Maritime safety: roll-on/roll-off (Ro-ro) ferries and high speed passenger craft, conditions for the operation

In adopting the report by Mr Mark WATTS (PSE, UK), the European Parliament wished to specify that the purpose of this Directive was the setting up of a mandatory survey regime by the host States with a view to a uniform level of safety in the operation of regular ro-ro ferry and high speed passenger craft services to or from ports in the Member States of the Community. Parliament considered that ro-ro ferry or high speed passenger craft services from and to the same port should also comply with the requirements of the Directive if the voyage extends beyond the port area. Information on the particulars of ro-ro ferries or high speed craft permitted to operate on domestic or international voyages or any operational limitations should be made publicly available as well as forming the basis for an annual report to be submitted by the Commission.�