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SEAPORTS -
(SubmittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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Council Directive oaminimum conditions required ,ofcertain ,
tankers entering orleaving Community seaports
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES /
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Co-muni ty,andinparticular Article 8^(2 )thereof ,
Having regard tothe Commission 'sdraft ,
Having regard totheopinion of .the European Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion ofthe Economic and Social Committee ,
Whereas theEuropean Council on7/8A^pril 1978 declared ,that the
Community bust make itamajor object toprevent and combat marine .
pollution ,inparticular byhydrocarbons ,andwhereas theEuropean
Council on6/7July 1978 reaffirmed theneed tointensify action to
prevent and combat marine pollution ,.particularly byhydrocarbons ,
and inaddition considered itnecessary ,having regard tothe
proposals from various Member States and from theCommission ,that
further measures betaken .toincrease thesafety ofseaborne -traffic
Whereas ,toreduce therisk ofincidents involving tankers entering
orleaving Member States' parts ,thesaid tankers should be .required
tosatisfy inadvance certain minimum conditions before entering and
while traversing the territorial waters adjacent tothe port of
destination ordeparture ; ■\ '- . :
Whereas thecompetent authorities should beinformed ofany
shortcoming potentially deleterious tosafety ,and whereas aMember
State where the competent authorities are informed of .circumstances
involving orincreasing therisk toanother Member State ofits
sea and coastal areas' being endangered should inform that' Member
State forthwith ; .

HAS ADOPTED SHIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
1© Member States shall take allnecessary andappropriate ; _^
'measures toensure that oil ,gas and chemical tankers of
1y600gross registered tons and over –whether fully orpartly'
ladon ?andincluding those empty' butnot yetpurged ofhasar&our ;-*
gas residues -entering orleaving the seaports oftheir 'territory
shall ,as ,aminimum : . •_
Aoingood time before entering , -
(i)notify the competent authority oftheKeaeer State inwhich
the port issituated -ofthe following information
("notif ication "):
(a;name end call sign ofthe.vessel ?
(b)'nationality ofthevessel ;
(c)length anddraught of,the .vessel ;
(d)port ofdestination ; ■
(a)estimated time ofarrival attheport ofdestination
erthe pilot . station ,,asrequired "bythe competent
authority j
(f)general inforraation ^on'thenature andquantity ofcargo
(g).:where cnemicals arebeing transports &s •information on
whether ,-ornot thevessel isinpossession ofa •'
certificate verifying that itisa"newvessel' -1in
,the terms ofthe IMCO code for the construction and *
eouinment ofships carrying dangerous chemicals in
bulk *
(h)whether ornot 4?here sreanydeficiencies and .incidents
which will decrease ,the normal safe raancjir^r abIIityof
the ship orwhich may »affect thesafety andeasy flow
,oftraffic .,ormay constitute ahazard tothemarine
environment and adjacent areas *

(ii)completetrulyandaccuratelyatankei*checklistas
reproducedintheAnnextothisDirective,andmakeitavailabletothepilotforhisinformation ,and,ifit
sorequests,tothecompetentauthority *v
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B.whilesailingintheterritorial watersadjacenttotheportof
entryordeparture,• _
(i)informthecompetentauthorities ofanydeficiencies and
■incidents whichwilldecreasethenormalsafe
manoeuvrability oftheshiporwhichrrayaffectthe
safetyandeasy'flowoftraffic,ormayconstitute ahazardtothemarineenvironment andadjacentareas;
(ii)assoonaspossibleestablishradio-telephone communication
withthedesignatedshorestations,preferably onVHF–
inparticular ,withthenearestradarstation,if^
available-andmaintainsuchcommunication ;
(iii)makeuse,asfaraspossible,especiallyinconditionsofrestrictedvisibility,oftheservicesprovidedbyradar
stations;
(iv)makeuseofpilots,inaccordancewiththepractiseand
regulations determined bythecompetentauthority.
(

.2.Ifthepilotlearnsfromthetankerchecklistorinsome
otherwaythatthereareanydeficiencies whichmayprejudicethe
safenavigationofthevessel,heshallimmediately reporttheset
thecompetentauthority.
3.MemberStatesmayderogatefromparagraphs 1and2wherethe
stateoftheaidstonavigation ,thelocalsituationorthe
traffic'conditions sorequireorpermit#
-*
Article2
AnyMemberStatewhosecompetentauthorities .have"beeninformed,
inaccordancewithArticle 1orinsomeotherway,offactswhich
involveorincreaseforanotherMemberStatetheriskofposinga
hazardtocertainmaritimeandcoastalzones,shalltakewhatever
measuresareappropriate toinformtheMemberStateconcernedthereof
assoonaspossible.
Article3
Before 1July,1979 MemberStatesshall,afterconsulting
theCommission ,adoptthelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsnecessarytoimplementthisDirective.Theyshallinform
theCommission andtheotherMemberStatesofthemeasurestakenas
wellasofanyprovisionsprovidingforderogations under
Article 1(3)•
Article4
ThisDirective xsaddressedtotheMember -States.-
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCovmcil
ThePresident .

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