The Port of Palma meets European safety standards

The Port of Palma meets European safety standards

29/09/2008

The first week of September a group of members of the European Commission visited the Port of Palma to evaluate the degree of implementation of the EU legislation on safety for the transport of people and goods in ports (EEC 65/2004) and also of Royal Decree 1617/2007. This norm appears in Chapter XI of the international agreement SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). After four days of analysis of security plans, installations and operations in the Port of Palma, the experts reported that the European standards were being followed correctly and that no significant improvements were required.