Translation of "voyage en eaux abritées " (French → English) :

151 (1) A passenger vessel that is engaged on a sheltered waters voyage, a near coastal voyage, Class 2 or an inland voyage may carry a motor vehicle, other than a recreational vehicle, that has fuel in its fuel tank or is carrying fuel outside the fuel tank to propel the vehicle if

‘ship’ means a ship other than one which navigates exclusively in inland waters or waters within, or closely adjacent to, sheltered waters or areas where port regulations apply.

We set, however, a rather long period to ensure that voyages in domestic waters are also covered.

It introduces uniform safety standards for people’s lives and property on passenger ships and high-speed craft such as hydrofoils used in domestic voyages in EU waters (i.e. between ports of the same EU country).

Vessels used for domestic voyages in EU waters must meet basic safety standards to protect the lives of their passengers and crew.

K. whereas at EU level the Waste Shipments Regulation is the regulatory framework for implementing the Basel Convention, including the export of ships at the end of their lives; whereas enforcement of that regulation is inadequate in respect of ships for scrapping, as ships owned by Europeans, or operating in European waters or flying an EU flag, go for a final 'normal' voyage, and are only declared to be waste once they have left European waters, with no further control mechanisms or enforcement guidance to stop such violations of international and Community law,