Jeez. All this legislation is wonderful innit. I can understand that there must be legislation to protect joe public. But surely the very point and spirit of the EU and the IMO is to harmonise regulations between member states, with the tacit acceptance of Licenses, surveys, codings etc being accepted across member borders. We've had to accept the EUs fuel derogation removal, why can they not accept our certification process!!! If a member of one state can move freely across borders for employment, then surely the same should be true for a Charter boat.

What if a Charter vessel is moving from one Country to another picking up charter guests at different ports en-route. Does it need to comply with each of the member states regulations independently and simultaneously?