8 Amendments of Damien ABAD related to 2011/0197(COD)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) In order to provide clear information about the acceptable operating environment of watercraft, the titles of the boat design categories, which were potentially misleading for users, should now be based on the essential environmental conditions for navigation, namely wind force and wave height, instead of indicating the area and type of navigation.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 b (new)
Recital 31 b (new)
(31b) The environmental conditions mentioned in design category A may be encountered on extended voyages, for example across oceans, or inshore when unsheltered from the wind and waves for several hundred nautical miles. The conditions mentioned in design category B may be encountered on offshore voyages of sufficient length or on coasts where shelter may not always be immediately available. Such conditions may also be experienced on inland seas of sufficient size for the wave height to be generated. The conditions mentioned in design category C may be encountered on exposed inland waters, in estuaries, and in coastal waters in moderate weather conditions. The conditions mentioned in design category D may be encountered on sheltered inland waters, and in coastal waters in fine weather.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
2. ‘recreational craft’ means any boatvessel of any type intended for sports and leisure purposes of hull length from 2,5 m to 24 m, measured according to the harmonised standard, regardless of the means of propulsion;
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53a Review By ...*, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the feasibility of introducing a system of boat design categories based on resistance to wind force and wave height, taking into account the developments in international standardisation. That report shall include an evaluation of the impact of the introduction of such a system for the boat manufacturing industry. Where appropriate, it shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal. _____________ * OJ: Please insert the date: two years after the date referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 57(1).
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – point 1 – point A
Annex I – part A – point 1 – point A
A. OCEAN: Designed for extA recreational craft given ded voyages where conditionssign category A is considered to be designed for winds that may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient such as storm, violent storm, hurricane, tornado and extreme sea conditions or rogue waves.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – point 1 – point B
Annex I – part A – point 1 – point B
B. OFFSHORE: Designed for offshore voyages where conditionsA recreational craft given design category B is considered to be designed for wind force up to, and including, wind force 8 and significant wave heights up to, and including, 4 m may be experienced.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – point 1 – point C
Annex I – part A – point 1 – point C
C. INSHORE: Designed for voyagesA watercraft given design category C ins coastal waters, large bays, estuaries, lakes and rivers where conditionsnsidered to be designed for a wind force up to, and including, wind force 6 and significant wave heights up to, and including, 2 m may be experienced.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – point 1 – point D
Annex I – part A – point 1 – point D
D. SHELTERED WATERS: Designed for voyageA watercraft given design category D is con sheltered coastal waters, small bays, small lakes, rivers and canals when conditionssidered to be designed for a wind force up to, and including, wind force 4 and significant wave heights up to, and including, 0,3 m may be experienced, with occasional waves of 0,5 m maximum height, for example from passing vessels.