Article 24.06Derogations for craft not covered by Article 24.01
1.The following provisions apply:
(a)to craft for which a vessel certificate in accordance with the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulation was issued for the first time between 1 January 1995 and 30 December 2008, provided they were not under construction or undergoing conversion on 31 December 1994;
(b)to craft which have obtained another traffic licence between 1 January 1995 and 30 December 2008.
2.It must be proved that those craft comply with the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulation as applicable on the date on which the vessel certificate or the other traffic licence is granted.
3.The craft must be adapted to comply with provisions which enter into force following the first issue of the vessel certificate or other traffic licence in accordance with the transitional provisions set out in the table below.
4.Article 24.04(4) and (5), apply MUTATIS MUTANDIS.
5.The following definitions apply in the table below:
‘NRC’: The provision does not apply to craft which are already operating, unless the parts concerned are replaced or converted, i.e. the provision applies only to Newly-built craft and to the Replacement or Conversion of the parts or areas concerned. If existing parts are replaced by replacement parts using the same technology and of the same type, this does not constitute replacement (‘R’) within the meaning of the transitional provisions.
‘Issue or renewal of the Community certificate’: The provision must be complied with by the time of the next issue or renewal of the Community certificate after the date indicated.
| a 1. Permanent CO2 fire-fighting systems installed between 1 January 1995 and 31 March 2003 remain authorised until the issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1 January 2035 if they comply with Article 10.03(5), of the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulation as applicable on 31 March 2002. 2. Recommendations of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine issued between 1 January 1995 and 31 March 2002 regarding Article 10.03(5), of the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulation as applicable on 31 March 2002 remain valid until the issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1 January 2035. 3. Article 10.05(2)(a), is applicable until the issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1 January 2035 only if those systems have been installed in vessels laid down after 1 October 1992. | |||
| Article and paragraph | Content | Deadline and comments | Valid for craft with vessel certificate or traffic licence before |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPTER 3 | |||
| 3.03( 7) | Anchors not protruding in foresections of vessels | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2041 | 1.10.1999 |
| 3.04 (3), second sentence | Insulation in engine rooms | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.4.2003 |
| paragraph 3, third and fourth sentences | Openings and closing devices | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.10.2003 |
| CHAPTER 8 | |||
| 8.02(4) | Protection of engine parts | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.4.2003 |
| 8.03(3) | Protection against overspeed | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.4.2004 |
| 8.05(9), first sentence | Sounding devices must be readable up to the maximum filling level | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.4.1999 |
| paragraph 13 | Filling level control not only for main engines but also other engines needed for safe operation of the vessel | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.4.1999 |
| CHAPTER 8a | |||
| The transitional provisions on Chapter 8a of the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulation apply. | |||
| CHAPTER 10 | |||
| 10.02(2)(a) | Certification of wire ropes and other ropes | The first rope replaced on the vessel: NRC, at the latest 1.1.2008. Second and third ropes: 1.1.2013. | 1.4.2003 |
| 10.03(1) | European standard | On replacement, at the latest 1.1.2010 | 1.4.2002 |
| paragraph 2 | Suitable for fire category A, B and C | On replacement, at the latest 1.1.2010 | 1.4.2002 |
| 10.03a | Permanently installed fire-fighting systems in cabins, wheelhouses and passenger areas | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2035 | 1.4.2002 |
| 10.03b | Permanently installed fire-fighting systems in engine rooms, boiler rooms and pump rooms | a at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2035 | 1.4.2002 |
| 10.04 | Application of the European standard to dinghies | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.10.2003 |
| 10.05 (2) | Inflatable life-jackets | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010. Life jackets which have been on board on 30.9.2003 may be used until the issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010. | 1.10.2003 |
| CHAPTER 11 | |||
| 11.13 | Storage of flammable liquids | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.10.2002 |
| CHAPTER 15 | |||
| 15.01(1)(c) | Non-application of Article 8.06 (2), second sentence | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| (d) | Non-application of Article 9.14(3), second sentence for rated voltages of over 50V | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 2(b) | Prohibition of vaporising oil-burner stoves according to Article 13.04 | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| (c) | Prohibition of solid fuel heaters according to Article 13.07 | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| (e) | Prohibition of liquefied gas devices according to Chapter 14 | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.02(2) | Number and position of bulkheads | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 5, second sentence | Margin line if no bulkhead deck | For passenger vessels laid down before 1.1.1996, the requirement applies at NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 15 | Minimum height of double bottoms, width of wing voids | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.03 (1) to (6) | Intact stability | NRC, and when the maximum number of passengers is raised, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.03 (7) and (8) | Damaged stability | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 9 | 2-compartment status | NRC | 1.1.2007 |
| paragraphs 10 to 13 | Damaged stability | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.05(2)(a) | Number of passengers for whom the existence of an evacuation area according to Article 15.06 section 8 has been proven | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| (b) | Number of passengers that has been taken into account for the stability calculation according to Article 15.03 | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.06 (1) | Passenger rooms on all decks forward of the level of the aft-peak bulkhead | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 2 | Cupboards and rooms referred to in Article 11.13 and intended for the storage of flammable liquids | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 3(c), first sentence | Clear height of exits | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| second sentence | Clear width of doors of passenger cabins and other small rooms | For the measurement of 0,7 m, NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045, applies | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.06(3)(f), first sentence | Size of emergency exits | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| (g) | Exits intended for use by persons with reduced mobility | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 4(d) | Doors intended for use by persons with reduced mobility | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 5 | Requirements for connecting corridors | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 6(b) | Escape routes to evacuation areas | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| (c) | No escape routes through engine rooms and galleys | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| (d) | No rungs, ladders or the like installed along the escape routes | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 7 | Suitable safety guidance system | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 8 | Requirements for muster areas | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 9(a) to (c), (e), and last sentence | Requirements for stairs and their landings in the passenger areas | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 10(a), first sentence | Railing according to European standard EN 711: 1995 | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| second sentence | Height of bulwarks and railings of decks intended for use by persons with reduced mobility | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| (b), second sentence | Clear width of openings used for the embarking or disembarking of persons with reduced mobility | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 12 | Gangways in accordance with European standard EN 14206: 2003 | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 13 | Traffic areas and walls in traffic areas, intended for use by persons with reduced mobility | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 14, first sentence | Design of glass doors and walls in traffic areas and window panes | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 15 | Requirements for superstructures or their roofs consisting completely of panoramic panes | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 16 | Potable water systems according to Article 12.05 | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 17, second sentence | Requirements for toilets fitted for use by persons with reduced mobility | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 18 | Ventilation system for cabins without an opening window | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.07 | Requirements for the propulsion system | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2007 |
| 15.08(2) | Requirements for loudspeaker systems in passenger areas | For passenger vessels with LWL of less than 40 m or for not more than 75 persons the provision applies at NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 3 | Requirements for the alarm system | For day-trip vessels the provision applies at NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 3(c) | Alarm system enabling the vessel's command to alert the crew and shipboard personnel | For cabin vessels the provision applies at NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 4 | Bilge level alarm for each watertight compartment | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 5 | Two motor-driven bilge pumps | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 6 | Permanently installed bilge system according to Article 8.06 section 4 | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 7 | Inside opening of cold-storage rooms | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 8 | Ventilation system for CO2 bar-systems in rooms below deck | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 9 | First-aid kits | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.09(1), first sentence | Lifebuoys | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 2 | Individual life-saving equipment | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 3 | Appropriate transfer equipment | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.09(4) | Individual life-saving equipment according to European standard EN 395: 1998 or EN 396: 1998 available for 100% of passengers | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| Individual life-saving equipment for children | Until the issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 this equipment is considered an alternative to individual life-saving equipment. | 1.1.2006 | |
| Life-saving equipment | For passenger vessels which were equipped with collective life-saving appliances according to Article 15.09 section 5 before 1.1.2005, these appliances are considered an alternative to individual life-saving equipment. For passenger vessels which were equipped with collective life-saving appliances according to Article 15.09 section 6 before 1.1.2005, these are considered an alternative to individual life-saving equipment until issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010. | 1.1.2006 | |
| paragraph 5(b) and (c) | Adequate seating space, buoyancy of at least 750 N | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| (f) | Stable trim and appropriate grabbing devices | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| (i) | Appropriate means of evacuation from the evacuation areas onto the life rafts | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 9 | Check on life-saving equipment according to the manufacturer's instructions | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 10 | Ship's boat equipped with engine and searchlight | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 11 | Stretcher | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| Electrical Equipment | 1.1.2006 | ||
| 15.10(2) | Article 9.16(3) also applicable to passageways and recreation rooms for passengers | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 3 | Adequate emergency lighting | Emergency lighting NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 4 | Emergency power plant | For day-trip vessels with LWL of 25 m or less, the provision applies at NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.1.2006 |
| (f) | Emergency supply for searchlights according to Article 10.02(2)(i | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.1.2006 |
| (i) | Emergency supply for lifts and lifting equipment according to Article 15.06(9), second sentence | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 6 | Requirements for the emergency power plant: | 1.1.2006 | |
— Partitions according to Article 15.11 (2) | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.1.2006 | |
— Installation of cables | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.1.2006 | |
— Emergency power plant above the margin line | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.1.2006 | |
| 15.11 | Fire protection | 1.1.2007 | |
| paragraph 1 | Suitability for fire protection of materials and components | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.11(2) | Design of partitions | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 3 | Paints, lacquers and other surface treatment products as well as deck coverings used in rooms except engine rooms and store rooms shall be flame-retardant | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2015 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 4 | Lounge ceilings and wall claddings manufactured from non-combustible material | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 5 | Furniture and fittings in muster areas manufactured from non-combustible material | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 6 | Tested according to Code | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 7 | Insulation materials in lounges non-combustible | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 8, (a), (b), (c), second sentence and (d) | Requirements for doors in partitions | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 9 | Walls | On cabin vessels without automatic pressurised-water spraying systems, ends of walls between cabins: NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 10 | Partitions | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 12, second sentence | Stairs made of steel or another equivalent non-combustible material | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 13 | Encapsulation of internal stairs by walls according to paragraph 2 | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 14 | Ventilation systems and air supply systems | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 15 | Ventilation systems in galleys and stoves with extractors | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 16 | Control centres, stairwells, muster areas and smoke extraction systems | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 17 | Fire alarm system | For day-trip vessels: NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.12(1) | Portable extinguishers | Fire extinguisher and fire blanket in galleys, hairdressing salons and perfumeries: NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 2 | Hydrant system | 2nd fire extinguishing pump: NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 4 | Hydrant valves | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 5 | Axially connected reel | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 6 | Materials, protection against failure | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 7 | Avoidance of the possibility of freezing of pipes and hydrants | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 8(b) | Independent operation of fire extinguishing pumps | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| (d) | Installation of fire extinguishing pumps | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 9 | Fire extinguishing system in engine rooms | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.12( 9) | Fire extinguishing system in engine rooms made from steel or with equivalent properties | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045. The transitional period does not apply to passenger vessels which have been laid down after 31.12.1995, the hull of which is made of wood, aluminium or plastic and the engine rooms of which are not made of a material according to Article 3.04(3) and (4). | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.13 | Safety organisation | For day-trip vessels: NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.14 (1) | Waste water collection and disposal facilities | For cabin vessels with 50 or fewer berths, and for day-trip vessels: NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 2 | Requirements for waste water collection tanks | For cabin vessels with 50 or fewer berths, and for day-trip vessels with 50 or fewer passengers: NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.15 | Derogations for certain passenger vessels | 1.1.2006 | |
| paragraph 1 | Damage stability | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2045 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 4 | (Left void) | ||
| paragraph 5 | Equipped with a ship's boat, a platform or an equivalent installation | For passenger vessels licensed for a maximum of 250 passengers or 50 berths: NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| paragraph 6 | Equipped with a ship's boat, a platform or an equivalent installation | For passenger vessels licensed for a maximum of 250 passengers or 50 berths: NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |
| 15.15(9)(a) | Alarm systems for liquefied gas installations | NRC, at the latest on renewal of the attestation according to Article 14.15 | 1.1.2006 |
| (b) | Collective life-saving appliances according to Article 15.09 section 5 | NRC, at the latest on issue or renewal of the Community certificate after 1.1.2010 | 1.1.2006 |