Safety and Marine Safety and Marine Environment Protection; Environment Protection;

prospects we face - the EU prospects we face - the EU perspectiveperspective

Marten KoopmansMarten Koopmans

Permanent representative of Permanent representative of the European Commission to the European Commission to

the IMOthe IMO

ContentContent

• IntroductionIntroduction

• ProspectsProspects

• 33rdrd Maritime Safety Maritime Safety PackagePackage

• ConclusionsConclusions

EU maritime transportEU maritime transport

• 8080++ % of world trade + EU external % of world trade + EU external trade is carried by sea +trade is carried by sea +

• 40 % of intra-EU trade is carried by sea40 % of intra-EU trade is carried by sea• 25 % of world tonnage under EU flag +25 % of world tonnage under EU flag +• 4040++ % of world fleet controlled by EU % of world fleet controlled by EU

shipping companiesshipping companies• 3.5 billion tonnes of cargo + 400 3.5 billion tonnes of cargo + 400

million passengers through EU ports million passengers through EU ports per yearper year

• 350.000 jobs in ports + related services350.000 jobs in ports + related services

PrioritiesPriorities• improving maritime safetyimproving maritime safety• promotion of high-quality standardspromotion of high-quality standards=> Following a series of accident measures => Following a series of accident measures

have been adopted to:have been adopted to:– eliminate substandard shippingeliminate substandard shipping– increase the protection of crews and passengersincrease the protection of crews and passengers– reduce environmental pollutionreduce environmental pollution– ensure that good operators are not facing commercial ensure that good operators are not facing commercial

disadvantagedisadvantage– promote international competitiveness of EU shippingpromote international competitiveness of EU shipping– improve EU transport efficiencyimprove EU transport efficiency– full & harmonised implementation of International full & harmonised implementation of International

Conventions within the European Union Conventions within the European Union

ProspectsProspects General developmentsGeneral developments

• society wants more “goods”, so i.e. society wants more “goods”, so i.e. more (unseen) transportmore (unseen) transport

• society continues to be less willing to society continues to be less willing to accept accidents and (even more so) accept accidents and (even more so) pollutionpollution

• while preventive measures is the key, while preventive measures is the key, accidents will unavoidably trigger more accidents will unavoidably trigger more regulation regulation (last “triggering” major accident (last “triggering” major accident (Prestige) was 7 years ago) (Prestige) was 7 years ago)

33rdrd Maritime Safety Maritime Safety PackagePackage

• Published in the Official Journal of Published in the Official Journal of the EU on 28 May 2009the EU on 28 May 2009

• To find this:To find this:– http://eur-lex.europa.eu/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:131:SOM:EN:HTMLJOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:131:SOM:EN:HTMLoror– http://eur-lex.europa.euhttp://eur-lex.europa.eu– choose a languagechoose a language– go to: Official Journalgo to: Official Journal– type in: 2009 + L + 131type in: 2009 + L + 131

33rdrd Maritime Safety Maritime Safety PackagePackage

• Flag State responsibilitiesFlag State responsibilities• Classification societiesClassification societies• Port State controlPort State control• Vessel traffic monitoringVessel traffic monitoring• Accident investigationAccident investigation• Liability and compensation for Liability and compensation for

damage of passengersdamage of passengers• Insurance of shipowners for Insurance of shipowners for

maritime claimsmaritime claims

Flag State-IFlag State-I

• missing link in EU legislation missing link in EU legislation

• EU MS to control that ships flying EU MS to control that ships flying their flags effectively respect IMO their flags effectively respect IMO standardsstandards

• mandatory audit plan of national mandatory audit plan of national maritime administrationsmaritime administrations

• certification of maritime certification of maritime administrations quality management administrations quality management systemssystems

Flag State-IIFlag State-II

• firm commitment of EU MS to ratify firm commitment of EU MS to ratify safety and liability conventions safety and liability conventions

• apply the IMO audit scheme apply the IMO audit scheme (VIMSAS) and Code of mandatory (VIMSAS) and Code of mandatory instrumentsinstruments

• ensure VIMSAS and Code are made ensure VIMSAS and Code are made mandatory at international levelmandatory at international level

• all EU MS flags on the Paris MoU PSC all EU MS flags on the Paris MoU PSC white list by 2012 at the latestwhite list by 2012 at the latest

Classification societies-IClassification societies-I

• classification societies are classification societies are fundamental for maritime safety. fundamental for maritime safety. Better performance means less room Better performance means less room for sub-standard shippingfor sub-standard shipping

• radical radical improvement in the quality of improvement in the quality of the work undertaken by classification the work undertaken by classification societiessocieties

• independent quality control regime independent quality control regime by a specialised bodyby a specialised body

Classification societies-IIClassification societies-II

• mutual recognition of classification mutual recognition of classification certificates where appropriate and safecertificates where appropriate and safe

• transparency and cooperation transparency and cooperation obligationsobligations

• new system of financial penalties for new system of financial penalties for preventing under-performancepreventing under-performance

Port State ControlPort State Control

• more more stringent regime for stringent regime for substandard vessels (frequency of substandard vessels (frequency of inspections, banning)inspections, banning)

• new new inspection regime with a full EU inspection regime with a full EU inspections coverage (25 % => 100 %)inspections coverage (25 % => 100 %)

• risk-based risk-based frequency of the frequency of the inspection (most dangerous ships => inspection (most dangerous ships => every 6 months)every 6 months)

• ships ships not fulfilling the rules will be not fulfilling the rules will be bannedbanned

• blacklist of companiesblacklist of companies

Vessel Traffic MonitoringVessel Traffic Monitoring

• Places of Refuge: Places of Refuge:

• legal frameworklegal framework

• independent decision makingindependent decision making

• tools for decision makingtools for decision making

• SafeSeaNet: SafeSeaNet: EU-wide electronic system for maritime data exchange

• AIS: AIS: mandatory for fishing vessels

Accident investigationAccident investigation

• investigation after each very serious investigation after each very serious casualties where EU interest are casualties where EU interest are affectedaffected

• in line with IMO Codein line with IMO Code

• independent, professional bodiesindependent, professional bodies

• common methodology common methodology

• technical support by EMSAtechnical support by EMSA

• cooperation between investigating cooperation between investigating bodiesbodies

Compensation of Compensation of passengers passengers • Athens Convention of 2002 in EU Athens Convention of 2002 in EU legislationlegislation

• modernised carrier liability rulesmodernised carrier liability rules

• mandatory insurance systemmandatory insurance system

• satisfactory compensation ceilingsatisfactory compensation ceiling

• applies toapplies to

• all passengers who have purchased their all passengers who have purchased their tickets in Europetickets in Europe

• all EU flagged shipsall EU flagged ships

• all voyages to/from EU MSall voyages to/from EU MS

Maritime insurance Maritime insurance

• compulsory insurance for all ships in compulsory insurance for all ships in EUEU

• cover ceilings as in the LLMC-1996cover ceilings as in the LLMC-1996

• proof of insuranceproof of insurance

• insurance certificate to be verified by insurance certificate to be verified by PSCPSC

• no certificate: penalties, e.g. ship no certificate: penalties, e.g. ship may be detained or even expelledmay be detained or even expelled

ConclusionsConclusions

• Maritime transport is important for the Maritime transport is important for the EUEU

• Society will demand more safety and Society will demand more safety and environment protection from shippingenvironment protection from shipping

• Shipping will have to deliver this, also in Shipping will have to deliver this, also in hard timeshard times

• The 3The 3rdrd Maritime Safety Package is the Maritime Safety Package is the new milestone in this continued progressnew milestone in this continued progress

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