Registration of persons on board passenger ships

While EU waters ranks among the safest in the world for travellers, in case of an emergency, search and rescue authorities must know immediately the number of people missing. To facilitate this, the European Commission proposed in 2016 to digitalise the registration of passengers on ships operating to and from EU ports. The proposal is part of a broader review of the EU passenger ship safety legislation, which aims to simplify the existing rules and cut administrative costs, while keeping sea travel safe.

• Primary Source

EPRS: Briefing, September 2017: Proposals on passenger ship safety http://www.europeansources.info/record/safety-rules-and-standards-for-passenger-ships-registration-of-persons-on-board-passenger-ships-inspections-of-ro-ro-ferries-and-high-speed-passenger-craft/

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