Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 99 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Transport Maritime Transport Cabotage : As of the withdrawal date it will no longer be possible for UK established companies to provide maritime transport services in accordance with EU Regulations if the conditions for constituting a Community ship owner are no longer fulfilled, unless EU 27 national legislation allows access to Cabotage to vessels flying the flag of a third country. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF MARITIME TRANSPORT Transport Maritime Transport Recognition of organisations: As of the withdrawal date, the United Kingdom will no longer be in a position to participate in the assessments carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of organisations initially recognised by the UK. The withdrawal of the United Kingdom does not as such affect the recognitions by the Commission Recognised Organisations are to be assessed on a regular basis (at least every two years) by the Commission, together with the Member State that initially submitted the request for recognition for the organisation in question. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF MARITIME TRANSPORT Transport Maritime Transport Port State Control: EU 27 Member States will continue to verify United Kingdom ships calling to EU ports, as of the withdrawal date, the Port State Control inspection system set out in Directive 2009/16/EC no longer applies in the United Kingdom. Relations between the United Kingdom and the EU in respect of Port State Control will be governed by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control. Additional notifications and security checks will be imposed on UK inbound and out bound maritime trade and passenger traffic. This will cause longer transit times and raise costs to consumers. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF MARITIME TRANSPORT Transport Maritime Transport Operations of passenger ships: As of the withdrawal date, the UK will no longer to carry out mandatory inspections to provide for assurance of safe operation of regular ro-ro ferry and high-speed passenger craft services to or from ports of the EU in accordance with Directive 1999/35/EC. UK maritime law and safety law applies WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF MARITIME TRANSPORT