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Working Party on the Standardization of Technical and Safety Requirements in Inland Navigation (SC.

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 UNECE Transport Division 1

CEVNI – proven, harmonized and transparent rules for inland navigation in Europe I. III.

CEVNI – proven, harmonized and transparent rules for inland navigation in Europe I. III. IV. 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 UNECE Transport Division 2

I. CEVNI: purpose and scope (1/1) Resolution No. 4 of the Sub-Committee on Inland

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. UNECE Transport Division 3

II. Revision four: goal, process and results (1/3) Goal • Simplify and clarify the

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 UNECE Transport Division 4

II. Revision four: goals, process and results (2/3) Process Informal group of experts (RC,

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 UNECE Transport Division 5

II. Revision four: goals, process and results (3/3) Results • Simplification of the rules

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 54 th session): Report on implementation by the River Commissions and member States (SC, DC, the Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, the Russian Federation). UNECE Transport Division 6

III. Chapter 9: purpose and mechanism CEVNI, rev. 4 : « Governments may omit,

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 UNECE Transport Division 7

IV. Implementation of CEVNI, rev. 4 MAIN PRINCIPLES 1. HARMONIZE as much as possible

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. UNECE Transport Division 8

IV. Implementation of CEVNI, rev. 4 MODEL STRUCTURE FOR REGULATIONS (CEVNI, Resolution No. 24)

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 UNECE Transport Division 9

IV. Implementation of CEVNI, rev. 4 EXAMPLE: NAVIGATION RULES ON THE SAVA RIVER BASIN

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” UNECE Transport Division 10

V. Next revision: scope and roadmap 2009 - 2012 Harmonization/Comparison at the national and

V. Next revision: scope and roadmap 2009 - 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) UNECE Transport Division 11

Working Party on the Standardization of Technical and Safety Requirements in Inland Navigation (SC.

Working Party on the Standardization of Technical and Safety Requirements in Inland Navigation (SC. 3/WP. 3) THANK YOU Azhar. jaimurzina@unece. org UNECE Transport Division 12