Activities of Keith TAYLOR related to 2013/0106(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Members States of the European Union
Amendments (5)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) During search and rescue operations, vessels should carry at least minimum safety equipment and ensure the instruction of staff onboard to guarantee the safety of both the persons intercepted as well as the staff onboard, as laid down in Directive 2012/35/EC on the minimum level of training of seafarers in safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Annex I, chapter V, regulation V/2 §6).
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3
Article 3
Measures taken for the purpose of a sea operation shall be conducted in a way that does not put at riskin full compliance with the EU legislation applying to the equipment as well as the training of staff on-board a vessel in order to ensure the safety of the persons intercepted or rescued and the safety of the participating units.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Vessels used for border surveillance by the participating units should have standardised medical and humanitarian kits - containing a sufficient amount of water, food and blankets - to provide an urgent response in emergency situations, taking account of the fact that many intercepted ships will neither be seaworthy nor flagged. The presence of medical personnel in border surveillance units should be encouraged.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. If in the territorial sea of the host Member State or a participating Member State, the participating units shall take one or more of the following measures when there are ve reasonable grounds to suspect that a ship is carrying persons intending to circumvent checks at border crossing points or is engaged in the smuggling of migrants by sea: (a), they shall requesting information and documentation on ownership, registration and elements relating to the voyage, and on the identity, nationality and other relevant data on persons on board;. They shall take the following measures in the following order of priority: (b1) stopping, boarding and searching the ship, its cargo and persons on board, and questioning persons on board; (c2) making persons on board aware that they may not be authorised to cross the border and that persons directing the craft may face penalties for facilitating the voyage;. Optionally, they may also take the following measures: (da) seizing the ship and apprehending persons on board; (eb) ordering the ship to modify its course outside of or towards a destination other than the territorial sea or the contiguous zone, including escorting the vessel or steaming nearby until the ship is heading on such course; (fc) conducting the ship or persons on board to the host Member State or to another Member State participating in the operation, or to the coastal Member State.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. OIf on the high seas, the participating units shall take one or more of the following measures when there arve reasonable grounds to suspect that a ship is engaged in the smuggling of migrants by sea subject to the authorisation of the flag State in accordance with the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants: (a), they shall requesting information and documentation on ownership, registration and elements relating to the voyage, and on the identity, nationality and other relevant data on persons on board;. They shall also take the following measures in the following order of priority: (b1) stopping, boarding and searching the ship, its cargo and persons on board, and questioning persons on board; (c2) making persons on board aware that they are may not be authorised to cross the border and that persons directing the craft may face penalties for facilitating the voyage;. Optionally, they may also take the following measures: (da) seizing the ship and apprehending persons on board; (eb) ordering the ship to modify its course outside of or towards a destination other than the territorial sea or the contiguous zone, including escorting the vessel or steaming nearby until the ship is heading on such course; (fc) conducting the ship or persons on board to a third country or otherwise handing over the ship or persons on board to the authorities of a third country; (gd) conducting the ship or persons on board to the host Member State or to another Member State participating in the operation.