{"id":21835,"date":"2019-02-12T12:18:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T10:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/?p=21835"},"modified":"2021-02-10T16:40:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T14:40:13","slug":"traveling-by-boat-and-people-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.p-consulting.gr\/en\/traveling-by-boat-and-people-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling by boat and people with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Greek Law Framework for safe travelling\u00a0by boat for disabled persons<\/h2>\n

Greece is a country with an intense tourism mobility and its main characteristic is the many islands that can be visited on holidays. In order a tourist to travel to these destinations, he needs to change ways of transport and definitely travel by boat.<\/p>\n

But what if the visitor is an elderly person or a person with mobility difficulties?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Travelling by boat involves objective difficulties for people with mobility difficulties when the appropriate rules are not followed. In addition to easy access to all areas of the boat, their safe movement must be ensured.<\/p>\n

What is changing?<\/h2>\n

\"travelling-growmat\"<\/h3>\n

According to a new law framework of the Greek Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy<\/a>, from 1 May 2019 clear law framework and requirements will be set for the safe movement\u00a0by ferry boats of persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n

The law framework\u00a0 will regulate issues such as access to boats, signaling, transmission of alerts, alarm and other details concerning the movement of disabled persons within the boat.<\/p>\n

According to the framework, boats should include:<\/h2>\n