6 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that in the period 1 January until 31 May 2015, in which a total of 47 265 migrants were rescued at sea in the Mediterranean Sea, 13 475 were rescued by merchant vessels; takes note that in these five months, 302 merchant vessels were asked to re-route and change course to assist in rescue operations, of which 104 vessels actively rescued and and that, owing to the urgency of the situation, 104 of the vessels were obliged to disembarked migrants;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the migration crisis in the Mediterranean has put the commercial maritime sector under great pressure, increasing its share of burden and the risk to the crew safety;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises, therefore, that, while primary responsibility lies with the Member States, merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points outwelcomes the establishment of procedures for dealing with this type of situation, but acknowledges the fact that merchant vessels have not beendo not have the equippedment and their staff havedo not been trainhave the training required to make them sufficiently prepared to systematically take part in such frequent, large-scale rescue operations ;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that without vessels and their crew being sufficiently prepared, the situation will result in accidenCalls for the continuation of the efforts being made by the sector to prepare vessels and their crews for operations of this kind, with a view to preventing further lives being lost as a result of a situation brought about by instability in certain parts inof the Mediterranean Sea that might lead to loss of human lives and also entail environmental risksworld and by the activities of people smugglers, while at the same time addressing maritime safety risks in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that assistance to rescue operations offered by private ships should not replace the assistance to migrants at sea which should continue to be carried out by competent Member State authorities, Frontex and Europol; stresses that measures should be created in order to make sure private ship operators are not at a loss when fulfilling their international obligations inscribed in paragraph 1 of this opinion;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages EU authorities and Member StatMSA, Frontex, Europol, the EASO and competent Member States’ authorities to fully deploy the existing vessel traffic monitoring and information systems in the Mediterranean Sea, to gather up-to- date information on vessels transiting across EU coastlines, and to further develop the collaboration between the different maritime authorities, such as transport safety, naval and coastal guard authorities, in order to better coordinate and put into operation effective maritime safety functions and maintain a real-time situational overview to support rescue operationf necessary by means of enhanced cooperation under article 20 TEU and article 329 (1) TFEU, in order to better coordinate and put into operation effective maritime safety functions contributing to the dismantlement of smuggler networks and seizure of boats pertaining to this networks and to maintain a real-time situational overview to the rescue, take up and relocation operations of refugees and migrants;