Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2016/0050(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION 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
Amendments (11)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) With a view to contributing to the mobility of persons involved in the operation of vessels across the Union and considering that all certificates of qualification, service record books and logbooks issued in accordance with this Directive should comply with minimumthe required standards, Member States should recognise the professional qualifications certified in accordance with this Directive. Consequently the holders of such qualifications should be able to exercise their profession on all Union inland waterways.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should issue certificates of qualification only to persons that have the minimumrequired levels of competence, the minimum age, the minimum medical fitness and the navigation time required for obtaining a specific qualification.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To safeguard the mutual recognition of qualifications, the certificates of qualification should be based on the competences necessary for the operation of vessels. Member States should ensure that persons receiving certificates of qualification have the corresponding minimumrequired levels of competence, verified following an appropriate assessment. Such assessments may take the form of an administrative examination or may form part of approved training programmes carried out in accordance with common standards in order to ensure a comparable minimum level of competence in all Member States for various qualifications.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Approval of training programmes is necessary to verify that the programmes comply with common minimum requirements regarding content and organisation. Such compliance allows for eliminating unnecessary barriers to entering the profession by preventing those who have already acquired the necessary skills during their vocational training from passing unnecessary additional examination. The existence of approved training programmes may also facilitate the entry of workers with prior experience from other sectors into the profession of inland navigation as they may benefit from dedicated training programmes that take account of their already acquired competences.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to provide minimumthe required harmonised standards for the certification of qualifications and to facilitate the exchange of information between Member States and the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of this Directive by the Commission, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission as regards the setting of standards of competence, standards for medical fitness, standards for practical examinations, standards for the approval of simulators and standards defining the characteristics and conditions of use for a database kept by the Commission to host a copy of key data related to Union certificates of qualifications, service record books, logbooks and recognised documents. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. When necessary for ensuring safety of navigation, Member States mayshall identify stretches of inland waterways with specific risks, except for inland waterways of a maritime character referred to in Article 7, where such risks are due to:
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) that they meet the minimum requirements laid down in Annex I on age, required competence, administrative compliance and navigation time corresponding to the qualification applied for;
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) that they meet the minimum requirements laid down in Annex I on age, required competence, administrative compliance and navigation time corresponding to the specific authorisation applied for.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an examination verifying compliance with the standards of competence referred to in Article 15(1) is carried out by qualified independent examiners.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member States thatving identifyied inland waterways stretches with specific risks in the meaning of Article 8(1), shall define the additional competence required from boatmasters navigating on these stretches and the means to prove that such requirements are met.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. On reaching the age of 605, the holder of a Union certificate of qualification shall successfully complete a medical fitness examination in the three months thereafter and shall subsequently successfully complete this examination every five years thereafter. On reaching the age of 70, the holder shall successfully complete this examination every two years thereafter.