Commission Staff Working Document on Nautical Tourism

European Strategy for more Jobs and Growth in Coastal and Maritime Tourism (CMT) COM (2014) 86 … to boost competitiveness and sustainability of the sector, unlock its potential for growth and jobs. 4 pillars, 14 EU level actions, need joint implementation: Stimulate performance and competitiveness Promote skills and innovation Strengthen sustainability Maximize available EU funding

Coastal & Maritime Tourism largest maritime activity in Europe – one third of the maritime economy most important sub- sector of tourism employs almost 3.2 million people generating a total of € 183 billion in GVA

Nautical Tourism - some figures Nautical tourism (NT): boating, kayaking, sailing, canoeing, diving, surfing, ~36 million EU citizens regularly practice recreational boating Over 6 million boats kept in European waters Turnover of EU charter sector ~€ 6 billion, 20,000 jobs. First generation of ‘plastic’ boats will reach end of life European Marinas estimated turnover almost € 4 billion - employing approximately 40,000 – 70,000 people.

Nautical Tourism Staff Working Document SWD(2017)126 Skippers’ licences On-board safety equipment Development of marinas and boating activities Boat recycling

1. Skippers licences Charter business is expected to grow … … but skippers licences are not automatically recognised across the EU Impact on charter business Lack of free movement of skippers Existing projects study how to compare licences Possibility to build on the projects' results – pathway to EU skippers licence?

Two identical boats in the same location, but skippers are restricted to use only the one with national flag matching their skippers licence

2. On-board safety equipment Difference in equipment rules impacts: Extra costs, lack of transparency for charterers Safety (different rules for same navigation) Coast Guards (difficult to verify foreign rules) Enhance cross-border nautical activites by agreeing on minimum EU standard rules? replica of Eiffel tower in Epcot or Las Vegas Replica of Versailles in Shenzhen … 8

3. Development of marinas & boating Investment and innovation required (small and micro marinas, fragmentation as barrier to innovation, knowledge exchange) Marinas as 'profit centers' for hinterlands? Bridging seasonality and volatility of offer (acommodating elderly people, diversifying the offer, combined nautical coastal products ) replica of Eiffel tower in Epcot or Las Vegas Replica of Versailles in Shenzhen … 9

4. Boat recycling In EU 80,000 boats, reach their 'end of use' each year. ~2,000 are dismantled. The rest is abandoned, sent to landfill, sunk or incinerated. A recycling market for end-of- life boats has been slow to develop. Circular economy - a market for jobs & growth

Conclusion Need for well functioning Single Market Barriers to 'skippers without borders' to be acknowledged and tackled Need for new technologies and innovation Circular industrial innovation Diversified and combined products linking maritime and coastal communities