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Document 32006L0087
2006/87/EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC
2006/87/EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC
2006/87/EC Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC
OJ L 389, 30.12.2006, p. 1–260
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 07 Volume 018 P. 3 - 262
Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 07 Volume 018 P. 3 - 262
Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 07 Volume 011 P. 18 - 277
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 06/10/2018; Repealed and replaced by 32016L1629
. Latest consolidated version: 01/11/2013
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Repeal | 31982L0714 |
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Corrected by | 32006L0087R(01) | (SV) | |||
Corrected by | 32006L0087R(02) | (BG, LT, MT) | |||
Amended by | 32006L0137 | Amendment | annex 2 | 30/12/2006 | |
Amended by | 32006L0137 | Addition | article 19.4 | 30/12/2006 | |
Amended by | 32006L0137 | Replacement | article 20 | 30/12/2006 | |
Amended by | 32006L0137 | Addition | article 19.1 | 30/12/2006 | |
Amended by | 32006L0137 | Addition | article 19.3 | 30/12/2006 | |
Amended by | 32008L0059 | Amendment | annex 1 | 27/06/2008 | |
Amended by | 32008L0068 | abolition | article 6 | 20/10/2008 | |
Amended by | 32008L0087 | Amendment | annex 6 | 23/09/2008 | |
Amended by | 32008L0087 | Amendment | annex 2 | 23/09/2008 | |
Amended by | 32008L0087 | Amendment | annex 5 | 23/09/2008 | |
Amended by | 32008L0126 | Amendment | annex 2 | 31/01/2009 | |
Amended by | 32009L0046 | Amendment | annex 1 | 30/04/2009 | |
Amended by | 32009L0046 | Amendment | annex 5 | 30/04/2009 | |
Amended by | 32009L0046 | Amendment | annex 2 | 30/04/2009 | |
Amended by | 32012L0048 | Amendment | annex IX | 10/01/2013 | |
Amended by | 32012L0048 | Amendment | annex VII | 10/01/2013 | |
Amended by | 32012L0048 | Amendment | annex II | 10/01/2013 | |
Amended by | 32012L0049 | Amendment | annex II | 10/01/2013 | |
Amended by | 32013L0022 | Completion | annex II APP VI P.IV PT 1 | 01/07/2013 | |
Amended by | 32013L0022 | Completion | annex I chapter 3 | 01/07/2013 | |
Amended by | 32013L0022 | Amendment | annex IX P.V PT 4 | 01/07/2013 | |
Amended by | 32013L0022 | Completion | annex IX P.I article 7.2 | 01/07/2013 | |
Amended by | 32013L0022 | Amendment | annex IX P.V PT 1 | 01/07/2013 | |
Amended by | 32013L0022 | Completion | annex I chapter 2 | 01/07/2013 | |
Amended by | 32013L0022 | Completion | annex IX P.II article 10.6 AP 2 | 01/07/2013 | |
Amended by | 32013L0049 | Replacement | annex II article 2.18.6 | 01/11/2013 | |
Repealed by | 32016L1629 | 07/10/2018 |
30.12.2006 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 389/1 |
DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 12 December 2006
laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC
(2006/87/EC)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Following consultation of the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
Council Directive 82/714/EEC of 4 October 1982 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (3) introduced harmonised conditions for issuing technical certificates for inland waterway vessels in all Member States, albeit excluding operations on the Rhine. Nevertheless, at European level, various technical requirements for inland waterway vessels have remained in force. Up to now, the coexistence of various international and national regulations has obstructed efforts to ensure mutual recognition of national navigation certificates without the need for an additional inspection of foreign vessels. Furthermore, the standards contained in Directive 82/714/EEC, in part, no longer reflect current technological developments. |
(2) |
Essentially, the technical requirements set out in the annexes to Directive 82/714/EEC incorporate the provisions laid down in the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulation, in the version approved by the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) in 1982. The conditions and technical requirements for issuing inland navigation certificates under Article 22 of the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation have been revised regularly since then and are recognised as reflecting current technological developments. For competition and safety reasons it is desirable, specifically in the interests of promoting harmonisation at European level, to adopt the scope and content of such technical requirements for the whole of the Community's inland waterway network. Account should be taken in this regard of the changes that have occurred in that network. |
(3) |
Community inland navigation certificates attesting the full compliance of vessels with the aforementioned revised technical requirements should be valid on all Community inland waterways. |
(4) |
It is desirable to ensure a greater degree of harmonisation between the conditions for the issuing of supplementary Community inland navigation certificates by Member States for operations on Zone 1 and 2 waterways (estuaries), as well as for operations on Zone 4 waterways. |
(5) |
In the interests of passenger transport safety, it is desirable that the scope of Directive 82/714/EEC be extended to include passenger vessels designed to carry more than 12 passengers, along the lines of the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulation. |
(6) |
In the interests of safety, harmonisation of standards should be at a high level and should be achieved in such a way so as not to result in any reduction in safety standards on any Community inland waterway. |
(7) |
It is appropriate to provide for a transitional regime for vessels in service not yet carrying a Community inland navigation certificate when subjected to a first technical inspection under the revised technical requirements established by this Directive. |
(8) |
It is appropriate, within certain limits and according to the category of vessel concerned, to determine the period of validity of Community inland navigation certificates in each specific case. |
(9) |
The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (4). |
(10) |
It is necessary that the measures provided for in Council Directive 76/135/EEC of 20 January 1976 on reciprocal recognition of navigability licenses for inland waterway vessels (5) remain in force for those vessels not covered by this Directive. |
(11) |
Given that some vessels fall within the scope of Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft (6) as well as of this Directive, the annexes of the two Directives should be adjusted by the relevant committee procedures as soon as possible if there are any contradictions or inconsistencies between the provisions of those Directives. |
(12) |
In accordance with point 34 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making (7), Member States are encouraged to draw up, for themselves and in the interests of the Community, their own tables illustrating, as far as possible, the correlation between this Directive and the transposition measures, and to make them public. |
(13) |
Directive 82/714/EEC should be repealed, |
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Classification of waterways
1. For the purposes of this Directive, Community inland waterways shall be classified as follows:
(a) |
Zones 1, 2, 3 and 4:
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(b) |
Zone R: those of the waterways referred to in point (a) for which certificates are to be issued in accordance with Article 22 of the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation as that Article is worded when this Directive enters into force. |
2. Any Member State may, after consulting the Commission, modify the classification of its waterways into the zones listed in Annex I. The Commission shall be notified of these modifications at least six months before their entry into force and shall inform the other Member States.
Article 2
Scope of application
1. This Directive shall, in accordance with Article 1.01 of Annex II, apply to the following craft:
(a) |
vessels having a length (L) of 20 metres or more; |
(b) |
vessels for which the product of length (L), breadth (B) and draught (T) is a volume of 100 m3 or more. |
2. This Directive shall also apply, in accordance with Article 1.01 of Annex II, to all of the following craft:
(a) |
tugs and pushers intended for towing or pushing craft referred to in paragraph 1 or floating equipment or for moving such craft or floating equipment alongside; |
(b) |
vessels intended for passenger transport which carry more than 12 passengers in addition to the crew; |
(c) |
floating equipment. |
3. The following craft shall be excluded from this Directive:
(a) |
ferries; |
(b) |
naval vessels; |
(c) |
sea-going vessels, including sea-going tugs and pusher craft, which:
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Article 3
Obligation to carry a certificate
1. Craft operating on the Community inland waterways referred to in Article 1 shall carry:
(a) |
when operating on a Zone R waterway:
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(b) |
when operating on other waterways, a Community inland navigation certificate, including, where applicable, the specifications referred to in Article 5. |
2. The Community inland navigation certificate shall be drawn up following the model set out in Part I of Annex V and shall be issued in accordance with this Directive.
Article 4
Supplementary Community inland navigation certificates
1. All craft carrying a valid certificate issued pursuant to Article 22 of the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation may, subject to the provisions of Article 5(5) of this Directive, navigate on Community waterways carrying that certificate only.
2. However, all craft carrying the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall also be provided with a supplementary Community inland navigation certificate:
(a) |
when operating on Zone 3 and 4 waterways, if they wish to take advantage of the reduction in technical requirements on those waterways; |
(b) |
when operating on Zone 1 and 2 waterways, or, in respect of passenger vessels, when operating on Zone 3 waterways that are not linked to the navigable inland waterways of another Member State, if the Member State concerned has adopted additional technical requirements for those waterways, in accordance with Article 5(1), (2) and (3). |
3. The supplementary Community inland navigation certificate shall be drawn up following the model set out in Part II of Annex V and shall be issued by the competent authorities on production of the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 and under the conditions laid down by the authorities competent for the waterways concerned.
Article 5
Additional or reduced technical requirements for certain zones
1. Each Member State may, after consulting the Commission, and where applicable subject to the requirements of the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation, adopt technical requirements additional to those in Annex II for craft operating on Zone 1 and 2 waterways within its territory.
2. In respect of passenger vessels operating on Zone 3 waterways within its territory that are not linked to the navigable inland waterways of another Member State, each Member State may maintain technical requirements additional to those in Annex II. Amendments to such technical requirements shall require the prior approval of the Commission.
3. The additional requirements shall be restricted to the subjects listed in Annex III. The Commission shall be notified of these additional requirements at least six months before their entry into force and shall inform the other Member States.
4. Compliance with the additional requirements shall be specified in the Community inland navigation certificate referred to in Article 3 or, where Article 4(2) applies, in the supplementary Community inland navigation certificate. Such proof of compliance shall be recognised on Community waterways of the corresponding zone.
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6. Craft operating only on Zone 4 waterways shall qualify for the reduced requirements as specified in Chapter 19b of Annex II on all waterways in that zone. Compliance with those reduced requirements shall be specified in the Community inland navigation certificate referred to in Article 3.
7. Each Member State may, after consulting the Commission, allow a reduction of the technical requirements of Annex II for craft operating exclusively on Zone 3 and 4 waterways within its territory.
Such a reduction shall be restricted to the subjects listed in Annex IV. Where the technical characteristics of a craft correspond to the reduced technical requirements, this shall be specified in the Community inland navigation certificate or, where Article 4(2) applies, in the supplementary Community inland navigation certificate.
The Commission shall be notified of the reductions of the technical requirements of Annex II at least six months before they come into force and shall inform the other Member States.
Article 6
Dangerous goods
Any craft carrying a certificate issued pursuant to the Regulation for the transport of dangerous substances on the Rhine (the ‘ADNR’) may carry dangerous goods throughout the territory of the Community under the conditions stated in that certificate.
Any Member State may require that craft which do not carry such a certificate shall only be authorised to carry dangerous goods within its territory if the craft comply with requirements additional to those set out in this Directive. The Commission shall be notified of such requirements and shall inform the other Member States.
Article 7
Derogations
1. Member States may authorise derogations from all or part of this Directive for:
(a) |
vessels, tugs, pushers and floating equipment operating on navigable waterways not linked by inland waterway to the waterways of other Member States; |
(b) |
craft having a dead weight not exceeding 350 tonnes or craft not intended for the carriage of goods and having a water displacement of less than 100 m3, which were laid down before 1 January 1950 and operate exclusively on a national waterway. |
2. Member States may authorise in respect of navigation on their national waterways derogations from one or more provisions of this Directive for limited journeys of local interest or in harbour areas. These derogations and the journeys or area for which they are valid shall be specified in the vessel's certificate.
3. The Commission shall be notified of derogations authorised in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 and shall inform the other Member States.
4. Any Member State which, as a result of derogations authorised in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, has no craft subject to the provisions of this Directive operating on its waterways shall not be required to comply with Articles 9, 10 and 12.
Article 8
Issuance of Community inland navigation certificates
1. The Community inland navigation certificate shall be issued to craft laid down as from 30 December 2008 following a technical inspection carried out prior to the craft being put into service and intended to check whether the craft complies with the technical requirements laid down in Annex II.
2. The Community inland navigation certificate shall be issued to craft excluded from the scope of Directive 82/714/EEC, but covered by this Directive in accordance with Article 2(1) and (2), following a technical inspection which shall be carried out upon expiry of the craft's current certificate, but in any case no later than 30 December 2018, to check whether the craft complies with the technical requirements laid down in Annex II. In Member States where the validity period of the craft's current national certificate is shorter than five years, such certificate may be issued until five years after 30 December 2008.
Any failure to meet the technical requirements laid down in Annex II shall be specified in the Community inland navigation certificate. Provided that the competent authorities consider that these shortcomings do not constitute a manifest danger, the craft referred to in the first subparagraph may continue to operate until such time as those components or areas of the craft which have been certified as not meeting those requirements are replaced or altered, whereafter those components or areas shall meet the requirements of Annex II.
3. Manifest danger within the meaning of this Article shall be presumed in particular when requirements concerning the structural soundness of the shipbuilding, the navigation or manoeuvrability or special features of the craft in accordance with Annex II are affected. Derogations as allowed for in Annex II shall not be identified as shortcomings which constitute a manifest danger.
The replacement of existing parts with identical parts or parts of an equivalent technology and design during routine repairs and maintenance shall not be considered as a replacement within the meaning of this Article.
4. Compliance of a craft with the additional requirements referred to in Article 5(1), (2) and (3) shall, where appropriate, be checked during the technical inspections provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, or during a technical inspection carried out at the request of the vessel's owner.
Article 9
Competent authorities
1. Community inland navigation certificates may be issued by the competent authorities of any Member State.
2. Each Member State shall draw up a list indicating which of its authorities are competent for issuing the Community inland navigation certificates and shall notify the Commission thereof. The Commission shall inform the other Member States.
Article 10
Carrying out of technical inspections
1. The technical inspection referred to in Article 8 shall be carried out by the competent authorities which may refrain from subjecting the craft in whole or in part to technical inspection where it is evident from a valid attestation, issued by a recognised classification society in accordance with Article 1.01 of Annex II, that the craft satisfies in whole or in part the technical requirements of Annex II. Classification societies shall only be recognised if they fulfil the criteria listed in Part I of Annex VII.
2. Each Member State shall draw up a list indicating which of its authorities are competent for carrying out technical inspections and shall notify the Commission thereof. The Commission shall inform the other Member States.
Article 11
Validity of Community inland navigation certificates
1. The period of validity of Community inland navigation certificates shall be determined in each specific case by the authority competent for issuing such certificates in accordance with Annex II.
2. Each Member State may, in the cases specified in Articles 12 and 16 and in Annex II, issue provisional Community inland navigation certificates. Provisional Community inland navigation certificates shall be drawn up following the model set out in Part III of Annex V.
Article 12
Replacement of Community inland navigation certificates
Each Member State shall lay down the conditions under which a valid Community inland navigation certificate which has been lost or damaged may be replaced.
Article 13
Renewal of Community inland navigation certificates
1. The Community inland navigation certificate shall be renewed on expiry of its period of validity in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8.
2. For the renewal of Community inland navigation certificates issued before 30 December 2008, the transitional provisions of Annex II shall apply.
3. For the renewal of Community inland navigation certificates issued after 30 December 2008, the transitional provisions of Annex II which have come into force after the issuing of such certificates shall apply.
Article 14
Extension of validity of Community inland navigation certificates
The validity of a Community inland navigation certificate may exceptionally be extended without a technical inspection in accordance with Annex II by the authority which issued or renewed it. Such extension shall be indicated on that certificate.
Article 15
Issuance of new Community inland navigation certificates
In the event of major alterations or repairs which affect the structural soundness of the shipbuilding, the navigation or manoeuvrability or special features of the craft in accordance with Annex II, the latter shall again undergo, prior to any further voyage, the technical inspection provided for in Article 8. Following this inspection, a new Community inland navigation certificate stating the technical characteristics of the craft shall be issued or the existing certificate amended accordingly. If this certificate is issued in a Member State other than that which issued or renewed the initial certificate, the competent authority which issued or renewed the certificate shall be informed accordingly within one month.
Article 16
Refusal to issue or renew, and withdrawal of, Community inland navigation certificates
Any decision to refuse to issue or renew a Community inland navigation certificate shall state the grounds on which it is based. The person concerned shall be notified thereof and of the appeal procedure and its time limits in the Member State concerned.
Any valid Community inland navigation certificate may be withdrawn by the competent authority which issued or renewed it if the craft ceases to comply with the technical requirements specified in its certificate.
Article 17
Additional inspections
The competent authorities of a Member State may, in accordance with Annex VIII, check at any time whether a craft is carrying a certificate valid under the terms of this Directive and satisfies the requirements set out in such certificate or constitutes a manifest danger for the persons on board, the environment or the navigation. The competent authorities shall take the necessary measures in accordance with Annex VIII.
Article 18
Recognition of navigability certificates of craft from third countries
Pending the conclusion of agreements on the mutual recognition of navigability certificates between the Community and third countries, the competent authorities of a Member State may recognise the navigability certificates of craft from third countries for navigation on the waterways of that Member State.
The issuance of Community inland navigation certificates to craft from third countries shall be carried out in accordance with Article 8(1).
Article 19
Committee procedure
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee established under Article 7 of Council Directive 91/672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the reciprocal recognition of national boatmasters' certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway (9) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’).
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
Article 20
Adaptation of the annexes and recommendations on provisional certificates
1. Any amendments which are necessary to adapt the annexes to this Directive to technical progress or to developments in this area arising from the work of other international organisations, in particular that of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR), to ensure that the two certificates referred to in Article 3(1)(a) are issued on the basis of technical requirements which guarantee an equivalent level of safety, or to take account of the cases referred to in Article 5, shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2).
Those amendments shall be made rapidly in order to ensure that the technical requirements necessary for the issuing of the Community inland navigation certificate recognised for navigation on the Rhine give a level of safety equivalent to that required for the issuing of the certificate referred to in Article 22 of the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation.
2. The Commission shall decide on recommendations from the Committee on the issuance of provisional Community inland navigation certificates in accordance with Article 2.19 of Annex II.
Article 21
Continued applicability of Directive 76/135/EEC
For those craft outside the scope of Article 2(1) and (2) of this Directive, but falling within the scope of Article 1(a) of Directive 76/135/EEC, the provisions of that Directive shall apply.
Article 22
National additional or reduced requirements
Additional requirements which were in force in a Member State before 30 December 2008 for craft operating within its territory on Zone 1 and 2 waterways or reduced technical requirements for craft operating within its territory on Zone 3 and 4 waterways which were in force in a Member State before that date shall continue to be in force until additional requirements in accordance with Article 5(1) or reductions in accordance with Article 5(7) of the technical prescriptions of Annex II come into force, but only until 30 June 2009.
Article 23
Transposition
1. Member States which have inland waterways as referred to in Article 1(1) shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 30 December 2008. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
2. Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
Article 24
Penalties
Member States shall lay down a system of penalties for breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that these penalties are applied. The penalties thus provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Article 25
Repeal of Directive 82/714/EEC
Directive 82/714/EEC shall be repealed with effect from 30 December 2008.
Article 26
Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 27
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States which have inland waterways as referred to in Article 1(1).
Done at Strasbourg, 12 December 2006
For the European Parliament,
The President
Josep BORRELL FONTELLES
For the Council,
The President
Mauri PEKKARINEN
(1) OJ C 157, 25.5.1998, p. 17.
(2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 16 September 1999 (OJ C 54, 25.2.2000, p. 79), Council Common Position of 23 February 2006 (OJ C 166 E, 18.7.2006, p. 1), Position of the European Parliament of 5 July 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 23 October 2006.
(3) OJ L 301, 28.10.1982, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.
(4) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).
(5) OJ L 21, 29.1.1976, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 78/1016/EEC (OJ L 349, 13.12.1978, p. 31).
(6) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).
(7) OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 144, 15.5.1998, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/75/EC (OJ L 190, 30.7.2003, p. 6).
(9) OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.
LIST OF ANNEXES
Annex I |
List of Community inland waterways divided geographically into Zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 10 |
Annex II |
Minimum technical requirements applicable to vessels on inland waterways of Zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 29 |
Annex III |
Subjects for possible additional technical requirements applicable to vessels on inland waterways of Zones 1 and 2 | 175 |
Annex IV |
Subjects for possible reductions of the technical requirements applicable to vessels on inland waterways of Zones 3 and 4 | 176 |
Annex V |
Model Community inland navigation certificates | 177 |
Annex VI |
Model register of Community inland navigation certificates | 194 |
Annex VII |
Classification societies | 197 |
Annex VIII |
Rules of procedure for the carrying out of inspections | 199 |
Annex IX |
Requirements applicable to signal lights, radar installations and rate-of-turn indicators | 200 |
ANNEX I
LIST OF COMMUNITY INLAND WATERWAYS DIVIDED GEOGRAPHICALLY INTO ZONES 1, 2, 3 AND 4
CHAPTER 1
Zone 1
Federal Republic of Germany
Ems |
from a line linking the former Greetsiel lighthouse and the western pier of the port entrance at Eemshaven seawards as far as latitude 53° 30' N and longitude 6° 45' E, i.e. slightly seawards of the lightering area for dry-cargo carriers in the Alte Ems (*) |
Republic of Poland
The part of Pomorska Bay southward from the line linking NordPerd on Rugen Island and the lighthouse Niechorze.
The part of Gdańska Bay southward from the line linking the lighthouse Hel and the entrance buoy to the port of Baltijsk.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SCOTLAND |
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Blue Mull Sound |
Between Gutcher and Belmont |
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Yell Sound |
Between Tofts Voe and Ulsta |
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Sullom Voe |
Within a line from the north-east point of Gluss Island to the northern point of Calback Ness |
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Dales Voe |
In winter:
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Dales Voe |
In summer:
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Lerwick |
In winter:
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Lerwick |
In summer:
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Kirkwall |
Between Kirkwall and Rousay not east of a line between Point of Graand (Egilsay) and Galt Ness (Shapinsay) or between Head of Work (Mainland) through Helliar Holm light to the shore of Shapinsay; not north west of the south east tip of Eynhallow Island, not to seaward and a line between the shore on Rousay at 59°10,5' N 002° 57,1' W and the shore on Egilsay at 59° 10' N 002° 56,4' W |
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Stromness |
To Scapa but not outside Scapa Flow |
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Scapa Flow |
Within an area bounded by lines drawn from Point of Cletts on the island of Hoy to Thomson's Hill triangulation point on the island of Fara and thence to Gibraltar Pier on the island of Flotta; from St Vincent Pier on the island of Flotta to the westernmost point of Calf of Flotta; from the easternmost point of the Calf of Flotta to Needle Point on the island of South Ronaldsay and from the Ness on Mainland to Point of Oxan lighthouse on the island of Graemsay and thence to Bu Point on the island of Hoy; and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Balnakiel Bay |
Between Eilean Dubh and A'Chleit |
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Cromarty Firth |
Within a line from North Sutor to Nairn Breakwater and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Inverness |
Within a line from North Sutor to Nairn Breakwater and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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River Tay — Dundee |
Within a line from Broughty Castle to Tayport and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Firth of Forth and River Forth |
Within a line from Kirkcaldy to River Portobello and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Solway Firth |
Within a line from Southerness Point to Silloth |
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Loch Ryan |
Within a line from Finnart's Point to Milleur Point and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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The Clyde |
Outer limit:
Inner limit in winter:
Inner limit in summer:
Note : The above inner summer limit is extended between 5 June and 5 September (both dates inclusive) by a line from a point two miles off the Ayrshire coast at Skelmorlie Castle to Tomont End, Cumbrae, and a line from Portachur Point, Cumbrae to Inner Brigurd Point, Ayrshire |
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Oban |
Within an area bounded on the north by a line from Dunollie Point Light to Ard na Chruidh and to the south by a line from Rudha Seanach to Ard na Cuile |
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Kyle of Lochalsh |
Through Loch Alsh to the head of Loch Duich |
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Loch Gairloch |
In winter:
In summer:
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NORTHERN IRELAND |
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Belfast Lough |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Loch Neagh |
At a greater distance than 2 miles from the shore |
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EAST COAST OF ENGLAND |
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River Humber |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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WALES AND WEST COAST OF ENGLAND |
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River Severn |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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River Wye |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Newport |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Cardiff |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Barry |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Swansea |
Within a line joining the seaward ends of the breakwaters |
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Menai Straits |
Within the Menai Straits from a line joining Llanddwyn Island Light to Dinas Dinlleu and lines joining the south end of Puffin Island to Trwyn DuPoint and Llanfairfechan Railway Station, and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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River Dee |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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River Mersey |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Preston and Southport |
Within a line from Southport to Blackpool inside the banks and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Fleetwood |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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River Lune |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Heysham |
In winter:
In summer:
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Morecambe |
In winter:
In the summer:
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Workington |
Within a line from Southerness Point to Silloth and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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SOUTH OF ENGLAND |
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River Colne, Colchester |
In winter:
In summer:
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River Blackwater |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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River Crouch and River Roach |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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River Thames and its tributaries |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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River Medway and the Swale |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Chichester |
Inside the Isle of Wight within an area bounded by lines drawn between the church spire, West Wittering, to Trinity Church, Bembridge, to the eastward, and the Needles and Hurst Point to the westward and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Langstone Harbour |
Inside the Isle of Wight within an area bounded by lines drawn between the church spire, West Wittering, to Trinity Church, Bembridge, to the eastward, and the Needles and Hurst Point to the westward and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Portsmouth |
Inside the Isle of Wight within an area bounded by lines drawn between the church spire, West Wittering, to Trinity Church, Bembridge, to the eastward, and the Needles and Hurst Point to the westward and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight |
Inside the Isle of Wight within an area bounded by lines drawn between the church spire, West Wittering, to Trinity Church, Bembridge, to the eastward, and the Needles and Hurst Point to the westward and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Inside the Isle of Wight within an area bounded by lines drawn between the church spire, West Wittering, to Trinity Church, Bembridge, to the eastward, and the Needles and Hurst Point to the westward and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Southampton |
Inside the Isle of Wight within an area bounded by lines drawn between the church spire, West Wittering, to Trinity Church, Bembridge, to the eastward, and the Needles and Hurst Point to the westward and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Beaulieu River |
Inside the Isle of Wight within an area bounded by lines drawn between the church spire, West Wittering, to Trinity Church, Bembridge, to the eastward, and the Needles and Hurst Point to the westward and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Keyhaven Lake |
Inside the Isle of Wight within an area bounded by lines drawn between the church spire, West Wittering, to Trinity Church, Bembridge, to the eastward, and the Needles and Hurst Point to the westward and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Weymouth |
Within Portland Harbour and between the River Wey and Portland Harbour |
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Plymouth |
Within a line from Cawsand to Breakwater to Staddon and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Falmouth |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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River Camel |
Within a line from Stepper Point to Trebetherick Point and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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Bridgewater |
Within the bar and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
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River Avon (Avon) |
In winter:
In summer:
and seaward of Zone 2 waters |
Zone 2
Czech Republic
Dam Lake Lipno
Federal Republic of Germany
Ems |
From a line across the Ems near the entrance to the port of Papenburg between Diemen pumping station and the opening of the dyke at Halte as far as a line linking the former Greetsiel lighthouse and the western pier of the port entrance at Eemshaven |
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Jade |
Inside a line linking the Schillig cross light and Langwarden church tower |
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Weser |
From the north-western edge of the railway bridge in Bremen as far as a line linking Langwarden and Cappel church towers, including the Westergate, Rekumer Loch, Rechter Nebenarm and Schweiburg side branches |
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Elbe |
From the lower limit of the port of Hamburg as far as a line linking the Döse beacon and the western edge of the Friedrichskoog dyke (Dieksand), including the Nebenelbe and the Este, Lühe, Schwinge, Oste, Pinnau, Krückau and Stör tributaries (in each case from the mouth to the barrage) |
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Meldorfer Bucht |
Inside a line linking the western edge of the Friedrichskoog dyke (Dieksand) and the western pier head at Büsum |
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Eider |
From the Gieselau Canal to the Eider barrage |
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Flensburger Förde |
Inside a line linking Kegnäs lighthouse and Birknack |
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Schlei |
Inside a line between the Schleimünde pier heads |
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Eckernförder Bucht |
Inside a line linking Boknis-Eck and the north-eastern point of the mainland near Dänisch Nienhof |
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Kieler Förde |
Inside a line linking the Bülk lighthouse and the Laboe naval memorial |
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Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (Kiel Canal) |
From a line linking the pier heads at Brunsbüttel as far as a line linking the entry lights at Kiel-Holtenau, including Obereidersee and Enge, Audorfer See, Borgstedter See and Enge, Schirnauer See, Flemhuder See and the Achterwehrer Canal |
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Trave |
from the north-western edge of the railway lift bridge and the northern edge of the Holstenbrücke (Stadttrave) in Lübeck as far as a line linking the southern inner and northern outer pier heads at Travemünde, including the Pötenitzer Wiek, Dassower See and the Altarmen at Teerhof island |
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Leda |
From the entrance of the outer harbour of Leer sea lock to the mouth |
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Hunte |
from the port of Oldenburg and from 140 m downstream of the Amalienbrücke in Oldenburg to the mouth |
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Lesum |
From the Bremen-Burg railway bridge to the mouth |
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Este |
From the tail water of Buxtehude lock to the Este barrage |
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Lühe |
From the tail water of the Au-Mühle in Horneburg to the Lühe barrage |
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Schwinge |
From the Salztor lock in Stade to the Schwinge barrage |
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Oste |
From the north-eastern edge of the Bremervörde mill dam to the Oste barrage |
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Pinnau |
From the south-western edge of the railway bridge in Pinneberg to the Pinnau barrage |
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Krückau |
From the south-western edge of the bridge leading to/from the Wedenkamp in Elmshorn to the Krückau barrage |
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Stör |
From Rensing tide gauge to the Stör barrage |
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Freiburger Hafenpriel |
From the eastern edge of the sluice in Freiburg an der Elbe as far as the mouth |
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Wismarbucht, Kirchsee, Breitling, Salzhaff and Wismar port area |
Seawards as far as a line between Hoher Wieschendorf Huk and Timmendorf light and a line linking Gollwitz light on the island of Poel and the southern point of the Wustrow peninsula |
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Warnow, including the Breitling and side branches |
Downstream of the Mühlendamm from the northern edge of the Geinitzbrücke in Rostock towards the sea as far as a line linking the northern points of the western and eastern piers in Warnemünde |
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Waters enclosed by the mainland and the Darß and Zingst pensinsulas and the islands of Hiddensee and Rügen (including Stralsund port area) |
Extending seawards between
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Greifswalder Bodden and Greifswald port area, including the Ryck |
Seawards as far as a line from the eastern point of Thiessower Haken (Südperd) to the eastern point of the island of Ruden and continuing to the northern point of the island of Usedom (54° 10' 37' N, 13° 47' 51' E) |
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Waters enclosed by the mainland and the island of Usedom (the Peenestrom, including Wolgast port area and Achterwasser, and the Stettiner Haff) |
Eastwards as far as the border with the Republic of Poland in the Stettiner Haff |
Note In the case of vessels whose home port is in another State, account is to be taken of Article 32 of the Ems-Dollart Treaty of 8 April 1960 (BGBl. 1963 II, p. 602).
French Republic
Dordogne |
Downstream from the stone bridge at Libourne |
Garonne and Gironde |
Downstream from the stone bridge at Bordeaux |
Loire |
Downstream from the Haudaudine bridge on the Madeleine arm and downstream from the Pirmil bridge on the Pirmil arm. |
Rhône |
Downstream of the Trinquetaille bridge in Arles and beyond towards Marseille |
Seine |
Downstream of the Jeanne-d'Arc bridge in Rouen |
Republic of Hungary
Lake Balaton
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dollard
Eems
Waddenzee: including the links with the North Sea
IJsselmeer: including the Markermeer and IJmeer but excluding the Gouwzee
Nieuwe Waterweg and the Scheur
Calland Kanaal west from the Benelux harbour
Hollands Diep
Breeddiep, Beerkanaal and its connected harbours
Haringvliet and Vuile Gat: including the waterways between Goeree-Overflakkee on the one hand and Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard on the other
Hellegat
Volkerak
Krammer
Grevelingenmeer and Brouwerschavensche Gat: including all the waterways between Schouwen-Duiveland and Goeree-Overflakkee
Keten, Mastgat, Zijpe, Krabbenkreek, Eastern Scheldt and Roompot: including the waterways between Walcheren, Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland on the one hand and Schouwen-Duiveland and Tholen on the other hand, excluding the Scheldt-Rhine Canal
Scheldt and Western Scheldt and its mouth on the sea: including the waterways between Zeeland Flanders, on the one hand, and Walcheren and Zuid-Beveland, on the other, excluding the Scheldt-Rhine Canal
Republic of Poland
Lagoon of Szczecin
Lagoon of Kamień
Lagoon of Wisła
Bay of Puck
Włocławski Reservoir
Lake Śniardwy
Lake Niegocin
Lake Mamry
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SCOTLAND |
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Scapa Flow |
Within an area bounded by lines drawn from Wharth on the island of Flotta to the Martello Tower on South Walls, and from Point Cletts on the island of Hoy to Thomson's Hill triangulation point on the island of Fara and thence to Gibraltar Pier on the island of Flotta |
Kyle of Durness |
South of Eilean Dubh |
Cromarty Firth |
Within a line between North Sutor and South Sutor |
Inverness |
Within a line from Fort George to Chanonry Point |
Findhorn Bay |
Within the spit |
Aberdeen |
Within a line from South Jetty to Abercromby Jetty |
Montrose Basin |
To the west of a line running north-south across the harbour entrance at Scurdie Ness Lighthouse |
River Tay — Dundee |
Within a line from the tidal basin (fish dock), Dundee to Craig Head, East Newport |
Firth of Forth and River Forth |
Within the Firth of Forth but not east of the Forth railway bridge |
Dumfries |
Within a line from Airds Point to Scar Point |
Loch Ryan |
Within a line from Cairn Point to Kircolm Point |
Ayr Harbour |
Inside the Bar |
The Clyde |
Above Zone 1 waters |
Kyles of Bute |
Between Colintraive and Rhubodach |
Campbeltown Harbour |
Within a line from Macringan's Point to Ottercharach Point |
Loch Etive |
Within Loch Etive above the Falls of Lora |
Loch Leven |
Above the bridge at Ballachulish |
Loch Linnhe |
North of Corran Point light |
Loch Eil |
The whole loch |
Caledonian Canal |
Lochs Lochy, Oich and Ness |
Kyle of Lochalsh |
Within Kyle Akin not westward of Eilean Ban Light or eastward of Eileanan Dubha |
Loch Carron |
Between Stromemore and Strome Ferry |
Loch Broom, Ullapool |
Within a line from Ullapool Point Light to Aultnaharrie |
Kylesku |
Across Loch Cairnbawn in the area between the easternmost point of Garbh Eilean and the westernmost point of Eilean na Rainich |
Stornoway Harbour |
Within a line from Arnish Point to Sandwick Bay Lighthouse, north-west side |
The Sound of Scalpay |
Not east of Berry Cove (Scalpay) and not west of Croc a Loin (Harris) |
North Harbour, Scalpay and Tarbert Harbour |
Within one mile from the shore of the Island of Harris |
Loch Awe |
The whole loch |
Loch Katrine |
The whole loch |
Loch Lomond |
The whole loch |
Loch Tay |
The whole loch |
Loch Loyal |
The whole loch |
Loch Hope |
The whole loch |
Loch Shin |
The whole loch |
Loch Assynt |
The whole loch |
Loch Glascarnoch |
The whole loch |
Loch Fannich |
The whole loch |
Loch Maree |
The whole loch |
Loch Gairloch |
The whole loch |
Loch Monar |
The whole loch |
Loch Mullardach |
The whole loch |
Loch Cluanie |
The whole loch |
Loch Loyne |
The whole loch |
Loch Garry |
The whole loch |
Loch Quoich |
The whole loch |
Loch Arkaig |
The whole loch |
Loch Morar |
The whole loch |
Loch Shiel |
The whole loch |
Loch Earn |
The whole loch |
Loch Rannoch |
The whole loch |
Loch Tummel |
The whole loch |
Loch Ericht |
The whole loch |
Loch Fionn |
The whole loch |
Loch Glass |
The whole loch |
Loch Rimsdale/nan Clar |
The whole loch |
NORTHERN IRELAND |
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Strangford Lough |
Within a line from Cloghy Point to Dogtail Point |
Belfast Lough |
Within a line from Holywood to Macedon Point |
Larne |
Within a line from Larne Pier to the ferry pier on Island Magee |
River Bann |
From the seaward ends of the breakwaters to Toome Bridge |
Lough Erne |
Upper and Lower Lough Erne |
Lough Neagh |
Within two miles of the shore |
EAST COAST OF ENGLAND |
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Berwick |
Within the breakwaters |
Warkworth |
Within the breakwaters |
Blyth |
Within the Outer Pier Heads |
River Tyne |
Dunston Staithes to Tyne Pier Heads |
River Wear |
Fatfield to Sunderland Pier Heads |
Seaham |
Within the breakwaters |
Hartlepool |
Within a line from Middleton Jetty to Old Pier Head Within a line joining North Pier Head to South Pier Head |
River Tees |
Within a line extending due west from Government Jetty to Tees Barrage |
Whitby |
Within Whitby Pier Heads |
River Humber |
Within a line from North Ferriby to South Ferriby |
Grimsby Dock |
Within a line from the West Pier of the Tidal Basin to the East Pier of the Fish Docks, North Quay |
Boston |
Inside the New Cut |
Dutch River |
The whole canal |
River Hull |
Beverley Beck to River Humber |
Kielder Water |
The whole lake |
River Ouse |
Below Naburn Lock |
River Trent |
Below Cromwell Lock |
River Wharfe |
From the junction with River Ouse to Tadcaster Bridge |
Scarborough |
Within Scarborough Pier Heads |
WALES AND WEST COAST OF ENGLAND |
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River Severn |
North of a line running due west from Sharpness Point (51° 43,4' N) to Llanthony and Maisemore Weirs and seaward of Zone 3 waters |
River Wye |
At Chepstow, north of latitude (51° 38,0' N) to Monmouth |
Newport |
North of the overhead power cables crossing at Fifoots Points |
Cardiff |
Within a line from South Jetty to Penarth Head and the enclosed waters to the west of Cardiff Bay Barrage |
Barry |
Within a line joining the seaward ends of the breakwaters |
Port Talbot |
Within a line joining the seaward ends of the breakwaters on the River Afran outside enclosed docks |
Neath |
Within a line running due North from the seaward end of Baglan Bay Tanker Jetty (51° 37,2' N, 3° 50,5' W) |
Llanelli and Burry Port |
Within an area bounded by a line drawn from Burry Port Western Pier to Whiteford Point |
Milford Haven |
Within a line from South Hook Point to Thorn Point |
Fishguard |
Within a line joining the seaward ends of the north and east breakwaters |
Cardigan |
Within the Narrows at Pen-Yr-Ergyd |
Aberystwyth |
Within the seaward ends of the breakwaters |
Aberdyfi |
Within a line from Aberdyfi Railway Station to Twyni Bach Beacon |
Barmouth |
Within a line from Barmouth Railway Station to Penrhyn Point |
Portmadoc |
Within a line from Harlech Point to Graig Ddu |
Holyhead |
Within an area bounded by the main breakwater and a line drawn from the head of the breakwater to Brynglas Point, Towyn Bay |
Menai Straits |
Within the Menai Straits between a line joining Aber Menai Point to Belan Point and a line joining Beaumaris Pier to Pen-y-Coed Point |
Conway |
Within a line from Mussel Hill to Tremlyd Point |
Llandudno |
Within the breakwater |
Rhyl |
Within the breakwater |
River Dee |
Above Connah's Quay to Barrelwell Hill water extraction point |
River Mersey |
Within a line between the Rock Lighthouse and the North West Seaforth Dockbut excluding other docks |
Preston and Southport |
Within a line from Lytham to Southport and within Preston Docks |
Fleetwood |
Within a line from Low Light to Knott |
River Lune |
Within a line from Sunderland Point to Chapel Hill up to and including Glasson Dock |
Barrow |
Within a line joining Haws Point, Isle of Walney to Roa Island Slipway |
Whitehaven |
Within the breakwater |
Workington |
Within the breakwater |
Maryport |
Within the breakwater |
Carlisle |
Within a line joining Point Carlisle to Torduff |
Coniston Water |
The whole lake |
Derwentwater |
The whole lake |
Ullswater |
The whole lake |
Windermere |
The whole lake |
SOUTH OF ENGLAND |
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Blakeney and Morston Harbour and approaches |
To the east of a line running south from Blakeney Point to the entrance of the Stiffkey River |
River Orwell and River Stour |
River Orwell within a line from Blackmanshead breakwater to Landguard Point and seaward of Zone 3 waters |
River Blackwater |
All waterways within a line from the south-western extremity of Mersea Island to Sales Point |
River Crouch and River Roach |
River Crouch within a line from Holliwell Point to Foulness Point, including the River Roach |
River Thames and its tributaries |
River Thames above a line drawn north/south through the eastern extremity of Denton Wharf Pier, Gravesend to Teddington Lock |
River Medway and the Swale |
River Medway from a line drawn from Garrison Point to the Grain Tower, to Allington Lock; and the Swale from Whitstable to the Medway |
River Stour (Kent) |
River Stour above the mouth to the landing at Flagstaff Reach |
Dover Harbour |
Within lines drawn across the east and west entrances to the Harbour |
River Rother |
River Rother above the Tidal Signal Station at Camber to Scots Float Sluice and to the entrance lock on the River Brede |
River Adur and Southwick Canal |
Within a line drawn across Shoreham Harbour entrance to Southwick Canal Lock and to the west end of Tarmac Wharf |
River Arun |
River Arun above Littlehampton Pier to Littlehampton Marina |
River Ouse (Sussex) Newhaven |
River Ouse from a line drawn across Newhaven Harbour entrance piers to the north end of North Quay |
Brighton |
Brighton Marina outer harbour within a line from the southern end of West Quay to the north end of South Quay |
Chichester |
Within a line drawn between Eastoke point and the church spire, West Wittering and seaward of Zone 3 waters |
Langstone Harbour |
Within a line drawn between Eastney Point and Gunner Point |
Portsmouth |
Within a line drawn across the harbour entrance from Port Blockhouse to the Round Tower |
Bembridge, Isle of Wight |
Within Brading Harbour |
Cowes, Isle of Wight |
The River Medina within a line from the Breakwater Light on the east bank to the House Light on the west bank |
Southampton |
Within a line from Calshot Castle to Hook Beacon |
Beaulieu River |
Within Beaulieu River not eastward of a north/south line through Inchmery House |
Keyhaven Lake |
Within a line drawn due north from Hurst Point Low Light to Keyhaven Marshes |
Christchurch |
The Run |
Poole |
Within the line of the Chain Ferry between Sandbanks and South Haven Point |
Exeter |
Within an east-west line from Warren Point to the Inshore Lifeboat Station opposite Checkstone Ledge |
Teignmouth |
Within the harbour |
River Dart |
Within a line from Kettle Point to Battery Point |
River Salcombe |
Within a line from Splat Point to Limebury Point |
Plymouth |
Within a line from Mount Batten Pier to Raveness Point through Drake's Islands; the River Yealm within a line from Warren Point to Misery Point |
Fowey |
Inside the Harbour |
Falmouth |
Within a line from St. Anthony Head to Pendennis Point |
River Camel |
Within a line from Gun Point to Brea Hill |
Rivers Taw and Torridge |
Within a line bearing 200° from the lighthouse on Crow Point to the shore at Skern Point |
Bridgewater |
South of a line running due East from Stert Point (51° 13,0 'N) |
River Avon (Avon) |
Within a line from Avonmouth Pier to Wharf Point, to Netham Dam |
CHAPTER 2
Zone 3
Kingdom of Belgium
Maritime Scheldt (downstream of Antwerp open anchorage)
Czech Republic
Labe: from the lock Ústí nad Labem-Střekov to the lock Lovosice
Dam Lakes: Baška, Brněnská (Kníničky), Horka (Stráž pod Ralskem), Hracholusky, Jesenice, Nechranice, Olešná, Orlík, Pastviny, Plumov, Rozkoš, Seč, Skalka, Slapy, Těrlicko, Žermanice
Lake Máchovo
Water Area Velké Žernoseky
Ponds: Oleksovice, Svět, Velké Dářko
Mining Gravel Lakes: Dolní Benešov, Ostrožná Nová Ves a Tovačov
Federal Republic of Germany
Danube |
From Kelheim (km 2 414,72 ) to the German-Austrian border |
Rhine |
From the German-Swiss border to the German-Netherlands border |
Elbe |
From the mouth of the Elbe-Seiten canal to the lower limit of the port of Hamburg |
Müritz |
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French Republic
Rhine
Republic of Hungary
Danube: from rkm 1812 to rkm 1433
Danube Moson: from rkm 14 to rkm 0
Danube Szentendre: from rkm 32 to rkm 0
Danube Ráckeve: from rkm 58 to rkm 0
River Tisza: from rkm 685 to rkm 160
River Dráva: from rkm 198 to rkm 70
River Bodrog: from rkm 51 to rkm 0
River Kettős-Körös: from rkm 23 to rkm 0
River Hármas-Körös: from rkm 91 to rkm 0
Channel Sió: from rkm 23 to rkm 0
Lake Velence
Lake Fertő
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Rhine
Sneekermeer, Koevordermeer, Heegermeer, Fluessen, Slotermeer, Tjeukemeer, Beulakkerwijde, Belterwijde, Ramsdiep, Ketelmeer, Zwartemeer, Veluwemeer, Eemmeer, Alkmaardermeer, Gouwzee, Buiten IJ afgesloten IJ Noordzeekanaal, port of IJmuiden, Rotterdam port area, Nieuwe Maas, Noord, Oude Maas, Beneden Merwede, Nieuwe Merwede, Dordsche Kil, Boven Merwede, Waal, Bijlandsch Canal, Boven Rijn, Pannersdensch Canal, Geldersche IJssel, Neder Rijn, Lek, Amsterdam-Rhine-Canal, Veerse Meer, Schelde-Rhine-Canal as far as the mouth in the Volkerak, Amer, Bergsche Maas, the Meuse below Venlo, Gooimeer, Europort, Calandkanaal (east from the Benelux harbour), Hartelkanaal
Republic of Austria
Danube: from the border with Germany to the border with Slovakia
Inn: from the mouth to the Passau-Ingling Power Station
Traun: from the mouth to km 1,80
Enns: from the mouth to km 2,70
March: to km 6,00
Republic of Poland
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River Biebrza from the estuary of the Augustowski Channel to the estuary of the river Narwia |
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River Brda from the link with the Bydgoski Channel in Bydgoszcz to the estuary of the river Wisła |
— |
River Bug from the estuary of the river Muchawiec to the estuary of the river Narwia |
— |
Lake Dąbie to the frontier with internal sea waters |
— |
The Augustowski Channel from the link with the river Biebrza to the State border, together with the lakes located along the route of this Channel |
— |
The Bartnicki Channel from Lake Ruda Woda to Lake Bartężek, together with Lake Bartężek |
— |
The Bydgoski Channel |
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The Elbląski Channel from Lake Druzno to Lake Jeziorak and Lake Szeląg Wielki, together with these lakes and the lakes on the route of the Channel, and a byway in the direction of Zalewo from Lake Jeziorak to Lake Ewingi, inclusive |
— |
The Gliwicki Channel together with the Channel Kędzierzyński |
— |
The Jagielloński Channel from the link with the river Elbląg to the river Nogat |
— |
The Łączański Channel |
— |
The Ślesiński Channel with the lakes located along the route of this Channel and Lake Gopło |
— |
The Żerański Channel |
— |
River Martwa Wisła from the river Wisła in Przegalina to the frontier with internal sea waters |
— |
River Narew from the estuary of the river Biebrza to the estuary of the river Wisła, together with Lake Zegrzyński |
— |
River Nogat from the river Wisła to the estuary of the Lagoon of Wisła |
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River Noteć (upper) from Lake Gopło to the link with the Górnonotecki Channel and the Górnonotecki Channel and River Noteć (lower) from the link of the Bydgoski Channel to the estuary to River Warta |
— |
River Nysa Łużycka from Gubin to the estuary to River Odra |
— |
River Odra from the town of Racibórz to the link with River Eastern Odra which turns into River Regalica from the Klucz-Ustowo Piercing, together with that river and its side-branches to Lake Dąbie as well as a byway of River Odra from the Opatowice lock to the lock in Wrocław city |
— |
River Western Odra from a weir in Widuchowa (704,1 km of River Odra) to a border with internal sea waters, together with side-branches as well as the Klucz-Ustowo Piercing linking River Eastern Odra with River Western Odra |
— |
River Parnica and the Parnicki Piercing from River Western Odra to a border with internal sea waters |
— |
River Pisa from Lake Roś to the estuary of River Narew |
— |
River Szkarpawa from River Wisła to the estuary of the Lagoon of Wisła |
— |
River Warta from the Ślesińskie Lake to the estuary of River Odra |
— |
System of Wielkie Jeziora Mazurskie encompassing the lakes linked by the rivers and channels constituting a main route from Lake Roś (inclusive) in Pisz to the Węgorzewski Channel (including that channel) in Węgorzewo, together with Lakes Seksty, Mikołajskie, Tałty, Tałtowisko, Kotek, Szymon, Szymoneckie, Jagodne, Boczne, Tajty, Kisajno, Dargin, Łabap, Kirsajty and Święcajty, together with the Giżycki Channel and the Niegociński Channel and the Piękna Góra Channel, and a byway of Lake Ryńskie (inclusive) in Ryn to Lake Nidzkie (up to 3 km, constituting a border with the ‘Lake Nidzkie’ nature reserve), together with lakes Bełdany, Guzianka Mała and Guzianka Wielka |
— |
River Wisła from the estuary of River Przemsza to the link with the Łączański Channel as well as from the estuary of that Channel in Skawina to the estuary of River Wisła to the Bay of Gdańsk, excluding the Włocławski Reservoir |
Slovak Republic
Danube: from Devín (rkm 1880,26) to the Slovak-Hungarian border
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SCOTLAND |
|
Leith (Edinburgh) |
Within the breakwaters |
Glasgow |
Strathclyde Loch |
Crinan Canal |
Crinan to Ardrishaig |
Caledonian Canal |
The canal sections |
NORTHERN IRELAND |
|
River Lagan |
Lagan Weir to Stranmillis |
EAST OF ENGLAND |
|
River Wear (non-tidal) |
Old Railway Bridge, Durham to Prebends Bridge, Durham |
River Tees |
Upriver from Tees Barrage |
Grimsby Dock |
Inside of the locks |
Immingham Dock |
Inside of the locks |
Hull Docks |
Inside of the locks |
Boston Dock |
Inside the lock gates |
Aire and Calder Navigation |
Goole Docks to Leeds; junction with Leeds and Liverpool Canal; Bank Dole Junction to Selby (River Ouse Lock); Castleford Junction to Wakefield (Falling Lock) |
River Ancholme |
Ferriby Sluice to Brigg |
Calder and Hebble Canal |
Wakefield (Falling Lock) to Broadcut Top Lock |
River Foss |
From (Blue Bridge) junction with River Ouse to Monk Bridge |
Fossdyke Canal |
Junction with River Trent to Brayford Pool |
Goole Dock |
Inside the lock gates |
Hornsea Mere |
The whole canal |
River Hull |
From Struncheon Hill Lock to Beverley Beck |
Market Weighton Canal |
River Humber Lock to Sod Houses Lock |
New Junction Canal |
The whole canal |
River Ouse |
From Naburn Lock to Nun Monkton |
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Canal |
Keadby Lock to Tinsley Lock |
River Trent |
Cromwell Lock to Shardlow |
River Witham |
Boston Sluice to Brayford Poole (Lincoln) |
WALES AND WEST OF ENGLAND |
|
River Severn |
Above Llanthony and Maisemore Weirs |
River Wye |
Above Monmouth |
Cardiff |
Roath Park Lake |
Port Talbot |
Within the enclosed docks |
Swansea |
Within the enclosed docks |
River Dee |
Above Barrelwell Hill water extraction point |
River Mersey |
The docks (excluding Seaforth Dock) |
River Lune |
Above Glasson Dock |
River Avon (Midland) |
Tewkesbury Lock to Evesham |
Gloucester |
Gloucester City Docks Gloucester/Sharpness Canal |
Hollingworth Lake |
The whole lake |
Manchester Ship Canal |
The whole canal and Salford Docks including River Irwell |
Pickmere Lake |
The whole lake |
River Tawe |
Between Sea Barrage/Marina and the Morfa Athletics Stadium |
Rudyard Lake |
The whole lake |
River Weaver |
Below Northwich |
SOUTH OF ENGLAND |
|
River Nene |
Wisbech Cut and River Nene to Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock |
River Great Ouse |
Kings Lynn Cut and River Great Ouse below West Lynn Road Bridge |
Yarmouth |
River Yare Estuary from a line drawn across the ends of the north and south entrance piers, including Breydon Water |
Lowestoft |
Lowestoft Harbour below Mutford Lock to a line drawn across the outer harbour entrance piers |
Rivers Alde and Ore |
Above the entrance to the River Ore to Westrow Point |
River Deben |
Above the entrance of the River Deben to Felixstowe Ferry |
River Orwell and River Stour |
From a line drawn from Fagbury Point to Shotley Point on the River Orwell to Ipswich Dock; and from a line drawn north/south through Erwarton Ness on the River Stour to Manningtree |
Chelmer & Blackwater Canal |
Eastward of Beeleigh Lock |
River Thames and its tributaries |
River Thames above Teddington Lock to Oxford |
River Adur and Southwick Canal |
River Adur above the west end of Tarmac Wharf, and within Southwick Canal |
River Arun |
River Arun above Littlehampton Marina |
River Ouse (Sussex), Newhaven |
River Ouse above the north end of North Quay |
Bewl Water |
The whole lake |
Grafham Water |
The whole lake |
Rutland Water |
The whole lake |
Thorpe Park Lake |
The whole lake |
Chichester |
East of a line joining Cobnor Point and Chalkdock Point |
Christchurch |
Within Christchurch Harbour excluding the Run |
Exeter Canal |
The whole canal |
River Avon (Avon) |
Bristol City Docks Netham Dam to Pulteney Weir |
CHAPTER 3
Zone 4
Kingdom of Belgium
The entire Belgian network except the waterways in Zone 3
Czech Republic
All other waterways not listed in Zones 1, 2 and 3
Federal Republic of Germany
All inland waterways other than those in Zones 1, 2 and 3
French Republic
The entire French network except the waterways in Zones 1, 2 and 3
Italian Republic
River Po: from Piacenza to the mouth
Milan-Cremona Canal, River Po: final stretch of 15 km to the Po
River Mincio: from Mantua, Governolo to the Po
Ferrara Waterway: from the Po (Pontelagoscuro), Ferrara to Porto Garibaldi
Brondolo and Valle Canals: from the eastern Po to the Venice lagoon
Fissero Canal — Tartaro — Canalbianco: from Adria to the eastern Po
Venetian coastline: from the Venice lagoon to Grado
Republic of Lithuania
The entire Lithuanian network
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Moselle
Republic of Hungary
All other waterways not listed in Zones 2 and 3
Kingdom of the Netherlands
All other rivers, canals and inland seas not listed in Zones 1, 2 and 3
Republic of Austria
Thaya: up to Bernhardsthal
March: above km 6,00
Republic of Poland
All other waterways not listed in Zones 1, 2 and 3
Slovak Republic
All other waterways not listed in Zone 3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SCOTLAND |
|
Ratho and Linlithgow Union Canal |
The whole canal |
Glasgow |
Forth and Clyde Canal Monkland Canal, Faskine and Drumpellier sections Hogganfield Loch |
EAST OF ENGLAND |
|
River Ancholme |
Brigg to Harram Hill Lock |
Calder and Hebble Canal |
Broadcut Top Lock to Sowerby Bridge |
Chesterfield Canal |
West Stockwith to Worksop |
Cromford Canal |
The whole canal |
River Derwent |
From junction with River Ouse to Stamford Bridge |
Driffield Navigation |
From Struncheon Hill Lock to Great Driffield |
Erewash Canal |
Trent Lock to Langley Mill Lock |
Huddersfield Canal |
Junction with Calder and Hebble at Coopers Bridge to Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Huddersfield Between Ashton-Under-Lyne and Huddersfield |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal |
From Leeds River Lock to Skipton Wharf |
Light Water Valley Lake |
The whole lake |
The Mere, Scarborough |
The whole lake |
River Ouse |
Above Nun Monkton Pool |
Pocklington Canal |
From the junction with River Derwent to Melbourne Basin |
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Canal |
Tinsley Lock to Sheffield |
River Soar |
Trent Junction to Loughborough |
Trent and Mersey Canal |
Shardlow to Dellow Lane Lock |
River Ure and Ripon Canal |
From Junction with River Ouse to Ripon Canal (Ripon Basin) |
Ashton Canal |
The whole canal |
WALES AND WEST OF ENGLAND |
|
River Avon (Midland) |
Above Evesham |
Birmingham Canal Navigation |
The whole canal |
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal |
The whole canal |
Coventry Canal |
The whole canal |
Grand Union Canal (from Napton Junction to Birmingham and Fazeley) |
The whole section of the canal |
Kennet and Avon Canal (Bath to Newbury) |
The whole section of the canal |
Lancaster Canal |
The whole canal |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal |
The whole canal |
Llangollen Canal |
The whole canal |
Caldon Canal |
The whole canal |
Peak Forest Canal |
The whole canal |
Macclesfield Canal |
The whole canal |
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal |
The whole canal |
Montgomery Canal |
The whole canal |
Rochdale Canal |
The whole canal |
Swansea Canal |
The whole canal |
Neath & Tennant Canal |
The whole canal |
Shropshire Union Canal |
The whole canal |
Staffordshire and Worcester Canal |
The whole canal |
Stratford-upon-Avon Canal |
The whole canal |
River Trent |
The whole river |
Trent and Mersey Canal |
The whole canal |
River Weaver |
Above Northwich |
Worcester and Birmingham Canal |
The whole canal |
SOUTH OF ENGLAND |
|
River Nene |
Above Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock |
River Great Ouse |
Kings Lynn above West Lynn Road Bridge; River Great Ouse and all connected Fenland Waterways including the River Cam and Middle Level Navigation |
The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads |
All navigable tidal and non-tidal rivers, broads, canals and waterways within the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads including Oulton Broad, and Rivers Waveney, Yare, Bure, Ant and Thurne except as specified for Yarmouth and Lowestoft |
River Blyth |
River Blyth, entrance to Blythburgh |
Rivers Alde and Ore |
On the River Alde above Westrow Point |
River Deben |
River Deben above Felixstowe Ferry |
River Orwell and River Stour |
All waterways on the River Stour above Manningtree |
Chelmer & Blackwater Canal |
Westward of Beeleigh Lock |
River Thames and its tributaries |
River Stort and River Lee above Bow Creek; Grand Union Canal above Brentford Lock and Regents Canal above Limehouse Basin and all canals connected therewith; River Wey above Thames Lock; Kennet and Avon Canal; River Thames above Oxford; Oxford Canal |
River Medway and the Swale |
River Medway above Allington Lock |
River Stour (Kent) |
River Stour above the landing at Flagstaff Reach |
Dover Harbour |
The whole harbour |
River Rother |
River Rother and the Royal Military Canal above Scots Float Sluice and River Brede above the entrance lock |
Brighton |
Brighton Marina inner harbour above the lock |
Wickstead Park Lake |
The whole lake |
Kennet and Avon Canal |
The whole canal |
Grand Union Canal |
The whole canal |
River Avon (Avon) |
Above Pulteney Weir |
Bridgewater Canal |
The whole canal |
(*) In the case of vessels whose home port is elsewhere, account is to be taken of Article 32 of the Ems-Dollart Treaty of 8 April 1960 (BGBl. 1963 II, p. 602).
ANNEX II
MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO VESSELS ON INLAND WATERWAYS OF ZONES 1, 2, 3 AND 4
CONTENTS
PART I | 38 |
CHAPTER 1 | 38 |
GENERAL | 38 |
Article 1.01 — |
Definitions | 38 |
Article 1.02 — |
(Left void) | 42 |
Article 1.03 — |
(Left void) | 42 |
Article 1.04 — |
(Left void) | 42 |
Article 1.05 — |
(Left void) | 42 |
Article 1.06 — |
Temporary requirements | 42 |
Article 1.07 — |
Administrative instructions | 42 |
CHAPTER 2 | 42 |
PROCEDURE | 42 |
Article 2.01 — |
Inspection bodies | 42 |
Article 2.02 — |
Request for an inspection | 43 |
Article 2.03 — |
Presentation of the craft for inspection | 43 |
Article 2.04 — |
(Left void) | 43 |
Article 2.05 — |
Provisional Community certificate | 43 |
Article 2.06 — |
Validity of the Community certificate | 44 |
Article 2.07 — |
Particulars in and amendments to the Community certificate | 44 |
Article 2.08 — |
(Left void) | 44 |
Article 2.09 — |
Periodical inspection | 44 |
Article 2.10 — |
Voluntary inspection | 44 |
Article 2.11 — |
(Left void) | 44 |
Article 2.12 — |
(Left void) | 44 |
Article 2.13 — |
(Left void) | 44 |
Article 2.14 — |
(Left void) | 45 |
Article 2.15 — |
Expenses | 45 |
Article 2.16 — |
Information | 45 |
Article 2.17 — |
Register of Community certificates | 45 |
Article 2.18 — |
Official number | 45 |
Article 2.19 — |
Equivalences and derogations | 45 |
PART II | 46 |
CHAPTER 3 | 46 |
SHIPBUILDING REQUIREMENTS | 46 |
Article 3.01 — |
Basic requirement | 46 |
Article 3.02 — |
Strength and stability | 46 |
Article 3.03 — |
Hull | 47 |
Article 3.04 — |
Engine and boiler rooms, bunkers | 47 |
CHAPTER 4 | 48 |
SAFETY CLEARANCE, FREEBOARD AND DRAUGHT MARKS | 48 |
Article 4.01 — |
Safety clearance | 48 |
Article 4.02 — |
Freeboard | 48 |
Article 4.03 — |
Minimum freeboard | 50 |
Article 4.04 — |
Draught marks | 50 |
Article 4.05 — |
Maximum loaded draught of vessels whose holds are not always closed so as to be spray-proof and weathertight | 51 |
Article 4.06 — |
Draught scales | 51 |
CHAPTER 5 | 52 |
MANOEUVRABILITY | 52 |
Article 5.01 — |
General | 52 |
Article 5.02 — |
Navigation tests | 52 |
Article 5.03 — |
Test area | 52 |
Article 5.04 — |
Degree of loading of vessels and convoys during navigation tests | 52 |
Article 5.05 — |
Use of on-board facilities for navigation test | 52 |
Article 5.06 — |
Prescribed (forward) speed | 53 |
Article 5.07 — |
Stopping capacity | 53 |
Article 5.08 — |
Capacity for going astern | 53 |
Article 5.09 — |
Capacity for taking evasive action | 53 |
Article 5.10 — |
Turning capacity | 53 |
CHAPTER 6 | 53 |
STEERING SYSTEM | 53 |
Article 6.01 — |
General requirements | 53 |
Article 6.02 — |
Steering apparatus drive unit | 54 |
Article 6.03 — |
Hydraulic steering apparatus drive unit | 54 |
Article 6.04 — |
Power source | 54 |
Article 6.05 — |
Manual drive | 55 |
Article 6.06 — |
Rudder-propeller, water-jet, cycloidal-propeller and bow-thruster systems | 55 |
Article 6.07 — |
Indicators and monitoring devices | 55 |
Article 6.08 — |
Rate-of-turn regulators | 55 |
Article 6.09 — |
Acceptance procedure | 55 |
CHAPTER 7 | 56 |
WHEELHOUSE | 56 |
Article 7.01 — |
General | 56 |
Article 7.02 — |
Unobstructed view | 56 |
Article 7.03 — |
General requirements concerning control, indicating and monitoring equipment | 57 |
Article 7.04 — |
Specific requirements concerning control, indicating and monitoring equipment of main engines and steering system | 57 |
Article 7.05 — |
Navigation lights, light signals and sound signals | 58 |
Article 7.06 — |
Radar installations and rate-of-turn indicators | 58 |
Article 7.07 — |
Radio telephony systems for vessels with wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person | 59 |
Article 7.08 — |
Internal communication facilities on board | 59 |
Article 7.09 — |
Alarm system | 59 |
Article 7.10 — |
Heating and ventilation | 59 |
Article 7.11 — |
Stern-anchor operating equipment | 59 |
Article 7.12 — |
Retractable wheelhouses | 59 |
Article 7.13 — |
Entry in the Community certificate for vessels with wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person | 60 |
CHAPTER 8 | 60 |
ENGINE DESIGN | 60 |
Article 8.01 — |
General | 60 |
Article 8.02 — |
Safety equipment | 60 |
Article 8.03 — |
Power plant | 60 |
Article 8.04 — |
Engine exhaust system | 61 |
Article 8.05 — |
Fuel tanks, pipes and accessories | 61 |
Article 8.06 — |
Storage of lubricating oil, pipes and accessories | 62 |
Article 8.07 — |
Storage of oils used in power transmission systems, control and activating systems and heating systems, pipes and accessories | 62 |
Article 8.08 — |
Bilge pumping and drainage systems | 63 |
Article 8.09 — |
Oily water and used oil stores | 64 |
Article 8.10 — |
Noise emitted by vessels | 64 |
CHAPTER 8a |
(Left void) | 64 |
CHAPTER 9 | 64 |
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT | 64 |
Article 9.01 — |
General | 64 |
Article 9.02 — |
Electricity supply systems | 65 |
Article 9.03 — |
Protection against physical contact, intrusion of solid objects and the ingress of water | 65 |
Article 9.04 — |
Protection from explosion | 66 |
Article 9.05 — |
Earthing | 66 |
Article 9.06 — |
Maximum permissible voltages | 66 |
Article 9.07 — |
Distribution systems | 67 |
Article 9.08 — |
Connection to shore or other external networks | 67 |
Article 9.09 — |
Power supply to other craft | 68 |
Article 9.10 — |
Generators and motors | 68 |
Article 9.11 — |
Accumulators | 68 |
Article 9.12 — |
Switchgear installations | 69 |
Article 9.13 — |
Emergency circuit breakers | 70 |
Article 9.14 — |
Installation fittings | 70 |
Article 9.15 — |
Cables | 70 |
Article 9.16 — |
Lighting installations | 71 |
Article 9.17 — |
Navigation lights | 71 |
Article 9.18 — |
(Left void) | 71 |
Article 9.19 — |
Alarm and safety systems for mechanical equipment | 71 |
Article 9.20 — |
Electronic equipment | 72 |
Article 9.21 — |
Electromagnetic compatibility | 73 |
CHAPTER 10 | 73 |
EQUIPMENT | 73 |
Article 10.01 — |
Anchor equipment | 73 |
Article 10.02 — |
Other equipment | 75 |
Article 10.03 — |
Portable fire extinguishers | 76 |
Article 10.03a |
Permanently installed fire-fighting systems in accommodation spaces, wheelhouses and passenger spaces | 76 |
Article 10.03b |
Permanently installed fire-fighting systems in engine rooms, boiler rooms and pump rooms | 77 |
Article 10.04 — |
Ship's boats | 81 |
Article 10.05 — |
Lifebuoys and lifejackets | 81 |
CHAPTER 11 | 81 |
SAFETY AT WORK STATIONS | 81 |
Article 11.01 — |
General | 81 |
Article 11.02 — |
Protection against falling | 81 |
Article 11.03 — |
Dimensions of working spaces | 82 |
Article 11.04 — |
Side decks | 82 |
Article 11.05 — |
Access to working spaces | 82 |
Article 11.06 — |
Exits and emergency exits | 83 |
Article 11.07 — |
Ladders, steps and similar devices | 83 |
Article 11.08 — |
Interior spaces | 83 |
Article 11.09 — |
Protection against noise and vibration | 83 |
Article 11.10 — |
Hatch covers | 83 |
Article 11.11 — |
Winches | 84 |
Article 11.12 — |
Cranes | 84 |
Article 11.13 — |
Storing flammable liquids | 85 |
CHAPTER 12 | 85 |
ACCOMMODATION | 85 |
Article 12.01 — |
General | 85 |
Article 12.02 — |
Special design requirements for accommodation | 86 |
Article 12.03 — |
Sanitary installations | 86 |
Article 12.04 — |
Galleys | 87 |
Article 12.05 — |
Potable water | 87 |
Article 12.06 — |
Heating and ventilation | 88 |
Article 12.07 — |
Other accommodation installations | 88 |
CHAPTER 13 | 88 |
FUEL-FIRED HEATING, COOKING AND REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT | 88 |
Article 13.01 — |
General | 88 |
Article 13.02 — |
Use of liquid fuels, oil-fired equipment | 88 |
Article 13.03 — |
Vaporising oil burner stoves and atomising oil burner heating appliances | 89 |
Article 13.04 — |
Vaporising oil burner stoves | 89 |
Article 13.05 — |
Atomising oil burner heating appliances | 89 |
Article 13.06 — |
Forced-air heating appliances | 89 |
Article 13.07 — |
Solid fuel heating | 90 |
CHAPTER 14 | 90 |
LIQUEFIED GAS INSTALLATIONS FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES | 90 |
Article 14.01 — |
General | 90 |
Article 14.02 — |
Installations | 90 |
Article 14.03 — |
Receptacles | 91 |
Article 14.04 — |
Location and arrangement of supply units | 91 |
Article 14.05 — |
Spare and empty receptacles | 91 |
Article 14.06 — |
Pressure regulators | 91 |
Article 14.07 — |
Pressure | 92 |
Article 14.08 — |
Piping and flexible tubes | 92 |
Article 14.09 — |
Distribution system | 92 |
Article 14.10 — |
Gas-consuming appliances and their installation | 92 |
Article 14.11 — |
Ventilation and evacuation of combustion gases | 93 |
Article 14.12 — |
Operating and safety requirements | 93 |
Article 14.13 — |
Acceptance test | 93 |
Article 14.14 — |
Tests | 93 |
Article 14.15 — |
Attestation | 94 |
CHAPTER 15 | 94 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PASSENGER VESSELS | 94 |
Article 15.01 — |
General provisions | 94 |
Article 15.02 — |
Vessels' hulls | 94 |
Article 15.03 — |
Stability | 96 |
Article 15.04 — |
Safety clearance and freeboard | 100 |
Article 15.05 — |
Maximum permitted number of passengers | 101 |
Article 15.06 — |
Passenger rooms and areas | 101 |
Article 15.07 — |
Propulsion system | 104 |
Article 15.08 — |
Safety devices and equipment | 104 |
Article 15.09 — |
Life-saving equipment | 105 |
Article 15.10 — |
Electrical Equipment | 106 |
Article 15.11 — |
Fire protection | 107 |
Article 15.12 — |
Fire-fighting | 111 |
Article 15.13 — |
Safety organisation | 112 |
Article 15.14 — |
Waste water collection and disposal facilities | 113 |
Article 15.15 — |
Derogations for certain passenger vessels | 113 |
CHAPTER 15a | 114 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGER SAILING VESSELS | 114 |
Article 15a.01 — |
Application of Part II | 114 |
Article 15a.02 — |
Exceptions for certain passenger sailing vessels | 115 |
Article 15a.03 — |
Stability requirements for vessels under sail | 115 |
Article 15a.04 — |
Shipbuilding and mechanical requirements | 115 |
Article 15a.05 — |
Rigging in general | 116 |
Article 15a.06 — |
Masts and spars in general | 116 |
Article 15a.07 — |
Special provisions for masts | 116 |
Article 15a.08 — |
Special provisions for topmasts | 117 |
Article 15a.09 — |
Special provisions for bowsprits | 118 |
Article 15a.10 — |
Special provisions for jib-booms | 118 |
Article 15a.11 — |
Special provisions for main booms | 118 |
Article 15a.12 — |
Special provisions for gaffs | 119 |
Article 15a.13 — |
General provisions for standing and running rigging | 119 |
Article 15a.14 — |
Special provisions for standing rigging | 119 |
Article 15a.15 — |
Special provisions for running rigging | 120 |
Article 15a.16 — |
Fittings and parts of the rigging | 121 |
Article 15a.17 — |
Sails | 122 |
Article 15a.18 — |
Equipment | 122 |
Article 15a.19 — |
Testing | 122 |
CHAPTER 16 | 122 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CRAFT INTENDED TO FORM PART OF A PUSHED OR TOWED CONVOY OR OF A SIDE-BY-SIDE FORMATION | 122 |
Article 16.01 — |
Craft suitable for pushing | 122 |
Article 16.02 — |
Craft suitable for being pushed | 123 |
Article 16.03 — |
Craft suitable for propelling side-by-side formations | 123 |
Article 16.04 — |
Craft suitable for being propelled in convoys | 123 |
Article 16.05 — |
Craft suitable for towing | 123 |
Article 16.06 — |
Navigation tests on convoys | 124 |
Article 16.07 — |
Entries on the Community certificate | 124 |
CHAPTER 17 | 124 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO FLOATING EQUIPMENT | 124 |
Article 17.01 — |
General | 124 |
Article 17.02 — |
Derogations | 124 |
Article 17.03 — |
Additional requirements | 125 |
Article 17.04 — |
Residual safety clearance | 125 |
Article 17.05 — |
Residual freeboard | 125 |
Article 17.06 — |
Heeling test | 126 |
Article 17.07 — |
Confirmation of stability | 126 |
Article 17.08 — |
Confirmation of stability in the case of reduced residual freeboard | 127 |
Article 17.09 — |
Draught marks and draught scales | 128 |
Article 17.10 — |
Floating equipment without confirmation of stability | 128 |
CHAPTER 18 | 128 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO WORKSITE CRAFT | 128 |
Article 18.01 — |
Operating conditions | 128 |
Article 18.02 — |
Application of Part II | 128 |
Article 18.03 — |
Derogations | 128 |
Article 18.04 — |
Safety clearance and freeboard | 129 |
Article 18.05 — |
Ship's boats | 129 |
CHAPTER 19 | 129 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO HISTORIC VESSELS (Left void) | 129 |
CHAPTER 19a | 129 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CANAL BARGES (Left void) | 129 |
CHAPTER 19b | 129 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO VESSELS NAVIGATING ON ZONE 4 WATERWAYS | 129 |
Article 19b.01 — |
Application of Chapter 4 | 129 |
CHAPTER 20 | 129 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO SEA-GOING VESSELS (Left void) | 129 |
CHAPTER 21 | 129 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO RECREATIONAL CRAFT | 129 |
Article 21.01 — |
General | 129 |
Article 21.02 — |
Application of Part II | 130 |
Article 21.03 — |
(Left void) | 130 |
CHAPTER 22 | 131 |
STABILITY OF VESSELS CARRYING CONTAINERS | 131 |
Article 22.01 — |
General | 131 |
Article 22.02 — |
Limit conditions and method of calculation for confirmation of stability for the transport of non-secured containers | 131 |
Article 22.03 — |
Limit conditions and method of calculation for confirmation of stability for the transport of secured containers | 133 |
Article 22.04 — |
Procedure for assessing stability on board | 134 |
CHAPTER 22a | 134 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CRAFT LONGER THAN 110 M | 134 |
Article 22a.01 — |
Application of Part I | 134 |
Article 22a.02 — |
Application of Part II | 134 |
Article 22a.03 — |
Strength | 134 |
Article 22a.04 — |
Buoyancy and stability | 134 |
Article 22a.05 — |
Additional requirements | 135 |
Article 22a.06 — |
Application of Part IV in the event of conversion | 136 |
CHAPTER 22b | 136 |
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO HIGH-SPEED VESSELS | 136 |
Article 22b.01 — |
General | 136 |
Article 22b.02 — |
Application of Part I | 137 |
Article 22b.03 — |
Application of Part II | 137 |
Article 22b.04 — |
Seats and safety belts | 137 |
Article 22b.05 — |
Freeboard | 137 |
Article 22b.06 — |
Buoyancy, stability and subdivision | 137 |
Article 22b.07 — |
Wheelhouse | 137 |
Article 22b.08 — |
Additional equipment | 138 |
Article 22b.09 — |
Closed areas | 138 |
Article 22b.10 — |
Exits and escape routes | 138 |
Article 22b.11 — |
Fire protection and fire-fighting | 139 |
Article 22b.12 — |
Transitional provisions | 139 |
PART III | 139 |
CHAPTER 23 | 139 |
EQUIPMENT OF VESSELS WITH REGARD TO MANNING | 139 |
Article 23.01 — |
(Left void) | 139 |
Article 23.02 — |
(Left void) | 139 |
Article 23.03 — |
(Left void) | 139 |
Article 23.04 — |
(Left void) | 139 |
Article 23.05 — |
(Left void) | 139 |
Article 23.06 — |
(Left void) | 139 |
Article 23.07 — |
(Left void) | 139 |
Article 23.08 — |
(Left void) | 139 |
Article 23.09 — |
Vessels' equipment | 140 |
Article 23.10 — |
(Left void) | 141 |
Article 23.11 — |
(Left void) | 141 |
Article 23.12 — |
(Left void) | 141 |
Article 23.13 — |
(Left void) | 141 |
Article 23.14 — |
(Left void) | 141 |
Article 23.15 — |
(Left void) | 141 |
PART IV | 141 |
CHAPTER 24 | 141 |
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS | 141 |
Article 24.01 — |
Applicability of transitional provisions to craft which are already in service | 141 |
Article 24.02 — |
Derogations for craft which are already in service | 141 |
Article 24.03 — |
Derogations for craft which were laid down on or before 1 April 1976 | 152 |
Article 24.04 — |
Other derogations | 154 |
Article 24.05 — |
(Left void) | 154 |
Article 24.06 — |
Derogations for craft not covered by Article 24.01 — | 154 |
Article 24.07 — |
(Left void) | 163 |
CHAPTER 24a | 163 |
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CRAFT NOT NAVIGATING ON ZONE R WATERWAYS | 163 |
Article 24a.01 — |
Application of transitional provisions to craft already in service and validity of previous Community certificates | 163 |
Article 24a.02 — |
Derogations for craft already in service | 163 |
Article 24a.03 — |
Derogations for craft the keels of which were laid before 1 January 1985 | 169 |
Article 24a.04 — |
Other derogations | 171 |
APPENDIX I — |
SAFETY SIGNS | 172 |
APPENDIX II — |
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS | 174 |
PART I
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL
Article 1.01
Definitions
The following definitions shall apply in this Directive:
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Types of craft
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Assemblies of craft
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Particular areas on board
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Marine engineering terms
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Steering system
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Properties of structural components and materials
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Other definitions
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Article 1.02
(Left void)
Article 1.03
(Left void)
Article 1.04
(Left void)
Article 1.05
(Left void)
Article 1.06
Temporary requirements
Temporary requirements may be adopted, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2) of this Directive, where it is found urgently necessary, for the purposes of adaptation to technical progress of inland waterway transport, to allow derogations from the provisions of this Directive before an expected amendment of this Directive itself or to allow tests. The requirements shall be published and shall be valid for a maximum of three years. They shall enter into force at the same time and shall be annulled under the same conditions in all Member States.
Article 1.07
Administrative instructions
In order to make the implementation of this Directive easier and uniform, binding administrative instructions for the inspection may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2) of this Directive.
CHAPTER 2
PROCEDURE
Article 2.01
Inspection bodies
1. Inspection bodies shall be set up by the Member States.
2. Inspection bodies shall consist of a chairman and experts.
At least the following shall form part of each body as experts:
(a) |
an official from the administration that is responsible for inland navigation; |
(b) |
an expert on the design of inland waterway vessels and their engines; |
(c) |
a nautical expert in possession of a navigation certificate. |
3. The Chairman and the experts within each body shall be designated by the authorities in the State in which the body is set up. On taking up their duties, the Chairman and the experts shall submit a written declaration that they will perform them completely independently. No declaration shall be required from officials.
4. Inspection bodies may be assisted by specialist experts in accordance with the national provisions applying.
Article 2.02
Request for an inspection
1. The procedure for making a request for an inspection and establishing the place and time of that inspection fall within the powers of the authorities issuing the Community certificate. The competent authority shall determine which documents are to be submitted. The procedure shall take place in such a way as to ensure that the inspection may be conducted within a reasonable period following the lodging of the request.
2. The owner of a craft that is not subject to this Directive, or his representative, may request a Community certificate. His request shall be met if the vessel fulfils the requirements of this Directive.
Article 2.03
Presentation of the craft for inspection
1. The owner, or his representative, shall present the craft in an unladen, cleaned and equipped state. He shall provide any assistance needed for the inspection, such as providing an appropriate dinghy and staff, and uncovering any parts of the hull or fittings that are not directly accessible or visible.
2. The inspection body shall demand a dry inspection on the first occasion. That dry inspection may be dispensed with if a classification certificate or a certificate from an approved classification society to the effect that the construction meets its requirements can be produced or if a certificate is produced which shows that a competent authority has already carried out a dry inspection for other purposes. Where there is a periodical inspection or an inspection, as provided for in Article 15 of this Directive, the inspection body may require an inspection out of the water.
The inspection body shall conduct trial runs during an initial inspection of motor vessels or convoys or where major changes are made to the propulsion or steering equipment.
3. The inspection body may require further operational tests and other supporting documents. That provision shall also apply during the building of the craft.
Article 2.04
(Left void)
Article 2.05
Provisional Community certificate
1. The competent authority may issue a provisional Community certificate:
(a) |
to craft intended to travel to a certain place with the permission of the competent authority in order to obtain a Community certificate; |
(b) |
to craft whose Community certificate has been temporarily withdrawn in one of the instances referred to in Article 2.07 or in Articles 12 and 16 of this Directive; |
(c) |
to craft whose Community certificate is in preparation following a successful inspection; |
(d) |
to craft where not all of the conditions required for obtaining a Community certificate as set out in Part I of Annex V have been met; |
(e) |
to craft so damaged that their state no longer complies with the Community certificate; |
(f) |
to floating installations or equipment where the authorities responsible for special transport operations make the authorisation to carry out a special transport operation, as provided for by the applicable navigational authority regulations of the Member States, subject to obtaining such a Community certificate; |
(g) |
to craft deviating from the provisions of Part II, as provided for in Article 2.19( 2). |
2. The provisional Community certificate shall be drawn up using the model set out in Part III of Annex V where the navigability of the craft, floating establishment or floating object seems to have been adequately ensured.
This shall include the conditions considered necessary by the competent authority and shall be valid:
(a) |
in the cases referred to in paragraph 1(a), (d) to (f), for a single specific trip to be made within a suitable period that shall not exceed one month; |
(b) |
in the cases referred to in paragraph 1(b) and (c), for an appropriate duration; |
(c) |
in the cases referred to in paragraph 1(g), for six months. The provisional Community certificate may be extended for six months at a time until the Committee has taken a decision. |
Article 2.06
Validity of the Community certificate
1. The validity period of Community certificates issued to newly built vessels in accordance with the provisions of this Directive shall be determined by the competent authority up to a maximum of:
(a) |
five years in the case of passenger vessels; |
(b) |
10 years in the case of all other craft. |
The period of validity shall be entered on the Community certificate.
2. In the case of vessels already in operation before the inspection, the competent authority shall set the period of validity of the Community certificate case by case, in the light of the results of the inspection. However, the validity may not exceed the periods specified in paragraph 1.
Article 2.07
Particulars in and amendments to the Community certificate
1. The owner of a craft, or his representative, shall bring to the notice of the competent authority any change in the name or ownership of a craft, any remeasurement, and any change in the official number, registration or home port, and shall send the Community certificate to that authority for amendment.
2. Any competent authority may add any information or change to the Community certificate.
3. Where a competent authority adds any alteration or information to a Community certificate it shall inform the competent authority which issued the Community certificate thereof.
Article 2.08
(Left void)
Article 2.09
Periodical inspection
1. Craft shall be subjected to a periodical inspection before expiry of their Community certificate.
2. Following a justified request by the owner or his representative, the competent authority may, by way of an exception, and without any further inspections, grant an extension of the validity of the Community certificate for not more than six months. That extension shall be granted in writing and shall be kept on board the craft.
3. The competent authority shall again lay down the period of validity of the Community certificate in accordance with the results of that inspection.
The period of validity shall be entered on the Community certificate and brought to the attention of the authority having issued that Community certificate.
4. If, rather than have its period of validity extended, a Community certificate is replaced by a new version, the earlier Community certificate shall be returned to the competent authority which issued it.
Article 2.10
Voluntary inspection
The owner of a craft, or his representative, may voluntarily request an inspection at any time.
That request for an inspection shall be acted upon.
Article 2.11
(Left void)
Article 2.12
(Left void)
Article 2.13
(Left void)
Article 2.14
(Left void)
Article 2.15
Expenses
The owner of a craft, or his representative, shall bear all of the costs arising from the inspection of the vessel and the issue of the Community certificate in accordance with a special set of charges drawn up by each of the Member States.
Article 2.16
Information
The competent authority may allow persons demonstrating a well-founded interest to be informed of the contents of a Community certificate and may issue those persons with extracts or copies of the Community certificates certified as true and designated as such.
Article 2.17
Register of Community certificates
1. Competent authorities shall assign an order number to the Community certificates they issue. They shall keep a register in accordance with the model set out in Annex VI of all the Community certificates they issue.
2. Competent authorities shall keep the original, or a copy of all the Community certificates they have issued, and shall enter on these any information and alterations, together with any Community certificate cancellations and replacements.
Article 2.18
Official number
1. The competent authority having issued a Community certificate shall enter on that Community certificate the official number assigned to that craft by the competent authority of the Member State in which the craft has been registered or has its home port.
As far as craft from non-Member States are concerned the official number to be entered on the Community certificate shall be assigned by the competent authority issuing that Community certificate.
These requirements shall not apply to recreational craft.
2. (Left void)
3. (Left void)
4. The owner of a craft, or his representative, shall apply to the competent authorities for assignment of the official number. The owner or his representative shall also be responsible for affixing the official number entered in the Community certificate and removing it as soon as it is no longer valid.
Article 2.19
Equivalences and derogations
1. Where the provisions of Part II require the use, or presence, on board a craft of certain materials, installations or items of equipment, or the adoption of certain design aspects or certain arrangements, the competent authority may permit the use, or presence, on board the said craft of other materials, installations or items of equipment, or the adoption of other design features or other arrangements where, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2) of this Directive, these are recognised to be equivalent.
2. If, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2) of this Directive, the Committee reaches no decision on equivalence, as provided for in paragraph 1, the competent authority may issue a provisional Community certificate.
In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2) of this Directive, the competent authorities shall report to the Committee within one month of issue of the provisional Community certificate in accordance with Article 2.05(1)(g), indicating the name and official number of the craft, the nature of the derogation and the State in which the craft is registered or has its home port.
3. In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2) of this Directive, the competent authority may, on the basis of a recommendation by the Committee, issue a Community certificate for trial purposes and for a limited period to a specific craft incorporating new technical specifications that derogate from the requirements of Part II, provided those specifications offer equivalent safety.
4. The equivalences and derogations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be entered in the Community certificate. The Commission shall be informed thereof.
PART II
CHAPTER 3
SHIPBUILDING REQUIREMENTS
Article 3.01
Basic requirements
Vessels shall be built in accordance with good shipbuilding practice.
Article 3.02
Strength and stability
1. The hull shall be sufficiently strong to withstand all of the stresses to which it is normally subjected.
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In the case of newly built vessels or major conversions affecting vessel strength, adequate strength shall be demonstrated by presenting design calculation proof. That proof is not required where a classification certificate or a declaration from an approved classification society is submitted. |
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Where there is an inspection as referred to in Article 2.09 the minimum thicknesses of the bottom, bilge and side plates shall be checked in accordance with the following conditions: For vessels made from steel minimum thickness tmin is given by the highest of the values resulting from the following formulae:
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In longitudinally framed vessels with double bottom and wing voids, the minimum value calculated for the plate thickness in accordance with the formulae in paragraph (b) may be reduced to a calculated value certified by an approved classification society for sufficient hull strength (longitudinal, lateral and local strength). Plates shall be renewed if bottom, bilge or side plates are below the permissible value laid down in this way. |
The minimum values calculated in accordance with the method are limit values taking account of normal, uniform wear, and provided that shipbuilding steel is used and that the internal structural components such as frames, frame floor, main longitudinal and transverse structural members are in a good state and that the hull shows no indication of any overloading of the longitudinal strength.
As soon as these values are no longer achieved, the plates in question shall be repaired or replaced. However, lesser thicknesses, of not more than 10 % reduction from calculated values, are acceptable locally for small areas.
2. Where a material other than steel is used for the construction of the hull, it shall be proved by calculation that the hull strength (longitudinal, lateral and local strength) equals at least the strength that would result from the use of steel under the assumption of minimum thickness in accordance with paragraph1. If a certificate of class or a declaration issued by a recognised classification society is presented, a proof by calculation may be dispensed with.
3. The stability of vessels shall correspond to their intended use.
Article 3.03
Hull
1. Bulkheads rising up to the deck or, where there is no deck, up to the gunwale, shall be installed at the following points:
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A collision bulkhead at a suitable distance from the bow in such a way that the buoyancy of the laden vessel is ensured, with a residual safety clearance of 100 mm if water enters the watertight compartment ahead of the collision bulkhead. As a general rule, the requirement referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered to have been met if the collision bulkhead has been installed at a distance of between 0,04 L and 0,04 L + 2 m measured from the forward perpendicular in the plane of maximum draught. If this distance exceeds 0,04 L + 2 m, the requirement set out in paragraph 1 shall be proved by calculation. The distance may be reduced to 0,03 L. In that case the requirement referred to in paragraph 1 shall be proved by calculation on the assumption that the compartment ahead of the collision bulkhead and those adjacent have all been filled with water. |
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An aft-peak bulkhead at a suitable distance from the stern where the vessel length L exceeds 25 m. |
2. No accommodation or installations needed for vessel safety or operation may be located ahead of the plane of the collision bulkhead. This requirement shall not apply to anchor gear.
3. The accommodation, engine rooms and boiler rooms, and the workspaces forming part of these shall be separated from the holds by watertight transverse bulkheads that extend up to the deck.
4. The accommodation shall be separated from engine rooms, boiler rooms and holds in a gastight manner and shall be directly accessible from the deck. If no such access has been provided an emergency exit shall also lead directly to the deck.
5. The bulkheads specified in paragraphs 1 and 3 and the separation of areas specified in paragraph 4 shall not contain any openings.
However, doors in the aft-peak bulkhead and penetrations, in particular for shafts and pipework, shall be permitted where they are so designed that the effectiveness of those bulkheads and of the separation of areas is not impaired. Doors in the aft-peak bulkhead shall be permitted only if it can be determined by remote monitoring in the wheelhouse whether they are open or closed and shall bear the following readily legible instruction on both sides:
‘Door to be closed immediately after use’.
6. The water inlets and discharges, and the pipework connected to these, shall be such that no unintentional ingress of water into the vessel is possible.
7. The foresections of vessels shall be built in such a way that the anchors neither wholly nor partly protrude beyond the side plating.
Article 3.04
Engine and boiler rooms, bunkers
1. Engine or boiler rooms shall be arranged in such a way that the equipment therein can be operated, serviced and maintained easily and safely.
2. The liquid-fuel or lubricant bunkers and passenger areas and accommodation may not have any common surfaces which are under the static pressure of the liquid when in normal service.
3. Engine room, boiler room and bunker bulkheads, ceilings and doors shall be made of steel or another equivalent non-combustible material.
Insulation material used in engine rooms shall be protected against the intrusion of fuel and fuel vapours.
All openings in walls, ceilings, and doors of engine rooms, boiler rooms, and bunker rooms shall be such that they can be closed from outside the room. The locking devices shall be made from steel or an equivalently non-combustible material.
4. Engine and boiler rooms and other premises in which flammable or toxic gases are likely to escape shall be capable of being adequately ventilated.
5. Companionways and ladders providing access to engine and boiler rooms and bunkers shall be firmly attached and be made of steel or another shock-resistant and non-combustible material.
6. Engine and boiler rooms shall have two exits of which one may be an emergency exit.
The second exit may be dispensed with if:
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the total floor area (average length x average width at the level of the floor plating) of the engine or boiler room does not exceed 35 m2; and |
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the path between each point where servicing or maintenance operations are to be carried out and the exit, or foot of the companionway near the exit providing access to the outside, is not longer than 5 m; and |
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a fire extinguisher is located at the servicing point that is furthest removed from the exit door and also, by way of derogation from Article 10.03(1)(e), where the installed power of the engines does not exceed 100 kW. |
7. The maximum permissible sound pressure level in the engine rooms shall be 110 dB(A). The measuring points shall be selected as a function of the maintenance work needed during normal operation of the plant located therein.
CHAPTER 4
SAFETY CLEARANCE, FREEBOARD AND DRAUGHT MARKS
Article 4.01
Safety clearance
1. The safety clearance shall be at least 300 mm.
2. The safety clearance in the case of vessels whose openings cannot be closed by spray-proof and weathertight devices, and for vessels sailing with their holds uncovered, shall be increased in such a way that each of those openings shall be at least 500 mm from the plane of maximum draught.
Article 4.02
Freeboard
1. The freeboard of vessels with a continuous deck, without sheer and superstructures, shall be 150 mm.
2. The freeboard of vessels with sheer and superstructures shall be calculated using the following formula:
where:
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is a correction coefficient that takes account of all of the superstructures involved; |
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is a coefficient for correcting the effect of the forward sheer resulting from the presence of superstructures in the forward quarter of length L of the vessel; |
βa |
is a coefficient correcting the effect of the aft sheer resulting from the presence of superstructures in the aft quarter of length L of the vessel; |
Sev |
is the effective forward sheer in mm; |
Sea |
is the effective aft sheer in mm. |
3. The coefficient α is calculated using the following formula:
where:
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is the effective length, in m, of a superstructure located in the median part corresponding to half of length L of the vessel; |
lev |
is the effective length, in m, of a superstructure in the forward quarter of vessel length L; |
lea |
is the effective length, in m, of a superstructure in the aft quarter of vessel length L. |
The effective length of a superstructure is calculated using the following formulae:
where:
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is the effective length, in m, of the superstructure involved; |
b |
is the width, in m, of the superstructure involved; |
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is the width of the vessel, in m, measured on the outside of the vertical sideplates at deck level halfway along the superstructure involved; |
h |
is the height, in m, of the superstructure involved. However, in the case of hatches, h is obtained by reducing the height of the coamings by half of the safety distance according to Article 4.01(1) and (2). In no case will a value exceeding 0,36 m be taken for h. |
4. Coefficients βv and βa are calculated using the following formulae:
5. The effective aft/forward sheers Sev/Sea are calculated using the following formulae:
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Sea = Sa · p |
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is the actual forward sheer, in mm; however Sv shall not be taken to be more than 1 000 mm; |
Sa |
is the actual aft sheer, in mm; however Sa may not be taken to be more than 500 mm; |
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is a coefficient calculated using the following formula: ![]() |
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is the abscissa, measured from the extremity of the point where the sheer is 0,25 Sv or 0,25 Sa (see figure). ![]() |
However, coefficient p will not be taken to be more than 1.
6. If βa · Sea is greater than βv · Sev, the value βv · Sev of will be taken as being the value for βa · Sea.
Article 4.03
Minimum freeboard
In view of the reductions referred to in Article 4.02 the minimum freeboard shall be not less than 0 mm.
Article 4.04
Draught marks
1. The plane of maximum draught shall be determined in such a way that the specifications concerning minimum freeboard and minimum safety clearance are both met. However, for safety reasons, the inspection body may lay down a greater value for the safety clearance or freeboard. The plane of maximum draught shall be determined at least for Zone 3.
2. The plane of maximum draught shall be indicated by means of highly visible, indelible draught marks.
3. The draught marks for Zone 3 shall consist of a rectangle 300 mm long and 40 mm deep, the base of which is horizontal and coincides with the plane of the maximum authorised draught. Any differing draught marks shall include such a rectangle.
4. Vessels shall have at least three pairs of draught marks, of which one pair shall be centrally located and the two others located, respectively, at a distance from the bow and stern that is equal to roughly one-sixth of the length.
However,
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where a vessel is less than 40 m in length it will suffice to affix two pairs of marks at a distance from the bow and stern, respectively, that is equal to a quarter of the length; |
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where vessels are not intended for the carriage of goods, a pair of marks located roughly halfway along the vessel will suffice. |
5. Marks or indications which cease to be valid following a further inspection shall be deleted or marked as being no longer valid under the supervision of the inspection body. If a draught mark should disappear, it may only be replaced under the supervision of an inspection body.
6. Where a vessel has been measured in implementation of the 1966 Convention on the Measurement of Inland Navigation Vessels and the plane of the measurement marks meets the requirements of this Directive, those measurement marks shall take the place of the draught marks; this shall be mentioned in the Community certificate.
7. For vessels operating on zones of inland waterways other than Zone 3 (Zones 1, 2 or 4) the bow and stern pairs of draught marks provided for in paragraph 4 shall be supplemented by adding a vertical line to which one or, in the case of several zones, several additional draught lines 150 mm long shall be affixed towards the bow, in relation to the draught mark for Zone 3.
This vertical line and the horizontal line shall be 30 mm thick. In addition to the draught mark towards the bow of the vessel, the relevant zone numbers shall be indicated in lettering 60 mm high × 40 mm deep (see Figure 1).
Figure 1
Article 4.05
Maximum loaded draught of vessels whose holds are not always closed so as to be spray-proof and weathertight
If the plane of maximum draught for Zone 3 of a vessel is determined by assuming that the holds may be closed in such a way as to make them spray-proof and weathertight, and if the distance between the plane of maximum draught and the upper edge of the coamings is less than 500 mm, the maximum draught for sailing with uncovered holds shall be determined.
The following statement shall be entered on the Community certificate:
‘Where the hold hatches are totally or partly uncovered the vessel may only be loaded up to ... mm below the draught marks for Zone 3.’
Article 4.06
Draught scales
1. Vessels whose draught may exceed 1 m shall bear a draught scale on each of their sides towards the stern; they may bear additional draught scales.
2. The zero points on each draught scale shall be taken vertically to this within the plane running parallel to the plane of maximum draught passing through the lowest point of the hull or of the keel where such exists. The vertical distance above the zero point shall be graduated in decimetres. That graduation shall be located on each scale, from the unladen water line up to 100 mm above the maximum draught by means of punched or chiselled marks, and shall be painted in the form of a highly-visible band in two alternating colours. That graduation shall be identified by figures at a distance of every five decimetres marked next to the scale as well as at the top of the scale.
3. The two stern measurement scales affixed pursuant to the Convention referred to in Article 4.04 (6), may replace the draught scales, provided that they include a graduation that meets the requirements plus, where appropriate, figures indicating the draught.
CHAPTER 5
MANOEUVRABILITY
Article 5.01
General
Vessels and convoys shall display adequate navigability and manoeuvrability.
Unpowered vessels intended to be towed shall meet the specific requirements laid down by the inspection body.
Powered vessels and convoys shall meet the requirements set out in Articles 5.02 to 5.10.
Article 5.02
Navigation tests
1. Navigability and manoeuvrability shall be checked by means of navigation tests. Compliance with the requirements of Articles 5.06 to 5.10 shall, in particular, be examined.
2. The inspection body may dispense with all or part of the tests where compliance with the navigability and manoeuvrability requirements is proven in another manner.
Article 5.03
Test area
1. The navigation tests referred to in Article 5.02 shall be carried out on areas of inland waterways that have been designated by the competent authorities.
2. Those test areas shall be situated on a stretch of flowing or standing water that is if possible straight, at least 2 km long and sufficiently wide and is equipped with highly-distinctive marks for determining the position of the vessel.
3. It shall be possible for the inspection body to plot the hydrological data such as depth of water, width of navigable channel and average speed of the current in the navigation area as a function of the various water levels.
Article 5.04
Degree of loading of vessels and convoys during navigation tests
During navigation tests, vessels and convoys intended to carry goods shall be loaded to at least 70 % of their tonnage and loading, distributed in such a way as to ensure a horizontal attitude as far as possible. If the tests are carried out with a lesser load the approval for downstream navigation shall be restricted to that loading.
Article 5.05
Use of on-board facilities for navigation test
1. During the navigation test, all of the equipment referred to in items 34 and 52 of the Community certificate which may be actuated from the wheelhouse may be used, apart from anchors.
2. However, during the test involving turning into the current referred to in Article 5.10, bow anchors may be used.
Article 5.06
Prescribed (forward) speed
1. Vessels and convoys shall achieve a speed in relation to the water of at least 13 km/h. That condition is not mandatory where pusher tugs are operating solo.
2. The inspection body may grant exemptions to vessels and convoys operating solely in estuaries and ports.
3. The inspection body shall check if the unladen vessel is capable of exceeding a speed of 40 km/h in relation to water. If this can be confirmed, the following entry shall be made in item 52 of the Community certificate:
‘The vessel is capable of exceeding a speed of 40 km/h in relation to water.’
Article 5.07
Stopping capacity
1. Vessels and convoys shall be able to stop facing downstream in good time while remaining adequately manoeuvrable.
2. Where vessels and convoys are not longer than 86 m and not wider than 22.90 m the stopping capacity mentioned above may be replaced by turning capacity.
3. The stopping capacity shall be proved by means of stopping manoeuvres carried out within a test area as referred to in Article 5.03 and the turning capacity by turning manoeuvres in accordance with Article 5.10.
Article 5.08
Capacity for going astern
Where the stopping manoeuvre required by Article 5.07 is carried out in standing water it shall be followed by a navigation test while going astern.
Article 5.09
Capacity for taking evasive action
Vessels and convoys shall be able to take evasive action in good time. That capacity shall be proven by means of evasive manoeuvres carried out within a test area as referred to in Article 5.03.
Article 5.10
Turning capacity
Vessels and convoys not exceeding 86 m in length or 22,90 m in breadth shall be able to turn in good time.
That turning capacity may be replaced by the stopping capacity referred to in Article 5.07.
The turning capacity shall be proven by means of turning manoeuvres against the current.
CHAPTER 6
STEERING SYSTEM
Article 6.01
General requirements
1. Vessels shall be fitted with a reliable steering system which provides at least the manoeuvrability required by Chapter 5.
2. Powered steering systems shall be designed in such a way that the rudder cannot change position unintentionally.
3. The steering system as a whole shall be designed for permanent lists of up to 15° and ambient temperatures from — 20 oC to + 50 oC.
4. The component parts of the steering system shall be rugged enough to always be able to withstand the stresses to which they may be subjected during normal operation. No external forces applied to the rudder shall impair the operating capacity of the steering apparatus and its drive unit.
5. The steering system shall incorporate a powered drive unit if so required by the forces needed to actuate the rudder.
6. A steering apparatus with powered drive unit shall be protected against overloads by means of a system that restricts the torque applied by the drive unit.
7. The penetrations for the rudder stocks shall be so designed as to prevent the spread of water-polluting lubricants.
Article 6.02
Steering apparatus drive unit
1. If the steering apparatus has a powered drive unit, it shall be possible to bring a second independent drive unit, or manual drive, into use within five seconds if the steering apparatus drive unit fails or malfunctions.
2. If the second drive unit or manual drive is not placed in service automatically, it shall be possible to do so immediately by means of a single operation by the helmsman that is both simple and quick.
3. The second drive unit or manual drive shall ensure the manoeuvrability required by Chapter 5 as well.
Article 6.03
Hydraulic steering apparatus drive unit
1. No other power consumers may be connected to the hydraulic steering apparatus drive unit. Where there are two independent drive units, such a connection to one of the units is however acceptable if the consumers are connected to the return line and may be disconnected from the drive unit by means of an isolating device.
2. Where there are two hydraulic drive units, a separate hydraulic reservoir is needed for each of the two units. However, double reservoirs are acceptable. Hydraulic reservoirs shall be fitted with a warning system that monitors any drop in the oil level below the lowest content level needed for reliable operation.
3. The pilot valve does not have to be duplicated if this can be actuated manually or by manually-controlled hydraulic actuation from the wheelhouse.
4. The dimensions, design and arrangement of the pipework shall as far as possible exclude mechanical damage or damage resulting from fire.
5. As far as hydraulic drive units are concerned, no separate pipework system shall be required for the second unit if independent operation of the two units is guaranteed and if the pipework system is able to withstand a pressure of at least 1.5 times that of the maximum service pressure.
6. Flexible piping is only permitted where its use is essential in order to damp vibrations or to allow freedom of movement of components. It shall be designed for a pressure that is at least equal to the maximum service pressure.
Article 6.04
Power source
1. Steering systems fitted with two powered drive units shall have at least two power sources.
2. If the second power source for the powered steering apparatus is not constantly available while the vessel is under way, a buffer device carrying adequate capacity shall provide back-up during the period needed for start-up.
3. In the case of electrical power sources, no other power consumers may be supplied by the main power source for the steering system.
Article 6.05
Manual drive
1. The manual wheel shall not be driven by a powered drive unit.
2. Regardless of rudder position, a kick-back of the wheel shall be prevented when the manual drive is engaged automatically.
Article 6.06
Rudder-propeller, water-jet, cycloidal-propeller and bow-thruster systems
1. Where the thrust vectoring of rudder-propeller, water-jet, cycloidal-propeller or bow-thruster installations is remotely actuated by electric, hydraulic or pneumatic means, there shall be two actuation systems, each independent of the other, between the wheelhouse and the propeller- or thruster-installation which, mutatis mutandis, meet the requirements of Articles 6.01 to 6.05.
Such systems are not subject to this paragraph if they are not needed in order to achieve the manoeuvrability required by Chapter 5 or if they are only needed for the stopping test.
2. Where there are two or more rudder-propeller, water-jet or cycloidal-propeller installations that are independent of each other the second actuation system is not necessary if the vessel retains the manoeuvrability required by Chapter 5 if one of the systems fails.
Article 6.07
Indicators and monitoring devices
1. The rudder position shall be clearly displayed at the steering position. If the rudder-position indicator is electric it shall have its own power supply.
2. There shall be at least the following indicators and monitoring devices at the steering position:
(a) |
oil level in the hydraulic reservoirs in accordance with Article 6.03(2), and service pressure of the hydraulic system; |
(b) |
failure of the electrical supply for the steering control; |
(c) |
failure of the electrical supply for the drive units; |
(d) |
failure of the rate-of-turn regulator; |
(e) |
failure of the required buffer devices. |
Article 6.08
Rate-of-turn regulators
1. Rate-of-turn regulators and their components shall meet the requirements laid down in Article 9.20.
2. The proper functioning of the rate-of-turn regulator shall be displayed at the steering position by means of a green indicating light.
Any lack of or unacceptable variations in the supply voltage and an unacceptable decrease in the speed of rotation of the gyroscope shall be monitored.
3. Where, in addition to the rate-of-turn regulator, there are other steering systems, it shall be possible to clearly distinguish at the steering position which of these systems has been activated. It shall be possible to shift from one system to another immediately. The rate-of-turn regulator shall not have any influence on these other steering systems.
4. The electricity supply to the rate-of-turn regulator shall be independent of other power consumers.
5. The gyroscopes, detectors and rate-of-turn indicators used in the rate-of-turn regulators shall meet the minimum requirements of the minimum specifications and test conditions concerning rate-of-turn displays for inland waterways, as laid down in Annex IX.
Article 6.09
Acceptance procedure
1. The compliance of the installed steering system shall be checked by an inspection body. It may, for this purpose, request the following documents:
(a) |
description of the steering system; |
(b) |
drawings and information on the drive units and the steering controls; |
(c) |
information concerning the steering apparatus; |
(d) |
electrical wiring diagram; |
(e) |
description of the rate-of-turn regulator; |
(f) |
operating instructions for the steering system. |
2. Operation of the entire steering system shall be checked by means of a navigation test. If a rate-of-turn regulator is installed it shall be checked that a predetermined course can be reliably maintained and that bends can be negotiated safely.
CHAPTER 7
WHEELHOUSE
Article 7.01
General
1. Wheelhouses shall be arranged in such a way that the helmsman may at all times perform his task while the vessel is under way.
2. Under normal operating conditions, sound pressure generated by the vessel and measured at the level of the helmsman's head at the steering position shall not exceed 70 dB(A).
3. Where a wheelhouse has been designed for radar navigation by one person, the helmsman shall be able to accomplish his task while seated and all of the display or monitoring instruments and all of the controls needed for operation of the vessel shall be arranged in such a way that the helmsman may use them comfortably while the vessel is under way without leaving his position or losing sight of the radar screen.
Article 7.02
Unobstructed view
1. There shall be an adequately unobstructed view in all directions from the steering position.
2. The area of obstructed vision for the helmsman ahead of the vessel in an unladen state with half of its supplies but without ballast shall not exceed two vessel lengths or 250 m, whichever is less, to the surface of the water over an arc from abeam on either side through right ahead of the vessel.
Optical and electronic means for reducing the area of obstructed vision may not be taken into account during the inspection.
To further reduce any area of obstructed vision, only suitable electronic devices shall be used.
3. The helmsman's field of unobstructed vision at his normal position shall be at least 240° of the horizon and at least 140° within the forward semicircle.
No window frame, post or superstructure shall lie within the helmsman's usual axis of vision.
Even in the case where a field of unobstructed vision of at least 240° of the horizon is provided, the inspection body may require other measures and in particular the installation of suitable auxiliary optical or electronic devices if no sufficiently unobstructed view is provided towards the rear.
The height of the lower edge of the side windows shall be kept as low as possible and the height of the upper edge of the side and rear windows shall be kept as high as possible.
In determining whether the requirements in this Article for visibility from the wheelhouse are met, the helmsman shall be assumed to have a height of eye of 1 650 mm above the deck at the steering position.
4. The upper edge of the forward facing windows of the wheelhouse shall be high enough to allow a person at the steering position with height of eye of 1 800 mm a clear forward view to at least 10 degrees above the horizontal at eye-level height.
5. There shall in all weathers be suitable means of providing a clear view through the windscreen.
6. The glazing used in wheelhouses shall be made of safety glass and have a light transmission of at least 75 %.
To avoid reflections, the bridge front windows shall be glare-free and inclined from the vertical plane, so as to form an outward angle of not less than 10° and not more than 25°.
Article 7.03
General requirements concerning control, indicating and monitoring equipment
1. Control equipment needed to operate the vessel shall be brought into its operating position easily. That position shall be unambiguously clear.
2. Monitoring instruments shall be easily legible. It shall be possible to adjust their lighting steplessly down to their extinction. Light sources shall be neither intrusive nor impair the legibility of the monitoring instruments.
3. There shall be a system for testing the warning and indicating lights.
4. It shall be possible to clearly establish whether a system is in operation. If its functioning is indicated by means of an indicating light, this shall be green.
5. Any malfunctioning or failure of systems that require monitoring shall be indicated by means of red warning lights.
6. An audible warning shall sound at the same time that a red warning light lights up. Audible warnings may be given by a single, collective signal. The sound pressure level of that signal shall exceed the maximum sound pressure level of the ambient noise at the steering position by at least 3 dB(A).
7. The audible warning shall be capable of being switched off after a malfunction or failure has been acknowledged. Such shutdown shall not prevent the alarm signal from being triggered by other malfunctions. The red warning lights shall only go out when the malfunction has been corrected.
8. The monitoring and indicating devices shall be automatically switched to an alternative power supply if their own power supply fails.
Article 7.04
Specific requirements concerning control, indicating and monitoring equipment of main engines and steering system
1. It shall be possible to control and monitor the main engines and steering systems from the steering position. Main engines fitted with a clutch which can be actuated from the steering position, or driving a controllable pitch propeller which can be controlled from the steering position, need only to be capable of being started up and shut down from the engine room.
2. The control for each main engine shall take the form of a single lever which prescribes an arc within a vertical plane that is approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vessel. Movement of that lever towards the bow of the vessel shall cause forward motion, whereas movement of the lever towards the stern shall cause the vessel to go astern. Clutch engagement and reversal of the direction of motion shall take place about the neutral position of that lever. The lever shall catch in the neutral position.
3. The direction of the propulsion thrust imparted to the vessel and the rotational speed of the propeller or main engines shall be displayed inside wheelhouses that have been designed for radar navigation by one person.
4. The indicating and monitoring devices required by Article 6.07(2), Article 8.03( 2), and Article 8.05 (13), shall be located at the steering position.
5. Vessels with wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person shall be steered by means of a lever. It shall be possible to move that lever easily by hand. The position of the lever in relation to the longitudinal axis of the vessel shall correspond precisely to the position of the rudder blades. It shall be possible to release hold of the lever in any given position without that of the rudder blades changing. The neutral position of the lever shall be clearly perceptible.
6. Where the vessel is fitted with bow rudders or special rudders, particularly for going astern, these shall be actuated in wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person by special levers which, mutatis mutandis, meet the requirements set out in paragraph 5.
That requirement shall also apply where, in convoys, the steering system fitted to craft other than those powering the convoy is used.
7. Where rate-of-turn regulators are used, it shall be possible for the rate-of-turn control to be released in any given position without altering the speed selected.
The control shall turn through a wide enough arc to guarantee adequately precise positioning. The neutral position shall be clearly perceptible from the other positions. The scale illumination shall be steplessly variable.
8. The remote-control equipment for the entire steering system shall be installed in a permanent manner and be arranged in such a way that the course selected is clearly visible. If the remote control equipment can be disengaged, it shall be equipped with an indicating device displaying the respective operational conditions ‘in service’ or ‘out of service’. The disposition and manipulation of the controls shall be functional.
For systems that are subsidiary to the steering system, such as active bow thrusters, remote-control equipment not permanently installed shall be acceptable provided that such a subsidiary installation can be activated by means of an override at any time within the wheelhouse.
9. In the case of rudder-propeller, water-jet, cycloidal-propeller and bow-thruster systems, equivalent devices shall be acceptable as control, indicating and monitoring devices.
The requirements set out in paragraphs 1 to 8 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, in view of the specific characteristics and arrangements selected for the abovementioned active steering and propulsion units. The position of the indicating device shall clearly show for each installation the direction of the thrust acting on the vessel or the direction of the jet .
Article 7.05
Navigation lights, light signals and sound signals
1. In this Article the term:
(a) |
‘navigation lights’ means the masthead, side and stern lights, and the lights visible from all sides, the blue scintillating lights, yellow rapidly scintillating strong lights for high-speed vessels and blue lights for the carriage of dangerous goods; |
(b) |
‘light signals’ means the lights accompanying the sound signals and assigned to the blue panel. |
2. Current indicating lights or other equivalent devices, such as repeater lights, for monitoring the navigation lights shall be installed in the wheelhouse unless that monitoring can be performed direct from the wheelhouse.
3. In wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person, repeater lights shall be installed on the control panel in order to monitor the navigation lights and the light signals. Switches of navigation lights shall be included in the repeater lights or be adjacent to these and shall be clearly assigned to them.
The arrangement and colour of the repeater lights for the navigation lights and light signals shall correspond to the actual position and colour of those lights and signals.
The failure of a navigation light or light signal to function shall cause the corresponding repeater light either to go out or to provide a signal in another manner.
4. In wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person it shall be possible to activate the sound signals by a foot operated switch. That requirement shall not apply to the ‘do not approach’ signal in accordance with the applicable navigational authority regulations of the Member States.
5. Navigation lights shall meet the requirements set out in Annex IX, Part I.
Article 7.06
Radar installations and rate-of-turn indicators
1. The radar equipment and rate-of-turn indicators shall be of a type that has been approved by the competent authority. The requirements concerning installation and operational testing of radar equipment and rate-of-turn indicators, as laid down in Annex IX, shall be met. Inland ECDIS equipment which can be operated in navigation mode shall be regarded as radar equipment. In addition the requirements of the Inland ECDIS standard shall be met.
The rate-of-turn indicator shall be located ahead of the helmsman and within his field of vision.
2. In wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person:
(a) |
the radar screen shall not be shifted significantly out of the helmsman's axis of view in its normal position; |
(b) |
the radar image shall continue to be perfectly visible, without a mask or screen, whatever the lighting conditions outside the wheelhouse; |
(c) |
the rate-of-turn indicator shall be installed directly above or below the radar image or be incorporated into this. |
Article 7.07
Radio telephony systems for vessels with wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person
1. Where vessel wheelhouses have been designed for radar navigation by one person, reception from the vessel-vessel networks and that of nautical information shall be via a loudspeaker, and outgoing communications via a fixed microphone. Send/receive shall be selected by means of a push-button.
It shall not be possible to use the microphones of those networks for the public correspondence network.
2. Where vessel wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person are equipped with a radio telephone system for the public correspondence network, reception shall be possible from the helmsman's seat.
Article 7.08
Internal communication facilities on board
There shall be internal communication facilities on board vessels with a wheelhouse designed for radar navigation by one person.
It shall be possible to establish communication links from the steering position:
(a) |
with the bow of the vessel or convoy; |
(b) |
with the stern of the vessel or convoy if no direct communication is possible from the steering position; |
(c) |
with the crew accommodation; |
(d) |
with the boatmaster's cabin. |
Reception at all positions of these internal communication links shall be via loudspeaker, and transmission shall be via a fixed microphone. The link with the bow and stern of the vessel or convoy may be of the radio-telephone type.
Article 7.09
Alarm system
1. There shall be an independent alarm system enabling the accommodation, engine rooms and, where appropriate, the separate pump rooms to be reached.
2. The helmsman shall have within reach an on/off switch controlling the alarm signal; switches which automatically return to the off position when released are not acceptable.
3. The sound pressure level for the alarm signal shall be at least 75 dB(A) within the accommodation area.
In engine rooms and pump rooms the alarm signal shall take the form of a flashing light that is visible on all sides and clearly perceptible at all points.
Article 7.10
Heating and ventilation
Wheelhouses shall be equipped with an effective heating and ventilation system that can be regulated.
Article 7.11
Stern-anchor operating equipment
On board vessels and convoys whose wheelhouse has been designed for radar navigation by one person and exceeding 86 m in length or 22,90 m in breadth it shall be possible for the helmsman to drop the stern anchors from his position.
Article 7.12
Retractable wheelhouses
Retractable wheelhouses shall be fitted with an emergency lowering system.
All lowering operations shall automatically trigger a clearly audible acoustic warning signal. That requirement shall not apply if the risk of injury which may result from the lowering is prevented by appropriate design features.
It shall be possible to leave the wheelhouse safely whatever its position.
Article 7.13
Entry in the Community certificate for vessels with wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person
Where a vessel complies with the special provisions for wheelhouses designed for radar navigation by one person as set out in Articles 7.01, 7.04 to 7.08 and 7.11, the following entry shall be made in the Community certificate:
‘The vessel has a wheelhouse designed for radar navigation by one person’.
CHAPTER 8
ENGINE DESIGN
Article 8.01
General
1. Engines and their ancillaries shall be designed, built and installed in accordance with best practice.
2. Installations requiring regular inspection, particularly steam boilers, other pressure vessels and their accessories, and lifts, shall meet the regulations applying in one of the Member States of the Community.
3. Only internal-combustion engines burning fuels having a flashpoint of more than 55 oC may be installed.
Article 8.02
Safety equipment
1. Engines shall be installed and fitted in such a way as to be adequately accessible for operation and maintenance and shall not endanger the persons assigned to those tasks. It shall be possible to make them secure against unintentional starting.
2. Main engines, auxiliaries, boilers and pressure vessels, and their accessories, shall be fitted with safety devices.
3. In case of emergency, it shall also be possible to shut down the motors driving the blower and suction fans from outside the space in which they are located, and from outside the engine room.
4. Where necessary, connections of pipes which carry fuel oil, lubricating oil, and oils used in power transmission systems, control and activating systems and heating systems shall be screened or otherwise suitably protected to avoid oil spray or leakages onto hot surfaces, into machinery air intakes, or other sources of ignition. The number of connections in such piping systems shall be kept to a minimum.
5. External high pressure fuel delivery pipes of diesel engines, between the high pressure fuel pumps and fuel injectors, shall be protected with a jacketed piping system capable of containing fuel from a high pressure pipe failure. The jacketed piping system shall include a means for collection of leakages and arrangements shall be provided for an alarm to be given of a fuel pipe failure, except that an alarm is not required for engines with no more than two cylinders. Jacketed piping systems need not be applied to engines on open decks operating windlasses and capstans.
6. Insulation of engine parts shall meet the requirements of Article 3.04(3), second paragraph.
Article 8.03
Power plant
1. It shall be possible to start, stop or reverse the ship's propulsion reliably and quickly.
2. The following shall be monitored by suitable devices which trigger an alarm once a critical level has been reached:
(a) |
the temperature of the main-engine cooling water; |
(b) |
the lubricating-oil pressure for the main engines and transmissions; |
(c) |
the oil and air pressure of the main engine reversing units, reversible transmissions or propellers. |
3. Where vessels have only one main engine, that engine shall not be shut down automatically except in order to protect against overspeed.
4. Where vessels have only one main engine, that engine may be equipped with an automatic device for the reduction of the engine speed only if an automatic reduction of the engine speed is indicated both optically and acoustically in the wheelhouse and the device for the reduction of the engine speed can be switched off from the helmsman's position.
5. Shaft bushings shall be designed in such a way as to prevent the spread of water-polluting lubricants.
Article 8.04
Engine exhaust system
1. The exhaust gases shall be completely ducted out of the vessel.
2. All suitable measures shall be taken to avoid ingress of the exhaust gases into the various compartments. Exhaust pipes passing through accommodation or the wheelhouse shall, within these, be covered by protective gas-tight sheathing. The gap between the exhaust pipe and this sheathing shall be open to the outside air.
3. The exhaust pipes shall be arranged and protected in such a way that they cannot cause a fire.
4. The exhaust pipes shall be suitably insulated or cooled in the engine rooms. Protection against physical contact may suffice outside the engine rooms.
Article 8.05
Fuel tanks, pipes and accessories
1. Liquid fuels shall be stored in steel tanks which are either an integral part of the hull or which are firmly attached to the hull. If so required by the design of the vessel, an equivalent material in terms of fire-resistance may be used. These requirements shall not apply to tanks having a capacity of no more than 12 litres that have been incorporated in auxiliaries during their manufacture. Fuel tanks shall not have common partitions with drinking-water tanks.
2. Tanks and their pipework and other accessories shall be laid out and arranged in such a way that neither fuel nor fuel vapours may accidentally reach the inside of the vessel. Tank valves intended for fuel sampling or water drainage shall close automatically.
3. No fuel tanks may be located forward of the collision bulkhead.
4. Fuel tanks and their fittings shall not be located directly above engines or exhaust pipes.
5. The filler orifices for fuel tanks shall be marked distinctly.
6. The orifice for the fuel tank filler necks shall be on the deck, except for the daily-supply tanks. The filler neck shall be fitted with a connection piece in accordance with European standard EN 12827:1999.
Such tanks shall be fitted with a breather pipe terminating in the open air above the deck and arranged in such a way that no water ingress is possible. The cross-section of the breather pipe shall be at least 1,25 times the cross-section of the filler neck.
If tanks are interconnected, the cross-section of the connecting pipe shall be at least 1,25 times the cross-section of the filler neck.
7. Directly at tank outlets the pipework for the distribution of fuels shall be fitted with a shutoff device that can be operated from the deck
This requirement shall not apply to tanks mounted directly on the engine.
8. Fuel pipes, their connections, seals and fittings shall be made of materials that are able to withstand the mechanical, chemical and thermal stresses to which they are likely to be subjected. The fuel pipes shall not be subjected to any adverse influence of heat and it shall be possible to inspect them throughout their length.
9. Fuel tanks shall be provided with a suitable capacity-gauging device. Capacity-gauging devices shall be legible right up to the maximum filling level. Glass gauges shall be effectively protected against impacts, shall be fitted with an automatic closing device at their base and their upper end shall be connected to the tanks above their maximum filling level. The material used for glass gauges shall not deform under normal ambient temperatures. Sounding pipes shall not terminate in accommodation spaces. Sounding pipes terminating in an engine or boiler room shall be fitted with suitable self-closing devices.
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11. If fuel tanks are fitted with an automatic shut-off device, the sensors shall stop fuelling when the tank is 97 % full; this equipment shall meet the ‘failsafe’ requirements.
If the sensor activates an electrical contact, which can break the circuit provided by the bunkering station by a binary signal, it shall be possible to transmit the signal to the bunkering station by means of a watertight connection plug meeting the requirements of IEC publication 60309-1:1999 for 40 to 50 V DC, housing colour white, earthing contact position ten o'clock.
12. Fuel tanks shall be provided with openings having leak-proof closures that are intended to permit cleaning and inspection.
13. Fuel tanks directly supplying the main engines and engines needed for safe operation of the vessel shall be fitted with a device emitting both visual and audible signals in the wheelhouse if their level of filling is not sufficient to ensure further safe operation.
Article 8.06
Storage of lubricating oil, pipes and accessories
1. Lubricating oil shall be stored in steel tanks which are either an integral part of the hull or which are firmly attached to the hull. If so required by the design of the vessel, an equivalent material in terms of fire-resistance may be used. These requirements shall not apply to tanks having a capacity of no more than 25 litres. Lubricating oil tanks shall not have common partitions with drinking-water tanks.
2. Lubricating oil tanks and their pipework and other accessories shall be laid out and arranged in such a way that neither lubricating oil nor lubricating oil vapour may accidentally reach the inside of the vessel.
3. No lubricating oil tanks may be located forward of the collision bulkhead.
4. Lubricating oil tanks and their fittings shall not be located directly above engines or exhaust pipes.
5. The filler orifices for lubricating oil tanks shall be marked distinctly.
6. Lubricating oil pipes, their connections, seals and fittings shall be made of materials that are able to withstand the mechanical, chemical and thermal stresses to which they are likely to be subjected. The pipes shall not be subjected to any adverse influence of heat and it shall be possible to inspect them throughout their length.
7. Lubricating oil tanks shall be provided with a suitable capacity-gauging device. Capacity-gauging devices shall be legible right up to the maximum filling level. Glass gauges shall be effectively protected against impacts, shall be fitted with an automatic closing device at their base and their upper end shall be connected to the tanks above their maximum filling level. The material used for glass gauges shall not deform under normal ambient temperatures. Sounding pipes shall not terminate in accommodation spaces. Sounding pipes terminating in an engine or boiler room shall be fitted with suitable self-closing devices.
Article 8.07
Storage of oils used in power transmission systems, control and activating systems and heating systems, pipes and accessories
1. Oils used in power transmission systems, control and activating systems and heating systems shall be stored in steel tanks which are either an integral part of the hull or which are firmly attached to the hull. If so required by the design of the vessel, an equivalent material in terms of fire-resistance may be used. These requirements shall not apply to tanks having a capacity of no more than 25 litres. Such oil tanks shall not have common partitions with drinking-water tanks.
2. Such oil tanks and their pipework and other accessories shall be laid out and arranged in such a way that neither such oil nor such oil vapour may accidentally reach the inside of the vessel.
3. No such oil tanks may be located forward of the collision bulkhead.
4. Such oil tanks and their fittings shall not be located directly above engines or exhaust pipes.
5. The filler orifices for such oil tanks shall be marked distinctly.
6. Such oil pipes, their connections, seals and fittings shall be made of materials that are able to withstand the mechanical, chemical and thermal stresses to which they are likely to be subjected. The pipes shall not be subjected to any adverse influence of heat and it shall be possible to inspect them throughout their length.
7. Such oil tanks shall be provided with a suitable capacity-gauging device. Capacity-gauging devices shall be legible right up to the maximum filling level. Glass gauges shall be effectively protected against impacts, shall be fitted with an automatic closing device at their base and their upper end shall be connected to the tanks above their maximum filling level. The material used for glass gauges shall not deform under normal ambient temperatures. Sounding pipes shall not terminate in accommodation spaces. Sounding pipes terminating in an engine or boiler room shall be fitted with suitable self-closing devices.
Article 8.08
Bilge pumping and drainage systems
1. It shall be possible to pump out each watertight compartment separately. However, that requirement shall not apply to watertight compartments that are normally sealed hermetically during operation.
2. Vessels requiring a crew shall be equipped with two independent bilge pumps which shall not be installed within the same space. At least one of these shall be motor driven. However, for vessels with a power of less than 225 kW or with a deadweight of less than 350 t, or where vessels not intended for the carriage of goods have a displacement of less than 250 m3, one pump will suffice which can be either manually-operated or motor-driven.
Each of the required pumps shall be capable of use on each watertight compartment.
3. The minimum pumping capacity Q1 of the first bilge pump shall be calculated using the following formula:
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Q1 = 0,1 · d1 2 (1/min) |
d1 is calculated via the formula:
The minimum pumping capacity Q2 of the second bilge pump shall be calculated using the following formula:
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Q2 = 0,1 · d2 2 (l/min) |
d2 is calculated using the formula:
However, the value d2 need not exceed value d1.
For the calculation of Q2 l shall be taken to be the length of the longest watertight compartment.
In these formulae:
l |
is the length of the watertight compartment in question, in (m); |
d1 |
is the calculated internal diameter of the main drainage pipe, in (mm); |
d2 |
is the calculated internal diameter of the branch pipe, in (mm). |
4. Where the bilge pumps are connected to a drainage system the drainage pipes shall have an internal diameter of at least d1, in mm, and the branch pipes an internal diameter of at least d2, in mm.
Where vessels are less than 25 m in length the values d1 and d2 may be reduced to 35 mm.
5. Only self-priming bilge pumps are permitted.
6. There shall be at least one suction on both the starboard and port sides of all flat-bottomed, drainable compartments that are wider than 5 m.
7. It may be possible to drain the aft peak via the main engine room by means of an easily accessible, automatically closable fitting.
8. Branch pipes of single compartments shall be connected to the main drainage pipe by means of a lockable non-return valve.
Compartments or other spaces that are capable of carrying ballast need to be connected to the drainage system only by means of a simple closing device. That requirement shall not apply to holds that are capable of carrying ballast. Such holds shall be filled with ballast water by means of ballast piping that is permanently installed and independent of the drainage pipes, or by means of branch pipes that can be connected to the main drainage pipe by flexible pipes or flexible adaptors. Water intake valves located in the bottom of the hold shall not be permitted for this purpose.
9. Hold bilges shall be fitted with gauging devices.
10. Where a drainage system incorporates permanently installed pipework the bilge-bottom drainage pipes intended to extract oily water shall be equipped with closures that have been sealed in position by an inspection body. The number and position of those closures shall be entered on the Community certificate.
11. Locking the closures in position shall be regarded as equivalent to sealing in accordance with paragraph 10. The key or keys for the locking of the closures shall be indicated accordingly and kept in a marked and easily accessible location in the engine room.
Article 8.09
Oily water and used oil stores
1. It shall be possible to store, on board, oily water accumulated during operation. The engine-room bilge is considered to be a store for this purpose.
2. In order to store used oils there shall, in the engine room, be one or several specific receptacles whose capacity corresponds to at least 1,5 times the quantity of the used oils from the sumps of all of the internal combustion engines and transmissions installed, together with the hydraulic fluids from the hydraulic-fluid tanks.
The connections used in order to empty the receptacles referred to above shall comply with European standard EN 1305:1996.
3. Where vessels are only used on short-haul operation the inspection body may grant exceptions from the requirements ofparagraph 2.
Article 8.10
Noise emitted by vessels
1. The noise produced by a vessel under way, and in particular the engine air intake and exhaust noises, shall be damped by using appropriate means.
2. The noise generated by a vessel under way shall not exceed 75 dB(A) at a lateral distance of 25 m from the ship's side.
3. Apart from transhipment operations the noise generated by a stationary vessel shall not exceed 65 dB(A) at a lateral distance of 25 m from the ship's side.
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CHAPTER 9
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Article 9.01
General
1. Where there are no specific requirements concerning certain parts of an installation the safety level shall be considered satisfactory where those parts have been produced in accordance with a European standard in force or in accordance with the requirements of an approved classification society.
The relevant documents shall be submitted to the inspection body.
2. Documents containing the following, and duly stamped by the inspection body, shall be kept on board:
(a) |
general drawings concerning the entire electrical installation; |
(b) |
switching diagrams for the main switchboard, the emergency switchboard and the distribution switchboard, together with the most important technical data such as the amperage and rated current of the protection and control devices; |
(c) |
power data concerning the electrical machinery and equipment; |
(d) |
types of cable and information on conductor cross-sections. |
It is not necessary to keep such documents on board unmanned craft, but they shall be available at all times with the owner.
3. The equipment shall be designed for permanent lists of up to 15° and ambient inside temperatures of between 0 and + 40 °C, and on the deck between - 20 °C and + 40 °C. It shall function perfectly within those limits.
4. The electrical and electronic equipment and appliances shall be fully accessible and easy to maintain.
Article 9.02
Electricity supply systems
1. Where craft are fitted with an electrical system, that system shall in principle have at least two power sources in such a way that where one power source fails the remaining source is able to supply the power consumers needed for safe navigation for at least 30 minutes.
2. Adequate rating of the power supply shall be demonstrated by means of a power balance. An appropriate simultaneity factor may be taken into account.
3. Independently of paragraph 1, Article 6.04 shall apply to the power source for the steering system (rudder installations).
Article 9.03
Protection against physical contact, intrusion of solid objects and the ingress of water
The type of minimum protection for permanently installed parts of an installation shall be as set out in the following table:
Location |
Type of minimum protection (in accordance with IEC publ. 60529: 1992) |
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Generators |
Motors |
Trans-formers |
Panels Distributors Switches |
Fittings |
Lighting equipment |
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Operation rooms, engine rooms, steering-gear compartments |
IP 22 |
IP 22 |
IP (2) 22 |
IP 44 |
IP 22 |
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Holds |
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IP 55 |
IP 55 |
Battery and paint lockers |
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IP 44 u. (Ex) (3) |
Free decks and open steering positions |
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IP 55 |
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IP 55 |
IP 55 |
IP 55 |
Wheelhouse |
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IP 22 |
IP 22 |
IP 22 |
IP 22 |
IP 22 |
Accommodation apart from sanitary facilities and washrooms |
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IP 22 |
IP 20 |
IP 20 |
Sanitary facilities and washrooms |
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IP 44 |
IP 44 |
IP 44 |
IP 55 |
IP 44 |
Article 9.04
Protection from explosion
Only explosion-proof electrical equipment (certified safety) may be installed in spaces where potentially explosive gases or mixtures of gases are likely to accumulate, such as compartments dedicated for accumulators or the storage of highly inflammable products. No light switches or switches for other electrical appliances shall be installed in these spaces. The protection from explosion shall take account of the characteristics of the potentially explosive gases or mixtures of gases that are likely to arise (explosion-potential group, temperature class).
Article 9.05
Earthing
1. Systems under a voltage of more than 50 V need to be earthed.
2. Metal parts that are open to physical contact and which, during normal operation, are not electrically live, such as engine frames and casings, appliances and lighting equipment, shall be earthed separately where they are not in electrical contact with the hull as a result of their installation.
3. The casings of mobile power consumers and portable devices shall, during normal use, be earthed by means of an additional earthing conductor that is incorporated into the power cable.
That provision shall not apply where a protective circuit-separation transformer is used, nor to appliances fitted with protective insulation (double insulation).
4. The cross-sections of the earthing conductors shall be not less than given in the following table:
Cross-section of outside conductors (mm2) |
Minimum cross-section of earthing conductors |
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within insulated cables (mm2) |
fitted separately (mm2) |
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from 0,5 to 4 |
same cross-section as that of the outside conductor |
4 |
more than 4 to 16 |
same cross-section as that of the outside conductor |
same cross-section as that of the outside conductor |
more than 16 to 35 |
16 |
16 |
more than 35 to 120 |
half of the cross-section of the outside conductor |
half of the cross-section of the outside conductor |
more than 120 |
70 |
70 |
Article 9.06
Maximum permissible voltages
1. The following voltages shall not be exceeded:
Type of installation |
Maximum permissible voltage |
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Direct current |
Single-phase alternating current |
Three-phase alternating current |
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250 V |
250 V |
500 V |
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