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Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/45/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships PDF (646 KB) DOC (103 KB)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) To maintain a high level of safety provided by common safety standards defined by Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 and to preserve level playing field, the application of that Directive should be improved. Directive 2009/45/EC should apply only to passenger ships and craft for which its safety standards have been designed. A number of specific ship typesShip-carried tenders are used to ferry passengers from ships to shore and back only, and they should not be used for other types of services such as, for example, coastal sightseeing excursions and other similar activities, which should be undertaken by ships that meet the requirements for passenger ships of the coastal State, as provided for by inter alia the IMO guidelines (MSC.1/Circ.1417 on Guidelines for passenger ship tenders). The Commission should be therefore excluded from its scope, such as tenders, sailing ships assess the need for common European requirements, including mandatory provisions, for sthips transporting trained personnel engaged in business of the ship or offshore installations. _________________ 16Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (OJ L 163, 25.6.2009, p. 1)category, and issue specific guidelines before 2020, also in order to facilitate the harmonisation of rules and standards between Member States.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council excludes passenger ships that are not propelled by mechanical means from its scope. It is, however, necessary to clarify in that Directive that sailing ships should not be certified thereunder since their mechanical propulsion is only intended for auxiliary and emergency use. The Commission should therefore assess and issue common European requirements for this category, publishing specific guidelines by 2020. These guidelines should also facilitate the harmonisation of rules and standards used in Member States without adding subsequent requirements laid down in IMO rules.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In view of the principle of proportionality, the current prescriptive requirements derived from the SOLAS Convention have proven difficult to adapt to small passenger vessels below 24 meters in length. Furthermore, small ships are primarily built in other materials than steel and only a very limited number of such ships have been therefore certified under Directive 2009/45/EC. In the absence of specific safety concerns and adequate standards provided by the Directive, ships bellow 24 meters in length should be therefore excluded from its scope and should be subjected to specific safety standards determined by Member States that are better placed to assess the local limitations of navigation for these ships in terms of distance to coast or port and weather conditions. In determining those standards, Member States should act in accordance with guidelines to be published by the Commission, and taking into consideration IMO international conventions, and should avoid introducing requirements subsequent to international rules. The Commission should expedite the development of guidelines for these vessels, as provided for by the Commission Work Programme 2017.