with crossings so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisable schedule; 3h. warship means a ship belonging to the armed forces of a State bearing the external marks distinguishing such ships of its nationality, under the command of an officer duly commissioned by the government of the State and whose name appears in the appropriate service list or its equivalent, and manned by a crew which is under regular armed forces discipline; 3i. ships at berth means ships which are securely moored or anchored in a Community port while they are loading, unloading or hotelling, including the time spent when not engaged in cargo operations; 3 ...[+++]j. inland waterway vessel means a vessel particularly intended for use on an inland waterway as defined in Council Directive 82/714/EEC of 4 October 1982 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels *, including all vessels which carry:

In other words, following any finding by the EU inspector who comes to an EU vessel in response to a non-EU inspector’s finding of a serious infraction, the flag state is free to allow the vessel to continue its operations, and can complete the inspection when the vessel finally returns to its home port.

With regard to the question of whether a ship carrying hazardous waste is allowed to leave a European Union port, if the waste is hazardous it is not allowed to go to a destination outside the OECD.

a maximum length of time during which the vessel is away from home;

the distance from the home port within which vessels operate, having regard to the different geographical and maritime conditions in the Member States;

I set great store by a debate on ethical questions, such as abortion and women’s rights, and indeed applaud it, but the discussion is specifically about this boat and what happens on it.