6 Amendments of Kateřina KONEČNÁ related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that in the period 1 January until 31 May 2015, in which a total of 47 265 migrants were rescued at sea in the Mediterranean Sea, 13 475 were rescued by merchant vessels; takes note that in these five months, 302 merchant vessels were asked to re-route and change course to assist in rescue operations, of which 104 vessels activelywere ultimately asked to rescued and disembarked migrants;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points out the fact that merchant vessels have not been equipped and their staff have not been trained to make them sufficiently prepared to systematically take part in rescue operations in such scale;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
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;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages EU authorities and Member States to fully deploy the existing vessel traffic monitoring and information systems in the Mediterranean Sea, to gather up-to- date information on vessels transiting across EU coastlines, and to further develop the collaboration between the different maritime authorities, such as transport safety, naval and coastal guard authorities, in order to better coordinate and put into operation effective maritime safety functions and maintain a real-time situational overview to support rescue operations; emphasizes the involvement of European Maritime Safety Agency, in its full capacity, as a provider of integrated maritime services to support the operations at sea;