Activities of Gesine MEISSNER related to 2016/0050(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation (debate) DE
Recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation (debate) DE
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation and repealing Council Directive 96/50/EC and Council Directive 91/672/EEC PDF (992 KB) DOC (139 KB)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In order to develop an up-to-date, coherent and consistent legislative framework for inland waterway transport this Directive needs to be completed by a redesign of the Union manning requirements (crew composition, navigation and resting time). This would allow for a drastic reduction of the number of enforceable rules which could be easily controlled with the help of electronic professional cards and electronic vessels units, thus discouraging current unlawful social practices and eventually boosting competition and ensuring fair competition in the sector.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘large convoy’ means a pushed convoy composed of the pusher and seven or more bargesfor which the product of the total length and the total width is 6000 square metres or more;