CHAPTER 2

NAVIGATION CERTIFICATES

Validity of Union inland navigation certificates
Article 10
1
The period of validity of Union inland navigation certificates issued to newly built craft shall be determined by the competent authority and shall not exceed:
a
five years in the case of passenger and high-speed vessels;
b
10 years in the case of all other craft.
The period of validity shall be stated on the Union inland navigation certificate.
2
In the case of craft already in operation before the technical inspection takes place, the competent authority shall set the period of validity of the Union inland navigation certificate on a case-by-case basis, in the light of the results of the inspection. However, the period of validity shall not exceed the periods set out in paragraph 1.