5 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2012/2297(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concern the environmental impact of marine litter in all European sea basins and calls on the Commission and Member States to focus on the full implementation of the relevant EU directives, such as those on waste management, port reception facilities for ship-generated waste, water quality and marine strategy; urges the Council to reach an agreement with the European Parliament to adopt a regulation allowing vessels to be dismantled in a way that respects the environment and the workers’ working conditions, thereby enabling the EU’s shipbuilding industry to recycle materials competitively;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission to help Member States to launch a plan to map and survey wrecked ships and submerged archaeological sites which form an important part of the Union's historical and cultural heritage; stresses the need to facilitate the understanding and study of such sites and help prevent the despoliation to which they are being subjected, thus enabling them to be properly preserved;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Commission to improve the working conditions of seafarers by appropriate means, to incorporate the ILO Maritime Labour Convention into Union law, and to propose a programme for the qualification and training of seafarers, in particular the recruitment of young people including those from third countries;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Requests that it be made obligatory in port modernisation and expansion projects to equip passenger terminals and new passenger ships with facilities for people with reduced mobility;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Reiterates the importance of coastal and sea-going passenger transport, primarily via ferries and cruise ships, and refers to the entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010 on the rights of passengers travelling by sea, which ought to help enhance quality maritime tourism; calls in that respect on the Commission to set a campaign in motion to improve the quality of passenger and cruise ships with regard to passengers’ rights, basing this on operators’ best practices;