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down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC (2006/87/EC) (repealed)

CHAPTER 18 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO WORKSITE CRAFT

Article 18.01 Operating conditions

Worksite craft designated as such in the Community certificate set out in Part I or II of Annex V may navigate outside worksites only when unladen. That restriction shall be entered on the Community certificate.

For this purpose worksite craft shall have a certificate issued by the competent authority indicating the duration of works and the geographical boundaries of the worksite in which the craft may be operated.

Article 18.02 Application of Part II

Unless otherwise specified in this Chapter the construction and equipment of worksite craft shall be in line with Chapters 3 to 14 of Part II.

Article 18.03 Derogations

1. (a) Article 3.03(1), shall apply mutatis mutandis;

(b) Chapters 5 and 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis where the craft is self-propelled;

(c) Article 10.02(2)(a) and (b), shall apply mutatis mutandis;

(d) the inspection body may grant exceptions to the other requirements concerning construction, arrangement and equipment provided that equivalent safety is proven in every case.

2. The inspection body may dispense with the following provisions:

(a) Article 8.08 (2) to (8), if no crew is required;

(b) Article 10.01(1) and (3), if the worksite craft can be securely anchored by means of working anchors or piles. However, self-propelled worksite craft shall be equipped with at least one anchor meeting the requirements set out in Article 10.01(1), where coefficient k is taken to be 45 and T is taken to be the lowest height;

(c) Article 10.02(1)(c), if the worksite craft is not self-propelled.

Article 18.04 Safety clearance and freeboard

1. If a worksite craft is used as a reclamation barge or a hopper barge the safety clearance outside the hold area shall be at least 300 mm and the freeboard at least 150 mm. The inspection body may permit a smaller freeboard if proof by calculation is provided that stability is sufficient for a cargo having a specific mass of 1,5 t/m³ and that no side of the deck reaches the water. The effect of liquefied cargo shall be taken into account.

2. The provisions of Articles 4.01 and 4.02 shall apply mutatis mutandis to worksite craft not covered by paragraph 1. The inspection body may determine values departing from the above for safety clearance and freeboard.

Article 18.05 Ship's boats

Worksite craft shall not be required to have a ship's boat where:

(a)

they are not self-propelled or

(b)

a ship's boat is available elsewhere on the worksite.

That derogation shall be entered on the Community certificate.