

If you have any additional comments, you can enter them in the Opmerkingen field. Here you can enter, for example, that your Dutch-flagged ships were purchased less than 2 years ago or details about your recruitment efforts.

4. Send form (verzenden)
When you have entered everything correctly, click on send and the application to be sent and the exemption will be processed. You can stop the process by clicking 'annuleer'. In both cases you will return to the licence overview.