The cycle of visits to the Member States in relation to Directive 2001/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2001 on establishing harmonised requirements and procedures for the safe loading and unloading of bulk carriers, as amended, started in 2018. The cycle is expected to finish in 2023. Article 1 of the Directive states: The purpose of this Directive is to enhance ...

Classification societies are organisations which develop and apply technical standards for the design, construction and survey of ships and which carry out surveys and inspections on board ships. Flag states can authorise classification societies to act on their behalf to carry out statutory survey and certification work of their ships. Worldwide there are more than 50 classification societies bu ...

At the request of the EFTA Surveillance Authority (EFTA SA), two visits are being carried out in relation to the implementation of Directive 97/70/EC of 11 December 1997 setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over. The first visit was conducted in 2016 and the second is planned for 2017. The purpose of the Directive is set out in Article 1: “The purpo ...

The cycle of visits to the Member States in relation to Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system, as amended by Directive 2009/17/EC, was initiated in 2009 and completed in 2012. Further visits have been conducted between 2012 and 2015 in relation to Directive 2009/17/EC of the Euro ...

The visits conducted in respect of Directive 96/98/EC primarily concerned Member States’ monitoring of the notified bodies authorised by them. The cycle of visits to the Member States in relation to Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment, as amended, started in 2010. EMSA conducted visits to the 12 Member States which had accredited at least one Notified Body. This cycle was c ...