The captain of a ship must be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, another Member State of the European Union or other European Economic Area country or the Swiss Confederation.
"Article 11 . Crew composition:
The ship's crew ( including the ship's captain) must consist of at least half of the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, other Member States of the European Union or other European Economic Area countries and the Swiss Confederation (hereinafter - Member State) and other natural persons using European Union legislation. movement within the Member States. Only nationals of a Member State may hold the office of master. The master of a ship transporting passengers and (or) cargo to (from) the ports (ports) of the Republic of Lithuania or at least one of the assistants to the master of such a ship must speak Lithuanian."
(Law on Merchant Shipping (12 September 1996, No.I-1513; last amended 19 December 2019), Article 11 [google translation])
Law on Merchant Shipping (12 September 1996, No.I-1513; last amended 19 December 2019), Article 11
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