Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-01-12-Speech-1-084"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-01-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Safety at sea2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040112.7.1-084"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-01-12-Speech-1-0852
lpv:speaker	lp:Ilda Figueiredo2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2002-03-06--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Comunista Português (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (2003-11-20--2004-04-21)3 substitute; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the disaster in November 2002 had devastating consequences, which are still being felt in the north of Portugal. We know, however, that maritime pollution, from spillage of oil or other noxious substances, continues even when accidents do not occur. Illegal dumping and emptying of tanks, either on the high seas or close to shore, must be subject to sanction. We also know that the fight against dumping will not only require more legislation, but also, more importantly, greater effective enforcement. In this way, Member States will have at their disposal the appropriate resources and equipment to ensure compliance with existing rules. What is needed is the abolition of flags of convenience, the maintenance of accurate and well-structured logs of a ship’s history, its movements and cargo, the establishment of shipping lanes further from coastlines, the adequate inspection of ships in port and better working and on-board safety conditions. We know that the MARPOL Convention is ignored on a daily basis by a large number of ships sailing in EU waters, since the principal objective of certain shipowners and oil companies is to obtain maximum profit at minimum cost. However, the fight against pollution discharges requires not only effective measures at EU level and greater cooperation between Member States, but also more effective enforcement at world level. Creating an EU coastguard will not solve this problem, and nor will it solve the problem of the lack of adequate resources for ship-sourced waste or the requirement for ships to use such resources. What is needed is for directives and other legislation in place to be enforced, including the system of information and monitoring – already set out in another directive – specifically as regards the installation of data recording devices for journeys on certain ships, without which it is difficult to prove the guilt or innocence of a ship’s crew, who must be considered innocent until proven guilty. It is also essential that crews be adequately trained and employees’ rights guaranteed. Ships must also be built more robustly. Member States and their governments must also assume full responsibility for abiding by the various conventions and directives in force."@en1

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