CELEX: 51978PC0586
Language: en
Date: 1978-11-07
Title: DRAFT COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON MINIMUM CONDITIONS REQUIRED OP CERTAIN TANKERS ENTERING OR LEAVING COMMUNITY SEAPORTS (Submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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COM (78) 586
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                                         COM(78)586 final
                                         Brussels , 7 November 1978
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                DRAFT COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON MINIMUM CONDITIONS
          REQUIRED OP CERTAIN TAMERS ENTERING OR LEAVING COMMUNITY
                               SEAPORTS       -
               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council )
   COM ( 78 ) 586 final
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Council Directive oa minimum conditions required, of certain ,
tankers entering or leaving Community seaports
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES /
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Co-muni ty , and in particular Article 8^(2 ) thereof ,
Having regard to the Commission 's draft ,
Having regard to the opinion of . the European Parliament ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
Whereas the European Council on 7/8 A^pril 1978 declared, that the
Community bust make it a major object to prevent and combat marine .
pollution , in particular by hydrocarbons , and whereas the European
Council on 6/7 July 1978 reaffirmed the need to intensify action to
prevent and combat marine pollution , . particularly by hydrocarbons ,
and in addition considered it necessary , having regard to the
proposals from various Member States and from the Commission , that
further measures be taken . to increase the safety of seaborne -traffic
Whereas , to reduce the risk of incidents involving tankers entering
or leaving Member States' parts , the said tankers should be . required
to satisfy in advance certain minimum conditions before entering and
while traversing the territorial waters adjacent to the port of
destination or departure ; ■  \             ' -      .              :
Whereas the competent authorities should be informed of any
shortcoming potentially deleterious to safety , and whereas a Member
State where the competent authorities are informed of . circumstances
involving or increasing the risk to another Member State of its
sea and coastal areas' being endangered should inform that' Member
 State forthwith ;  .
 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED SHIS DIRECTIVE :
                                            Article 1
1©            Member States shall take all necessary and appropriate ;              _ ^
   ' measures to ensure that oil , gas and chemical tankers of
     1 y 600 gross registered tons            and over – whether fully or partly'
     ladon ? and including those empty' but not yet purged of hasar&our;-*
     gas residues - entering or leaving the seaports of their 'territory
     shall , as , a minimum:                                 .    •_
     Ao in good time before entering ,                    -
          ( i ) notify the competent authority of the Keaeer State in which
                the port is situated- of the following information
                ( "notification " ) :
                ( a ; name end call sign of the. vessel ?
                ( b ) 'nationality of the vessel ;
                ( c ) length and draught of, the . vessel ;
                ( d ) port of destination ; ■
                (a ) estimated time of arrival at the port of destination
                        er the pilot.      station ,, as required "by the competent
                         authority j
                ( f ) general inforraation^ on' the nature and quantity of cargo
                ( g ) . :where cnemicals are being transports & s • information on
                         whether, -or not the vessel is in possession of a • '
                         certificate verifying that it is a "new vessel'-1 in
                     , the terms of the IMCO code for the construction and *
                         eouinment of ships carrying dangerous chemicals in
                         bulk *
                (h) whether or not 4?here sre any deficiencies and .incidents
                         which will decrease , the normal safe raancjir^rab II it y of
                         the ship or which may » affect the safety and easy flow
                    , of traffic ., or may constitute a hazard to the marine
                         environment and adjacent areas *
 ---pagebreak---       ( ii ) complete truly and accurately a tankei* check list as
             reproduced in the Annex to this Directive , and make it
             available to the pilot for his information , and , if it
             so requests , to the competent authority *    v
                                                                   - 'W
B. while sailing in the territorial waters adjacent to the port of
   entry or departure ,      •                                  _
        ( i) inform the competent authorities of any deficiencies and
           ■ incidents which will decrease the normal safe
             manoeuvrability of the ship or which rray affect the
             safety and easy' flow of traffic, or may constitute a
             hazardto the marine environment and adjacent areas ;
     ( ii ) as soon as possible establish radio-telephone communication
             with the designated shore stations , preferably on VHF –
             in particular , with the nearest radar station , if ^
             available - and maintain such communication ;
   ( iii ) make use , as far as possible , especially in conditions of
             restricted visibility , of the services provided by radar
             stations ;
     ( iv ) make use of pilots , in accordance with the practise and
             regulations determined by the competent authority .
                                                              (
 ---pagebreak--- . 2.        If the pilot learns from the tanker check list or in some
      other way that there are any deficiencies which may prejudice the
     safe navigation of the vessel , he shall immediately report these t
     the competent authority .
  3.       Member States may derogate from paragraphs 1 and 2 where the
     state of the aids to navigation , the local situation or the
     traffic' conditions so require or permit#
                                   -*
                                       Article 2
        Any Member State whose competent authorities . have "been informed ,
  in accordance with Article 1 or in some other way , of facts which
  involve or increase for another Member State the risk of posing a
 hazard to certain maritime and coastal zones , shall take whatever
 measures are appropriate to inform the Member State concerned thereof
 as soon as possible .
                                       Article 3
        Before     1 July, 1979          Member States shall , after consulting
 the Commission , adopt the laws , regulations and administrative
 provisions necessary to implement this Directive .              They shall inform
 the Commission and the other Member States of the measures taken as
 well as of any provisions providing for derogations under
 Article 1 ( 3 ) •
                                        Article 4
         This Directive xs addressed to the Member - States . -
                                                  Done at Brussels ,
                                                  For    the Covmcil
                                                  The President   .
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                                               SANJC2R CH3CK TJST
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   Naae of Ship                                                 Oafcr
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   Port of regiatry                                lonirtà ovorall                     Gros3 ïcso-ixa
   Classification eocioty
   Character of cloaolfication             Ship                 Er>£ina room plant
           ÏVppuiEion a-achinery      Cutput
   A^ont .
   Draught
    Drau^ht Forward              v                 /.midships                          Aft     ,   '  . -   •
   Kind of Vcargo loaded ( according to tan* loading plan)                             Volune of cargo loaded
3. Safety installations aboard                                la good worldns ordor                  Dd^iciencies
    1 # Con3tructio/i and tochrical oquipment                      YôS           No
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           Kain and auxiliary engines                              en           π
           Kain steering gesx                                      □            □
           Auxiliary steering gear                                α             □
           Anchor gear                                             □            □
         . Fixed fire-extinguishing systea                        □             □
    2 . Navigstional equipment
            Manoeuvring characteriatica avallable                  □            C_J
            1 . I'irst radar installation                          □             □
            2 . Second radar Installation                          □
            Gyro compas a                              •           tZ3           LJ
            Stuidurd megnetio compasa                              □             □
            Radio direction-finding apparatus •                    □             □
            Echo-sounding device                                   □             es
            Other electronic position                              □             □
            fixing aids
  * 3 . Radio équipaient
            Radiotelegraphy Installation ■                         CD            □
            Rodiotelephony installation (VHP )                     □             CJ
                                                                                    Valid certixioate on board
     Safety Ccrtiricateo                                                                  Yea         ^   Ko
     Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate
     Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
     Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificate
      Load line Certificate
      Classification Certificate                         x
      Oil Liability Certificate
      0X1 Record Boole completed
       Officero and crew on board
                                                                                 Certificate of competency ( detailed
                                                        Yea                 No   description ( and serial number))
                                                                                 Name , place , country of issuing
     ISaoter                                                               □     authority (»)
       1 * Chiof Mate                                  □
       2# Sscozid lïate                                                    □
       3 . Third Hats                                                      □
      Chief Engineer                                   □                   □
      .1 . yirut Br^inoor Offloor                      □
      2 . Oooond Bnglnoer Officer                      n
       3 . Third 2n ,glneer Offloor
      Radio Officer
      Total ttwibo? of ratli^jo                        decfc               ervane roots
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   tû                                                                             Signature of xcaater or deputy
   )               w«atej &7>y«,£ecido no-* to include the certificates section in the check list *