With 80% of maritime accidents being linked to human error, the rapporteur stresses the importance of speedy ratification and implementation of the Convention, which should not pose any problem as all EU Member States voted in favour of the Convention in Geneva in February 2006.
Eiropas komisārs kultūras jautājumos Vladimir ŠPIDLA debatēs pirms balsojuma deputātu iniciatīvu par saistošu ES tiesību aktu atbalstīja.