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3 Amendments of Curzio MALTESE related to 2015/2095(INI)

Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that under the Geneva Convention on refugees status, UNCLOS convention1 and the SOLAS convention2 and the SAR3 a convention every state party to the convention requires the master of a ship flying its flag, in so far as he can do so without serious danger to the ship, the crew or the passengers, to render assistance to any person found at sea in danger of being lost, regardless of the nationality or status of such a person or the circumstances in which that person is found and to actively participate in search and rescue operations at sea; __________________ 1 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, Article 98 ‘Duty to render assistance’ 2 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, Regulation 33 ‘Distress messages: obligations and procedures’ 3aInternational Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue 1979 as amended
2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that without vessels and their crew being sufficiently prepared, the situation will result in accidents in the Mediterranean Seain the Mediterranean Sea, already witness of a human tragedy, will result in accidents that might lead to loss of human lives and also entail environmental risks;
2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes activities of civil society in the Mediterranean Sea and especially those happening on boats belonging to Médecins Sans Frontières and Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS); regrets, however, that the rescue operations rely on the capacity of civil society in such a great extent due to the lack of resources provided by authorities;
2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN