8 Amendments of Knut FLECKENSTEIN related to 2018/0162(COD)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In order to maintain a high level of maritime safety and pollution prevention at sea, it is essential to improve the level of knowledge and skills of the Union seafarers by developing maritime training and certification in line with the international rules, as well as to take further action to enhance the European maritime skills base through the provision of advanced training and development opportunities for Union seafarers.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 5 b – paragraph 2
Article 5 b – paragraph 2
2. Every Member State shall recognise Certificates of Competency issued by another Member State or Certificates of Proficiency issued by another Member State to masters and officers in accordance with Regulations V/1-1 and V/1-2 of Annex I, by endorsing that certificate to attest its recognition. The endorsement attesting the recognition, shall be limited to the capacities, functions and levels of competency or proficiency prescribed therein. The endorsement shall only be issued if all requirements of the STCW Convention have been complied with, in accordance with paragraph 7 of Regulation I/2 of the STCW Convention. The form of the endorsement used shall be that set out in paragraph 3 of Section A-I/2 of the STCW Code.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 5 b – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 5 b – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Member States shall, with the assistance of the Commission and the involvement of social partners, develop a mutually recognised European Maritime Diploma of Excellence providing advanced training for seafarers above and beyond the requirements of the STCW Convention in order further to enhance the European maritime skills base.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 5 b – paragraph 7 b (new)
Article 5 b – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. By...[insert date five years after entry into force] the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council an evaluation of the impact of mutual recognition of seafarers’ training and qualifications on the employment and skills of European seafarers, including proposals for further action in the light of that evaluation.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
A Member State which intends to recognise, by endorsement, the certificates of competency or the certificates of proficiency referred to in paragraph 1 issued by a third country to a master, officer or radio operator, for service on ships flying its flag, shall, following consultations with appropriate social partners in that Member State, submit a request to the Commission for the recognition of that third country, accompanied by a preliminary analysis of the third country's compliance with the requirements of the STCW Convention by collecting the information referred to in Annex II, including an. In addition to the preliminary analysis on compliance, the Member State shall submit a reasoned estimation of the number of masters and, officers and radio operators from that country likely to be employed, together with information on the results of social partner consultations.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the number of seafarers’ training and development programs approved by the third country;
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) the overall numbers of seafarers provided by the third country to the Union fleet, and the level of training and qualifications of those seafarers;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(fb) information concerning education and training standards in that third country provided by any concerned authorities or other stakeholders.