Translation of "International prototype the metre " (English → French) :

Any fishing vessel with an overall length of more than 15 metres and flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Community, or operating in the internal waters or territorial sea of a Member State, or landing its catch in the port of a Member State shall, in accordance with the timetable set out in Annex II, part I(3), be fitted with an AIS (Class A) which meets the performance standards drawn up by the IMO.

[Text] Question No. 14 Mr. John Cummins: With regard to the used hovercraft, the Liv Viking, which was recently acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard base at Vancouver International Airport to provide search and rescue service: (a) what was the original purchase price of the Liv Viking when originally constructed; (b) what was the purchase price of the Liv Viking paid by the Government of Canada; (c) what was the cost of the refit; (d) what were the design costs; (e) what were the costs of survey engineering and related feasibility work; (f) what were the travel and associated expenses of the Coast Guard, Public Works and other gover ...[+++]nment agencies associated with the selection, design, purchase and refit of the Liv Viking; (g) what were the total administrative charges levied against the project; (h) what was the cost to put the Liv Viking into service; (i) when was the Liv Viking originally constructed; (j) when did it go into service in Europe; (k) what was the nature of the service in Europe; (l) when was it withdrawn from service in Europe; (m) why was it withdrawn from service in Europe; (n) how many hours of service did it have in Europe; (o) what happened to the hovercraft when it was taken out of service in Europe; (p) what are the maximum wind conditions (in knots) in the Coast Guard's Search and Rescue (SAR) Area 303 (where the Liv Viking will be expected to operate) in (i) spring, (ii) summer, (iii) fall, and (iv) winter and is the craft certified to operate in such conditions; (q) what is the wave height (percentage of time) in SAR Area 303 for the following wave height conditions – 0-1 metre, 1-2 meters, 2-3 metres and 3 or more metres – in (i) spring, (ii) summer, (iii) fall, and (iv) winter and has the craft been accredited to operate in such conditions; (r) do the operational performance requirements ensure that the craft has the ability to (i) undertake search and rescue operations in wave heights of 3 metres and winds of 40 knots, ( ...

The purpose of this proposal is to: - impose, as of 1 January 1998, the provisions of the Torremolinos Convention of 1977 and its 1993 Protocol to fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State of a length of 24 metres and above, as well as to fishing vessels of a third country operating in the internal waters or territorial seas of a Member State or landing their catch in a port of a Member State; this Protocol concerns, in particular, the certification, construction and equipment, stability, machinery installati ...[+++]ons, fire protection, protection of the crew, life-saving appliances, emergency procedures, radio-communications and navigational equipment of fishing vessels; - extend, to fishing vessels between 24 and 45 metres in length built after 1 January 1998, the requirements of the Torremolinos Convention that only apply to vessels of more than 45 metres; - impose certain general and regional additional requirements over and above those of the Torremolinos Protocol; - to have a committee procedure used to adopt harmonized interpretations for the 200 provisions of the Protocol providing for a discretionary decision by the contracting parties.

2.5. In the case of motor vehicles having a brake coupling for trailers, it is advisable, as an exception to the requirements of item 1.1, not to measure the reaction time at the braking cylinder, but at the extremity of a pipe with a length of about 2 75 metres and an internal diameter of 13 mm which shall be joined to the brake coupling (coupling head) of the motor vehicle.

The Directive provides for the following in particular: - the recasting of Directive 85/3/EEC, which has been amended several times, and its combination with Directive 86/364/EEC relating to proof of compliance of vehicles, - an increase in certain of the dimensions laid down in Directive 85/3/EEC which currently applies only to international transport of goods and passengers, namely: = an increase from 18,35 metres to 18,75 metres in the maximum authorized length of road trains, = an increase from 2,50 metres to 2,55 metres in the ma ...[+++]ximum authorized width of vehicles other than conditioned vehicles.

Under no circumstances could this increase affect the loading length of the vehicle which remains fixed at 15,65 metres. - the extension to national goods transport of the standards on dimensions laid down for international transport, apart from the standard on the maximum authorized height (4,00 metres) which therefore remains applicable only to international transport.