{"id":13606,"date":"2022-09-07T19:32:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=13606"},"modified":"2022-09-25T17:47:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T17:47:28","slug":"13606-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing Vessels [EU]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#Fishing_vessels\" title=\"Fishing vessels\">Fishing vessels<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#Summary\" title=\"Summary\">Summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#Background\" title=\"Background\">Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#References\" title=\"References\">References<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#Maritime_safety_marine_equipment\" title=\"Maritime safety: marine equipment\">Maritime safety: marine equipment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#Summary-2\" title=\"Summary\">Summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#Objective\" title=\"Objective\">Objective<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#Scope\" title=\"Scope\">Scope<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#Conformity\" title=\"Conformity\">Conformity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#Conformity_assessment\" title=\"Conformity assessment\">Conformity assessment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#Testing_standards\" title=\"Testing standards\">Testing standards<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/13606-2\/#References-2\" title=\"References\">References<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fishing_vessels\"><\/span>Fishing vessels<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Directive sets out minimum practical measures with a view to encouraging an improvement in the health and safety of workers on board fishing vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Council Directive 93\/103\/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for work on board fishing vessels (thirteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89\/391\/EEC) [See amending acts].<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The general provisions concerning improvements in the safety and health of workers (framework Directive 89\/391\/EEC) are fully applicable on board fishing vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Owners <a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/legislation_summaries\/maritime_affairs_and_fisheries\/fisheries_sector_organisation_and_financing\/c11124_en.htm#KEY#KEY\">*<\/a> must comply with certain obligations aimed at ensuring the safety and health of workers <a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/legislation_summaries\/maritime_affairs_and_fisheries\/fisheries_sector_organisation_and_financing\/c11124_en.htm#KEY#KEY\">*<\/a>. They must therefore ensure that the fishing vessels can be used under conditions which do not compromise the safety and health of these workers. Occurrences at sea must be described in a report to be forwarded to the competent authorities. The owner must also ensure that regular technical maintenance is carried out and that any defects found which are likely to affect the safety and health of workers are rectified as quickly as possible. Owners must also check that the vessels are cleaned regularly, that emergency and survival equipment is in good working order, and take account of the personal protective equipment specifications given in Annex IV to this Directive.<\/p>\n<p>Existing fishing vessels must comply with the requirements of this Directive, within 9 years at the latest of its adoption. Vessels which undergo extensive conversions after the adoption of this Directive and new vessels must comply with the requirements, within 2 years at the latest of its adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Workers must be informed of measures to be taken regarding health and safety on board vessels. To this end, they must be given suitable training. More detailed training must be provided for any person likely to command a vessel. Provision must be made for the consultation and participation of workers.<\/p>\n<p>Annex I deals with the minimum safety and health requirements for new fishing vessels, and Annex II with those for existing vessels. Annex III contains the minimum requirements for life-saving and survival equipment and Annex IV those for personal protective equipment. Technical adaptations of the annexes are decided by the Commission.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Background\"><\/span>Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Directive 93\/103\/EC supplements Directive 89\/391\/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work in the fisheries sector.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">Key terms used in the act<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Owner: the registered owner or, where appropriate, the demise charterer or manager of a vessel;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Worker: any person carrying out an occupation on board a vessel, excluding shore personnel;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fishing vessel: any vessel flying the flag of a Member State or registered under the plenary jurisdiction of a Member State used for commercial purposes for catching and\/or processing fish or other resources from the sea;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Existing fishing vessel: any fishing vessel which is not a new fishing vessel;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New fishing vessel: vessel for which the building contract was signed after 23 November 2005 or, if the contract was signed before 23 November 2005, is not yet ready three years after that date, or, in the absence of a building contract, any vessel built or converted on or after that date.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"References\"><\/span>References<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Act<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Entry into force<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Deadline for transposition in the Member States<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Official Journal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Directive 93\/103\/EEC<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">2.1.1994<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">23.11.1995<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">OJ L 307 of 13.12.1993<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Amending act(s)<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Entry into force<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Deadline for transposition in the Member States<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Official Journal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Directive 2007\/30\/EC<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">28.6.2007<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">31.12.2012<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">OJ L 165 of 27.6.2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maritime_safety_marine_equipment\"><\/span>Maritime safety: marine equipment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In order to ensure the safety of maritime transport, Community safety standards have been adopted concerning the performance of marine equipment carried on board ships. Under these rules, Member States of the European Union (EU) may prohibit neither the marketing nor placing on board Community vessels of equipment certified as conforming to the provisions of this directive.<\/p>\n<p>Council Directive 96\/98\/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment [See amending acts].<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary-2\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>International conventions require marine equipment placed on board ships to conform to certain safety regulations. These include the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imo.org\/Conventions\/contents.asp?topic_id=257&amp;doc_id=647\">SOLAS<\/a>). The establishment of common rules on marine equipment aims to eliminate differences in the implementation of international standards in the Member States.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Objective\"><\/span>Objective<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The objective of this directive is to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>enhance safety at sea and the prevention of marine pollution through the uniform application of the relevant international instruments;<\/li>\n<li>ensure the free movement of marine equipment within the Community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scope\"><\/span>Scope<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The directive applies to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>equipment for use on board a new Community ship, regardless of its place of construction;<\/li>\n<li>equipment placed on board an existing Community ship at the time of the entry into force of the directive, where equipment is replaced or where such equipment is carried on board for the first time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The provisions of the directive do not apply to equipment which on the date of its entry into force has already been placed on board a ship.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conformity\"><\/span>Conformity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The marine equipment concerned is listed in the annex to the directive. From its entry into force, newly manufactured equipment must conform to the international instruments referred to in the annexes.<\/p>\n<p>Equipment manufactured before the date of entry into force of the directive may be placed on board a European ship during a period of two years from that date. Such equipment must have been manufactured in accordance with the procedures already in force within the territory of the Member State concerned.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conformity_assessment\"><\/span>Conformity assessment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Notified bodies are responsible for assessing conformity of marine equipment with the provisions of this directive.<\/p>\n<p>Different conformity assessment modules may apply. For series or mass-produced equipment, the manufacturer may choose between:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EC type-examination (module B); or<\/li>\n<li>EC full-quality assurance and design review (module H).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For equipment produced individually or in small quantities, the manufacturer may choose between:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EC type-examination (module B); or<\/li>\n<li>EC unit verification (module G).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The equipment concerned must bear a mark indicating conformity with the provisions of the directive.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Testing_standards\"><\/span>Testing standards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>International organisations such as the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) have produced testing standards for certain types of marine equipment. Should these international organisations fail to adopt appropriate testing standards for a specific item of equipment within a reasonable time, standards based on the work of the European standardisation organisations may be adopted. Conformity with these standards is best established by the conformity assessment procedures set out in Decision 93\/465\/EEC.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"References-2\"><\/span>References<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Act<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Entry into force<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Deadline for transposition in the Member States<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Official Journal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Directive 96\/98\/EC [SYN\/1995\/0163]<\/td>\n<td>1.1.1999<\/td>\n<td>30.6.1998<\/td>\n<td>OJ L 46 of 17.2.1997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\">Amending act(s)<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Entry into force<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Deadline for transposition in the Member States<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">Official Journal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Directive 98\/85\/EC<\/td>\n<td>28.11.1998<\/td>\n<td>30.4.1999<\/td>\n<td>OJ L 315 of 25.11.1998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Directive 2002\/75\/EC<\/td>\n<td>23.9.2002<\/td>\n<td>23.3.2003<\/td>\n<td>OJ L 254 of 23.9.2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Directive 2002\/84\/EC<\/td>\n<td>29.11.2002<\/td>\n<td>23.11.2003<\/td>\n<td>OJ L 324 of 29.11.2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Directive 2008\/67\/EC<\/td>\n<td>21.7.2008<\/td>\n<td>21.7.2009<\/td>\n<td>OJ L 171 of 1.7.2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Regulation (EC) No 596\/2009<\/td>\n<td>7.8.2009<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>OJ L 188 of 18.7.2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Successive amendments and corrections to Directive 96\/98\/EC have been incorporated into the basic text. This consolidated version (pdf ) is for information only.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED ACTS<\/p>\n<p>Council Decision 2004\/425\/EC of 21 April 2004 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 [Official Journal L 150 of 30.4.2004].<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-13606\" data-postid=\"13606\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-13606 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fishing vessels The Directive sets out minimum practical measures with a view to encouraging an improvement in the health and safety of workers on board fishing vessels. 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