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Council Directive of 4 October 1982 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (82/714/EEC) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I General provisions

    1. Article 1.For the purposes of this Directive, Community inland waterways shall...

    2. Article 2.(1) This Directive shall apply to: vessels having a total...

    3. Article 3.Vessels operating on the Community waterways listed in Article 1...

    4. Article 4.(1) All vessels carrying a valid certificate issued pursuant to...

    5. Article 5.(1) Each Member State may, subject to the requirements of...

    6. Article 6.Any vessel carrying a certificate issued pursuant to the Regulation...

    7. Article 7.(1) Member States may exempt from the application of all...

  3. TITLE II Conditions and rules for issuing Community in and waterway certificates

    1. Article 8.(1) The Community certificate shall be issued to vessels laid...

    2. Article 9.The Community certificate shall be issued by the competent national...

    3. Article 10.The technical inspection referred to in Article 8 shall be...

    4. Article 11.The period of validity of the Community certificate shall be...

    5. Article 12.Each Member State shall lay down the conditions under which...

  4. TITLE III Conditions and rules for the renewal or amendment of certificates

    1. Article 13.The Community certificate shall be renewed on expiry of its...

    2. Article 14.The validity of the certificate may exceptionally be extended for...

    3. Article 15.In the event of major alterations or repairs which modify...

  5. TITLE IV Refusal or withdrawal

    1. Article 16.Any decision to refuse to issue or renew the Community...

  6. TITLE V Verification

    1. Article 17.(1) The competent authorities of a Member State may at...

  7. TITLE VI Provisions applicable to the vessels of third countries

    1. Article 18.Pending the conclusion of agreements on the mutual recognition of...

  8. TITLE VII Adaption of the Annexes to the Directive to technical progress

    1. Article 19.The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal...

  9. TITLE VIII Final provisions

    1. Article 20.Directive 76/135/EEC shall continue to apply to: vessels in service...

    2. Article 21.The provisions concerning the composition and qualifications of crews and...

    3. Article 22.Member States shall, after consulting the Commission, adopt the provisions...

    4. Article 23.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      LIST OF COMMUNITY INLAND WATERWAYS DIVIDED GEOGRAPHICALLY INTO ZONES 1, 2, 3 AND 4

      1. CHAPTER I

        1. Zone 1

          1. Federal Republic of Germany

          2. Republic of Poland

        2. Zone 2

          1. Federal Republic of Germany

          2. French Republic

          3. Kingdom of the Netherlands

          4. Sweden

          5. Czech Republic

          6. Republic of Hungary

          7. Republic of Poland

      2. CHAPTER II

        1. Zone 3

          1. Kingdom of Belgium

          2. Federal Republic of Germany

          3. French Republic

          4. Kingdom of the Netherlands

          5. Austria

          6. Sweden

          7. Czech Republic

          8. Republic of Hungary

          9. Republic of Poland

          10. Slovak Republic

          11. Republic of Bulgaria

          12. Romania

      3. CHAPTER III

        1. Zone 4

          1. Kingdom of Belgium

          2. Federal Republic of Germany

          3. French Republic

          4. Kingdom of the Netherlands

          5. Italian Republic

          6. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

          7. Sweden

          8. Czech Republic

          9. Republic of Hungary

          10. Republic of Poland

          11. Slovak Republic

          12. Romania

    2. ANNEX II

      MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS OPERATING ON WATERWAYS IN ZONES 1, 2, 3 AND 4

      1. CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS

      2. CHAPTER 2 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SHIPBUILDING

        1. 2.01. Basic rule

        2. 2.02. Hull

          1. 2.02.1. The hull must be sufficiently strong for all stresses to...

          2. 2.02.2. Water intakes and outlets and pipes connected to them are...

          3. 2.02.3. Water bulkheads extending to the deck or, in the absence...

          4. 2.02.4. The accommodation, engine and boiler rooms and any working spaces...

          5. 2.02.5. Any compartment not normally hermetically sealed during a voyage shall...

          6. 2.02.6. There must be no accommodation forward of the collision bulkhead....

          7. 2.02.7. There must be no openings in the bulkheads and other...

          8. 2.02.8. By way of derogation from 2.02.5 and 2.02.7, the stern...

        3. 2.03. Heating, cooking and refrigeration appliances

          1. 2.03.1. The heating, cooking and refrigeration equipment, together with its accessories,...

          2. 2.03.2. When the equipment referred to in 2.03.1 uses liquid fuel...

          3. 2.03.3. By way of derogation from 2.03.2, cooking appliances and heating...

          4. 2.03.4. The installations referred to in 2.03.1 may not be installed...

          5. 2.03.5. The intake of air necessary for combustion must be ensured....

          6. 2.03.6. Heating and cooking appliance must be securely connected to the...

          7. 2.03.7. Vents must be fitted above the outlets of refrigeration appliances...

        4. 2.04. Heating with liquid fuels having a flash-point above 55 °C...

          1. 2.04.1. All appliances must be so built that they can be...

          2. 2.04.2. When an appliance is installed in an engine room, the...

          3. 2.04.3. Where an appliance is installed in the engine room, the...

          4. 2.04.4. All natural draught equipment must be fitted with a device...

          5. 2.04.5. Forced-draught central heating appliances mounted in an engine room or...

        5. 2.05. Solid fuel heating

          1. 2.05.1. Except where the heating equipment is installed in a compartment...

          2. 2.05.2. Solid fuel heating boilers must be fitted with thermostatic controls...

          3. 2.05.3. A means by which cinders can be quickly doused must...

        6. 2.06. Engine and boiler rooms and bunkers

          1. 2.06.1. Engine and boiler rooms must be so arranged that it...

          2. 2.06.2. Liquid fuel or lubricating oil bunkers may not have common...

          3. 2.06.3. The walls, ceilings and doors of engine and boiler rooms...

          4. 2.06.4. Engine and boiler rooms and other areas in which inflammable...

          5. 2.06.5. Companionways and ladders providing access to engine and boiler rooms...

          6. 2.06.6. Engine and boiler rooms must have two exits, one of...

          7. 2.06.7. The maximum permissible sound pressure level in the engine room...

      3. CHAPTER 3 STEERING GEAR AND WHEELHOUSE

        1. 3.01. General

          1. 3.01.1. Every vessel must be equipped with reliable steering-gear — including...

          2. 3.01.2. The steering gear must be so designed that the rudder...

        2. 3.02. Effectiveness of the steering gear

        3. 3.03. General design requirements

          1. 3.03.1. The entire steering gear must be designed, constructed and installed...

          2. 3.03.2. The parts comprising the steering gear must be so dimensioned...

        4. 3.04. Powered steering gear

          1. 3.04.1. Where a vessel is equipped with powered steering gear, an...

          2. 3.04.2. Powered steering gear must be fitted with an overload protection...

          3. 3.04.3. Accidental cutting-out or failure of the powered steering gear must...

        5. 3.05. Engagement of the secondary drive

          1. 3.05.1. If the secondary drive of the steering gear does not...

          2. 3.05.2. It must be possible to complete engagement in less than...

        6. 3.06. Manual drive

          1. 3.06.1. If the independent secondary drive is manual it must be...

          2. 3.06.2. The power drive must not actuate the hand wheel; there...

        7. 3.07. Manually operated hydraulic drive

          1. 3.07.1. Manually operated hydraulic steering gear is an installation in which...

          2. 3.07.2. Where the sole steering installation is a manually operated hydraulic...

        8. 3.08. Hydraulic drive

          1. 3.08.1. Where the main steering gear is hydraulically operated while the...

          2. 3.08.2. Where both the main and secondary drives are hydraulic, the...

          3. 3.08.3. Where the secondary pump is driven by an emergency engine...

          4. 3.08.4. The two installations must have separate pipes, valves, controls, etc....

        9. 3.09. Electric drive

          1. 3.09.1. Where both the main and secondary installations are electrically powered,...

          2. 3.09.2. Where the secondary motor is fed by an auxiliary engine...

        10. 3.10. Rudder propellers and Voith-Schneider equipment

        11. 3.11. Remote-control installations

        12. 3.12. Rudder position indicator

        13. 3.13. Steering assistance

          1. 3.13.1. Steering assistance installations are power-assistance installations fitted in addition to...

          2. 3.13.2. Where auxiliary steering gear is used, the connections between the...

          3. 3.13.3. In addition to the foregoing, steering assistance gear must meet...

          4. 3.13.4. The rudder position indicator must function both for the main...

          5. 3.13.5. The requirements set out herein also apply when steering assistance...

        14. 3.14. Unobstructed view

        15. 3.15. Sound pressure

        16. 3.16. Electrical components of steering gear

          1. 3.16.1. The nominal rating of the motors must correspond to the...

          2. 3.16.2. Motors must meet at least the following requirements:

          3. 3.16.3. The drive circuits and control circuits may be protected only...

          4. 3.16.4. The motor supply cables must be protected as follows:

          5. 3.16.5. Where there are thermal trip switches in the circuit-breakers they...

          6. 3.16.6. For the electric equipment the following monitoring and indicating devices...

          7. 3.16.7. Where the rudder position indicator is electrical it must have...

        17. 3.17. Lowerable wheelhouse

      4. CHAPTER 4 SAFETY DISTANCE, FREEBOARD AND DRAUGHT SCALES

        1. 4.01. Definitions

        2. 4.02. Safety distance

        3. 4.03. Freeboard

        4. 4.04. Draught marks

          1. 4.04.1. The maximum draught level must be so determined as to...

          2. 4.04.2. The maximum draught level must be indicated by clearly visible...

          3. 4.04.3. The draught marks must consist of a rectangle 0·30 m...

          4. 4.04.4. Every vessel must have at least three pairs of draught...

          5. 4.04.5. Marks or information which case to be valid as a...

          6. 4.04.6. Where a vessel has been measured in accordance with the...

        5. 4.05. Draught scales

          1. 4.05.1. Any vessel whose draught may attain 1 m must bear...

          2. 4.05.2. The zero point of each draught scale must lie vertically...

          3. 4.05.3. The two rear measurement scales affixed pursuant to the Convention...

      5. CHAPTER 5 MACHINERY

        1. 5.01. General

          1. 5.01.1. All machinery and associated installations must be designed, constructed and...

          2. 5.01.2. Boilers and other pressure vessels and their accessories must comply...

          3. 5.01.3. Main and secondary machinery running on fuel with a flashpoint...

          4. 5.01.4. Starting aids using fuel with a flashpoint below 55 °C...

        2. 5.02. Safety equipment

          1. 5.02.1. All machinery must be installed and mounted so as to...

          2. 5.02.2. The main and auxiliary machinery, the boilers and all accessories...

          3. 5.02.3. It must also be possible to stop the motors driving...

        3. 5.03. Propelling mechanism

          1. 5.03.1. It must be possible to start, stop and reverse the...

          2. 5.03.2. Where the propelling mechanism is not controlled from the wheelhouse...

        4. 5.04. Engine exhaust pipes

          1. 5.04.1. Exhaust pipes passing through accommodation or wheelhouse must be enclosed...

          2. 5.04.2. All exhaust gas must be evacuated from the vessel. All...

          3. 5.04.3. Exhaust pipes must be suitably lagged, insulated or cooled.

          4. 5.04.4. Where exhaust pipes pass beside or through inflammable materials the...

        5. 5.05. Tanks, bunkers and piping

          1. 5.05.1. Liquid fuel must be stored in tanks securely attached to...

          2. 5.05.2. Tanks and bunkers, their piping and other accessories must be...

          3. 5.05.3. Except in the case of tanks filled for daily consumption,...

          4. 5.05.4. The liquid fuel distribution pipes must be fitted with a...

          5. 5.05.5. Sight tube gauges on liquid fuel tanks and bunkers must...

          6. 5.05.6. Liquid fuel tanks and bunkers must be fitted with ports,...

          7. 5.05.7. Tanks directly supplying the propelling machinery must be fitted to...

          8. 5.05.8. No pipes for dangerous gases or liquids, particularly pipes under...

        6. 5.06. Bilge pumps

          1. 5.06.1. The requirements of 2.02.5 shall apply.

          2. 5.06.2. Crewed vessels shall be equipped with at least one bilge...

          3. 5.06.3. The inside diameter (d) of the bilge pipe must be...

          4. 5.06.4. The capacity of the powered bilge pump must be at...

          5. 5.06.5. Only self-priming bilge pumps are permitted.

          6. 5.06.6. For every flat-bottomed compartment over 5 m wide, there must...

          7. 5.06.7. It must be possible to drain the stern compartment from...

          8. 5.06.8. The branch drain pipes from the various compartments must be...

        7. 5.07. Waste oil gathering system

        8. 5.08. Winches

          1. 5.08.1. Anchor winches must be provided for anchors over 50 kg....

          2. 5.08.2. Winches designed to be driven by power as well as...

        9. 5.09. Vessel's intrinsic noise

          1. 5.09.1. The vessel's intrinsic noise when under way, particularly noise caused...

          2. 5.09.2. Under normal operating conditions the vessel's intrinsic noise, measured laterally...

      6. CHAPTER 6 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

        1. 6.01. General

          1. 6.01.1. All electrical installations must comply with the requirements of this...

          2. 6.01.2. The following must be on board:

          3. 6.01.3. All electrical installations must be designed, constructed and installed to...

        2. 6.02. Maximum permissible voltages

          1. 6.02.1. The following voltages must not be exceeded: Nature of installation...

          2. 6.02.2. Subject to compliance with the prescribed safety measures, higher voltages...

        3. 6.03. Shore connections

          1. 6.03.1. Where an electrical installation is fed by an on-shore source...

          2. 6.03.2. Only flexible cable insulated by oil-resistant and flame-retardant sheathing shall...

          3. 6.03.3. If the lead-in voltage exceeds 50 V, the hull must...

          4. 6.03.4. The main switchboard must include an indicator showing whether the...

        4. 6.04. Generators and motors

          1. 6.04.1. Generators and motors must be so placed as to be...

          2. 6.04.2. Generators driven by the main engine, propeller shaft or auxiliary...

        5. 6.05. Accumulators

          1. 6.05.1. Accumulators must be of a design specially adapted for use...

          2. 6.05.2. Accumulators must be secured so as not to shift with...

          3. 6.05.3. Batteries requiring a power of more than 2 kW for...

          4. 6.05.4. The interiors of all spaces, cabinets, chests, shelving and other...

          5. 6.05.5. Effective ventilation must be provided when batteries are installed in...

          6. 6.05.6. The required air flow in litres per hour shall be...

          7. 6.05.7. With natural ventilation, the cross-sectional area of the ducts must...

          8. 6.05.8. Where the required ventilation cannot be obtained by natural air...

          9. 6.05.9. The ‘no smoking’ symbol, with a diameter of at least...

        6. 6.06. Electrical switchboards

          1. 6.06.1. Switchboards must be situated in accessible and well-ventilated places free...

          2. 6.06.2. In general, materials used in the construction of switchboards must...

          3. 6.06.3. When the voltage exceeds 50 V:

          4. 6.06.4. All parts of switchboards, including the connections, must be readily...

          5. 6.06.5. Indicator plates for all main or connected circuits, indicating the...

        7. 6.07. Switches, plugs, fuses and cable protection

          1. 6.07.1. The whole installation, branch cables from the main switchboard and...

          2. 6.07.2. All generators and circuits must be protected against excess current...

          3. 6.07.3. The requirements of 3.16.3, 3.16.4 and 3.16.5 must be met...

          4. 6.07.4. The ‘on’ and ‘off’ positions must be indicated on the...

          5. 6.07.5. All switches and plugs must be designed to disconnect all...

          6. 6.07.6. Appliances requiring a current of more than 10 A must...

          7. 6.07.7. Cables must have a watertight sheath which is flame-retardant and...

          8. 6.07.8. Moveable appliances may under no circumstances be fed by metal-sheathed...

          9. 6.07.9. Cables and equipment must be connected by means of sturdy...

        8. 6.08. Earth detector equipment

        9. 6.09. Lighting

          1. 6.09.1. All lighting appliances shall be so installed that the heat...

          2. 6.09.2. In enclosed spaces in which accumulators are installed or paints...

          3. 6.09.3. Lighting appliances in engine and boiler rooms must be distributed...

        10. 6.10. Signal lights

          1. 6.10.1. The light-control switchboard must be installed in the wheelhouse; it...

          2. 6.10.2. Each light must be supplied separately from the light-control switchboard...

          3. 6.10.3. Unless direct monitoring from the wheelhouse is possible, the lights...

        11. 6.11. Earthing

          1. 6.11.1. Metal parts not current-carrying when in use, such as machine...

          2. 6.11.2. In direct current operation, metal fittings and accessories, metal sheaths...

          3. 6.11.3. In installations where the voltage does not exceed 50 V,...

          4. 6.11.4. Where the voltage exceeds 50 V, the casings of mobile...

        12. 6.12. Emergency power installation

          1. 6.12.1. The following are permitted as emergency power installations:

          2. 6.12.2. Auxiliary sets, emergency batteries and the associated switch gear may...

          3. 6.12.3. As a minimum requirement, emergency power sources shall be capable...

      7. CHAPTER 7 EQUIPMENT

        1. 7.01. Anchors, chains and anchor cables

        2. 7.02. Other equipment

          1. 7.02.1. Vessels must be provided with at least the following equipment:...

          2. 7.02.2. Vessels whose deck is over 1·50 m above the light...

        3. 7.03. Fire-fighting appliances

          1. 7.03.1. At least the following must be on board:

          2. 7.03.2. The portable fire-extinguishers prescribed must meet the following requirements:

          3. 7.03.3. All fire-fighting appliances must be inspected at least once every...

          4. 7.03.4. Where fire-fighting appliances are so installed as to be concealed...

          5. 7.03.5. A fire-fighting system using water under pressure and comprising piping...

          6. 7.03.6. The only extinguishing agent authorized in permanently installed appliances is...

        4. 7.04. Ship's boats

          1. 7.04.1. Powered vessels and barges of over 150 dwt as well...

          2. 7.04.2. The ship's boat shall be so placed on the vessel...

          3. 7.04.3. The ship's boats required in 7.04.1 and 7.04.2 must meet...

          4. 7.04.4. In 7.04.3:

        5. 7.05. Lifebuoys, ball-floats and life-jackets

          1. 7.05.1. All vessels must carry at least three lifebuoys or two...

          2. 7.05.2. Lifebuoys must:

          3. 7.05.3. Ball floats must:

          4. 7.05.4. A life-jacket must be provided within immediate reach of each...

          5. 7.05.5. The buoyancy, material and colour of life-jackets must satisfy the...

      8. CHAPTER 8 LIQUEFIED GAS INSTALLATIONS FOR DOMESTIC USES

        1. 8.01. General

          1. 8.01.1. Every liquefied gas installation consists essentially of a supply unit...

          2. 8.01.2. Installations may be operated only with commercial propane.

        2. 8.02. Installation

          1. 8.02.1. Liquefied gas installations must be suitable throughout for use with...

          2. 8.02.2. A liquefied gas installation may be used only for domestic...

          3. 8.02.3. There may be a number of separate installations on board....

        3. 8.03. Receptacles

          1. 8.03.1. Only receptacles with approved capacities of between 5 and 35...

          2. 8.03.2. The receptacles must satisfy the requirements in force in the...

        4. 8.04. Siting and arrangement of supply unit

          1. 8.04.1. Where receptacles with a load of up to 35 kg...

          2. 8.04.2. The supply unit must be so installed that any leaking...

          3. 8.04.3. The cupboard must be constructed of fire-resistant materials and must...

          4. 8.04.4. The cupboard must be so designed and placed that the...

          5. 8.04.5. The inscription ‘liquefied gas installation’ and the ‘no smoking’ symbol...

          6. 8.04.6. If interior lighting is needed in the cupboard, it must...

        5. 8.05. Spare and empty receptacles

        6. 8.06. Reducing valves

          1. 8.06.1. The gas consuming applicances may be connected to the receptacles...

          2. 8.06.2. The final pressure reducers must either be fitted with or...

          3. 8.06.3. Both the protection devices and the vents must be protected...

        7. 8.07. Pressures

          1. 8.07.1. The pressure at the outlet from the last pressure reducer...

          2. 8.07.2. Where two-stage reducing systems are used, the mean pressure must...

        8. 8.08. Pipes and flexible tubes

          1. 8.08.1. Pipes must consist of fixed steel or copper tubing.

          2. 8.08.2. Pipes must be able to withstand any stresses or corrosive...

          3. 8.08.3. Pipes must have as few joints as possible. Both pipes...

          4. 8.08.4. The pipes must be readily accessible, properly fixed and protected...

          5. 8.08.5. Flexible pipes and their joints must be able to withstand...

        9. 8.09. Distribution system

          1. 8.09.1. No part of the liquefied gas installation may be located...

          2. 8.09.2. A valve which is rapidly and easily accessible must provide...

          3. 8.09.3. Each gas-consuming appliance must be supplied by a separate branch...

          4. 8.09.4. The valves must as far as possible be fitted at...

        10. 8.10. Gas-consuming appliances and their installations

          1. 8.10.1. The only appliances that may be installed are propane-consuming appliances...

          2. 8.10.2. Each appliance must be so placed and connected as to...

          3. 8.10.3. Heating and water-heating appliances must be connected to a duct...

          4. 8.10.4. The installation of gas-consuming appliances in the wheelhouse is permitted...

          5. 8.10.5. Gas-consuming appliances may be installed in sleeping quarters only if...

          6. 8.10.6. Gas-consuming appliances in which combustion depends on the air in...

          7. 8.10.7. On tanker vessels subject to the rules on the carriage...

        11. 8.11. Ventilation and evacuation of combustion gases

          1. 8.11.1. In rooms containing gas-consuming appliances in which combustion depends on...

          2. 8.11.2. The ventilation apertures must not have any closing device and...

          3. 8.11.3. The evacuation devices must be so designed as to ensure...

        12. 8.12. Instructions for use and safety

        13. 8.13. Inspection

        14. 8.14. Tests

          1. 8.14.1. Medium-pressure pipes between the outlet of the first reducing device...

          2. 8.14.2. Pipes at the utilization pressure between the single or final...

          3. 8.14.3. Pipes situated between the single or final pressure reducer and...

          4. 8.14.4. In the tests referred to in 8.14.1 (b), 8.14.2 and...

          5. 8.14.5. Receptacle connectors, piping and other fittings subjected to the pressure...

          6. 8.14.6. All gas-comsuming appliances must be brought into service and tested...

          7. 8.14.7. After the test referred to in 8.14.6, it must be...

        15. 8.15. Attestation

          1. 8.15.1. The certificate must include an attestation to the effect that,...

          2. 8.15.2. The attestation shall be valid for a period not exceeding...

      9. CHAPTER 9 SPECIAL WHEELHOUSE ARRANGEMENTS FOR STEERING ON RADAR BY ONE PERSON

        1. 9.01. General

        2. 9.02. General design conditions

          1. 9.02.1. The wheelhouse must be designed to accommodate a seated steersman....

          2. 9.02.2. All appliances, instruments and controls must be so arranged that...

          3. 9.02.3. Monitoring instruments must be easy to read and their illumination...

          4. 9.02.4. The wheelhouse must be equipped with adjustable heating. The wheelhouse...

        3. 9.03. Radar equipment and speed of rotation indicator

          1. 9.03.1. The radar screen must not be substantially off the steersman's...

          2. 9.03.2. The radar image must remain fully visible, without the aid...

          3. 9.03.3. A speed-of-rotation indicator must be installed directly above or below...

        4. 9.04. Signalling and signal-emitting equipment

          1. 9.04.1. Lights and light signals must be controlled by switches whose...

          2. 9.04.2. Audible warning devices must be controlled by foot.

        5. 9.05. Installations for steering the vessel and operating the engines

          1. 9.05.1. The steering gear of the vessel must be controlled by...

          2. 9.05.2. Every engine must be controlled by a single lever moving...

          3. 9.05.3. The direction and rate of rotation of the propellers must...

        6. 9.06. Stern anchor handling gear

        7. 9.07. Telephone equipment

          1. 9.07.1. Vessels must be fitted with a radiotelephone installation for vessel-to-vessel...

          2. 9.07.2. If the wheelhouse is fitted with a radiotelephone installation connected...

          3. 9.07.3. All vessels must have a voice communication system. This shall...

        8. 9.08. Alarm signals

          1. 9.08.1. An alarm system controlled by an ‘off/on’ switch must be...

          2. 9.08.2. The strength of this signal must be not less than...

        9. 9.09. Other instruments

        10. 9.10. Endorsement of the inspection certificate

      10. CHAPTER 10 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR VESSELS DESIGNED TO BE MADE UP INTO PUSHED TRAINS, PULLED TRAINS OR TO BE BREASTED UP

        1. 10.01. Pushers

          1. 10.01.1. Pushers must have at the bow a ‘pusher platform’, a...

          2. 10.01.2. Pushers must be equipped with the requisite coupling gear; where...

          3. 10.01.3. The main engines must be controlled from the wheelhouse. Their...

        2. 10.02. Lighters

          1. 10.02.1. Chapter 3 and 7.02, 7.04 and 7.05.1 shall not apply...

          2. 10.02.2. Ship-borne lighters shall also comply with the following construction requirements:...

        3. 10.03. Powered vessels and tugs capable of pushing

        4. 10.04. Pushed train tests

          1. 10.04.1. For the purpose of issuing a certificate for a pusher...

          2. 10.04.2. The tests must prove that:

          3. 10.04.3. In the course of the above tests, the authority competent...

        5. 10.05. Towing vessels

        6. 10.06. Vessels designed to propel breasted-up formations

      11. CHAPTER 11 HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE CREW'S ACCOMMODATION AND WORKING STATIONS

        1. 11.01. General

          1. 11.01.1. Vessels on which the uninterrupted presence of persons is required...

          2. 11.01.2. The accommodation must be designed, dimensioned and fitted out in...

          3. 11.01.3. The inspecting authorities may permit exceptions to the rules set...

          4. 11.01.4. 11.03, 11.08.2, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 do not apply to...

        2. 11.02. Siting and fitting-out of the accommodation

          1. 11.02.1. The accommodation must be situated aft of the collision bulkhead...

          2. 11.02.2. The accommodation must be accessible easily and in complete safety....

          3. 11.02.3. The accommodation must be so located and fitted out as...

          4. 11.02.4. Accommodation must be protected from unacceptable noise and vibration. The...

          5. 11.02.5. To permit rapid evacuation in the event of wreck or...

          6. 11.02.6. Emergency exits and ports or skylights designed for use as...

        3. 11.03. Dimensions of the accommodation

          1. 11.03.1. The headroom in the crew's quarters must not be less...

          2. 11.03.2. The free floor area of the accommodation must not be...

          3. 11.03.3. The volume of air per occupant must not be less...

          4. 11.03.4. The cubic capacity of each unit in the living and...

          5. 11.03.5. The water closets must have a minimum floor space of...

          6. 11.03.6. Sleeping cabins must not be planned for occupation by more...

        4. 11.04. Piping in the accommodation

        5. 11.05. Means of access, doors and companionways in the accommodation

          1. 11.05.1. Means of access to the accommodation must be so arranged...

          2. 11.05.2. The accidental opening or closing of doors and hinged covers...

          3. 11.05.3. Doors must be fitted with means of closure which can...

          4. 11.05.4. Where there is no deck level access to the accommodation,...

          5. 11.05.5. Companionways must be fixed. They must be safely negotiable and...

        6. 11.06. Accommodation floors, walls and ceilings

          1. 11.06.1. The floor, walls and ceilings must be made so that...

          2. 11.06.2. The accommodation, including the passages in the part of the...

        7. 11.07. Heating and ventilation of the accommodation

          1. 11.07.1. The accommodation must be provided with a heating system which...

          2. 11.07.2. The accommodation must be adequately ventilated, even when the access...

        8. 11.08. Daylight and lighting in the accommodation

          1. 11.08.1. The accommodation must be adequately lighted. The living quarters, sleeping...

          2. 11.08.2. Adequate electric lighting must be installed in the accommodation.

          3. 11.08.3. Any lighting devices using liquid fuel must be made of...

        9. 11.09. Furnishing of the accommodation

          1. 11.09.1. Each member of the crew must be provided with an...

          2. 11.09.2. Berths must not be placed side by side in such...

          3. 11.09.3. Berths must not be less than 0·30 m above the...

          4. 11.09.4. Berths, including their frames, must be of hard, smooth material....

          5. 11.09.5. A suitable clothes locker fitted with a lock must be...

          6. 11.09.6. Well-ventilated facilities for hanging up clothes used for work in...

        10. 11.10. Galleys, mess rooms and storerooms

          1. 11.10.1. In general, vessels must have at least one compartment partitioned...

          2. 11.10.2. Galleys and combined day-rooms and galleys must be equipped with:...

          3. 11.10.3. The mess rooms and combined day-rooms and galleys must be...

          4. 11.10.4. Mess rooms and combined day-rooms and galleys must be fitted...

          5. 11.10.5. Vessels with a permanent crew must have refrigerators and storage...

        11. 11.11. Sanitary installations

          1. 11.11.1. The following minimum sanitary installations must be provided in vessels...

          2. 11.11.2. The sanitary installations must be in close proximity to the...

          3. 11.11.3. The areas containing sanitary installations must comply with the following...

          4. 11.11.4. Water closets must be ventilated to the open air.

          5. 11.11.5. Water closets must have flushing systems. Toilet seats must be...

        12. 11.12. Potable water installations

          1. 11.12.1. Vessels with accommodation must be fitted with one or more...

          2. 11.12.2. Potable water tanks must be so designed and installed that...

          3. 11.12.3. Potable water tanks must be fitted with a water level...

          4. 11.12.4. Potable water tanks must not have common walls with tanks...

          5. 11.12.5. Potable water tanks must have an opening or a manhole...

          6. 11.12.6. Pressurized water cisterns for potable water must operate only on...

          7. 11.12.7. Potable water pipes must not pass through cisterns or tanks...

          8. 11.12.8. The filling apertures and connecting pipes for potable water cisterns...

        13. 11.13. Safety devices

          1. 11.13.1. Vessels must be so fitted out that the crew can...

          2. 11.13.2. Decks in the vicinity of winches and bollards, as well...

          3. 11.13.3. The tops of side-deck bollards and any obstacles in areas...

          4. 11.13.4. Appropriate devices must be provided for anchoring stacked hatch covers....

        14. 11.14. Accessibility of working stations

          1. 11.14.1. Working stations must be readily and safely accessible.

          2. 11.14.2. Companionways, ladders, rungs or similar devices must be provided where...

          3. 11.14.3. Emergency exits must be clearly marked as such.

          4. 11.14.4. The number, design and dimensions of exits, including emergency exits,...

        15. 11.15. Dimensions of working stations

          1. 11.15.1. Working stations must be of dimensions such that each crew...

          2. 11.15.2. Permanently manned working stations must be of sufficient dimensions to...

          3. 11.15.3. The clear width of side-decks must be not less than...

        16. 11.16. Protection against falling

          1. 11.16.1. Working stations close to the water or in positions involving...

          2. 11.16.2. On crewed vessels, protection against slipping or falling overboard must...

        17. 11.17. Access, doors and companion ways of working stations

          1. 11.17.1. The size and arrangement of passageways, accesses and corridors for...

          2. 11.17.2. The design and layout of doors must be such as...

          3. 11.17.3. Structures for passage from one level to another, particularly companionways,...

          4. 11.17.4. Emergency exits and ports or skylights designed for use as...

        18. 11.18. Floors, deck surfaces, hold floorings, walls, ceilings, ports and skylights...

          1. 11.18.1. The floors and hold floorings at inside working stations, deck...

          2. 11.18.2. Openings in decks or floors must when open be provided...

          3. 11.18.3. Floors, deck surfaces, hold floorings, walls and ceilings must be...

          4. 11.18.4. Ports and skylights must be so arranged and fitted out...

        19. 11.19. Ventilation and heating of working stations

          1. 11.19.1. Closed spaces in which work is carried out, with the...

          2. 11.19.2. Combustion or ventilation equipment must not cause the quality of...

          3. 11.19.3. Heating equipment capable of maintaining adequate temperatures must be installed...

        20. 11.20. Natural light and lighting of working stations

          1. 11.20.1. Where possible, working stations must receive adequate natural light even...

          2. 11.20.2. Lighting must be so arranged as to eliminate dazzle.

          3. 11.20.3. The light switches for the working stations must be installed...

        21. 11.21. Protection against noise and vibration

          1. 11.21.1. Permanent working stations and the installations in them must be...

          2. 11.21.2. If this level is exceeded, a sufficient number of individual...

          3. 11.21.3. Working stations must be located, fitted out and designed in...

      12. CHAPTER 12 PROVISIONS RELATING TO TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ADDITIONAL TO ZONE 4 REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO VESSELS OPERATING ON ZONE 3 INLAND WATERWAYS

        1. 12.01. Requirements relating to shipbuilding

          1. 12.01.1. Any vessel fitted with mechanical means of propulsion and having...

          2. 12.01.2. The vessel, pushed train or breasted-up formation must be capable...

        2. 12.02. Freeboard, safety distance and draught scales

          1. 12.02.1. Definitions

          2. 12.02.2. Safety distance

            1. 1. The safety distance must be not less than 30 cm....

            2. 2. On vessels whose openings cannot be closed by means of...

          3. 12.02.3. Freeboard

            1. 1. The freeboard of vessels with a continuous deck, without sheer...

            2. 2. The freeboard of vessels with sheer and superstructures is calculated...

            3. 3. The effective sheer is calculated by the following formula:

            4. 4. The effective length of a superstructure is calculated by the...

          4. 12.02.4. Minimum freeboard

          5. 12.02.5. Draught marks

        3. 12.03. Equipment

        4. 12.04. Special provisions for vessels designed to be made up into...

          1. 12.04.1. Pushers must be provided with powered anchor windlasses.

          2. 12.04.2. Vessels capable of towing

      13. CHAPTER 13 DEROGATIONS FOR VESSELS IN SERVICE

        1. 13.01. Vessels already in service on or laid down before 1...

        2. 13.02. Vessels already approved for radar steering by one person have...

        3. 13.03. Vessels which on 1 January 1985 have permanently installed fire-extinguishing...

        4. 13.04 The provisions of Chapter 11 apply only to the vessels...

        5. 13.05. On existing vessels with side decks less than 0·50 m...

      14. CHAPTER 14 PROCEDURE

        1. 14.01. Application for inspection

        2. 14.02. Presentation of the vessel for inspection

          1. 14.02.1. The owner or his representative must present the vessel for...

          2. 14.02.2. Where special grounds exist for doing so, the authority may...

        3. 14.03. Costs

        4. 14.04. Information

        5. 14.05. Register of Community certificates

          1. 14.05.1. Authorities issuing certificates must assign a serial number to each...

          2. 14.05.2. Authorities issuing certificates must keep a copy of all certificates...

        6. 14.06. Completion of Community certificates

          1. 1. Certificates should be typed or filled in in block capitals....

          2. 2. Details followed by a footnote should be deleted where appropriate...

          3. 3. If an entry is not applicable, strike out the dotted...

          4. 4. Entries which need to be amended should be deleted in...

          5. 5. New entries should be inserted in black or blue under...

        7. 14.07. Comments on various points in the certificate

          1. 2. When indicating the type of vessel, the terms defined in...

          2. 3. The official number is that provided for under the Rhine...

          3. 4. Valid postal address of the owner.

          4. 15 and 17. When an authority issues a certificate for some zones only,...

          5. 15. The information given in the calibration certificate; to two decimal...

          6. 16. Give only the mass, length and effective breaking load. The...

          7. 20. The list may be supplemented by information relating to the...

          8. 21. Give the permanent and temporary requirements with an indication of...

          9. 22 to 25. If necessary, special pages may be added for further information....

    3. ANNEX III

      SPECIMEN COMMUNITY CERTIFICATE FOR INLAND NAVIGATION

    4. ANNEX IV

      SPECIMEN SUPPLEMENTARY COMMUNITY CERTIFICATE FOR INLAND WATERWAY VESSELS

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