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EU ministers agree on improving stability requirements for ro-pax ships
The Presidency of the Council of the EU will start negotiations with the European Parliament
June 3, 2022
The proposal to amend the Directive ensures, as far as possible, consistency with international standards on stability in damage conditions for passenger ships recently updated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the SOLAS 2020 Convention. IMO introduces new regime to assess the chances of survival of the vessels ro-pax in conditions of failure and new associated requirements. The new however, international standards appear insufficient in the light of the requirements already in place in the EU for new small ships size, which is why the proposal provides for the maintenance of safety requirements of a level equivalent to that provided for by the existing Community law.
In addition, the proposal aims to strengthen the requirements for entry in the European Union fleet of large ships existing and not yet certified at EU level. The text of the The Council maintained the general approach of the proposal of the European Commission, except for an extension of the deadline of transposition that, in accordance with the Council's position, it would take from 12 to 24 months.
Following the general approach adopted yesterday by ministers of EU transport the Council presidency will launch the negotiations with the European Parliament as soon as the latter has approved its position.
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The proposal to amend the Directive ensures, as far as possible, consistency with international standards on stability in damage conditions for passenger ships recently updated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the SOLAS 2020 Convention. IMO introduces new regime to assess the chances of survival of the vessels ro-pax in conditions of failure and new associated requirements. The new however, international standards appear insufficient in the light of the requirements already in place in the EU for new small ships size, which is why the proposal provides for the maintenance of safety requirements of a level equivalent to that provided for by the existing Community law.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
