# Maritime safety: minimum level of training of seafarers

European Parliament procedure 2011/0239(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee EMPL / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 37 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2012-04-02 and 2012-04-04.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative procedure on maritime safety and the minimum level of training of seafarers. The amendments transpose the Manila amendments to the STCW Convention, improve training quality and the attractiveness of maritime professions, set rules on minimum hours of rest and exceptions through collective agreements, medical fitness standards, requirements for ro-ro passenger and cruise ships, the ship's working language, vessel manning and design, and delegated acts on data collection.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgios TOUSSAS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28584.md |
| Dominique VLASTO | France | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5737.md |
| Brian SIMPSON | United Kingdom | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1309.md |
| Philippe DE BACKER | Belgium | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109337.md |
| Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS | Greece | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97011.md |
| Jan KOZŁOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101954.md |
| Juozas IMBRASAS | Lithuania | EFD | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96693.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU | Romania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36281.md |

## Official source documents

- PE486.168: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-486.168+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE486.183: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-486.183+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0239-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0239-COD.json

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