Small Craft Code Workshop. EMSA, Lisbon,

Ref. Ares(2017)4610065 - 21/09/2017 - Permanent Representations of the Member States to the EU - Mission of Norway to the EU - Mission of Iceland to the EU Lisbon, 21 September 2017 Subject: Small Craft Code Workshop. EMSA, Lisbon, 13 November 2017 Your Excellency, The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been established under Regulation (EC) 1406/2002, as amended, of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to ensure a high, uniform and effective level of maritime safety, maritime security, prevention of and response to pollution caused by ships, as well as response to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations. Articles 1 and 2.2 (d) of the amended Regulation foresee that EMSA will assist the Commission in the performance of any task assigned to it in legislative acts of the Union regarding the objectives of the Agency. To that end, EMSA provides DG Mobility and Transport (MOVE) with regular technical support on the implementation of the Directive 2009/45/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships. Following the proposal from the Commission to exclude small passenger ships (i.e. ships below 24m in length) from the scope of Directive 2009/45/EC (COM(2016)369), on 17 March 2017 the Commission published a Roadmap on safety goals and functional requirements for small passenger ships (Small Craft Code). In this Roadmap, the Commission envisaged addressing the safety of these ships in a different manner, by shifting to performance-based rules but with a phased in approach. In the first phase, only general goals and functional requirements would be developed and the feasibility and impacts of further developing detailed rules and standards would be assessed at a later stage. EMSA was requested to co-ordinate the technical work for the first phase of this initiative. Accordingly, EMSA prepared a first proposal and circulated it to experts from the administrations of the Member States and to the observers of the Passenger Ship Safety Expert Group (PSS EG). A first meeting to present the proposal was held in Brussels on 30 March. Afterwards, EMSA coordinated two written consultations. Finally, EMSA is now organising a workshop in Lisbon with a view to finalise the first phase at technical level. Within this context, EMSA would like to invite one representative from your Member State to attend this workshop. It is suggested that the participant should be an officer from the maritime section of your Member State who is already involved in or familiar with the work done within the PSS EG on the Small Craft Code. The workshop will take place on 13 November 2017 from 08:30 hrs to 16:30 hrs at EMSA's offices in Lisbon (Praça Europa 4, 1249-206 Lisbon, Portugal). The workshop language will be English. You will find attached to this invitation a provisional agenda. For any issue concerning the subject matter and the attached working documents, please contact Mr Santiago Encabo ([email protected] Tel: +351 21 1209 231) or Mr Jose Diaz Yraola (Jose.DIAZ- [email protected] Tel: +351 21 1209 430), at EMSA. Page 1 of 2 [email protected] Tel +351 21 1209 231 / Fax +351 21 1209 216 EMSA, Praça Europa 4, 1249-206 Lisbon, Portugal / emsa.europa.eu  The participants are kindly invited to register on-line for the event by 31 October 2017 at the latest through the following link: https://extranet.emsa.europa.eu/e-register/access. Please indicate the following credentials: Username: emsa / Password: guests and press on “Log In”. Once logged in, you will be able to access the “Events” menu. Click on the “EVENTS” button and select the relevant link. Press the “Register” button of the meeting you are invited to, to register online. EMSA will cover your travel costs and daily allowance as per the EMSA reimbursement rules for experts to one participant per Member State. The reimbursement rules for experts can be found on the registration home page (please see above). Please note that only registered participants will be entitled to reimbursement and all supporting documents for reimbursement shall be submitted to EMSA within 30 calendar days from the date of the meeting at the latest. After that period EMSA may not reimburse incurred expenses. For any further questions related to the reimbursement procedure, please contact the Events Team (Tel: +351 21 1209 650, e-mail: [email protected]). Yours sincerely, Manuela Tomassini Head of Department Safety and Standards Encl: Provisional agenda. Page 2 of 2 Electronically signed on 20/09/2017 16:12 (UTC+02) From: Andres K�nd Sent: 26. september 2017 13:13 To: Airi Kontson Subject: Ed: Small Craft Code Workshop. EMSA, Lisbon, Attachments: EMSA invitation letter SCC WS.pdf; Draft agenda workshop SCC (1).pdf Palun registreeri. A. Saatja: Aigi Kasvand [mailto:[email protected]] Saatmisaeg: 26. september 2017 12:47 Adressaat: Andres K�nd <[email protected]> Koopia: Tarmo Ots <[email protected]> Teema: Small Craft Code Workshop. EMSA, Lisbon, Tere! Saadan edasi kutse t��tuppa. Andke palun teada, kas keegi teist l�heb. Tervitades Aigi Merendustalitus Lennundus- ja merendusosakond Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium Tel: 372 639 7687 E-post: [email protected] Ref. Ares(2017)4610065 - 21/09/2017 Draft Agenda: Workshop on "Small Craft Code" Monday, 13 November 2017 Time Agenda Item Speaker 08:30 – 09:00 Registration 09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and introduction EMSA 09:10 – 09:30 Small Craft Code Initiative DG MOVE 09:30 – 09:45 State of play EMSA 09:45 – 10:15 Discussion and clearance of comments regarding All Participants coordinated by Chapter I: General EMSA 10:15 – 11:15 Discussion and clearance of comments regarding All Participants coordinated by Chapter II-1 EMSA 11:15 – 11:45 Coffee break 11:45 – 12.45 Discussion and clearance of comments regarding All Participants coordinated by Chapter II-2 EMSA 12:45 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 14:45 Discussion and clearance of comments regarding All Participants coordinated by Chapter III EMSA 14:45 – 15:15 Discussion and clearance of comments regarding All Participants coordinated by Chapters IV and V EMSA 15:15 – 15:45 Coffee break 15:45 – 16:30 Conclusion and way forward EMSA Page 1 of 1 EMSA, Praça Europa 4, 1249-206 Lisbon, Portugal emsa.europa.eu / @emsa_lisbon Saatja: Andres Kõnd </O=MAJANDUS-TEEDE-SIDEMINISTEERIUM/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=USER596ABDEF> Saaja: Airi Kontson Teema: Ed: Small Craft Code Workshop. EMSA, Lisbon, Palun registreeri. A. Saatja: Aigi Kasvand [mailto:[email protected]] Saatmisaeg: 26. september 2017 12:47 Adressaat: Andres Kõnd <[email protected]> Koopia: Tarmo Ots <[email protected]> Teema: Small Craft Code Workshop. EMSA, Lisbon, Tere! Saadan edasi kutse töötuppa. Andke palun teada, kas keegi teist läheb. Tervitades Aigi Merendustalitus Lennundus- ja merendusosakond Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium Tel: 372 639 7687 E-post: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>