Maritime transport: traffic and safety rules
EU Fact Sheets
01-11-2017
EU directives and regulations have, over the past few years, greatly improved safety standards in sea transport. The improvements were brought about especially by the three legislative packages adopted in the wake of the Erika and Prestige disasters.
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- accidental pollution
- crew
- deterioration of the environment
- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- environmental risk prevention
- EU institutions and European civil service
- European Maritime Safety Agency
- EUROPEAN UNION
- harbour installation
- international law
- International Maritime Organisation
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- labour market
- LAW
- law of the sea
- maritime and inland waterway transport
- maritime safety
- maritime transport
- organisation of transport
- pollution from ships
- professional qualifications
- TRANSPORT
- transport policy
- United Nations