SEA WATCH EV V MINISTERO DELLE INFRASTRUTTURE E DEI TRASPORTI AND OTHERS

[2022] EUECJ C‑14/21 (joined cases C‑14/21 and C‑15/21), Court of Justice of the European Communities, Grand Chamber, 1 August 2022

Port state control – Search and rescue – Humanitarian non-governmental organisation performing search for and rescue of persons in danger or distress at sea – Competences and powers of flag state and port state – Inspection and detention of ships – Directive 2009/16/EC – United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 – International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 – International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue 1979

In two requests, the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per la Sicilia (Regional Administrative Court, Sicily, Italy) sought preliminary rulings on the interpretation of Directive 2009/16/EC (the Directive) on port state control and on the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974.