Article 1.For the purposes of this Directive, Community inland waterways shall...
Article 2.(1) This Directive shall apply to: vessels having a total...
Article 3.Vessels operating on the Community waterways listed in Article 1...
Article 4.(1) All vessels carrying a valid certificate issued pursuant to...
Article 5.(1) Each Member State may, subject to the requirements of...
Article 6.Any vessel carrying a certificate issued pursuant to the Regulation...
Article 7.(1) Member States may exempt from the application of all...
TITLE II Conditions and rules for issuing Community in and waterway certificates
Article 8.(1) The Community certificate shall be issued to vessels laid...
Article 9.The Community certificate shall be issued by the competent national...
Article 10.The technical inspection referred to in Article 8 shall be...
Article 11.The period of validity of the Community certificate shall be...
Article 12.Each Member State shall lay down the conditions under which...
TITLE III Conditions and rules for the renewal or amendment of certificates
TITLE VI Provisions applicable to the vessels of third countries
TITLE VII Adaption of the Annexes to the Directive to technical progress
Article 20.Directive 76/135/EEC shall continue to apply to: vessels in service...
Article 21.The provisions concerning the composition and qualifications of crews and...
Article 22.Member States shall, after consulting the Commission, adopt the provisions...
Article 23.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
LIST OF COMMUNITY INLAND WATERWAYS DIVIDED GEOGRAPHICALLY INTO ZONES 1, 2, 3 AND 4
MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS OPERATING ON WATERWAYS IN ZONES 1, 2, 3 AND 4
CHAPTER 2 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SHIPBUILDING
2.02.1. The hull must be sufficiently strong for all stresses to...
2.02.2. Water intakes and outlets and pipes connected to them are...
2.02.3. Water bulkheads extending to the deck or, in the absence...
2.02.4. The accommodation, engine and boiler rooms and any working spaces...
2.02.5. Any compartment not normally hermetically sealed during a voyage shall...
2.02.6. There must be no accommodation forward of the collision bulkhead....
2.02.7. There must be no openings in the bulkheads and other...
2.02.8. By way of derogation from 2.02.5 and 2.02.7, the stern...
2.03. Heating, cooking and refrigeration appliances
2.03.1. The heating, cooking and refrigeration equipment, together with its accessories,...
2.03.2. When the equipment referred to in 2.03.1 uses liquid fuel...
2.03.3. By way of derogation from 2.03.2, cooking appliances and heating...
2.03.4. The installations referred to in 2.03.1 may not be installed...
2.03.5. The intake of air necessary for combustion must be ensured....
2.03.6. Heating and cooking appliance must be securely connected to the...
2.03.7. Vents must be fitted above the outlets of refrigeration appliances...
2.04. Heating with liquid fuels having a flash-point above 55 °C...
2.06. Engine and boiler rooms and bunkers
2.06.1. Engine and boiler rooms must be so arranged that it...
2.06.2. Liquid fuel or lubricating oil bunkers may not have common...
2.06.3. The walls, ceilings and doors of engine and boiler rooms...
2.06.4. Engine and boiler rooms and other areas in which inflammable...
2.06.5. Companionways and ladders providing access to engine and boiler rooms...
2.06.6. Engine and boiler rooms must have two exits, one of...
2.06.7. The maximum permissible sound pressure level in the engine room...
CHAPTER 3 STEERING GEAR AND WHEELHOUSE
3.13.2. Where auxiliary steering gear is used, the connections between the...
3.13.3. In addition to the foregoing, steering assistance gear must meet...
3.13.4. The rudder position indicator must function both for the main...
3.13.5. The requirements set out herein also apply when steering assistance...
3.16. Electrical components of steering gear
3.16.1. The nominal rating of the motors must correspond to the...
3.16.2. Motors must meet at least the following requirements:
3.16.3. The drive circuits and control circuits may be protected only...
3.16.4. The motor supply cables must be protected as follows:
3.16.5. Where there are thermal trip switches in the circuit-breakers they...
3.16.6. For the electric equipment the following monitoring and indicating devices...
3.16.7. Where the rudder position indicator is electrical it must have...
CHAPTER 4 SAFETY DISTANCE, FREEBOARD AND DRAUGHT SCALES
4.04.1. The maximum draught level must be so determined as to...
4.04.2. The maximum draught level must be indicated by clearly visible...
4.04.3. The draught marks must consist of a rectangle 0·30 m...
4.04.4. Every vessel must have at least three pairs of draught...
4.04.6. Where a vessel has been measured in accordance with the...
5.01.1. All machinery and associated installations must be designed, constructed and...
5.01.2. Boilers and other pressure vessels and their accessories must comply...
5.01.3. Main and secondary machinery running on fuel with a flashpoint...
5.01.4. Starting aids using fuel with a flashpoint below 55 °C...
5.05. Tanks, bunkers and piping
5.05.1. Liquid fuel must be stored in tanks securely attached to...
5.05.2. Tanks and bunkers, their piping and other accessories must be...
5.05.3. Except in the case of tanks filled for daily consumption,...
5.05.4. The liquid fuel distribution pipes must be fitted with a...
5.05.5. Sight tube gauges on liquid fuel tanks and bunkers must...
5.05.6. Liquid fuel tanks and bunkers must be fitted with ports,...
5.05.7. Tanks directly supplying the propelling machinery must be fitted to...
5.05.8. No pipes for dangerous gases or liquids, particularly pipes under...
5.06.2. Crewed vessels shall be equipped with at least one bilge...
5.06.3. The inside diameter (d) of the bilge pipe must be...
5.06.4. The capacity of the powered bilge pump must be at...
5.06.6. For every flat-bottomed compartment over 5 m wide, there must...
5.06.7. It must be possible to drain the stern compartment from...
5.06.8. The branch drain pipes from the various compartments must be...
CHAPTER 6 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
6.03.1. Where an electrical installation is fed by an on-shore source...
6.03.2. Only flexible cable insulated by oil-resistant and flame-retardant sheathing shall...
6.03.3. If the lead-in voltage exceeds 50 V, the hull must...
6.03.4. The main switchboard must include an indicator showing whether the...
6.05.1. Accumulators must be of a design specially adapted for use...
6.05.2. Accumulators must be secured so as not to shift with...
6.05.3. Batteries requiring a power of more than 2 kW for...
6.05.4. The interiors of all spaces, cabinets, chests, shelving and other...
6.05.5. Effective ventilation must be provided when batteries are installed in...
6.05.6. The required air flow in litres per hour shall be...
6.05.7. With natural ventilation, the cross-sectional area of the ducts must...
6.05.8. Where the required ventilation cannot be obtained by natural air...
6.05.9. The ‘no smoking’ symbol, with a diameter of at least...
6.06.1. Switchboards must be situated in accessible and well-ventilated places free...
6.06.2. In general, materials used in the construction of switchboards must...
6.06.4. All parts of switchboards, including the connections, must be readily...
6.06.5. Indicator plates for all main or connected circuits, indicating the...
6.07. Switches, plugs, fuses and cable protection
6.07.1. The whole installation, branch cables from the main switchboard and...
6.07.2. All generators and circuits must be protected against excess current...
6.07.3. The requirements of 3.16.3, 3.16.4 and 3.16.5 must be met...
6.07.4. The ‘on’ and ‘off’ positions must be indicated on the...
6.07.5. All switches and plugs must be designed to disconnect all...
6.07.6. Appliances requiring a current of more than 10 A must...
6.07.7. Cables must have a watertight sheath which is flame-retardant and...
6.07.8. Moveable appliances may under no circumstances be fed by metal-sheathed...
6.07.9. Cables and equipment must be connected by means of sturdy...
7.03. Fire-fighting appliances
7.03.2. The portable fire-extinguishers prescribed must meet the following requirements:
7.03.3. All fire-fighting appliances must be inspected at least once every...
7.03.4. Where fire-fighting appliances are so installed as to be concealed...
7.03.5. A fire-fighting system using water under pressure and comprising piping...
7.03.6. The only extinguishing agent authorized in permanently installed appliances is...
CHAPTER 8 LIQUEFIED GAS INSTALLATIONS FOR DOMESTIC USES
8.04. Siting and arrangement of supply unit
8.04.2. The supply unit must be so installed that any leaking...
8.04.3. The cupboard must be constructed of fire-resistant materials and must...
8.04.4. The cupboard must be so designed and placed that the...
8.04.5. The inscription ‘liquefied gas installation’ and the ‘no smoking’ symbol...
8.04.6. If interior lighting is needed in the cupboard, it must...
8.10. Gas-consuming appliances and their installations
8.10.1. The only appliances that may be installed are propane-consuming appliances...
8.10.2. Each appliance must be so placed and connected as to...
8.10.3. Heating and water-heating appliances must be connected to a duct...
8.10.4. The installation of gas-consuming appliances in the wheelhouse is permitted...
8.10.5. Gas-consuming appliances may be installed in sleeping quarters only if...
8.10.6. Gas-consuming appliances in which combustion depends on the air in...
8.10.7. On tanker vessels subject to the rules on the carriage...
8.14.1. Medium-pressure pipes between the outlet of the first reducing device...
8.14.2. Pipes at the utilization pressure between the single or final...
8.14.3. Pipes situated between the single or final pressure reducer and...
8.14.4. In the tests referred to in 8.14.1 (b), 8.14.2 and...
8.14.5. Receptacle connectors, piping and other fittings subjected to the pressure...
8.14.6. All gas-comsuming appliances must be brought into service and tested...
CHAPTER 9 SPECIAL WHEELHOUSE ARRANGEMENTS FOR STEERING ON RADAR BY ONE PERSON
9.02. General design conditions
9.02.1. The wheelhouse must be designed to accommodate a seated steersman....
9.02.2. All appliances, instruments and controls must be so arranged that...
9.02.3. Monitoring instruments must be easy to read and their illumination...
9.02.4. The wheelhouse must be equipped with adjustable heating. The wheelhouse...
9.05. Installations for steering the vessel and operating the engines
CHAPTER 11 HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE CREW'S ACCOMMODATION AND WORKING STATIONS
11.02. Siting and fitting-out of the accommodation
11.02.1. The accommodation must be situated aft of the collision bulkhead...
11.02.2. The accommodation must be accessible easily and in complete safety....
11.02.3. The accommodation must be so located and fitted out as...
11.02.4. Accommodation must be protected from unacceptable noise and vibration. The...
11.02.5. To permit rapid evacuation in the event of wreck or...
11.02.6. Emergency exits and ports or skylights designed for use as...
11.03. Dimensions of the accommodation
11.03.1. The headroom in the crew's quarters must not be less...
11.03.2. The free floor area of the accommodation must not be...
11.03.4. The cubic capacity of each unit in the living and...
11.03.5. The water closets must have a minimum floor space of...
11.03.6. Sleeping cabins must not be planned for occupation by more...
11.05. Means of access, doors and companionways in the accommodation
11.05.1. Means of access to the accommodation must be so arranged...
11.05.2. The accidental opening or closing of doors and hinged covers...
11.05.3. Doors must be fitted with means of closure which can...
11.05.4. Where there is no deck level access to the accommodation,...
11.05.5. Companionways must be fixed. They must be safely negotiable and...
11.10. Galleys, mess rooms and storerooms
11.10.1. In general, vessels must have at least one compartment partitioned...
11.10.2. Galleys and combined day-rooms and galleys must be equipped with:...
11.10.3. The mess rooms and combined day-rooms and galleys must be...
11.10.4. Mess rooms and combined day-rooms and galleys must be fitted...
11.10.5. Vessels with a permanent crew must have refrigerators and storage...
11.11.1. The following minimum sanitary installations must be provided in vessels...
11.11.2. The sanitary installations must be in close proximity to the...
11.11.3. The areas containing sanitary installations must comply with the following...
11.11.5. Water closets must have flushing systems. Toilet seats must be...
11.12. Potable water installations
11.12.1. Vessels with accommodation must be fitted with one or more...
11.12.2. Potable water tanks must be so designed and installed that...
11.12.3. Potable water tanks must be fitted with a water level...
11.12.4. Potable water tanks must not have common walls with tanks...
11.12.5. Potable water tanks must have an opening or a manhole...
11.12.6. Pressurized water cisterns for potable water must operate only on...
11.12.7. Potable water pipes must not pass through cisterns or tanks...
11.12.8. The filling apertures and connecting pipes for potable water cisterns...
11.18. Floors, deck surfaces, hold floorings, walls, ceilings, ports and skylights...
CHAPTER 13 DEROGATIONS FOR VESSELS IN SERVICE
13.01. Vessels already in service on or laid down before 1...
13.02. Vessels already approved for radar steering by one person have...
13.03. Vessels which on 1 January 1985 have permanently installed fire-extinguishing...
13.04 The provisions of Chapter 11 apply only to the vessels...
13.05. On existing vessels with side decks less than 0·50 m...
14.07. Comments on various points in the certificate
2. When indicating the type of vessel, the terms defined in...
3. The official number is that provided for under the Rhine...
15 and 17. When an authority issues a certificate for some zones only,...
15. The information given in the calibration certificate; to two decimal...
16. Give only the mass, length and effective breaking load. The...
20. The list may be supplemented by information relating to the...
21. Give the permanent and temporary requirements with an indication of...
22 to 25. If necessary, special pages may be added for further information....
SPECIMEN SUPPLEMENTARY COMMUNITY CERTIFICATE FOR INLAND WATERWAY VESSELS