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REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/25/EC as regards the inclusion of improved stability requirements and its alignment with stability requirements defined by the International Maritime Organisation
Amendments (16)
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) In order to ensure the best possible safety design of passenger ships, future work should take into account the different specificities at least of cruise ships, ro-ro ships and ferries separately.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7 b) To reinforce the future enforcement of the Directive, the scope of the Port state control Directive 2013/38/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council should be adapted.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 c (new)
Recital 7 c (new)
(7 c) In order to best be able to assess future needs or revisions to this Directive, EMSA should continue its inspection with Member States and report to the Commission.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to enable the Commission to evaluate and report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of this Directive by [OP : Please insert a date: tenfive years from the entry into force of this amending Directive], Member States should provide data on every new ro-ro passenger ship that is certified after [OP: Please insert a date: one year from the entry into force of this amending Directive] for regular service in compliance with the stability requirements contained in this Directive according to the structure set out in the Annex.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c b (new)
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) ‘persons with reduced mobility’ means persons who have a particular difficulty when using public transport, including elderly persons, persons with disabilities, persons with sensory impairments and wheelchair users, pregnant women and persons accompanying small children;
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point g
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ‘operator’ means the legal entity or physical person who has assumed the responsibility for the operation of the ship and for remuneration, provides scheduled or non-scheduled sea transport services for the carriage of passengers and is entitled to decide on the commercial operations of the ship;
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point g
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(n a) ‘company’ means the shipowner or any other organisation or person such as the manager; the time charterer or the bareboat charterer, which has assumed the responsibility for the commercial operation of the ship from the shipowner and is responsible for paying for fuel consumed by the ship;
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State, in its capacity as Port State, shall ensure that all ro-ro passenger ships flying the flag of a State which is not a Member State comply fully with the requirements of this Directive before they may be engaged on voyages in regular service from or to ports of that Member State in accordance with Directive 2017/2110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20 .; Member States authorities, under the supervision of EMSA, shall regularly check the overall safety of ro-ro passenger ships. If safety insufficiency is established, the ship shall not leave the port, until the appropriate maintenance repairs have been performed. If a ship company is seen to operate unsafe ships repeatedly, a blacklist of these companies shall be published on the Commission website. _________________ 20 Directive (EU) 2017/2110 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 on a system of inspections for the safe operation of ro-ro passenger ships and high-speed passenger craft in regular service and amending Directive 2009/16/EC and repealing Council Directive 1999/35/EC (OJ L 315, 30.11.2017, p. 61).
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 6 – Title
Article 6 – Title
Specific stability and safety requirements
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. New ro-ro passenger ships shall also comply with specific safety requirements for the safe loading, unloading as well as safe and secure storage of bicycles carried by passengers. The Commission shall adopt delegated act on these requirements in accordance with Article 11 no later than 3 years after the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. New ro-ro passenger ships shall comply with the PRM provisions for safety and accessibility, as required under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the European Accessibility Act.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. For Article 6, paragraphs 1a(new) and 1b(new) the following derogation periods apply: - 8 years for existing ro-ro passenger ships certified to carry 1350 or fewer persons on board - 5 years for existing ro-ro passenger ships certified to carry more than 1350 persons on board
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State acting in its capacity as Port State shall recognise certificates issued by another Member State in compliance with this Directive and as long as SOLAS compliance is documented.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 13 b (new)
Article 13 b (new)
Article 13 b new Derogation Member States which do not have seaports and which have no ro-ro passenger ships or craft flying their flag that fall within the scope of this Directive may derogate from the provisions of this Directive. Those Member States which intend to avail themselves of such derogation shall communicate to the Commission by the end of [… insert 6 months after the application...] and annually thereafter of any subsequent change. Such Member States may not allow ro-ro passenger ships to fly their flag until they have transposed and implemented this Directive.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/25/EC
Article 13a – paragraph 1
Article 13a – paragraph 1
The Commission shall evaluate the implementation of this Directive and submit the results of the evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council by [OP: Please insert a date: tenfive years from the date of entry into force of this amending Directive]. Information based on the notifications referred to in Article 6(2) shall be made available in anonymised form. ;