Shipping is one of the safest means of transport, yet thousands of accidents still occur each year and the great majority of these involve human error. The main issues which can have an effect on the potential for human error are education, training and working conditions. Therefore, the better the education and training received by seafarers is, the safer shipping will become. Although many seaf ...

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 ...

Port State Control (PSC) is the inspection of foreign ships in national ports. It has become one of the most effective tools to verify that the condition of the ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international regulations. PSC inspections should be carried out by Member States in a harmonised way to ensure that there is effective control of ships in EU ports and, thereby, ensu ...

Shipping is one of the safest means of transport, yet thousands of accidents still occur each year and the great majority of these involve human error. The main issues which can have an effect on the potential for human error are education, training and working conditions. Therefore, the better the education and training received by seafarers is, the safer shipping will become. Although many seaf ...

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 ...