# Port State control: aligning the Directive to the Maritime Labour Convention requirements

European Parliament procedure 2012/0062(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 28 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2012-10-23 and 2012-10-23.

## What the amendments focus on

This proposal would align the Port State control Directive to the Maritime Labour Convention requirements. Amendments reference the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, more frequent inspections for higher-risk ships, and inspection of seafarers' living and working conditions and qualifications. Others add conventions to the Directive, address seafarers' complaints, delegated and implementing acts, and the maritime labour certificate as evidence of compliance.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique VLASTO | France | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5737.md |
| Dominique RIQUET | France | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96885.md |
| Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS | Greece | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97011.md |
| Brian SIMPSON | United Kingdom | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1309.md |
| Artur ZASADA | Poland | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96778.md |
| Bogusław LIBERADZKI | Poland | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23768.md |
| Keith TAYLOR | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/102931.md |
| Jim HIGGINS | Ireland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28117.md |

## Official source documents

- PE498.063: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-498.063+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0062-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0062-COD.json

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