Scope
Article 2
1
This Directive shall apply to marine casualties and incidents that:
a
involve ships flying the flag of one of the Member States;
b
occur within Member States' territorial sea and internal waters as defined in UNCLOS; or
c
involve other substantial interests of the Member States.
2
This Directive shall not apply to marine casualties and incidents involving only:
a
ships of war and troop ships and other ships owned or operated by a Member State and used only on government non-commercial service;
b
ships not propelled by mechanical means, wooden ships of primitive build, pleasure yachts and pleasure craft not engaged in trade, unless they are or will be crewed and carrying more than 12 passengers for commercial purposes;
c
inland waterway vessels operating in inland waterways;
d
fishing vessels with a length of less than 15 metres;
e
fixed offshore drilling units.