8 Amendments of Peter van DALEN related to 2016/0050(COD)
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) For ensuring safety of navigation, Member States should identify waterways with a maritime character, in accordance with harmonised criteria. The competence requirements for navigating on these waterways should be defined at Union level. Without unnecessarily limiting the mobility of boatmasters, when necessary for ensuring safety of navigation, Member States, where relevant in cooperation with the relevant European River Commission, should also have the possibility to identify the waterways entailing specific risks for navigation in accordance with harmonised criteria and procedures, pursuant to this Directive. In such a case, the related competence requirements should be set at Member State level.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The CESNI which is open to experts from all Member States, draws up standards in the field of inland navigation, including for professional qualifications. The Commission may take into account such standards when empowered to adopt acts in conformity, a committee for cooperation between the Member States, the Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine and relevant international organisations, which is open to experts from all Member States, draws up standards in the field of inland navigation, including for professional qualifications. European River Commissions are of crucial importance to the work of CESNI, whereas other stakeholders are associated as well. Where the conditions specified in this Directive are met, the Commission should refer to CESNI standards when adopting implementing and delegated acts in accordance with this Directive.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive lays down the conditions and procedures for the certification of the qualifications of persons involved in the operation of a vessel for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterways in the Union, as well as the recognition of such qualifications in the Member States. These conditions and procedures are developed in correspondence with the work of CESNI, a committee for cooperation between the Member States, the Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine and relevant international organisations.
Amendment 148 #
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, or the relevant European River Commission, may identify stretches of inland waterways with specific risks, except fortaking into account where appropriate the advice of the relevant European River Commission, and with the exception of inland waterways ofwith a maritime character referred to in Article 7, where such risks are due to:
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 to lay down the standards for competences and corresponding knowledge and skills in compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex II. These delegated acts will be developed by CESNI.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 to lay down standards for practical examinations referred to in paragraph 3 specifying the specific competences and the conditions to be tested during the practical examinations, as well as the minimum requirements for the vessels on which a practical examination may be taken. These delegated acts will be developed by CESNI.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member States where relevant in cooperation with the relevant European River Commission that identify 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 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
When applying this paragraph, the Member States shall apply objective, transparent, non-discriminatory and proportionate criteria and shall document the navigation safety history of the stretch concerned.