Safety and Marine Environment Protection prospects we face

Safety and Marine Environment Protection; prospects we face the EU perspective Marten Koopmans Permanent representative of the European Commission to the IMO

Content • Introduction • Prospects • 3 rd Maritime Safety Package • Conclusions

EU maritime transport • 80+ % of world trade + EU external trade • • • is carried by sea + 40 % of intra-EU trade is carried by sea 25 % of world tonnage under EU flag + 40+ % of world fleet controlled by EU shipping companies 3. 5 billion tonnes of cargo + 400 million passengers through EU ports per year 350. 000 jobs in ports + related services

Priorities • improving maritime safety • promotion of high-quality standards => Following a series of accident measures have been adopted to: – – – – eliminate substandard shipping increase the protection of crews and passengers reduce environmental pollution ensure that good operators are not facing commercial disadvantage promote international competitiveness of EU shipping improve EU transport efficiency full & harmonised implementation of International Conventions within the European Union

Prospects General developments • society wants more “goods”, so i. e. more (unseen) transport • society continues to be less willing to accept accidents and (even more so) pollution • while preventive measures is the key, accidents will unavoidably trigger more regulation (last “triggering” major accident (Prestige) was 7 years ago)

3 rd Maritime Safety Package • Published in the Official Journal of the EU • on 28 May 2009 To find this: – http: //eur-lex. europa. eu/ JOHtml. do? uri=OJ: L: 2009: 131: SOM: EN: HTML or – http: //eur-lex. europa. eu – choose a language – go to: Official Journal – type in: 2009 + L + 131

3 rd Maritime Safety Package • Flag State responsibilities • Classification societies • Port State control • Vessel traffic monitoring • Accident investigation • Liability and compensation for damage of • passengers Insurance of shipowners for maritime claims

Flag State-I • missing link in EU legislation • EU MS to control that ships flying their flags effectively respect IMO standards • mandatory audit plan of national maritime administrations • certification of maritime administrations quality management systems

Flag State-II • firm commitment of EU MS to ratify safety and liability conventions • apply the IMO audit scheme (VIMSAS) and Code of mandatory instruments • ensure VIMSAS and Code are made mandatory at international level • all EU MS flags on the Paris Mo. U PSC white list by 2012 at the latest

Classification societies-I • classification societies are fundamental for maritime safety. Better performance means less room for sub-standard shipping • radical improvement in the quality of the work undertaken by classification societies • independent quality control regime by a specialised body

Classification societies-II • mutual recognition of classification certificates where appropriate and safe • transparency and cooperation obligations • new system of financial penalties for preventing under-performance

Port State Control • more stringent regime for substandard vessels (frequency of inspections, banning) • new inspection regime with a full EU inspections coverage (25 % => 100 %) • risk-based frequency of the inspection (most dangerous ships => every 6 months) • ships not fulfilling the rules will be banned • blacklist of companies

Vessel Traffic Monitoring • Places of Refuge: • legal framework • independent decision making • tools for decision making • Safe. Sea. Net: EU-wide electronic system for maritime data exchange • AIS: mandatory for fishing vessels

Accident investigation • investigation after each very serious casualties where EU interest are affected • in line with IMO Code • independent, professional bodies • common methodology • technical support by EMSA • cooperation between investigating bodies

Compensation of passengers • Athens Convention of 2002 in EU legislation • modernised carrier liability rules • mandatory insurance system • satisfactory compensation ceiling • applies to • all passengers who have purchased their tickets in Europe • all EU flagged ships • all voyages to/from EU MS

Maritime insurance • compulsory insurance for all ships in EU • cover ceilings as in the LLMC-1996 • proof of insurance • insurance certificate to be verified by PSC • no certificate: penalties, e. g. ship may be detained or even expelled

Conclusions • Maritime transport is important for the EU • Society will demand more safety and environment protection from shipping • Shipping will have to deliver this, also in hard times • The 3 rd Maritime Safety Package is the new milestone in this continued progress

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