In adopting the report by Mr Per STENMARCK (PPE, Sw), Parliament approved the proposal for
a Directive aimed at guaranteeing, at European level, stricter safety rules and standards on board
passenger ships. Parliament adopted several amendments calling on the Commission not to impair
the implementation of existing higher standards of safety in Member States and aimed at inserting
various environmental considerations in the text of the Directive. It also called for:
- the introduction of a guarantee for the training of ships' operators in safety procedures;
- the creation of safety certificates for passenger ships;
- specific safety measures for waters which are recognized as particularly dangerous (presence on
board of survival clothing for passengers and crew).
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