voyage data recorder

The voyage data recorder would also have to be considered.

The voyage data recorder is an instrument for recording travel data.

In addition, in future, black box voyage data recorders will become compulsory.

Ships are required to use a transponder and voyage data recorders or so-called black boxes.

I regret the lack of progress on the issue of the voyage data recorder, the 'black box' .

If the Commission is in favour of voyage data recorders, it should support us in the Watts report.

Modern ships are required to carry voyage data recorders which store detailed information about the vessel's speed, position, heading, radar and communications.

Vessels fitted with voyage data recorders have a better safety awareness and a better safety record.

For the purpose of facilitating the investigation the proposal includes a carriage requirement of a voyage data recorder - a black box.

Since 2002, ocean-going cruise ships on international voyages have also had to carry voyage data recorders (similar to the black boxes carried by aircraft).

Our requests to the Council with regard to equipping vessels with transponders and voyage data recorders are really very modest.

I think it is obvious that - as Mr Watts said - the only issue left to discuss is that of the voyage data recorder.

One of the ship's voyage data recorders (VDRs), which was designed to float, was recovered.

In fact, everyone - whether it be the IMO or the Commission - is convinced that such a voyage data recorder, for example, is useful.

Furthermore, in the IMO, agreements have already been reached about the obligatory use of a voyage data recorder in bulk carriers.

According to marine accident investigators, a voyage data recorder not only records what happens, but also removes arguments and ensures that appropriate corrective measures can be taken.

A voyage data recorder (VDR), a data recording system designed to collect data from various sensors on board a ship.

I would like to end by saying we welcome the fact that the Council has recognised the importance of installing voyage data recorders, better known as black boxes, on board vessels.

The Watts report is concerned with strengthening port state control and with rigorous inspections and procedures. We support the rapporteur's calls for the use of voyage data recorders.

The calls for "black boxes" which carry voyage data recorders, are a vital and concrete way to ensure that those ships calling at EU ports all adhere to common standards.

Because the Barberi was not equipped with a voyage data recorder at the time of the collision, it is impossible to determine exactly when the vessel failed to respond to the assistant captain's commands.

I welcome the answers regarding enforcement of the Stockholm review but I note that the Commissioner failed to answer my specific point regarding auxiliary power for black box voyage data recorders.

Apart from this, if there is a voyage data recorder on board a ship, then it is the responsibility of the port State control to inspect it and not that of the terminal operator.

In other words, it is not just useful after the event but contributes - in my view - to a change of the safety culture for every ship to be fitted with a 'black box' voyage data recorder.

Importantly for marine safety, the directive stipulates binding survey requirements, establishes clear rules for the investigation of accidents at sea and calls for the fitting of voyage data recorders or 'black boxes'.