commiss direct ec march amend council direct ec set harmonis safeti regim fish vessel metr length text eea relev commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council direct ec decemb set harmonis safeti regim fish vessel metr length articl thereof commiss examin provis chapter ix annex ii direct regard applic fish vessel length metr take due account limit size vessel number person board examin demonstr regard radio commun equival level safeti guarante vessel oper exclus sea area requir carriag addit vhf radio digit select call dsc lieu emerg posit indic radio beacon epirb light examin annex ii direct amend amend complianc guidelin particip sola ship global maritim distress safeti system gmdss establish maritim safeti committe intern maritim organis circular june measur provid direct accord opinion committe establish articl council direct eec amend commiss direct ec adopt direct articl ad annex ii direct ec head chapter ix radiocommun regul radio equip sea area insert paragraph read quot notwithstand provis regul administr exempt fish vessel metr length metr engag exclus voyag sea area requir regul provid equip vhf radio instal prescrib regul addit vhf radio instal dsc transmiss ship shore distress alert prescrib regul quot articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct latest forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt provis refer direct accompani refer occas offici public member state determin refer made member state commun commiss provis nation law adopt field cover direct articl direct enter forc twentieth dai public offici journal european commun articl direct address member state brussel march commiss neil kinnock member commiss oj oj oj