Laying down detailed rules for the imposition of fines and periodic penalty payments and the withdrawal of recognition of ship inspection and survey organisations pursuant to Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

on ship recycling and amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and Directive 2009/16/EC

(Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002, establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency (Text with EEA relevance) / (OJ L 208, 5.8.2002, p.1)

amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency (Text with EEA relevance)

amending Regulation (EU) No 802/2010 as regards the company performance

amending Directive 2008/106/EC on the minimum level of training of seafarers

amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels

PCF Rules of Procedure - adopting the rules of procedure of the permanent cooperation framework established by Member States in cooperation with the Commission pursuant to Article 10 of Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

This document is the latest consolidation Directive 2002/59/EC, as amended (including amending Directives 2011/15 and 2009/17). The purpose of Directive 2011/15 was to make a number of amendments to Directive 2002/59/EC, including: the replacement of Article 12(1), point (b) on the subject of substances referred to in Annex I to the MARPOL Convention; the replacement of Annex II (Requirements applicable to on-board equipment) and; the replacement of Annex IV (Measures available to Member States in the event of a threat to maritime safety and the protection of the environment). The purpose of Directive 2009/17 was to make a number of amendments, including: facilitating the implementation and operation of SafeSeaNet in a uniform way across Europe, establishing European LRIT data centre, and extending the Directive to fishing vessels over 15m long. This document is the consolidated version, which merges the text of the amendment with that of Directive 2002/59/EC.

Amending Directive 2002/59/EC. The purpose of this Directive was to make a number of amendments in order to improve Directive 2002/59/EC, including: the replacement of Article 12(1), point (b) on the subject of substances referred to in Annex I to the MARPOL Convention; the replacement of Annex II (Requirements applicable to on-board equipment) and; the replacement of Annex IV (Measures available to Member States in the event of a threat to maritime safety and the protection of the environment).

Common Methodology - adopting a common methodology for investigating marine casualties and incidents developed pursuant to Article 5(4) of Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

The European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/35/EC of 7 September 2005, as amended by Directive 2009/123/EC of 21 October 2009 “on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties, including criminal penalties, for pollution offences”, states that the European Maritime Safety Agency shall:

• (a) ‘work with the Member States in developing technical solutions and providing technical assistance …in actions such as tracing discharges by satellite monitoring and surveillance’;
• (b) ‘assist the Commission in the implementation of this Directive’ including, if appropriate, by means of visits to the Member States, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002’.

The Directive recognises that EMSA ‘has a key role to play in working with the Member States in developing technical solutions and providing technical assistance relating to the implementation of this Directive and in assisting the Commission in the performance of any task assigned to it for the effective implementation of this Directive’.

implementing Article 10(3) of Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the flag State criteria

implementing Article 10(3) and Article 27 of Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards company performance (as amended by Regulation EU 1205/2012)

implementing Article 14 of Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards expanded inspections of ships

on the establishment of criteria for the use by liquefied natural gas carriers of technological methods as an alternative to using low sulphur marine fuels meeting the requirements of Article 4b of Council Directive 1999/32/EC relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels as amended by Directive 2005/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sulphur content of marine fuels (notified under document C(2010) 8753).

on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on the Mutual Recognition of Certificates of Conformity for Marine Equipment

on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Text with EEA relevance).

on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents (Text with EEA relevance)

Amending Directive 2002/59/EC. The purpose of this Directive was to make a number of amendments in order to improve and extend the original, including: facilitating the implementation and operation of SafeSeaNet in a uniform way across Europe, establishing European LRIT data centre, and extending the Directive to fishing vessels over 15m long.