DELEGATED DIRECTIVE AMENDING THE VESSEL TRAFFIC MONITORING AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (VTMIS) DIRECTIVE
ATTN: ALL FULL MEMBERS
ALL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Dear Members,
The European Commission has adopted Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/811, amending Annex I of the Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System (VTMIS) Directive (2002/59/EC).
- Members can find the adopted text here, as published in the Official Journal of the EU
This amendment introduces new reporting obligations under existing and future Mandatory Ship Reporting Systems (MRS), aimed at combating shadow fleet activity and enhancing coastal protection.
Key points:
A new reporting requirement under point 4.X of Annex I mandates that ships carry and report:
- One or more insurance certificates issued by its provider and carried on board the ship, providing evidence of existence of insurance for maritime claims in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2009/20/EC, as well as civil liability certificates issued in accordance with:
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- the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, as amended (1992 Civil Liability Convention);
- the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (2001 Bunkers Convention); and
- the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 (2007 Nairobi WRC).
Next steps:
- Member States have 6 months to transpose the Directive into national law.
- A related proposal has been submitted to the IMO for amending MRS systems; this will be discussed at the IMO NCSR sub-committee in May (see attached document for details).
