Agreement on position regarding proposal on registration of ship passengers

The Council of the European Union reached an agreement on 21 March 2017 regarding its position on a proposal updating requirements on the registration of persons sailing on board passenger ships.

The draft law aims comprises digitalising the registration of ship passengers to ensure that, in the event of an accident, search and rescue services have immediate access to information on the people on board. The Council decided amend the original proposal by extending the transposition period.

The proposal was put forward by the European Commission in June 2016, as part of a larger package of proposals updating EU passenger ship safety legislation.

• 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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