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laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC (2006/87/EC) (repealed)

Article 22a.05 Additional requirements

1. Craft longer than 110 m shall:

(a) be fitted with a multi-propeller propulsion system, with at least two independent engines of equal power and a bow thruster that is controlled from the wheelhouse and is also effective when the craft is in an unladen state; or

have a single-propeller propulsion system and a bow thruster that is controlled from the wheelhouse with its own power supply and which is also effective when the craft is in an unladen state and makes it possible for the craft to proceed under its own power in the event of a breakdown of the main propulsion system;

(b) be fitted with a radar navigation system, together with a rate-of-turn indicator in accordance with Article 7.06(1);

(c) have a permanently-installed bilge pumping system in accordance with Article 8.08;

(d) meet the requirements of Article 23.09(1)(1).

2. For craft, except passenger ships, with a length of more than 110 m, which in addition to paragraph 1

(a) are capable of being separated, in the event of an accident, in the middle third of the vessel without the use of heavy salvage equipment while the separated parts of the vessel shall remain afloat after separation;

(b) are provided with a certificate that shall be carried on board and which is issued by an approved classification society regarding the buoyancy, trim position and stability of the separate parts of the vessel, indicating the degree of loading above which buoyancy of the two parts is no longer ensured;

(c) are built as double-hull vessels in accordance with the ADNR, where for motor vessels sections 9.1.0.91 to 9.1.0.95, and for tank vessels sections 9.3.2.11.7 and 9.3.2.13 to 9.3.2.15 of Part 9 of the ADNR shall apply;

(d) are fitted with a multi-screw propulsion system in accordance withparagraph 1(a), first half sentence;

it shall be entered in item 52 of the Community certificate that they comply with all the requirements of points (a) to (d).

3. For passenger vessels with a length of more than 110 m which in addition toparagraph 1

(a) are built or converted for their highest class under the supervision of an approved classification society, in which case compliance shall be confirmed by means of a certificate issued by the classification society while current class is not necessary;

(b) either

have a double bottom with a height of at least 600 mm and subdivision to ensure that, in the event of flooding of any two adjacent watertight compartments, the vessel does not immerse lower than the margin line and a residual safety clearance of 100 mm remains,

or

have a double bottom with a height of at least 600 mm and a double hull with a distance of at least 800 mm between the side wall of the vessel and the longitudinal bulkhead;

(c) be fitted with a multi-screw propulsion system with at least two independent engines of equal power and a bow thruster system which can be operated from the wheelhouse and which operates longitudinally as well as transversely;

(d) allow the stern anchor to be operated directly from the wheelhouse;

it shall be entered in item 52 of the Community certificate that they comply with all the requirements of points (a) to (d).