Maritime safety: minimum level of training of seafarers

In its opinion on the Council's common position relating to the amending of the Directive on the training of seafarers, the Commission states that the Council's text is acceptable, since it respects the basic principles of the Commission's original proposal and constitutes progress in terms of its consistency with international training and certification standards as contained in the STCW Convention of 1995. The Commission also considers that the common position includes the substance of the amendments adopted by Parliament at first reading. �