Working Party on the Standardization of Technical and
Safety Requirements in Inland Navigation (SC.3/WP.3)
Item 6
European Code for Inland
waterways (CEVNI)
Proven, harmonized and
transparent rules for inland
navigation in Europe
16 February 2011
Geneva
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CEVNI – proven, harmonized and transparent
rules for inland navigation in Europe
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V.
CEVNI: purpose and scope
Revision four: goal, process and results
Chapter 9: purpose and mechanism
Implementation of CEVNI, rev.4
Next revision: scope and a roadmap
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I. CEVNI: purpose and scope (1/1)
Resolution No. 4 of the Sub-Committee on Inland Water Transport:
Governments and River Commissions to undertake the revision of
regulations in force on inland waterways based on the following
recommendations:
Recommendation 1: National regulations should consist of two parts:
(a) Part I : the provisions contained in CEVNI.
(b) Part II: the specific provisions necessary in view of local
conditions.
(a)
(b)
These specific provisions should not be at variance with the provisions of CEVNI, including
any which may not have been reproduced in the first part
With regard to matters to which the provisions of CEVNI apply, and particularly, to the
marking of vessels, Governments should not, in the absence of very special local
conditions, impose any obligations which are not contained in CEVNI itself.
Recommendation 2: In every country, the first part of the regulations
should, if possible, be the same for all the inland waterways, unless the
special characteristics of the various inland waterway networks in the
country concerned are too different.
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II. Revision four: goal, process and results (1/3)
Goal
• Simplify and clarify the text in order to provide skippers with easy
access to the applicable traffic rules
• Reduce the number of possible deviations (footnotes)
• Use the latest “best practices” from River Commissions and
member States
Example from the past:
Danube Commission, 1976
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II. Revision four: goals, process and results (2/3)
Process
Informal group of experts (RC, member States, secretariat): 7 meeting in 20072009 + SC.3/WP.3 meetings and special meetings in CCNR and DC.
13 October 2008:
Comparison document CEVNI, DFND, RPNR and
RNSR
2008-2009:
Elaboration and finalization of amendment proposals
(WP.3, CCNR, DC, SC)
6 November 2009:
CEVNI, revision four, adopted by SC.3
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II. Revision four: goals, process and results (3/3)
Results
• Simplification of the rules (class I and II,
harmonized terminology)
• Modifications based on the RC practices
• Chapter 9 on special regional and national
requirements
• CEVNI questionnaire and status document
• CEVNI expert group
October 2010 (SC.3 54th session): Report on
implementation by the River Commissions and
member States (SC, DC, the Netherlands, Serbia,
Slovakia, the Russian Federation).
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III. Chapter 9: purpose and mechanism
CEVNI, rev.4 : « Governments may omit, complement or modify certain
provisions of Chapters 1-8 of CEVNI, when this is required by the
conditions of navigation. The list of such provisions is contained in Chapter
9 on “Regional and National Special Requirements”. In this case,
Governments shall report on these differences to the Working Party on
Inland Water Transport (SC.3).”
CEVNI questionnaire
– Use of the deviations in Chapter 9
– Other deviations
– Additional provisions
Notifications under Chapter 9
Updates to Chapter 9
Amendment proposals to CEVNI
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IV. Implementation of CEVNI, rev.4
MAIN PRINCIPLES
1.
HARMONIZE as much as possible with CEVNI, revision four
2.
MAINTAIN the structure and the numbering of the article (by using
“left void” if not applicable)
3.
If a deviation from CEVNI, Chapters 1-8, is detected and has to be
maintained for safety of navigation:
- If the deviation concerns an article in Chapter 9, REPORT to SC.3
- If the deviation is not foreseen in Ch.9, PROPOSE to include in Ch.9
4.
LIST additional requirements to be compiled in a general database
on national and regional requirements.
5.
In the national/regional regulations, USE CHAPTER 9 to list all the
provisions which deviate from CEVNI.
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IV. Implementation of CEVNI, rev.4
MODEL STRUCTURE FOR REGULATIONS
(CEVNI, Resolution No.24)
Part I: General rules for all waterways
- Chapters 1-8
- Chapter 9 (list of deviations from CEVNI, Chapters 1-8, if any)
- Chapter 10
Part II: Local rules and specificities
- Only if required for the safety of navigation
- Consistent with CEVNI
- On matters to which CEVNI applies (marking of vessels),
no additional obligations unless very special local conditions
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IV. Implementation of CEVNI, rev.4
EXAMPLE: NAVIGATION RULES ON THE SAVA RIVER BASIN
• Decision 19/10, October 27, 2010
• Structure:
I. Chapters 1-8 (Identical to CEVNI)
II. Chapter 9 (Left void)
III. Chapter 10 (Identical to CEVNI)
IV. Chapter 11: Additional local requirements
(definition of the waterway, prohibition of
navigation, convoy dimensions etc.)
A. Sector “Mouth of the Sava River”
B. Sector “Upper Sava“
C. Sector “Kupa”
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V. Next revision: scope and roadmap
2009 - 2012
2012
Harmonization/Comparison at
the national and regional level
(RC, MS)
National and regional
additional requirements
Collecting information for
Chapter 9 (secretariat, CEVNI
EG, WP.3)
Updated Chapter 9
Substantial amendments and
updates (CEVNI EG, WP.3)
CEVNI terminology and
linguistic improvements
(secretariat, RC)
CEVNI in GERMAN
(secretariat, RC)
Updated chapters 1-8
New Chapter 10
English, Russian,
French, German text
Revision Five (E, F, R, G)
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Working Party on the Standardization of Technical and
Safety Requirements in Inland Navigation (SC.3/WP.3)
THANK YOU
Azhar.jaimurzina@unece.org
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