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As this wide-ranging study has revealed, Europe is suffering from a shortfall in qualified national seafarers, given the scale of Europe’s maritime transport. Hence the European Union’s need to recruit sailors from third countries. The current proposal seeks to establish a framework for training requirements for the performance of third-country seafarers’ duties, a framework that would be overseen by the European Maritime Safety Agency. This initiative, therefore, reinforces the concept of the importance of maritime safety, once again clearly and tragically highlighted by the recent shipwreck of the
To this end, the entire proposal seeking to ensure a level of qualification for seafarers that is as high as possible is to be welcomed, as are the proposals to introduce a standard working language and to simplify the recognition procedure, which is excessively complicated, according to those working in the sector.
Lastly, I reiterate the warning issued by the draftsman of the opinion, reminding the Commission and the Council that Parliament has repeatedly called for an action programme to promote the maritime professions. If, as has been suggested on many occasions, we need to promote and improve maritime transport, replacing in particular long-distance and heavy goods transport by road, an action programme to promote the maritime profession must be implemented."@en1
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