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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

DG MARE

Unit E3

Accessibility statement

This statement applies to content published on the domain:

‘https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fleet-europa’

It does not apply to other content or websites published on any of its subdomains. These

websites and their content will have their own specific accessibility statement.

This website is managed by DG MARE. It is designed to be used by as many people as

possible, including people with disabilities.

You should be able to:

 Zoom and adjust text size up to 200% without problems.

 navigate most of the website using just a keyboard.

 navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition

software (on your computer or phone).

 Access text alternatives for images.

 Skip to main content.

 Complete forms and submit data or queries.

 Navigate a consistent layout.

 Access printable versions of content.

This website is designed to comply with the technical standard for websites and mobile

apps, EN 301 549, v.3.2.1. This closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content

Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. See ‘Non-accessible

content’ for more details.

The website was last tested on 06/12/2023.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was reviewed on 06/12/2023 as a self-assessment done by the public sector

body using the WCAG Evaluation Method.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the ‘Fleet on Europa’ website. Please

let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

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 Feedback form: Contact form (europa.eu)

We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the

enquiry by the responsible Commission department.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The ‘Fleet on Europa’ website is designed to be compatible with the following most used

assistive technologies:

 the latest version of Google Chrome and Apple Safari browsers;

 in combination with the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and

TalkBack.

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the ‘Fleet on Europa’ website relies on the following technologies to

work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or

plugins installed on your computer:

 HTML

 WAI-ARIA

 CSS

 JavaScript

 Angular

 eUI/ECL

Non-accessible content

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the ‘Fleet on Europa’ website, we are

aware of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known

limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed

below.

Known limitations for the ‘Fleet on Europa’ website:

1. Some form elements do not have associated labels.

2. Some page elements might have insufficient contrast.

3. The statistics menu items are not accessible using only a keyboard.

4. Page titles are generic and only indicating the website main title.

5. Language translation functionality is provided but needs implementation.

6. Navigation menu accessibility: Some content has not been properly coded for

the best experience with a screen reader. We plan to fix this issue by December

2023.

7. Missing image description: Images on banners and carousel do not have image

description. We plan to fix this issue by December 2023.

8. Heading Hierarchy - Some pages do not present content in an hierarchical

heading organization. We plan to fix this by March 2024