- address
means the name and the communication links whereby contact may, where necessary, be made with the operator, agent, port authority, competent authority or any other authorised person or body in possession of detailed information regarding the ship's cargo;
- agent
means any person mandated or authorised to supply information on behalf of the operator of the ship;
- cargo transport unit
means a road freight vehicle, a railway freight wagon, a freight container, a road tank vehicle, a railway wagon, or portable tank;
- casualty
means a casualty within the meaning of the IMO Code for the investigation of marine casualties and incidents;
- coastal station
means any of the following, designated by Member States pursuant to this Directive: a vessel traffic service;
- company
means a company within the meaning of Regulation 1(2) of Chapter IX of the SOLAS Convention;
- competent authorities
means the authorities and organisations designated by Member States to perform functions under this Directive;
- dangerous goods
means: Also included are goods for the carriage of which appropriate preconditions have been laid down in accordance with paragraph 1.1.3 of the IBC Code or paragraph 1.1.6 of the IGC Code;
- fishing vessel
means any vessel equipped for commercial exploitation of living aquatic resources;
- LRIT
means a system for the long-range identification and tracking of ships in accordance with SOLAS regulation V/19-1.
- operator
means the owner or manager of a ship;
- place of refuge
means a port, the part of a port or another protective berth or anchorage or any other sheltered area identified by a Member State for accommodating ships in distress;
- polluting goods
means:
- port authority
means the competent authority or body designated by Member States for each port to receive and pass on information reported pursuant to this Directive;
- Relevant international instruments
means the following instruments, in their up-to-date version:’
- SafeSeaNet
means the Community maritime information exchange system developed by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States to ensure the implementation of Community legislation;
- scheduled service
means a series of ship crossings operated so as to serve traffic between the same two or more ports, either according to a published timetable or with crossings so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisable systematic series;
- ship
means any sea-going vessel or craft;
- ship in need of assistance
means, without prejudice to the provisions of the SAR Convention concerning the rescue of persons, a ship in a situation that could give rise to its loss or an environmental or navigational hazard;
- shipper
means any person by whom or in whose name or on whose behalf a contract of carriage of goods has been concluded with a carrier;
- traditional ships
means all kinds of historical ships and their replicas including those designed to encourage and promote traditional skills and seamanship, that together serve as living cultural monuments, operated according to traditional principles of seamanship and technique;
- vessel traffic service (VTS)
means a service designed to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the environment, which has the capability to interact with the traffic and to respond to traffic situations developing in the VTS area;