Registration of persons on board passenger ships
At a Glance
27-09-2017
While EU waters ranks among the safest in the world for travellers, in case of an emergency, search and rescue authorities must know immediately the number of people missing. To facilitate this, the European Commission proposed to digitalise the registration of passengers on ships operating to and from EU ports. The proposal is part of a broader review of the EU passenger ship safety legislation, which aims to simplify the existing rules and cut administrative costs, while keeping sea travel safe.
At a Glance
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- administrative formalities
- carriage of passengers
- data collection
- data recording
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- exchange of information
- executive power and public service
- information and information processing
- information storage
- information technology and data processing
- maritime safety
- organisation of transport
- personal data
- POLITICS
- social affairs
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- TRANSPORT
- transport policy
- traveller