Safety rules and standards for passenger ships

After a review of the EU legislation on passenger ship safety, the European Commission proposed a number of changes to simplify the existing rules and cut administrative costs, while making sea travel safer. This proposed directive clarifies technical requirements for construction, stability and fire protection of vessels travelling on domestic routes. The newly defined standards should provide for uniform national interpretations and make the rules easier to update, monitor and enforce.

Author: Marketa Pape

• 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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