The Merchant Shipping (Technical Requirements for Inland Waterway Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Regulations

7.  For regulation 6 (obligation to carry a certificate), substitute—

“6.— (1) A vessel operating on a Zone 1, 2, 3 or 4 waterway must carry—

(a) a valid Union inland navigation certificate which attests compliance with the technical requirements of Annex II and the technical requirements of Annex V, or

(b) a valid certificate issued pursuant to Article 22 of the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation(1).

(2) In addition to the certificates referred to in paragraph (1), a valid supplementary Union inland navigation certificate which attests compliance with the relevant additional United Kingdom technical requirements set out in paragraph (3) must be carried by—

(a) vessels operating on Zone 1 and 2 waterways, and

(b) passenger vessels operating on Zone 3 waterways.

(3) The relevant additional United Kingdom technical requirements referred to in paragraph (2) are—

(a) for vessels operating on Zone 1 and 2 waterways those—

(i) adopted in accordance with Article 23(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/1629,

(ii) notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 23(5) of that Directive, and

(iii) specified in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1879(M),

(b) for passenger vessels operating on Zone 3 waterways those—

(i) maintained in accordance with Article 23(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/1629,

(ii) notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 23(5) of that Directive, and

(iii) specified in Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1879(M).”

(1)

The Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation signed at Mannheim on 17th October 1868, as set out in the text of 20th November 1963.